Update 4/5/16: Is there a better place to master the art of French cooking than the kitchen of Julia Child herself? Mais non! Previously 11/13/15: Julia Child lived in France full-time for just a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Where In a hamlet 35 minutes’ drive north of Sarlat-la-Canéda. It’s a five-minute drive to the nearest train ...

Pritzker Prize 2021 winners Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal are revered for their humble, exploratory take on architecture. The duo have headed Paris-based studio Lacaton & Vassal since 1987, ...

It’s not every day that a 17th-century French château comes to market, and it’s even more rare when one as important as the Château de Fléchères in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region becomes available.

The Côte d’Azur region in the South of France conjures images of charming villages, centuries-old architecture, see-and-be-seen beaches and rocky promontories lined with turquoise water. While all of ...

Once-vibrant villages across rural France are being left deserted by residents moving away to larger towns and cities seeking better job opportunities. Many are also moving to the outskirts of the ...

It was just after 7 p.m. on a Monday when staff at the Korian Les Amarantes nursing home in Tours, southwest of Paris, discovered 92-year-old Yvette Brisset dead in her bed. She had apparently choked ...

10:42, Tue, Jul 8, 2025 Updated: 10:43, Tue, Jul 8, 2025 A small village in the southeast of France is currently selling homes for as little as €1. The initiative which has been carried out in several ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Where In the Manche département of Lower Normandy. Domjean village and its shops are within a 5-minute drive ...