France Explained

LEARNING FRENCH

Is the English language really just ‘badly pronounced French’?

MOVING TO FRANCE

8 books to read before you move to France

Before you move to France - or spend an extended holiday here - you might want to brush up on French culture and history. Here are eight recommendations from the team at The Local France.

BRITS IN FRANCE

Bad food but good culture: What the French really think of the UK

DISCOVER FRANCE

MAP: Why are so many of France’s casinos in seaside resorts?

POLICE

France to deploy thousands more soldiers as terror alert raised

MONEY

Meet the new French faces on Euro coins

The French newspaper that only appears once every four years

LEARNING FRENCH

Designating Covid as feminine in French ‘encouraged people to take it less seriously’

LIVING IN FRANCE

10 signs spring has arrived in France

PROPERTY

6 things my septic tank taught me about France

WORKING IN FRANCE

Do workers in France get paid for an extra day during leap years?

FRANCE EXPLAINED

‘East Germany with sunshine and millionaires’ – France’s special neighbour Monaco explained