THE official statistics body, Insee, has said that the number of people living in France and its overseas territories in 2012 was 65,241,241. This was an increase of just over 300,000 on the previous year, while if metropolitan France is taken alone then the number is 63,375,971. Regionally and the... Read more →
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David Cameron targets UK voters living overseas in time for election
BRITISH prime minister, David Cameron, is targeting UK expats in an internet campaign by the Conservative party to get them to register to vote. In a message on Facebook he said that few people living overseas were registered to vote, and clearly with a general election in 2015 he is... Read more →
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France proposes assisted dying bill to let doctors put patients into 'a deep sleep' until death
FRENCH politicians have unveiled proposals for a bill that would allow doctors to put terminally ill patients into a deep sleep until they die, reviving the divisive end-of-life debate. The bill would also make “living wills” – drafted by people who do not want to be kept alive artificially when... Read more →
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British couple find 16th Century coins in wall during building work
A BRITISH couple got a bit of a surprise when doing some renovation work on an old coach house in south west France. As Ron Whetton, who lives in Castillonnès, worked away on a wall he discovered a collection of Spanish gold coins dating from the 16th Century in a... Read more →
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UK nationals who sold property in France urged to act after changes to ‘social charges’ rule
FRANCE has one of the highest percentages of property owned by people not native to the country, with over three million French properties, or 10% of the national housing stock, owned by non-French nationals, writes Guillaume Barlet. About 2.7 million of those properties are owned by EU citizens, with the... Read more →
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The official Harry Potter exhibition heading to Paris
HARRY Potter fans in France will soon be able to enjoy the full Hogworts experience when an exhibition comes to Paris. The official Harry Potter: The Exhibition will be at La Cité du Cinéma, Paris, between 4 APril and 6 September, 2015. Read more →
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Legislation to end winter fuel allowance for UK expats begins progress in Parliament
A CHANGE in regulations that will see an end to the winter fuel allowance for British expats in France has started its way through Parliament. The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 have been laid before Parliament today, and is set to come into force on September 21,... Read more →
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