French author Laurent Mauvignier has been announced as the 2025 winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, the leading ...

I have lived in France for six years but my French is still basic. Part of the reason is isolation: I live alone in a small ...

In the east, heavy rain is expected throughout the day, and may lead to weather alerts being raised – check with state ...

Connexion meets Régis Defraye, a Dordogne mayor who has brought a dying village to life using collaboration and apolitical thinking ...

Fatiha Keloua-Hachi has proposed new law backed by a large number of fellow socialists, saying the measure would be an ...

Drinking tap water has been banned for vulnerable people in another village in France due to pollution levels, with 17 ...

A Senate report examining how French citizens interact with government services has shed new light on the operation – and possible future – of the France Services network, which provides face-to-face ...

The first residency cards are due for renewal but not all prefectures are taking up new simple online system Applicants for certain residency cards and citizenship need to get 80% right after January ...

French MPs voted in favour of replacing France’s property wealth tax with a broader tax on ‘unproductive wealth’ during 2026 budget discussions on Friday (October 31). The change is not final: it must ...

A new high-speed TGV rail line in south-west France has overwhelming public support, claims the state agency in charge of building it. Work on the line, which will link Bordeaux, Toulouse and Dax, has ...

The first Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (WA) residency cards are now coming up for renewal, prompting efforts to create a standardised, though not centralised, renewal process. Not all areas, however, ...