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Latest Articles
Integration of Foreign Children into a French School
As an increasing number of younger families now choose to live in France, what arrangements can you expect for your child to be taught French?
01 Feb 2008
France European Champion at Births
The population of France grew by 360,000 last year, with the majority of births now happening outside of marriage. The study also showed that France continues to age, and that the population is drifting South.
01 Feb 2008
Popular Savings Scheme to be Expanded
A highly popular tax-free savings scheme is to be made available to all banks to distribute, ending an historic monopoly held by two banks.
15 Jan 2008
France Opens For Sale
As shops throughout France open their doors for the winter sales, the Government takes further steps towards the more general liberalisation of retailing.
15 Jan 2008
Health Cover for Early Retirees
With the French Government circular on health cover now published, what are the circumstances in which early retirees can join the French national health system?
15 Jan 2008
Guide to Higher Education in France
We are pleased today to announce the release of our Guide to Higher Education in France.
15 Jan 2008
Aude Best Place to Live in France
The best place to live in France is Aude, in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, according to a recent survey of quality of life factors carried out by French weekly magazine L’Express.
15 Jan 2008
Tramways Changing the Urban landscape of France
Tramways are starting to change the urban landscape of France, as Le Mans and Nice are the latest towns to inaugurate a new service, and as Bordeaux adds a new line to its existing network.
18 Dec 2007
Property Rights in France: Boundary Walls and Fences
How do you know whether the wall or fence that borders your property belongs to you or your neighbour? What if the boundary is in common ownership and it is in need of maintenance?
18 Dec 2007
French Food - Record Foie Gras Sales Expected
Sales of French foie gras this year are expected to beat previous records, despite a growing campaign in France and abroad against the force-feeding of geese.
18 Dec 2007
Social Housing Tenants Face Eviction in France
President Sarkozy has announced that social housing tenants could face being asked to move out of their home if their income is judged to be too high.
18 Dec 2007
French Local Health Authorities in the Firing Line
With the publication last week of the new health circular, many of those currently in France on an E106 and likely to be excluded from access to the State health insurance system, are considering what steps to now take.
18 Dec 2007
Church Bells that Will Not Ring for Christmas
In the face of declining attendances and the growing costs of maintenance, an increasing number of village churches are under threat of demolition.
18 Dec 2007
New Vehicle Carbon Tax Introduced
The Government has introduced a carbon purchase tax on high polluting vehicles, with a tax credit for the more virtuous who buy a car with low CO2 emissions.
18 Dec 2007
Lyon Healthiest Place to Live in France
The City of Lyon is the healthiest place to live in France, whilst Le Havre has the worst health record, according to an annual survey of health statistics carried out by the French medical journal, Impact Médecine.
04 Dec 2007
A Strategy for Health Insurance Cover in France
With early retirees to France now expected to take out private health insurance, the use of self-employment as a temporary 'holding' strategy to get French health insurance, is not such a madcap idea.
04 Dec 2007
Attic Conversions and Your French Property
There have been recent changes to the French planning regulations on attic conversions, making many conversions exempt from the need make a planning application.
04 Dec 2007
Determining Property Boundaries in France
French land registry plans are not a wholly reliable guide to the boundaries of your property, so how do you go about getting a precise boundary determined?
04 Dec 2007
Government Tightens Rules on Chambres d’Hotes
The Government has introduced new regulations, tightening up on the operation of chambres d’hotes, although there remain questions unanswered as their peculiar fiscal status.
04 Dec 2007
Why the French Property Market Will Not Collapse
Prices will fall in France but there is no market crash in prospect, according to two recent reviews of the French housing market.
04 Dec 2007
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