MAP: Which areas of Paris have had the biggest property price drops? Drops of around 10% (up to €1,100 less per m2 in real terms) have been seen in several arrondissements. Only one has not seen a significant drop
In pictures: Advance ‘images’ of opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics Dancer on a roof, colourful giant balloons over the Seine, cyclists in the air - see what has been released
6 non-sporty things to look out for at the Paris Olympics Keep your eye out for everything from elaborate outfits to cardboard beds
news 5 questions about the Paris Olympic QR codes Why, when and where do you need to show the code during the Games?
What is now known about Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday Route, tickets, weather, a clever start time - we look at plans for this historic event
Qantas launches direct Paris to Australia flight The flight takes 17 hours to Perth and is the first Paris Qantas route for almost two decades
Photo: Paris mayor keeps her pledge and goes for a swim in Seine Athletes will compete in the river during several events of the Olympic Games
No sharks…but a crocodile, snake and piranha: animals found in Seine The Paris mayor has kept her pledge to swim in the river ahead of the Olympics…but we look at some of the exotic creatures that have been found in its waters in recent years
Act now to buy Paris transport tickets before prices rise for Olympics See the imminent price increases and how you can save
Metro signs get pink makeover for Paris Olympics Distinctive pink signage with multilingual directions now guides visitors to Olympic venues, amidst a backdrop of increased advertising and public resistance to it
Uber launches free one-hour cruises on Seine this summer The service comes ahead of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony taking place on the river later this month
Are tickets for Paris Olympics or Paralympics still available? There is still time to grab tickets to this summer’s most exciting sporting events
Smashing it: Colombian-born Piñata maker brings joy to French children Her unique studio lights up central Paris with a Latin American tradition
Airbnb in Paris: Supply outstrips demand during Olympics Cheap stays are still available only one month before the Games begin Notre-Dame de Paris to reopen in December: what changes are planned? Paris police investigate claim British tourist sexually assaulted Verdict in Brigitte Macron's transgender libel trial due in autumn
France’s A13 Paris to Normandy motorway to reopen next week A stretch of the road was closed in April when cracks were discovered on a viaduct. It will open in two phases in time for the start of Olympic Games New UK flights announced for Lyon and Paris French air traffic controllers' strike called off due to election Arrests and suspected Russian link over coffins left by Eiffel Tower Strike action to hit Paris airports and trains on May 21 How can I avoid high transport ticket costs during Paris 2024 Olympics?
PHOTOS: See ideas from Paris' 123rd annual inventors’ contest The ballpoint pen and the potato masher are among previous inventions shown at the Concours Lépine - which will win this year?
Why tens of thousands of people in France protested on May 1 The demonstrations saw clashes with police and several officers injured
Picnic in Paris? Chance to join huge meal on Champs-Elysees The event could even be record-breaking. You can now apply for your chance to take part
Blades of Paris Moulin Rouge cabaret club mysteriously fall off It was not a windy night and the blades are checked regularly, say managers
A13 French motorway near Paris closed until at least May 1 Further tests must be carried out before repairs can begin. Traffic jams reached 400km long around Paris on Monday
Update: France’s A13 motorway closed for days, huge traffic jams Crack in road has already damaged drainage apparatus of motorway
Tunnel several metres long found by chance being dug near Paris prison The tunnel contained bags of rubble and even a bed
PHOTOS: Waiters and waitresses with trays race through Paris again Competitors completed a two-kilometre track holding full trays of drinks and food
Why emergency alerts are being sent to mobile phones in Paris First trial of government alert system is being conducted by police
Police search for man pushing over-60s into lake in France Three people were pushed into 10C water by an unidentified attacker in separate incidents
Parisians vote to triple parking fees for visitors in SUVs The city’s mayor called the result ‘a clear choice from Parisians’ to fight pollution and improve road safety - but less than 6% of eligible people voted
SUV drivers set to pay much more to park in Paris The Mairie is set to vote on the issue next month, following similar rules in Lyon and Bordeaux
What are the rules on having a chimney fire in France? Location can impact the use of chimneys in a home
Paris to have street named after David Bowie (even though UK does not) The iconic name will be formally unveiled next week
Two Americans moved to France 50 years apart - what has changed? We speak to two US natives now living in Paris about their expatriate experience
Men ‘paid to alert illegal taxis about controls at Paris airport’ The three allegedly spied on and even threatened officers, helping unregulated taxi drivers to charge extortionate fees to tourists
France and the US to host major impressionist art tour Paintings to mark the 150th anniversary of the movement will be loaned to 34 sites in France and an exhibition is also heading to Washington
Flights cancelled as strike set to hit several French airports Paris-Orly, Brest, Lyon, Poitiers and Lille among those affected by 24-hour air traffic controller protest on Monday
New Paris metro stop ‘Serge Gainsbourg’ must be renamed, says petition Opponents say it will send out the wrong message due to his behaviour, including admitting to domestic violence and singing with his daughter, 13, about incest
Jean-Michel Jarre to perform for 400 years of Palace of Versailles The concert will be shown on French TV but will also be available to watch in the metaverse
Three injured as small plane forced to land near flats in Paris suburb The emergency landing was a result of suspected engine failure
Paris plans to reduce speed limit on outer ring road from 70 to 50km/h The move aims to reduce environmental and noise pollution
