rural France

France introduces €1,500 fine for drunk hunters

French government offers €80k grants to attract shops, bars and cafés to rural villages

In attempt to stop the decline of rural communities, the French government has today launched a €12 million scheme that offers grants to entice shops, bars, cafés and other businesses to isolated areas of France.

HUNTING

Alcohol limits, training days and an app: How France plans to make hunting safer

SCHOOLS

Fears in rural France over plans to close hundreds of school classes

LIVING IN FRANCE

France’s best villages: 14 hidden gems that the French love

You know you’ve become a local in rural France when…

TERRORISM

Life on the home front in rural France’s ‘war on terror’

EXPATS

Rural France: Why it’s like living in a ‘foreign country’

COUNTRYSIDE

The 10 must-visit French villages you’ve never heard of

BIRTH

Tiny French village celebrates first birth in 50 years after baby was born in garden

WATER

Millions living in rural France ‘are drinking polluted tap water’

TOURISM

Brittany village named France’s favourite