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Barn for conversion in French Alps on market for €278,000

Exterior dimensions and look must not be changed significantly

Photos: village’s creative letterboxes delight visitors

A Rubik’s Cube-themed letterbox has been crowned winner of the 2025 Fête des Boîtes aux Lettres in the Loiret village of Saint-Martin-d’Abbat

Our French gîte: A fortified house far from the beaten track

Tragic event led to momentous decision for owner Zandra McGillivray

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‘Lizard’ road sign in France - this is what it means

Livestock, deer…lizard? The sign warning of a rare kind of animal hazard

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British woman in France sends rare Poitou donkey to US for conservation

The action marks a significant step in global preservation efforts

French MP fears for future of Clermont-Ferrand airport

Airport needs a €10 million subsidy from the state, she says

Fréjus Tunnel: second ‘tube’ connecting France and Italy opens after over a decade of construction

New road tunnel under Alps is open to traffic

Photos: have you visited Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, France’s favourite village 2025?

This year’s village préféré des Français is home to a 1095 Gothic Abbey

Quirky rules of the French ultra running race that hardly anyone can finish

As if the 300km distance was not enough, participants are also required to bring a bottle of alcohol from their place of origin

First LGBT retirement home to open in France

Residents are set to move into the Maison de la Diversité (House of Diversity) in Lyon this autumn

Briton dies after fall in French Alps

Alert was raised by the climber’s companion but he was confirmed dead at the scene

The French resort where you can ski until July

The resort is set to remain open to the public and not only to professionals

Rhône restoration returns riverbanks to natural state near Lyon

€8.2m project will bring back marshy areas to 5km of the river, helping wildlife to thrive

Big limitations on number of new second homes in Chamonix

Some 70% of the housing stock in the popular mountain resort town are currently second homes

Lyon wants to link the price of cemetery plots to family income

Three rates for burial plots are proposed in the new plans

Plan for giant chicken farm divides residents and farmers in France

Critics say the plan is ‘social and ecological nonsense’ but proponents say it will boost French chicken production

Property owners in French Alps limited to one tourist rental each

‘Prices are skyrocketing and we need to restore balance,’ says mayor

French postman took 13,000 letters home after failing to deliver

‘The accused admitted to storing mail that he had not delivered’, the prosecutor has said

French Alps officially win 2030 Winter Olympics (with some conditions)

‘We believe in the future of our mountains,’ said President Macron, after the bid was voted through

Unmarked radar cars will be in more French regions soon

Three more regions are set to get the private cars from 2025

Small earthquake felt in villages near Annecy in early hours

Locals report hearing a ‘boom’ as a series of minor tremors struck

Man tests SOS function on phone - and sparks French helicopter rescue

Five rescuers including a doctor and a helicopter pilot were dispatched to the site

Row over France-Switzerland cross border workers’ unemployment benefit

The current system leaves France hundreds of millions of euros out of pocket each year, an MP says