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Normandy D-Day beaches gain UNESCO World Heritage status
Cathar castles also added as ‘Royal Fortresses of Languedoc’
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Why one south-west France village is overrun by mosquitoes
'Several thousand larvae per square metre' in lake after flooding
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Photos: Hail, floods and lightning after storms hit France
Violent thunderstorms on July 25 come after weeks of hot weather
Eight new cases of babies without arms in France
Eight new cases of babies born with malformed arms have been identified in Morbihan, Brittany, and added to a national inquiry into villages with high numbers.
One village, Guidel, had four cases from 2011 to 2013. There are 150 a year nationally.Possible causes include genetics or toxic substances in diet, medicines or the environment