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French Life - Page 5
Winters in France Becoming Warmer
France has been enjoying an exceptionally warm winter this year, and recent figures show colder days in winter have decreased by up to 25% over the past 40 years.
04 Jan 2012
Sacre Bleu! Chinese Wines Pip French Wines
The Chinese are not only buying up French vineyards, but they are now beating them at their own game.
04 Jan 2012
Best Christmas Markets in France 2011
Enjoy the ambiance of Christmas in France by a visit to a marché de noël.
01 Dec 2011
Where do Foreign Nationals Live in France?
There are 3.6 million foreign nationals living in France, and newly released figures show the regions where they live.
01 Dec 2011
Road Deaths in France in 2010
There were nearly 4000 road deaths in France last year, with the Bouches du Rhône taking the uneviable title of the most dangerous department in the country.
01 Dec 2011
No Sex Please – We’re French!
It seems that in France to neglect the conjugal desires of your wife could cost you where it hurts most.
01 Dec 2011
France Best Quality of Life in Europe
Yet another survey puts France top of a list of the best place to live in Europe, and it is also remains the holiday homes top spot for UK buyers.
01 Nov 2011
Mayor in Scandal Fails at News Blackout
An attempt by a mayor to keep the lid shut on a financial scandal, by buying up all local copies of a newspaper, has spectacularly backfired.
01 Nov 2011
French School Calendar to be Revised
The government looks set to ring the changes on the primary school calendar by reducing the amount of teaching hours per day.
05 Oct 2011
The Princess and the Frog
The marriage of a beautiful 42 year old Parisian woman to a 67 year old retired farmer has shocked the inhabitants of Puy-Saint-Pierre in the Hautes-Alpes.
05 Oct 2011
School Term and Holiday Dates in France 2011/12
A summary of French school term and holiday dates for 2011/12.
01 Sep 2011
French Wine Harvest Begins Early
Despite a mixed summer, the wine harvest has made an early start in France.
15 Aug 2011
School Truants Lose Family Benefits
Family benefits have started to be withheld from parents who fail to ensure that their children attend school.
05 Jul 2011
Shake Up of Rural Councils
The local mairie, the traditional cornerstone of political and community life in France, is fast losing its raison d’être.
15 Jun 2011
Public ‘Burned Out' by Bureaucracy
The French ombudsman has painted a very bleak picture of the relationship between the citizen and the State.
01 Jun 2011
Red Light on Speed Camera Warning Signs
The French government has announced that speed camera warning signs are to be removed from all roads in France, as part of a range of road safety measures.
17 May 2011
France in Drought Crisis
‘France is in a situation of crisis over the drought’, says the French Minister of Environment.
17 May 2011
Fishing Permits and Rights in France
The fishing season has started in France, so we take you through the main regulations, and how to get a fishing licence.
15 Apr 2011
French Judges Go on Strike
The misery of the French justice system is so great that even the judges have now been forced to take unprecedented strike action.
15 Feb 2011
Improved Internet Services for Rural Areas
France has launched a new satellite which will shortly open up high broadband speeds for many households in rural areas of the country.
01 Feb 2011