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GR, GRP, PR: What do the French hiking signs mean?
What are the coloured symbols on French hiking routes? Who paints them there and why?
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Miss France: glam - but not sexy
Miss France organiser Geneviève de Fontenay fears she is fighting a losing battle to protect her 'Cinderella dream' from vulgarity
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Normandy Landings visit for Queen
Queen Elizabeth has confirmed a state visit to France, ending rumours she is handing over duties to Charles
June issue is on sale now
This month we take a detailed look at the proposed new tax on second home owners
THE JUNE issue of The Connexion is now on sale, packed with the latest news, features, interviews and useful contacts.
This month we take a detailed look at the proposed new tax on second home owners and the reaction to it. How would the proposal work if passed? Will there be a legal challenge? Read all you need to know in our June issue.
Also:
Why does France need 5.5 million civil servants? Think-tank director hits out
The Big Interview: Four-times Le Mans winner and now sports team manager Henri Pescarolo
"I have had a very lucky career. If I add up all the accidents I had, then I should have been dead an awfully long time ago."
News
OAPs may lose pension top-up benefit
Protest at bullfighting heritage plan
New bear in Pyrénées reignites debate
Greens say shale gas ban is a smokescreen
Minister apologises over expat benefits
Profile
Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë
Practical
Emergency passport rules changed
Money
U-turn on equity release for Britons in France
Business
80 ideas to cut paperwork for small businesses
Property
Pioneering eco-homes
Culture
Musical round-up for Fête de la Musique
On the trail of France's industrial heritage
Poitou-Charentes
The future of a region bound up in technology and transport
Food
French MPs vote for their favourite regional dishes
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