Why has speed limit changed to 30km/h near my French home? New rules have changed speed limits in certain ‘built-up areas’
Revealed: Top 3 French towns for quality of life in poll of residents Over 8,000 towns were ranked on criteria such as environment, transport, security, healthcare, sports and leisure, culture, schools and shops
Controversial ban on public sitting in French town partially suspended A court said restrictions on sitting or lying in public spaces in Angoulême represented ‘a disproportionate infringement of freedom’ Contest for ugliest places in France reveals top contenders Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: Why pilgrims flock to this French beauty spot The ‘ideal town of tomorrow’ imagined by the French public
Angers and Guéthary ranked best town and village to live in France The Loire Valley town and Basque Country village have taken the top spot this year, in a ranking that considers 187 criteria across nine categories of local infrastructure and facilities
This small French town was refuge to English throne heir until death The town of Martel in the Lot is rich in truffles and royal history
Netflix’s Lupin and Covid have made our Normandy tourist town ‘hell’ 15,000 people have signed a petition calling for better management of the 1.2 million plus tourists who flock to see Etretat’s cliffs every year. The mayor says the cliffs may have to be shut off to protect them
Cordes-sur-Ciel: The pretty French town in the clouds A tour through time into the long history of one of southwest France’s earliest revolutionary ‘bastide’ towns
Air pollution: More car bans coming in urban France An European rules get tighter, 11 urban low emission zones are planned for 2021 in France, with an extra 35 by 2025
Top 50 French towns for retirees revealed Best towns to retire to in France announced by leading French media - factoring in housing, weather, social life and services for seniors. We take a look at the top 10.
Why are French city centres attracting fewer visitors? Experts say there are many factors at play - notably competition from large shops on city outskirts that have more parking spaces - which are leaving an increasing number of vacant commercial properties in city centres.
Best towns in France for families revealed The top towns for families in France have been ranked by weekly news magazine Le Figaro Magazine , with Bordeaux coming out on top, and other cities in west and southwest France completing the top ten.
Pay-then-contest parking fines system is ‘Kafkaesque’ The new parking fines system used by many local councils in France has been labelled “Kafkaesque” and “ineffective” by a state official whose role is to stand up for the public’s rights.
2-year study reveals the best place to live in France Survey studied official data on education, shops and services, health, sports and leisure, solidarity, quality of life, and transport to come up with 'definitive' ranking of nearly 35,000 villages, towns and cities Brittany’s giant statues twinned with Easter Island What will happen to circus animals? Car horn use risks fine of €150 in France, court warns
Manchester united with Montpellier Montpellier is set to twin with Manchester before the end of the year. America got its name from a French town Lille offers ‘trial shop’ scheme for new entrepreneurs Group fills cracks in pavement with plants not cement Towns impose first ever parking fees for motorbikes Dunkirk man leaves town €1.8m – and a headache
Lille Metropole named Design Capital of the World 2020 Lille Metropole has been named the Design Capital of the World for 2020, becoming the first ever French town to receive the title.
Women and men go standing up in new public loo design An experiment with public toilets in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), means that both male and female residents are now able to use a public bathroom while standing up.
Umbrella spectacular in Franche-Comté Vesoul in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region is the latest French town to be adorned with hanging umbrellas
Rural China's replica Paris is a ghost town A CHINESE replica of Paris complete with avenues of Haussmann-style apartments, a mini-Montmartre and crowned with a replica of the Arc de Triomphe and a 108-metre high Eiffel Tower is a total flop.