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From Emmanuel Macron's big TV interview to a village mayor's decree on Smurfs, via French bureaucracy and Nicolas Sarkoy's latest adventures in the judicial system, Inside France is our weekly round-up of news and talking points in France.

Romanian nationalist candidate George Simion, on a visit to Paris on Friday, accused French President Emmanuel Macron of interference in his country's tense presidential election rerun.

French cryptocurrency boss Pierre Noizat on Friday praised his "heroic" son-in-law and a neighbour armed with a fire extinguisher for thwarting the attempted kidnapping of his pregnant daughter and young grandson.

A scientific sterilisation technique could cut mosquito reproduction by 90 percent inside two years, a French start-up hopes, drastically reducing the summer population of the flying irritants.

The average waiting time in hospital emergency departments in France is three hours, latest data shows, but that national figure hides wide regional differences.

After two American tourists were attacked when they attempted to film unlicensed street vendors, we take a look at the laws and the etiquette around photography in public places in France.

This French phrase may come up when buying a souvenir on the street.

The first deadline for the French income tax declaration is rapidly approaching - here's what you need to know about dates and where to find tax help.

Police seized 435 kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than €10 million euros in a Paris raid, prosecutors have said.

From swimming in France's rivers and taking the night train down to the French Riviera to deciphering between a grammar mistake and French slang, this week's La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like a local.

The French words 'bon' and 'bien' both translate into English as 'good' - and trying to figure out which one to use can be complicated for foreigners.

A little booklet known as the "Livret du Citoyen" might contain the key to becoming French.

Unsubstantiated claims of supposed cocaine use by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a train to Ukraine last weekend may have started from a French account.

The mayor of a Brittany community has signed a decree banning the sale of alcohol to Smurfs in any of the town's bars this weekend.

French authorities have removed the electronic tag that former president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered to wear following his conviction for graft, Paris prosecutors said on Thursday.

A chauffeur faces trial later this year charged with stealing money and baggage from Britain's top diplomat after driving David Lammy and his wife hundreds of kilometres from Italy to an Alpine ski resort in France, a prosecutor said.

It’s way down the list of reasons - or, at least, it should be - for answering in the positive when your beloved goes down on one knee, but there are some financial advantages to being married in France.

What started out as an ambitious Olympic goal is now becoming a summer reality for Parisians. A year after the 2024 Summer Games showcased open-water events in the once-polluted River Seine, the city is delivering on its legacy promise. From July 5, locals and tourists alike will be able to swim at three designated spots in the iconic river for the first […]

France's interior minister Bruno Retailleau has unveiled what he describes as a 'toughened up' regime for foreigners to acquire French citizenship - including the possible addition of a French history and civics test. Here's what we know so far about the changes.

Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday.

The Local France is looking for a freelance journalist based in Paris who can help boost our coverage of the country for a growing number of readers.

Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday.

While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café terraces, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and other culture and leisure activities will now hinge on […]

As Roquefort cheese celebrates a century of official AOP (Appellation d'origine protégée) status, The Local looks at the history of the cheese and what makes it so special.

France’s embattled leader saw a week of World War I commemorations as a chance to reconnect with the French and highlight the danger of nationalism. Instead, his comments about Marshal Pétain gave further evidence of his tendency to shock and dismay.