The last thing you want to discover is that bees, wasps or hornets have made a nest in or around your French property - and this is often a problem for second-home owners whose properties are empty for long periods.
They might sound easy, but casual chats with French neighbours, colleagues or the local boulanger can be the hardest to master - French language coach Llyane Stanfield offers some tips for easier conversations.
May Day is celebrated around the world, but it has particular significance in France, as well as some quirky traditions from flowers to trees to bonfires.
French drivers don't exactly have the best reputation, but that doesn't mean that there are no rules in place on the roads in France. Here's a guide to driving offences and how many points they will cost you if you have a French licence.
Tiger mosquitoes - which can spread potentially fatal diseases including dengue, zika and chikungunya - have now colonised almost all of mainland France.
The EU has tightened up the post-Brexit rules on access to the European Pet Passport. Here's what that means from trips between France and the UK for dogs, cats and ferrets.
The Talking France podcast returns this week, covering Elon Musk’s missed meeting with French prosecutors, the potential consequences of scrapping the country’s low-emission zones, and the risk of flight cancellations this summer linked to the war in the Middle East.
The Talking France podcast is back, this week discussing the 'sacred' May 1st public holiday, why France's most unique region wants independence, and how the country is set to lose 1.7 million children over the next decade.
When getting a haircut in France as a foreigner, there is always the fear of using one or two phrases incorrectly, and accidentally asking the hairdresser to shave your head.
Almost everyone who lives here, as well as some who live outside France, have to fill in the annual French tax declaration. The process itself can be complicated if you're not used to it, so Jill Starley-Grainger asked chartered accountant Faten Amamou for some pointers.
Tax declaration season is upon us, while property owners may also need to complete a property tax declaration. The first step is to create a French tax account - here's how to do that.
The Talking France podcast is back with the tale of French tax woes over takeaways, the new plan to cut waiting times for residency cards, why one part of France doesn't have motorway tolls and whether France is really running out of fuel.
Up to 60,000 people, including thousands from abroad, will run, jog, even stumble through the streets of Paris on Sunday April 12th for the city's annual marathon. Here's what to expect.
Children born overseas to a British citizen are, in most cases, entitled to a UK passport, and due to the UK's new ETA system they are required to have a British passport if they want to travel to the UK. Here's how to apply.
It's not uncommon for people who move countries to have assets and income in more than one place - so what does this mean for your tax residency status in France? Here's what the rules say.
You might not have thought about it too much as you enjoyed an extra day off work, but it is perhaps unexpected that France - proudly secular since 1905 - has so many public holidays based around Catholic festivals.
