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Few French newspapers were founded before 1945
Many newspapers were deemed to have collaborated during World War Two
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Fréjus Tunnel that connects France and Italy to close this weekend
The tunnel will close for 12 hours and not the 56 hours originally announced
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TotalEnergies opens service station for electric vehicles in Paris
It is the first of its kind in the capital and has ultra-fast charging
Highlights of April's edition of Connexion
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April highlights include:
The latest information on the new French website for exchanging foreign driving licences for French licences
Brexit funding to help vulnerable Britons in France
Tracing the history of your French home - and one couple's tale of what they found
Moves to end unwanted cold calls to homes (or at least restrict them)
Savings for the over-60s - and sometimes over 55s - in France
How virtual reality is helping patients having operations
Internet: How to find out if fibre is already available in - or coming soon - to your area of France
PLUS
Delicious and do-able French recipes - 'the important ingredient is love'
How to get low-cost French lessons
Donating your body to science in France
Property Watch: Department 01 - Ain
Architecture: Working windmills
Top tax myths about France
‘The French are fat-phobic’
The city slicker-turned-shepherdess fighting for France's small-scale farmers
Inside the houses that Le Corbusier built...
INTERVIEW: How we created a world-renowned gallery in rural France
Modern art and hiking combine on this Unesco park route
The remarkable life and violent death of France's first feminist
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