Last ‘grand stage’ of Paris Olympic tickets to go on sale next week Tickets will be sold on first-come first-served basis, prices start from €24
First stereotype busting event for older people being held in Paris The aim of the event to give a voice to retirees
Eggs from chickens in private greater Paris gardens not to be eaten Regular consumption could cause an increased risk of developing health effects
Napoleon’s bicorne hat sells for €1.9m at French auction The sale broke the previous world record for one of his iconic hats, ahead of the release of Ridley Scott’s new film about the emperor's life this week
Paris to hold vote on whether SUVs should pay more for parking The proposal is the mayor’s latest move against large, pollution vehicles - but opponents have called it a ‘diversion’ tactic
Paris chapel named one of best hidden secrets in tourist poll The monument on the Ile de la Cité dates back to the thirteenth century
182,000 march against antisemitism across France This is the largest such demonstration for more than three decades
Serge Gainsbourg’s untouched Paris home open to public - two at a time Staggered tours show the house as it was the day he died with a recorded commentary from his daughter Charlotte
Painting destined for the bin ends up at Louvre and valued at €24m It is being hailed as a ‘crucial milestone’ in the history of art and will have an exhibition dedicated to it
Paris waxwork of American actor remade as first was ‘too white’ A second version of the controversial waxwork is to be unveiled today. The US actor has reposted a video of a comedian complaining: ‘you turned The Rock into a pebble’
Strange and rare ‘hole’ photographed in clouds over Paris This meteorological phenomenon occurs when water droplets in the cloud freeze and fall
MAP: stubborn Bretons and other regional stereotypes around France Patriotic, arrogant, like Germans, welcoming, indecisive… we look at the clichés French people use for those from other regions
Paris Seine booksellers say wrong to ban them during Olympic Games The mairie says they have to go as a security measure but booksellers say it sends ‘a culturally negative message’
Bedbugs also in Paris metro, says driver Accusation is latest in a string of bedbug sightings in public spaces
What is ‘Paris syndrome’ and does it really exist? First identified in 1989, the culture shock that strikes some Japanese tourists is very real but overblown by the media
Return of hot weather this week in France: how hot and for how long? Heatwave warnings are already in place in many areas
Restored Paris passageway has become a magnet for Instagrammers Social media fame is the latest chapter in Galerie Vivienne’s chequered history as a shopping arcade
Charles Meryon’s Paris in black and white Despite the familiarity of the landmarks Charles Meyron depicted, more than 150 years later his work remains under the radar
Explore France’s geological triumphs and curiosities with new website Funny-looking chasms, dinosaur eggs and even fossils embedded in a Parisian pavement feature as well as traditional sites. The map is published by academics in Lyon
New Ouigo routes, airport rail link closed: 8 French travel updates Our weekly wrap of transport news in France
What disruption for drivers in France during the Paris 2024 Olympics? From special lanes on key roads to parking changes, we look at the restrictions planned for next summer’s sporting extravaganza
Fears over safety at Paris Olympics after Seine swimming race scrapped The cancellation was caused by an overflow of sewage into the Parisian river
This is what the Paris 2024 Olympic torch will look like The sporting extravaganza will get underway a year from today: July 26, 2024
New rail line, ferry award, snails slow tram: 8 French travel updates Also in our weekly travel round-up: a boost for Easyjet, Eurostar introduces facial recognition software and price rises in Paris
Belle Epoque Paris lavatory is restored as tourist attraction We look at the history of France’s first public toilet and the social commentary behind the capital’s ‘pissoirs’
Paris’s ‘Love Lock Bridge’ closed for repairs but won’t deter couples Pont des Arts, which once partially collapsed under the weight of padlocks, is to have rotten planks replaced in the latest chapter of its fascinating history
Find Paris’s secret village hidden in the bustling Marais district Independent shops and tranquil courtyards - you can forget finding the maze-like Village Saint-Paul on Google Maps
Take a picnic beneath pink trees this spring as Paris turns Japanese We explore the rich tradition of Hanami and explores the ongoing ties between Japanese and French gardeners in the capital
France’s stunning national library is a reader's paradise open to all We discover the newly renovated Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, home to rare books and treasures
Second-home tax move confirmed and four other French property updates This week’s property news round-up also looks at moves in Paris to clamp down on landlords who charge excessive rents
Would-be burglars attempt break-in at Jane Birkin’s home in Paris The Anglo-French singer, who rose to fame following her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg, died on Sunday aged 76
Loiret, France: Property watch The journey into Orléans from Paris can be done in just over half an hour by TGV
Three French airports told to cancel half of flights due to strike Airlines have been asked to cancel half of their scheduled flights on Thursday
Body found in rubble six days after Paris building collapse Police are yet to confirm if the body is that of a teacher reported missing after the explosion
Paris building blast: One person missing and four seriously injured The blast and subsequent fire happened at the Paris American Academy in the heart of the French capital
Connexion reader gives his views on the Paris e-scooter ban Self-confessed ‘lifelong motorcyclist’ Chris Levings is in total agreement with the ban
Works at French train station uncover Roman-era cemetery It was found as part of a project to build a new exit at RER B station Gare de Port Royal in Paris
Low turnout as Paris says ‘non’ to electric scooters Self-service e-scooters are set to disappear from Paris’ streets by September after a referendum at the weekend