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Diesel drivers in France can face €1,000 bills if AdBlue system fails

A consumer group has flagged up problems with a system intended to clean up exhaust fumes

Published: 1 June 2023

Which French towns or cities hiked their property taxes the most?

Take a look at our full list to see if your corner of France is affected

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Hannah Thompson

Games to help improve your French language skills

From Scrabble to Uno, there are several ways of making learning a language fun

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Sophie Parsons

‘Enormous impact’: Readers on how EU rule has hit their France visits

Connexion readers detail how the 90/180-day rule has slashed their holiday time and pushed them to sell their French homes

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Zane Lilley

Stormy south, nice in north: What is causing France’s weather switch?

The reversal is being blamed on a ‘barometric swamp’

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Hannah Thompson

Rural house prices boost, €12,000 homes: five French property updates

Plus Matisse’s former flat up for sale, France’s rent cap extended and food waste bins mandatory in flats from next year

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Zane Lilley

Arrest after shooting in eastern France leaves one dead

Police are on the hunt for a gunman who opened fire at a café in Nantua, Ain

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Zane LILLEY

Next door’s extension will block sun to my French home. What can I do?

Even with authorised planning permission, new constructions that block sunlight can be contested

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Zane Lilley

Can I get help meeting France’s mandatory garden clearance rules?

While there is no financial aid, tax credits can be used to reduce bills for hiring employees to clear your garden

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Zane Lilley

Fire, floods and hail as storms lash southern France

Nearly the whole of southern France is also on alert for storms on Thursday and Friday

Published: 1 June 2023

Author: Hannah Garner