Driving, food and emergency phone calls: 6 essential articles for life in France
From your legal rights to the best places in France to be a student, via some tips for driving this summer and a culinary dilemma - here are 6 essential articles for life in France.
The French Constitution offers broad legal protection to anyone in France from the right to trial to the right to legal advice, but there are some scenarios specific to foreigners in France, as well as some advice from lawyers and embassies on dealing with French police.
EXPLAINED: What are your legal rights as a foreigner in France?
What to do if you are arrested in France
Summer's here and as well as trips to the beach and drinking rosé and spritzes, it can all too often be the season for wildfires, especially in the south of the country.
If you're unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity of a wildfire, here's what to do
What to do if you see and wildfire
And if you need to call emergency services for any reason while in France, here's our emergency vocab guide.
Emergency in France: Who to call and what to say
If you're planning to study in France, some cities are more attractive than others. This year, for the 2023 ranking, five French cities – Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, and Montpellier – made the 140-city list, with Paris making the top 10.
Revealed: The best cities in France to be a student
If you drive in France, you may have seen the people who go straight through the toll booths without having to queue. Ever wondered how they do it? It's a little thing called télépéage.
Driving in France: What is télépéage and how does it work?
Along with wine and the baguette, certain culinary habits are along the most often-cited clichés about the French – in fact the supposed habit of eating frogs’ legs even led the English to nickname the French ‘frogs’ (in return they are called les Rosbifs – the roast beef-eaters). But, do they really…?
Reader question: Do the French really eat frogs, snails and horses?
It’s the question that every foreigner in France has been asked – why did you move here? From cycling opportunities to education, retirement to romance and - overwhelmingly - an improvement in their quality of life, readers of The Local have been sharing why they moved to France, and what keeps them here
‘Our life is so much better here’ – Why do people move to France?
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The French Constitution offers broad legal protection to anyone in France from the right to trial to the right to legal advice, but there are some scenarios specific to foreigners in France, as well as some advice from lawyers and embassies on dealing with French police.
EXPLAINED: What are your legal rights as a foreigner in France?
What to do if you are arrested in France
Summer's here and as well as trips to the beach and drinking rosé and spritzes, it can all too often be the season for wildfires, especially in the south of the country.
If you're unfortunate enough to be in the vicinity of a wildfire, here's what to do
What to do if you see and wildfire
And if you need to call emergency services for any reason while in France, here's our emergency vocab guide.
Emergency in France: Who to call and what to say
If you're planning to study in France, some cities are more attractive than others. This year, for the 2023 ranking, five French cities – Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, and Montpellier – made the 140-city list, with Paris making the top 10.
Revealed: The best cities in France to be a student
If you drive in France, you may have seen the people who go straight through the toll booths without having to queue. Ever wondered how they do it? It's a little thing called télépéage.
Driving in France: What is télépéage and how does it work?
Along with wine and the baguette, certain culinary habits are along the most often-cited clichés about the French – in fact the supposed habit of eating frogs’ legs even led the English to nickname the French ‘frogs’ (in return they are called les Rosbifs – the roast beef-eaters). But, do they really…?
Reader question: Do the French really eat frogs, snails and horses?
It’s the question that every foreigner in France has been asked – why did you move here? From cycling opportunities to education, retirement to romance and - overwhelmingly - an improvement in their quality of life, readers of The Local have been sharing why they moved to France, and what keeps them here
‘Our life is so much better here’ – Why do people move to France?
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