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France’s taxe foncière: ‘I pay per year here what I paid per month in England’
A British resident in rural central France compares her taxe foncière with the property tax she paid in the UK
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Hundreds of Bordeaux residents selected at random to take part in mairie’s decisions
Citizens will be able to raise neighbourhood concerns, suggest projects and advise on how local funds are spent
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France’s Nutri-Score makes a farce of healthy eating
The system was introduced in 2017 to help shoppers improve their diets
Giving up on citizenship plan
Some years ago I reapplied for a carte de séjour after my first five-year one had expired.
The mairie was very helpful in obtaining the relevant forms from the préfecture, which I duly completed and sent back to St Brieuc.
After a year I’d heard nothing so went to see my mairie again. They were told that my application would not be processed as ‘it was not a priority’. I had hoped to apply for citizenship but abandoned the plan.
Tim Benson, Côtes-d’Armor
