Heatwave in France: how to avoid online scams for fake air conditioners If the price sounds too good to be true…it probably is
France aircon rental business experiences surge in demand ‘We have seen almost 50 times more requests’
Dordogne hotel owner cools rooms by 4-5C by painting roof with lime White roof reflects heat to help lower indoor temperatures without air conditioning
news Young volunteers give free air conditioners to elderly people during heatwave ‘I thought I was going to die in this heat, and you arrived and made me feel better’
Queues for low-cost air conditioners as France braces for further heatwave ‘Maybe thirty seconds after the store opened, everything was gone’
Does France offer grants to install reversible air conditioning? We look at what options are available to home-owners in France
Green news France: easy-install solar panels, stop fly-tipping team Small plug-in solar panels could ‘democratise solar energy for all’, a new brigade in Colomiers challenges fly-tippers and more in our eco-news round-up
Are trains in France legally required to have AC during summer months? The country has faced soaring temperatures this year, which can make train rides extremely uncomfortable if there is no air conditioning