You may never of heard of him, but this weekend 19-year-old Bilal Hassani will be representing France on the world stage. Here is what you need to know.
The French prime minister has launched an international competition to find exciting ideas for the rebuilding of Notre-Dame - and the designs have come flooding in.
The booksellers that line the River Seine seem like an integral part of the French capital - living proof that Paris is a capital unlike any other. But even as they battle for Unesco world heritage status, the bouquinistes are fighting for survival.
President Emmanuel Macron and Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella on Thursday kicked off commemorations to mark 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died in France, paying their respects to the Renaissance genius in a private visit to his grave.
Five hundred years after the death of Italian master painter Leonardo da Vinci, the Loire Valley town where he spent his last three years will host top-level festivities celebrating his life.
French cinema has always had a healthy obsession with love, but are romantic movies going down the Hollywood route? Khaila King from Lost in Frenchlation examines the evidence.
A new exhibition has turned up a hoard of art looted from a Jewish family almost wiped out by the Nazis in the Louvre and other leading French museums.
One of France's most famous cultural institutions has hit back at accusations by state auditors that staff only work a third of the year and are 'moonlighting' on their own projects.
A controversial art tribute to victims of the 2015 Paris attacks created by US artist Jeff Koons will be installed in central Paris at a site near the Champs Elysees, a city official said Friday.
More than 300 works from two key periods in Pablo Picasso's early years go on display in Paris on Tuesday, the first time they have been brought together in the city where the Spanish master took his first steps toward revolutionary new territories of modern art.
Hollywood legend and stage veteran Al Pacino will give two solo performances in Paris next month, recounting highlights from his decades of acting along with more intimate exchanges with the audience.
France's much-hyped new heritage lottery launched on Monday in a bid to raise funds for the restoration of the country's endangered historic sites. This is what you need to know about it.
Parisian film lovers were treated to a movie going experience to remember on Sunday night as the world's "most beautiful avenue" was transformed into a giant open-air cinema for one night only.
While most teenagers spend their summers hanging out with friends and spending time away from their books, for the students at one of France's most prestigious schools the summer break means yet more work. Here's a look at their recommended holiday reading list. How many have you read?
Parisians are about to have the chance to experience an evening of movie magic on the Champs-Elysées as the world's 'most beautiful avenue' gets set to become a giant cinema for just one night. Friday is the last day to vote on what film will be shown.
French President Emmanuel Macron launched on Thursday a new heritage lottery (loto du patrimoine) to pay for the restoration of France's crumbling monuments. Here are the 18 buildings at top of the list.
The booksellers who ply their trade along the banks of the River Seine in Paris are seeking Unesco glory in recognition of their symbolic status in the French capital.
France unveiled a spectacular near half-billion-euro ($613-million-dollar) overhaul of one of its beloved buildings Monday, driving a new pedestrian boulevard through the Grand Palais in Paris to link the Champs Elysees with the River Seine.
The three Americans who foiled the Thalys train terror attack in France in 2015 have returned to Paris where the Clint Eastwood film about their heroics opened Wednesday.
The fourth volume of Michel Foucault's ground-breaking "The History of Sexuality" will be published Friday, 34 years after the death of the French philosopher.
