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Four people were killed and more injured in an avalanche Sunday near Mont Blanc in southeastern France, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said....

French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Sunday that Europe must not be a...

Security forces in the overseas territory of French Guiana, South America, have arrested a man suspected of having killed a member of an elite French gendarme unit, the prosecutor's office said Saturday....

With a long weekend on the horizon, you might be planning a trip. Here are our suggestions for places to visit over the Easter weekend....

A mayor of a city in southeast France has been charged for allegedly trying to bribe a political rival by using a video of him being massaged by a male escort in a Paris hotel....

Stepping out of a chocolate shop in France's capital, 90-year-old Maurice Ryffel said price hikes were not going to get in the way of him enjoying some Easter eggs....

From a minister's Playboy pictures to the scandals that perhaps lie behind them, via the history of some charred doors and rude French place names, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week....

French policemen said they were...

This French expression has to do with a special springtime tradition in France....

Once again the beginning of a busy holiday period has seen long queues in the UK as British visitors attempt to travel to France - so what is causing this and is there any prospect of things getting better?...

Paris bistro La Rotonde was partially set ablaze on Thursday amid clashes at the end of pension protests - but it's not the first time that the restaurant has been the target of attacks....

France's public health watchdog says that mass testing of drinking water revealed traces from a banned pesticide in half the samples, showing how potentially harmful chemicals persist in the environment....

Despite many other Christian festivals being public holidays in France, Good Friday is not a day off for the majority of the country. Here's why....

From celebrating Easter the French way and where to enjoy the long weekend to unpacking Marseille's bad reputation and hilariously named French towns, this week's La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, ...

After another spate of drug-related homicides in Marseille, many are wondering how dangerous France's port city on the Mediterranean really is....

It's French for the religious holiday most of France doesn't celebrate......

From towns apparently named after body parts to villages that seem to revel in describing themselves as miserable and dirty, there are some distinctly strange place names in France. Here are our favourites....

Buying property is never simple - but add in another language and a totally different purchase system and the French property market can be a stressful place. Here are some tips for navigating it, from people who've done it....

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen would beat Emmanuel Macron if the presidential election of last year were repeated now, a shock poll suggested on Wednesday on the eve of fresh protests against the government's pension reform....

France on Thursday braced for another day of protests and strikes to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform after talks between the government and unions ended in deadlock....

The Talking France podcast is back with a look at everything that we're talking about in France right now - from the government minister's Playboy shoot to whether Marseille deserves its 'dangerous' reputation and why this summer could be ...

Police in the French capital say that the driver duped dozens of tourists out of thousands of euro by secretly putting huge charges on card payment metres....

From expected nudity in Nordic saunas to topless sunbathing on the French Riviera, attitudes and laws around nakedness differ across Europe. The Local's correspondents give you the low-down on where you can let it all hang out....

Paris city hall plans to hold an online consultation in the coming weeks on reserving one lane of the French capital's notoriously congested ring road for car-sharing, taxis and buses....

When it comes to the number of non-EU citizens ordered to leave the country France is far ahead of the rest of Europe, new figures have revealed....

French junior minister Marlene Schiappa, who made headlines this week for a clothed Playboy photoshoot, is at the centre of accusations of alleged misuse of cash from an anti-radicalism fund set up after the beheading of a teacher....

This French word describes a very specific group of people living in France, and you might be included....

Thursday marks the eleventh day of widespread pension protests in France. Here is what you can expect for disruption....

France has kept its overall inflation rate low by government-sponsored measures such as capping the domestic electricity and gas bills, but this rate hides a larger increase in food prices....

France has ordered 115 Brits to leave the country since the end of the Brexit transition period, one of the lowest figures in the EU, new data shows....

The mayor of Bordeaux has announced that the French city's residents will get to vote on what to do with the city hall door that was spectacularly destroyed by fire during anti-government protests....

France's domestic intelligence service on Tuesday arrested a 15-year-old, suspected of preparing an attack in the name of Islamic State ideology, a source close to the case told AFP....

More than 80 artworks from the private collection of iconic French actor Alain Delon will go up for auction in June, it was announced on Tuesday....

French President Emmanuel Macron was due in Beijing on Wednesday for a visit in which he hopes to dissuade China from supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while also forging closer ties with a crucial trade partner....

From violent protests to insouciant French people, via Alpine scenery and rude songs, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week....

France's football federation has told referees they must not pause matches to allow Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan, media reports said Friday....

French politics expert John Lichfield joins us for a bonus episode of Talking France to give his views on who's to blame for the current turmoil in France, if the protests really are a new...

Colette Maze has been playing piano for more than a century, and is still drawing thousands of fans on social media....

Many flights operating out of French airports like Paris-Orly, Toulouse, Nantes and Bordeaux will be cancelled over the coming weekend due to ongoing strike action by air traffic controllers....

The Talking France podcast is back with an episode looking at the recent outbreaks of violence in French cities and why it seems that protest so often takes a violent turn in France, as well as practical jokes, tips on settling in and whether France is a ...

The French language, famously, has some complicated ways of saying numbers (four twenties ten eight, anyone?) - but even once you have learned your numbers there are some weird numeric quirks of the language to be aware of....

Up to 45,000 people, including thousands from abroad, will run, jog, even stumble through the streets of Paris on Sunday April 2nd for the city's annual marathon. Here's what to expect, including a new route....

A French court on Wednesday handed a four-year jail term to an arsonist for starting a fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the city of Nantes in 2020....

A woman in northern France is to be put on trial on charges of insulting President Emmanuel Macron after describing him as 'filth' in a Facebook post, a prosecutor said on Wednesday....

Deep in the vast La Sante prison in Paris, law student Morgane is discussing the classic novel...

Tuesday marks the 10th nationwide day of mass strikes in France in the ongoing battle over pension reform - here's a look at which services will be affected....

A protester with trauma to the head was fighting for his life on Sunday after clashes with police during a demonstration over water storage facilities in France, a prosecutor said....

A new French anti-waste law which could spell the end of paper sales receipts in France which was set to go into effect in the new year has been pushed back for the second time, due to concerns around inflation....

Despite warnings of pension reform protests during King Charles III's impending three-day visit, France, which beheaded its own king and queen, has a long-running love affair with the British royal family that has endured ups-and-downs in the cross-Ch...

From common mistakes foreigners make when first arriving in France to the best activities for spring and ranking French insults, this week's La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like a...