French Life

Since the first Sophie was designed on Saint Sophie’s day, May 25, 1961, an estimated 70 million toys have been sold

Trout farms in France offer an increasingly diverse range of high quality products. Jane Hanks meets a prize-winning producer in the Dordogne

Tough line on abandoned boats in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, start-up testing recycling 100% biodegradable baby hygiene products and more

In the second of our winning Tales from the Potager stories, an ideal home in Vendée came with an added extra that required just a little work

From 20 square metres to 5,000 was quite the step-up for the novice potagistes when they moved from Yorkshire to the Gers - as we discover in the first of two winning entries to our Tales from the Potager competition

French report shows 187 flora and fauna species disappeared, popular Ardèche bathing spot under threat of closure and more

7km of hedges to be planted over the next two years, plans for a 75% energy self-sufficient catamaran to clean up the seas and more

Elon Musk’s satellite ground station has full planning approval and details show between five and 11 domes will feature on the site in Normandy 

Connexion's Jane Hanks discovers the simple secret behind French start-up Famileo’s success - families simply wanting to talk to each other

65% of France's Canal du Midi plane trees already destroyed by fungus, French government authorises three-year period of previously banned neonicotinoid insecticides and more

GPs in France can prescribe 18 days at a thermal treatment centre for patients with a wide range of complaints

Leader of local business association gets action star Chuck Norris to deliver a New Year greeting

Nuns film short musical comedy to help raise money for wheelchair facilities

Dordogne hunting federation to help preserve a wetland, eco-responsible children’s clothing brand launched in Vienne and more

Zero-waste and organic businesses in France are well-and-truly embracing 21st-century consumer habits, as Jane Hanks discovers

A northern town has made all of its Christmas decorations from recycled goods this year and hopes to inspire others to do the same