France’s new immigration law finally passed in January includes extra requirements for some foreigners in France to pass a language test, attend classes on French history and culture and sign a contract promising to adhere to ’republican values’.

   This French expression does not actually have to do with death or the afterlife.

   if you are working as a freelancer, contractor or have set up a business in France you will need to become familiar with the social security collections agency Urssaf. Here’s what it is and how it works.

   With the deadline to have completed the property tax declaration approaching, here’s a look at all the vocabulary you will need to fill out the form.

   From second hand markets to the best places to live in France and the books to prepare you for life here, this week’s La Belle Vie newsletter offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like a French person.

   Lost in Frenchlation the cinema club that screens French films with English subtitles has seven screenings in store for May .

   The EU and the UK could enter into a ’youth mobility’ scheme allowing young people to move countries to work, study and live. Here’s what we know about the proposal.

   An assailant on Thursday wounded two girls aged and in a knife attack close to their school in the east of France and was later arrested, officials said.

   The Kremlin on Thursday reacted furiously to the seizure in France of a luxurious seaside villa allegedly owned by Russian businessman Artur Ocheretny, the new partner of President Vladimir Putin’s ex wife.

   French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Thursday announced measures to crack down on teenage violence in and around schools, as the government seeks to reclaim ground on security from the far right two months ahead of European elections.

   If you own property in France, you may need to complete a property tax declaration here’s who needs to do it, how to complete the forms and the deadlines.

   Posters promoting a book described as transphobic have been taken down in Paris after a top city official said the work amounted to hate speech.

   This French expression might come up a few times as you try to fill in the holes about French culture and history.

   If you own property in France, then you are required to fill out the one off property declaration form. This year, there is a paper version available.

   A French court on Wednesday condemned a nurse to two years under house arrest for stealing more than . million from the national health insurance through claims for bogus appointments.

   Jacques Cooper, designer of France’s first ultra fast TGV train that shattered world speed records when it came into service in , has died aged , his former employer Alstom said on Wednesday.

   The Paris public transport operator has put on sale a special transport pass that will allow unlimited travel to all Olympic and Paralympic venues during the Games period.

   It’s often said that Austria in fact invented the croissant and some even claim that Marie Antoinette brought it to France but the real story is a little more complicated than that.

   France has appointed investigating magistrates to run a war crimes probe into the death of Franco Irish Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski who was killed covering the war in Ukraine, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

   Foreigners are increasingly buying second homes in France again, according to the latest figures with one notable exception.