Flights in and out of France will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Friday as French air traffic controllers go on strike in a dispute with managers.

Air conditioning is not common in France, especially in private homes - but there are other ways to keep yourself and your home cool during a heatwave.

Budget airline easyJet has just launched a new service between Rennes and two locations in the UK, meanwhile the Breton capital has an ultra-modern and ultra-stylish railway station that welcomes ...

One rural commune in south-east France is trying to bring in new life and new residents by putting homes on the market for a symbolic €1 - there are, however, some significant terms and conditions.

Despite the stifling temperatures in France in recent days, many French people remain deeply resistant to air conditioning - from concerns about health risks, environmental damage and excessive ...

An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from an 18th-century shipwreck, after French ...

Du tac au tac – roughly pronounced “doo tak oh tak” – means to respond immediately and sharply, without hesitation. It’s used to describe someone who answers back in a direct, clever, or snappy way.

A two-day strike at the start of July by French air traffic controllers has caused huge disruption with hundreds of flights cancelled and many more delayed - but are more strikes likely over the ...

France relies heavily on nuclear power – but regularly shuts down reactors when temperatures soar. With summers getting longer and hotter, can the French nuclear sector cope with climate change?

A visit to the Palace of Versailles ended in tragedy for a family visiting from US, as the child collapsed with a heart attack in the courtyard of the royal estate.

The heatwave that has gripped France in recent days is expected to peak on Wednesday, says forecaster Météo France, with red level warnings lifted in the capital.

An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country's first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist "incel" movement, officials said on Wednesday.