Dick Pyle tells us his intriguing story of moving to Gascony in the Midi-Pyrenees region of South west France and starting up his own unique Truffière business where you can adopt your own truffle tree and even come and harvest yo...
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Known as the garden of France the Loire valley is packed with historical towns and crammed with some of the most beautiful châteaux France has to offer. We take...
Three centuries ago, the rugged and isolated Cévennes in south-central France was the venue for a bitter conflict, the severity of which raised eyebrows amongst...
One of the most tedious things about moving to France is having to notify all those utility companies and other organizations of your upcoming move and change o...
This is a useful site for both French and non French speakers that gives a list of French products that have been recalled for safety or other reasons...
Fierce storms with winds over a 130 mph battered France yesterday killing
more than 50 people and leaving around a million homes without power forcing the
g...
As long ago as 1982, the then EEC issued Directive 83/182, allowing vehicles
registered in one European country to be driven for up to six months in a year,
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As an owner/occupier of French property, you will receive 2 or 3 tax bills a
year. Taxe foncière is a land tax payable by the owner of the property. Even...
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Building Surveyor Martin Quirke FRICS takes a look at the most common problems
encountered with French roofs, from what to look out for to the dif...
Bill Williams retired to a small village in western France just over five years ago with his wife. The Williams herald from a small village between Hereford and...
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and more Brits are moving abroad to start a new life in warmer and (hopefully)
cheaper climes. Many aspire to running their own businesses, if only the...
Properties
in France, like properties everywhere, need maintenance and modernization. In
addition, periodically things go wrong and their owners face plumbi...
Explore the the Lot valley - Saint-Cirq-Lapopie This
medieval village marries the rock face 100 metres above the river, opening onto
a cascade of narrow cobbled streets, Gothic façades and fortified doors.
Formerly...