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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
November edition out this week, read the PDF now!
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Highlights this month include:
News
‘Britons in France are the victims of Brexit’
How will the 2019 French budget affect you?
Income from French speed radars to soar to €1bn
Loss of French rural GP ‘puts lives at risk’
Most local French tax bills are lower but not all
Widow on French benefits told to leave
Carte was refused due to low income
Cutback on medicine brands in France
No-deal Brexit would be ‘terrible’ – former ambassador
French country life ‘ideal’ but...
Flood-zone building row after Aude deaths... but 61 departments on water alert
First for France as wind turbine heads offshore
French regional tourism priority is to stop overload
Britons are calling out to us – we must help them, insists senator
‘Don’t block lifetime votes’
Brittany wants ‘Euroregion’ link with Wales and Ireland
‘Made in France’ costs more but boosts sales
Western Front walk shows we cannot take peace for granted
Comment
Focus on human tragedy of war, not the grim statistics
Britain cannot comprehend scale of French suffering in World War One
How do you solve a problem like teaching languages in France?
What women wear is not up for debate
Practical
Can my unused insurance be refunded for part of the year?
How will the 2019 French budget affect you?
French property market holds steady
Why do prefectures need fingerprints?
Prices can be up to 14% higher for greener French homes
How can I cut French inheritance tax bill?
What the different régimes mean for property ownership
Are there reductions for senior citizens?
Make sense of... the French bidet
Is the exchange rate likely to weaken between now and Spring 2019?
Money saver: Go online for tyre deals in France
Mythbuster: Most French people can ski... to some extent
Order by post for the Poppy Appeal
EU to get tougher on one-market, one-price
Notaires expand their online help
Do I have a choice of being taxed in the UK or France?
What is the French law on being a ‘working retiree’
French property watch: Midi-Pyrénées South
Features
Patricia Atkinson: A vintage 25-year French affair
Explore rural France with a wine themed mini-break
History: Eleanor of Aquitaine, a life given to love and leadership
We all love fizzy, but why all the fuss?
Gardening: How to be ‘water-wise’ in winter
From grape to glass: Beaujolais Nouveau
Meet the lighting expert who brings Lyon to life for the Fête des Lumières
Gascony garden is palm paradise
Charcuterie made easy
How this monster mash defined a culinary legend
Nut job: secrets of an AOP noix man
Give your home a vintage French feel
Postie’s ideal palace has the X-facteur
Now get out of that: how escape games broke out
Young Aznavour and the place he loved in Provence
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