PHOTOS: High tides make Mont Saint-Michel an island again The phenomenon only happens for a few days each year
Seven facts about France's Mont-Saint-Michel abbey as it turns 1,000 We take a deeper look at Normandy’s most iconic landmark 1,000 years after construction began
France will win Notre-Dame rebuild challenge, says general in charge Seven tonne oak trusses recently arrived in Paris by barge. We spoke to the project chief, a military man hand-picked by President Macron Families launch appeal to save French WW2 massacre ruins Which is your favourite monument in France? Botched repairs on historic French bridge to be redone by same builder
Fantastical French pebble palace among 10 most-Googled cultural sites The building, which was built by hand from pebbles over 33 years, has taken on ‘an international dimension’ this year, and was listed alongside the Louvre and Buckingham Palace
French fortress set for auction again after €900,000 bid falls through A new auction is now due to take place in March with a starting price of €892,000
How the Revolution gave France a head for heritage conservation Today, France leads the way in looking after old buildings and sites, but it is largely due to the country’s tumultuous past
Paris’s Sacré-Cœur finally to be classed as a historic monument The listing has long been at the centre of a political and historical controversy surrounding the site on which the basilica was built
PHOTOS: See the 14 places vying to be France’s most loved monument The shortlist has been revealed ahead of the final result of this year’s competition in two weeks' time
Brittany's new 'Stonehenge' site will reconnect us to roots Philippe Abjean’s latest project in Brittany, StoneBreizh, will highlight the region’s cultural history since the Neolithic period
Meet the artist behind France’s new Napoleon commemorative sculpture ‘Travel is my most important source of inspiration’, says Emmanuel Michel, whose full-length statue stands in a southern town in Occitanie
A new Stonehenge-like site set to be built in central Brittany ‘Megalithic practices must come back to where they originated,’ the co-founder of the association behind the project told The Connexion .
Fondation du patrimoine saves 35,000 buildings in France in 25 years The cultural conservation body works to restore and maintain historic buildings, often in rural areas, one quarter of which are in disrepair
Explore the Côte d’Azur in miniature in France's latest exhibition Miniature worlds are made as realistic as possible, using multiple wall projectors, speakers and emissions of various scents to create a fully-immersive experience Belgian farmer moves boundary marker to make France two metres smaller Hautes-Alpes: Battle for €2m French fortress auctioned for €661k France's Heritage Loto tickets go on sale
French departments give €1m in summer tourist vouchers Two departments in France have proposed giving away up to €1 million in €100 vouchers this summer, in a bid to encourage visits to the area and revitalise the local economy. Discover Facteur Cheval's palais – from home French Bordeaux guide recreates 15th century monuments Knight’s iron giants may guard Brittany’s shores Fire damages tower in medieval French city Carcassonne French Notre-Dame MP responds to restoration critics
Paris memorial will honour war animals Eight million horses and unknown numbers of mules and donkeys died on Europe’s battlefields during World War One.
Secret French illegal clock restorer gets the job One of the men involved in a clandestine restoration of the clock at the Panthéon in Paris has been appointed its official restorer – more than a decade after being taken to court.
€21m more for heritage from lottery An extra €21million has been awarded for historical monument restoration after an outcry about the tax take from the Loto du Patrimoine lottery.
Heritage lottery plan unveiled Special draws and scratchcard games set to raise funds to preserve historic venues and artefacts across France