You might think that it's impossible to have too many French restaurants - but there are growing voices within France calling for controls on the food sector and even a cap on the total number of ...

France's 11-day, record-breaking heatwave, has finally ended, as much of the country prepared for rainy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Autumn in France is the time for property tax bills, and over the summer local and national authorities set their tax rates - here's a look at the rates for 2025.

As France's intense August heatwave entered its seventh day, the country's weather forecaster lifted the highest-level red alert, but most of the country remained under orange warnings, with ...

France and Spain are on wildfire alert as weather agencies warned of a "very high to extreme risk" of more wildfires there during Europe's intense heatwave.

Your local pharmacy could be closed on Saturday, as France's pharmacists' unions call for closures to protest against a change in how much they can discount generic drugs.

British pensioners have spoken of their disappointment at being rejected for French citizenship because of a lack of income in France - part of what appears to be a trend of tightening up income ...

French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law a modified bill that bars a bee-killing pesticide from being reintroduced after a petition signed by more than two million people.

From all the ways to complain about sweat in French to France's August public holiday and escaping to Brittany and Normandy, this week's La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting ...

How to keep up to date with wildfire news, French words that creep into your daily life, what France’s toughening up of immigration laws mean for ‘expats’, cheques, and the delights (or ...

August 15th is a public holiday in France - here's what's likely to be open, and what will close, on the day.

After a severe wildfire burned thousands of hectares in southern France last week, fire hit the south-west département of Charente on Monday afternoon.