What changes in France
Regular updates on important changes to laws, rules, recommendations, prices and anything else that might affect your life in France.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
The first round of the presidential primary for France’s left-wing parties gets under way, protests and strikes aplenty, and the curtain goes up on a major cinema festival.
Everything that changes in France in October 2026
From new tenant rules to a big rise in gas prices and planned nationwide strikes - here's everything that changes about life in France this October.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
A public service and a rail strike are pencilled in, while MPs return for the final session of parliament before the presidential elections, and the government officially unveils its proposed budget for 2027
On the Agenda: what’s happening in France this week
A Papal visit, more strikes and protests, and Brigitte Bardot memorabilia goes up for auction
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Airline pilots, staff at higher education institutions and journalists will strike, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the EU Parliament, and hundreds of places will open their doors for the Journées du patrimoine.
Key dates: New laws in France this Autumn
From a ban on phones in French high schools to the rollout of electronic invoicing, and a law on assisted dying, here are some of the legal changes that are happening in France this autumn.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Hospital workers hold a national ‘mobilisation’, voters head to the polls, Europe's largest left-wing festival happens and France hosts a space summit.
Everything that's changing in France in September 2026
As France prepares to go back to work, September brings with it new rules on sick leave and retirement, as well as changes affecting taxes, gas prices, medication and tobacco.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
School-age children head back to classes at the end of the long summer holidays, as September brings a raft of changes, and more than one-million people are expected to flock to Lille for the annual Braderie
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Paris marks 82 years since liberation, property tax bills should start dropping into letter boxes, August’s second celestial spectacle takes place, and pioneer French astronaut Sophie Adenot makes her second space walk.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
A French astronaut makes history, the President and Prime Minister visit wildfire-hit areas of France, school aid payments arrive, and the domestic football season kicks off - here's what is happening in France this week.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
The first walkouts of easyJet cabin crew could take place this week, Paris hosts the Esports World Cup, it’s getting hot again, and there’s a near-total eclipse of the sun – as well as a meteor shower
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
It’s August in France – that means it’s peak festival season.
What changes in France in August 2026
The women’s Tour de France gets under way, there’s a little good news for savers, property tax bills start arriving, your phone should ring a little less often... and two celestial events mark the month of August in France.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
It’s going to get hot again, the summer sales end, and Zinedine Zidane will be introduced as the new manager of France’s senior men’s football team following the departure of Didier Deschamps after the World Cup
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Tax notices will start being sent out to households in France, a decision is due on Normandy’s D-Day beaches Unesco bid, there’s another busy summer holiday weekend on the roads – and the Tour de France reaches its final stage
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
France marks the Fête nationale, MPs vote on the assisted dying bill, and Les Bleus fans prep for a big semi-final in USA
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
This year’s bac and brevet results are published, French far-right MP Marine Le Pen discovers whether she will be able to run for President in 2027, the government faces a censure motion, Dreyfus is remembered, and there’s a lot of sport
Everything that changes in France in July 2026
A major update to parental leave rules, schools break up for summer, bac and brevet results come out, new requirements for new cars, and France’s national day – here’s what is going on in France in July 2026.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Schools close for the summer days after thousands of students finish their brevet exams, a raft of new rules take effect as the month changes, and the Tour de France gets under way ... in Spain.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
The summer sales begin, as do the annual brevet exams, the summer of sport continues – and it’s the Paris Pride March.
On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week
The 2026 baccalaureate exams get under way, G7 leaders meet in Evian, airport workers in Paris are scheduled to go on strike, there's some football and of course it's the Fête de la musique.
On the agenda: What’s happening in France this week
Teaching assistants and rail workers are set to strike, a big weekend for students applying to university and a whole lot of sport are on the agenda this week.