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Things to do in Normandy, Paris, Rennes and Nîmes this month
Discover November events in France, from Normandy scallop festivals and Paris Photo to jazz in Rennes and Roman art at Nîmes' Musée de la Romanité
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Key practical and cultural dates for your diary in France for November 2026
Includes Armistice Day, the release of Beaujolais Nouveau, and when winter tyres become compulsory
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Should you expect Halloween trick-or-treaters in France?
More and more people are celebrating this spooky festival
Plan for libraries to open for longer
Culture minister calling for more flexibility
Libraries are set to open for longer, with libraries open for 20% longer in large towns and 50 hours a week in those with 100,000 residents or more.
The culture minister said it was not vital all 7,700 town libraries be open on Sundays but asked that all options be studied.
