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Normandy D-Day beaches gain UNESCO World Heritage status
Cathar castles also added as ‘Royal Fortresses of Languedoc’
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Why one south-west France village is overrun by mosquitoes
'Several thousand larvae per square metre' in lake after flooding
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Photos: Hail, floods and lightning after storms hit France
Violent thunderstorms on July 25 come after weeks of hot weather
Town of 2,000 is in top 10 for retirees
Saint Chinian, a town of 2,000 in Hérault has been named in the 10 best places in the world to retire by a US website ahead of Lisbon, Budapest and Kuala Lumpur.
Live and Invest Overseas said it was ‘truly French with everything you need for daily life' with quality food and healthcare, good infrastructure, little to no traffic and a slower pace.