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What you need to know about the Tour de France stages in Dordogne and Corrèze

Sport

What you need to know about the Tour de France stages in Dordogne and Corrèze

'Prendre le large': The French expressions and vocab you need for the summer

learning French

'Prendre le large': The French expressions and vocab you need for the summer

LATEST: France extends red heatwave alert to Paris region as temperatures soar

Weather

LATEST: France extends red heatwave alert to Paris region as temperatures soar

Forecaster Météo-France placed 24 départements on red heatwave alert, with a further 59 on orange alert for Saturday.

MAPS: Where are all the wildfires and warnings in France right now?

Climate crisis

MAPS: Where are all the wildfires and warnings in France right now?

Which parts of France face the highest temperatures this weekend?

Weather

Which parts of France face the highest temperatures this weekend?

Scores of firefighters tackle multiple wildfires in Dordogne

Environment

Scores of firefighters tackle multiple wildfires in Dordogne

French Word of the Day: On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge

French Word of the Day

French Word of the Day: On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge

UPDATE: French towns cancel July 14th fireworks over risk of wildfires

Bastille day

UPDATE: French towns cancel July 14th fireworks over risk of wildfires

Drivers in France warned of traffic jams over long holiday weekend

Travel news

Drivers in France warned of traffic jams over long holiday weekend

Climate crisis: The changes France must make to adapt to a 'dangerous' future

Environment

Climate crisis: The changes France must make to adapt to a 'dangerous' future

La Belle Vie: Navigating the heatwave in France and the rise of non-alcoholic drinks

La Belle Vie

La Belle Vie: Navigating the heatwave in France and the rise of non-alcoholic drinks

Forecast: When will it get cooler in France?

Weather

Forecast: When will it get cooler in France?

EU set to delay roll out of €20 ETIAS travel authorisation scheme until 2027

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EU set to delay roll out of €20 ETIAS travel authorisation scheme until 2027

Where in France councils have increased taxe foncière in 2026

Property 1

Where in France councils have increased taxe foncière in 2026

French Expression of the Day: Prendre ses jambes à son cou

French Word of the Day

French Expression of the Day: Prendre ses jambes à son cou

PODCAST: 🎧 Heatwaves, wildfires and border delays: What to expect in France this summer

Talking France

PODCAST: 🎧 Heatwaves, wildfires and border delays: What to expect in France this summer

Summer 2026

How to watch the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup on French TV

Living in France

How to watch the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup on French TV

EXPLAINED: How to check water restrictions in your area of France

Living in France

EXPLAINED: How to check water restrictions in your area of France

Uber Eats and Deliveroo to give France drivers break when too hot

Heatwave

Uber Eats and Deliveroo to give France drivers break when too hot

Europe's EES border checks won't be suspended, EU insists

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Europe's EES border checks won't be suspended, EU insists

More French news

July 14th: What’s happening during France’s Fête nationale this year

Living in France

July 14th: What’s happening during France’s Fête nationale this year

EES: 8,700 overstayers snared since launch of EU's new Schengen border checks

European Union

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EES: 8,700 overstayers snared since launch of EU's new Schengen border checks

What's next for France's presidential race after Le Pen legal gamble?

Politics

What's next for France's presidential race after Le Pen legal gamble?

OPINION: Le Pen has not 'defeated the system', but she may yet win French presidency

Politics

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OPINION: Le Pen has not 'defeated the system', but she may yet win French presidency

Travel news

What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you

Travel news

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What Europe's new deal for airline passenger rights means for you

Travel news: What to expect on France's first getaway weekend of summer

Travel news

Travel news: What to expect on France's first getaway weekend of summer

How expensive will fuel be if I'm driving in France this summer?

Travel news

How expensive will fuel be if I'm driving in France this summer?

MAP: How to get the latest wildfire information and alerts in France

Travel news

MAP: How to get the latest wildfire information and alerts in France

French Citizenship

IN DETAIL: The new fees for French citizenship and residency permits

Residency permits

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IN DETAIL: The new fees for French citizenship and residency permits

EXPLAINED: France's new income requirements for citizenship

French citizenship

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EXPLAINED: France's new income requirements for citizenship

'It seems very unfair': Key questions answered on French citizenship changes

Reader questions

'It seems very unfair': Key questions answered on French citizenship changes

Members Q&A on France's new citizenship rules

Reader questions

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Members Q&A on France's new citizenship rules

Moving to France

Moving to France: Digital nomads, inheritance tax and air conditioning

Moving to France

Moving to France: Digital nomads, inheritance tax and air conditioning

Taxes, language and crime - Your questions answered on moving to France

Residency permits

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Taxes, language and crime - Your questions answered on moving to France

Ask the expert: My tip for new arrivals? Don't fight the French admin

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Ask the expert: My tip for new arrivals? Don't fight the French admin

Explained: Will you pay more tax if you move to France?

Taxes

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Explained: Will you pay more tax if you move to France?

Learning French

French Expression of the Day: Parler de la pluie et du beau temps

French Word of the Day

French Expression of the Day: Parler de la pluie et du beau temps

8 favourite French words of the day

French Word of the Day

8 favourite French words of the day

French Expression of the Day: Se sentir pousser des ailes

French Word of the Day

French Expression of the Day: Se sentir pousser des ailes

French Expression of the Day: Jeter un oeil

French Word of the Day

French Expression of the Day: Jeter un oeil

How new parents in France can now take an extra two months' leave

Family

How new parents in France can now take an extra two months' leave

Light meals and shutters: The French government advice for surviving a heatwave

Weather

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Light meals and shutters: The French government advice for surviving a heatwave

Explained: How dangerous are French heatwaves?

Weather

Explained: How dangerous are French heatwaves?

'Don't sleep naked' - How to get a good night’s sleep in a French heatwave

Weather

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'Don't sleep naked' - How to get a good night’s sleep in a French heatwave

Weekly podcast: Talking France

PODCAST 🎧: French clash over air-conditioning and how France became the place to get naked

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PODCAST 🎧: French clash over air-conditioning and how France became the place to get naked

PODCAST 🎧: 70,000 outstanding complaints: France rocked by scale of child sexual violence

Talking France

PODCAST 🎧: 70,000 outstanding complaints: France rocked by scale of child sexual violence

PODCAST: 🎧 Is France prepared to face more hellish heatwaves and why are the French ruling the World Cup

Talking France

PODCAST: 🎧 Is France prepared to face more hellish heatwaves and why are the French ruling the World Cup

PODCAST 🎧: Macron’s swansong, why France is mad for roundabouts and how Lyon became the home of gastronomy

Talking France

PODCAST 🎧: Macron’s swansong, why France is mad for roundabouts and how Lyon became the home of gastronomy