Two days before the Armistice in 1918, a French soldier died in Paris. He had been discharged two years earlier with a head wound and although the shrapnel lodged in his skull left him in pain, it was ...

This detached house is in need of cosmetic updating, but offers 3 bedrooms and is right in the centre of Saint-Caradec-Trégomel. On the market with Notaires ...

Mandelieu-la-Napoule sits just to the southwest of Cannes on the Cote d’Azur and is home to the Chateau de la Napoule, once a medieval fortress; later destroyed in the French Revolution; and ...

If your dream home in France has restaurants, bars, shops and other amenities on the doorstep, is within walking distance of a boulangerie for your morning baguette, and is in a town full of character ...

Here we take a look at the most affordable and most expensive departments in each region. Whether you’re looking for a spacious family home, potential for gites, or just want to make sure you’re ...

The best dishes are often the simplest: a golden roasted chicken stuffed with fresh herbs, a salad of ripe summer tomatoes scattered with crisp shallots and drizzled with a mustard vinaigrette, briny ...

France’s newest additions to the Unesco World Heritage List join an already impressive roll call of French monuments and locations, finds Joanna Leggett From the Taj Mahal to Australia’s Great Barrier ...

Learning French Christmas terms and phrases can add a delightful touch to your festive celebrations, whether you’re visiting France or simply embracing the French holiday spirit.

How did a simple black cat become emblematic of Montmartre’s golden age? Its haughty gaze seems to follow you across the room; no, this isn’t the Mona Lisa, but another glossy-haired subject of a ...

I wonder how many people have noticed the pride that French artisans, be they chocolate makers or stonemasons, take in their work? Watch a baker present his newly baked croissants with a flourish, ...

She surveys the Atlantic shore from her seaside pillar, the folds in her long dress motionless despite the breeze. The statue of La Bigoudène, as she’s known, may be in her 60th year of keeping watch ...

Looking for a French property bargain? These are the five French departments where you can find the cheapest properties, for use as a French holiday home or for a permanent move to France. The ...