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New symbol of France modelled on US-born performer and activist Joséphine Baker

Very cold spell ending: French weekend weather outlook January 18 - 19

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French prime minister pledges voting and pension reform in key policy speech

Where in France do people report feeling safest (and most at risk) in new survey

French PM confirms ‘minimum tax’ will apply for high earners: who is impacted?

Living in France

How to reclaim charges on parcels delivered to France from abroad

People in France can have 12 mental health support sessions per year reimbursed

Visas & residency

Is it possible to use different passports to enter and leave France and the UK?

Letters & Comment

Letters: Delivery fees make it uneconomical to receive packages in France

Your Questions

Is it possible to apply for compensation after power cut at French home?

practical

What is the role of an estate agent when buying a property in France?

Chimney sweeping rules in France: Can you do this yourself - and how often is required by law?

Do foreign people living in France get free entry to museums?

How to pay French free-flow motorway fee in rental car without toll badge?

Are shingles vaccines free for people in the French health system?

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Property

Properties you can buy for under €50,000, €150,000 and €1 million in Pas-de-Calais

MAP: How much can you negotiate off a property purchase in France in 2025?

Lyon building will be the first in France to achieve sustainable temperature control

Buyer who changed mind on French property purchase handed €37,000 bill

French court orders withdrawal of Linky smart meter in home after health complaints

New formality for homeowners selling a property in France

Is it possible to leave French second home to nephews and not spouse?

Five things they don't tell you about wood fires in France

Photos: €26m French chateau and stud farm bought by Manchester City's owner

Buying property in France: Two key steps

Commune to use drones to enforce planning rules in south of France

15 changes in France from January 1, 2025

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Learning French

Learning French: when and why do we say être un rat?

Learning French: when and why do we say être dans de beaux draps?

Learning French: expressions featuring the number 36

Learning French: when and why do we say être dans de beaux draps?

Learning French: what does flipper mean and when should it be used?

Duck Cold! Four French phrases to use when it is freezing outside

Learning French: what does nickel mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: when and why do we say appuyer sur le champignon?

Learning French: why être habillé pour l'hiver is rarely about your clothes

Learning French: the origins and meaning of chanter en yaourt

Learning French: être KO and more sleepy slang sayings

Learning French: jeter un coup d’œil and other eye expressions

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Money

State can reimburse 50% cost of a personal trainer in France: How it works

When and why are many French supermarkets phasing out shopper loyalty cards?

Using deceased’s assets for funeral in France: How it works and new limits

Sharp drop in prices of second-hand electric cars in France

Three questions on instant bank transfers as they become free in France

Month by month: What are key tax dates in France in 2025?

Mairie offers grants for electric leaf blowers to reduce noisy gardening in south of France

Purchasing power in France set to improve in 2025

New law enables French tax authorities to monitor (some) social media activity

Instant money transfers to be available for free in France from this week

French resident loses €28,000 as savings account is inexplicably shut

France’s most popular regulated savings account to lower its interest rate

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Magazine

Guess the French region with the help of this clue: A lovely composition

Interview: 'We bought a WW2 museum in Normandy'

Recipe: Roast chicken legs with grapes

Letters: French healthcare system means people have to stay informed

Letters: Calls for Macron to resign do not help French politics

Letters: French politics needs to veer right to cut costs

Letters: Readers share their French language howlers

How long do French residency rights last if you move away?

Letters: Long-stay visas in France ‘are not as easy as minister claimed’

Foreign workers in France may struggle to close self-employment accounts

Hidden gastronomic gems among France's 14,500 PMU bars feature in new guide

Briton in France organises commemoration for Allied POWs in World War Two

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