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The bloody history of Albi's fortress cathedral

The latest Brexit news and how it affects Britons in France

DEBATE: Should older drivers take a medical to keep motoring?

New Paris rooftop garden will provide a tonne of fruit and veg a day

How19th-century English lacemakers came to be in Calais and then left for Australia

COMMENT: Staying positive in retirement

Doctors who defend homeopathy

Three scary financial errors Britons make in France

Making sure your money lasts long enough to enjoy a long retirement in France

How would our inheritance and tax situation change if we took French nationality?

Why older homes are hot properties

Can I still top up a UK state pension from France?

'Every country should copy La Poste's home-visit service'

Refugees in France need English-speakers

The village split as mayor stokes woodpile battle

Property Watch: Midi-Pyrenees

What to do if squatters take over your French home

Chateaux for non-millionaires

The French company making music tape cassettes as demand is back

How green renovation work at your home can lead to a temporary exoneration of taxe foncière

France's 110 fake offices which are there for job-seekers to practise roles

I'm a micro-entrepreneur and will go over the limit this year when I must charge TVA. Will I need to charge TVA retrospectively to all my 2019 clients?

Are there companies which will insure the excess on car rentals for French residents?

Portrait of a serial killer - the remarkable story of how one of France's most notorious criminals was brought to justice

The friends' bottling brewing success

Food and drink: Mushroom season is here at last

Simone de Beauvoir: The unconventional life and times of the world's first radical feminist

How to be a savvy wine buyer

Bilingual crosswords + quiz + readers’ letters + books and films + events + lots, lots more

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