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State of French healthcare: key points of new official report

Visas & residency

IT problems and digitalisation of French residency cards ‘causing issues’

Letters & Comment

Comment: Macron's Grand Débat for French 'yellow vest' protests was pointless

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Property

French property: Share of foreign buyers increases for houses - which areas are popular?

Property sales plummet in France but did any areas resist price drops?

How to get retrospective approval for building works on French home after completion

Properties you can buy for under €50,000, €150,000 and €1 million in Pas-de-Calais

French grants for home renovations are changing

Property energy audits in France: Major cost variations nationwide

This will be the minimum property tax increase in 2025 in France

Weighing up costs of renting a home versus buying in France

Historic urban developments face demolition in Roubaix

Is Capital Gains Tax levied on land in France?

How to solve higher DIY challenges in France

Off peak hours, Linky meters: electricity and gas bills are set to change in France

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Learning French

Learning French: from tout de suite to toot sweet

Learning French: what does la galère mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: the origins and meaning of sur le plancher des vaches

Learning French: when and why do we say le jour J?

Learning French: c’est cadeau and other gift-themed expressions

Je m’appelle Gemma Pell.. confusing English names in French

Learning French: what does avoir des doigts de fée mean and when should it be used?

Learning French: the different meanings behind guirlande

Learning French: when and why do we say s’emballer?

Festive French phrases and words for the Christmas period

Learning French: what does j’avoue mean and when should it be used?

Language: Beware ‘false friends’ but take heart - the French struggle with them too

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Money

Deals available on new electric cars as France’s state bonus set to end

Confirmed: France’s minimum wage will not automatically rise on January 1

Rise in number of French businesses failing

Cash, cheque, bank cards: what payment types can a shop legally refuse in France?

Rules relaxed for French salary-savings scheme

GPs and specialists: List of new fees starting December 2024 in France

Pay to park by income: Where in France and how does it work?

Can France’s prime d’activité benefit boost income of self-employed?

Inheritance alternatives for non-blood relatives in France

Parcel frauds on increase in France: How to stay alert and avoid them

The top 20 cheapest ski stations in France named in new study

Foreign bank accounts: French court clarifies rules after US account case

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Magazine

Do French people celebrate their ‘main’ Christmas on December 24 or 25?

Letters: Retirement in France costs more than €15,000 a year

Real ‘Little Bill’ doll to join the D-Day woolly soldiers

Drone light shows see rapid growth in France

How to create the perfect French Christmas cheese platter

Comment: The trial of Brigitte Macron's French internet trolls just encourages them

Camper vans on the road in France boost local economy

Are France’s other republics megalomania or fun?

Recipe: try these delicious pistachio-chocolate swirls

Explore the spectacular natural amphitheatres of France

Interview: 'It’s time animal welfare became a political issue in France'

Comment: France's only way forward is for President Macron to resign

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