1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (376+ words) Cyclists in France can be fined for speeding, running red lights, using a phone or riding under the influence. Here is what French law says about cyclist fines, penalties and road rules....

1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (573+ words) France will see rain and cool conditions give way to sunshine and warmer weather this week, with temperatures reaching 30 C in the south-west. Here is the full France weather forecast for May 18-22....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (641+ words) Without it you risk being categorised as a visiting holidaymaker or city type Overheard in a caf" in Audierne (Finist're) this week: "Deux caf"s, s'il vous pla't. "What? Oh, bonjour. Deux caf"s, s'il vous pla't. The waiter was…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (577+ words) Many signed up for compulsory pension contributions with Cipav after the auto-entrepreneur (now micro-entrepreneur) system was first created in 2008. Problems arose when some of these people then tried to claim their pensions. They discovered that Cipav had reduced their pension…...

19+ hour, 13+ min ago  (808+ words) The latest map of water quality at French beaches published by environmental group Eau et Rivi'res de Bretagne shows more than one in five are classed as either "discouraged" or "avoid". The 2026 edition of La Belle Plage released on May…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (15+ words) as consumption shifts in 2025 The Connexion...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (656+ words) The number of doctors registered to practise in France continues to increase, according to the latest Atlas de la d'mographie m'dicale en France published by the Conseil national de l'Ordre des m'decins (CNOM). As of January 1, 2026, there were 245, 847 doctors in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (721+ words) An alarming picture of France's rental housing crisis has been painted by the commissaires de justice (formerly known as huissiers) " court officers in charge of organising evictions of tenants who fail to pay their rent. The national council of the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (924+ words) France is reducing its dependence on US Big Tech by replacing so ware with alternatives developed closer to home. In January, the government announced plans to phase out the use of US video conferencing tools including Zoom and Microsoft Teams…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (676+ words) A near-total eclipse is coming soon in France, and simulators already exist online to help determine when the eclipse will be visible in each commune, as well as the best time to observe it. The eclipse will be visible across…...