This French Life

French language course from the BBC

HERE is a another handy resource for those people keen to improve their French, this time care of the BBC. They are promoting a 12... Read more →

Alfred, the hatmaker of Montpellier

EVERYONE knows Alfred. Well, everyone in the handsome city of Montpellier at least, writes Jeremy Josephs. Situated within a stone’s throw from Richard Branson’s swish... Read more →

Occitan language and culture

ALTHOUGH you may know the word troubadour is drawn from the Occitan language, did you know cauliflower is as well? Caulet flòri is the Occitan... Read more →

French health reform plans

THE impact of changes to the French health system on people heading to France who are under retirement age is beginning to look a little... Read more →

At the end of the day

TAKE a chance to wind down for the weekend with this photo from the This French Life Flickr album by Fil the bodyguard, titled Fin... Read more →

Finding agricultural work in France

UNFORTUNATELY one of the reasons people struggle in France is because finding work can prove very difficult, even if you have strong language skills and... Read more →

Update on changes to health provision

THE impact of changes to the provision of health care for those people living in France, who are under the retirement age and not working... Read more →

Changes to health provision cause worries

TWO rather over the top articles from The Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph about changes to health cover for people living in France have caused... Read more →

Language help from Merci Professeur

HERE is a fun feature to help you improve your French language skills, courtesy of international television channel TV5. The Merci Professeur videos offer you... Read more →