Life in France

Applying For Your French Long-Stay Visa: Step by Step

Applying For Your French Long-Stay Visa: Step by Step

FrenchEntrée
Your Right to Work in France – Visas, Work Permits, & Brexit

Your Right to Work in France – Visas, Work Permits, & Brexit

FrenchEntrée
France Shopping Guide: From Butchers & Bakeries to Clothes and DIY

France Shopping Guide: From Butchers & Bakeries to Clothes and DIY

Carol Paylor
Buying Second-Hand Goods in France: A L’Occasion

Buying Second-Hand Goods in France: A L’Occasion

Carol Paylor
Setting Up Your Phone, TV, and Internet in France

Setting Up Your Phone, TV, and Internet in France

FrenchEntrée
Recycling, Waste, and Refuse Collection in France

Recycling, Waste, and Refuse Collection in France

FrenchEntrée
Owning a Pet in France: Vets, Vaccinations, and Responsibilities

Owning a Pet in France: Vets, Vaccinations, and Responsibilities

Carol Paylor
Home Improvement Materials, DIY and Hardware Stores in France

Home Improvement Materials, DIY and Hardware Stores in France

Bill King   3
France’s Vaccine Pass (Pass Vaccinal): Everything You Need to Know

France’s Vaccine Pass (Pass Vaccinal): Everything You Need to Know

Zoë Smith   45
Jobs for Expats: Finding Work in France

Jobs for Expats: Finding Work in France

Pat Hallam
Rehoming Pets: Adopting a Dog or Cat in France

Rehoming Pets: Adopting a Dog or Cat in France

Carol Paylor   3
La Poste: French Postal Service and Parcel Delivery

La Poste: French Postal Service and Parcel Delivery

Carol Paylor
Bank Holidays or Les Jours fériés in France

Bank Holidays or Les Jours fériés in France

Denyse Betts
Emergency Numbers In France: Who to Call & Useful Phrases

Emergency Numbers In France: Who to Call & Useful Phrases

Carol Paylor
Opening Hours in France: Shops, Services, Restaurants

Opening Hours in France: Shops, Services, Restaurants

Carol Paylor
The Art of Integrating: Settling into Your New Life in France

The Art of Integrating: Settling into Your New Life in France

Mundey Young
Visiting the Déchetterie in France: Waste and Recycling Centres

Visiting the Déchetterie in France: Waste and Recycling Centres

Bill King
Learning French: the Best Apps, YouTube Channels, and Other Resources

Learning French: the Best Apps, YouTube Channels, and Other Resources

Pat Hallam
Supermarkets, Covered Markets, and Food Shopping in France

Supermarkets, Covered Markets, and Food Shopping in France

Denyse Betts
Joining a Gym in France: Sports Clubs, Associations, and Classes

Joining a Gym in France: Sports Clubs, Associations, and Classes

Samira Malik
How Does France’s Traffic Light System for Travel Work?

How Does France’s Traffic Light System for Travel Work?

Zoë Smith   7
What Are the Essential Reasons For Travel To France From Orange & Red Countries?

What Are the Essential Reasons For Travel To France From Orange & Red Countries?

Zoë Smith   3
How to Enter into a PACS in France

How to Enter into a PACS in France

Rachel Morgan-Smyth
Driving in France for Americans

Driving in France for Americans

Michael E Burk   3
Moving to France from America: Your Arrival To-Do List

Moving to France from America: Your Arrival To-Do List

Michael E Burk   5
The Role of the Mairie in France

The Role of the Mairie in France

Bill King   3
Becoming an English Language Host in France

Becoming an English Language Host in France

Lois Carrington   1
Travel Between France and the UK: New Rules from April, 2022

Travel Between France and the UK: New Rules from April, 2022

Zoë Smith   65
7 Need-to-Know Facts About La Chandeleur (France’s Pancake Day)

7 Need-to-Know Facts About La Chandeleur (France’s Pancake Day)

Zoë Smith   1
Pets and Pet Passports in France After Brexit: What’s Changed?

Pets and Pet Passports in France After Brexit: What’s Changed?

FrenchEntrée   43
Pet Travel to France: Key Changes from January 1, 2021

Pet Travel to France: Key Changes from January 1, 2021

Zoë Smith   21
Father’s day is just around the corner…

Father’s day is just around the corner…

FrenchEntrée
Can I travel with pets during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Can I travel with pets during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Elena Barnard
How to Prepare Your French Garden in Springtime

How to Prepare Your French Garden in Springtime

Elena Barnard
City Focus: Chartres

City Focus: Chartres

Vanezza Avinante
Australia to Paris: Cheryl and Graham’s French Property Story

Australia to Paris: Cheryl and Graham’s French Property Story

Sylvia Edwards Davis
Rural France for Aussies

Rural France for Aussies

Eleanor Fullalove
France Tax Calendar 2024: All the Key Dates for Your Diary

France Tax Calendar 2024: All the Key Dates for Your Diary

FrenchEntrée   3
How to Order a Steak in France: Essential French Phrases

How to Order a Steak in France: Essential French Phrases

FrenchEntrée   1
Interiors Case Study – Back to Nature

Interiors Case Study – Back to Nature

Sylvia Edwards Davis
Duck with Turnips and Other Vegetables

Duck with Turnips and Other Vegetables

FrenchEntrée
Trish’s omelette

Trish’s omelette

FrenchEntrée
All About French Pithiviers

All About French Pithiviers

FrenchEntrée
Mousse au chocolat marbrée de La Môle

Mousse au chocolat marbrée de La Môle

FrenchEntrée
Perfect Crème Caramel

Perfect Crème Caramel

FrenchEntrée
Lamb Navarin

Lamb Navarin

FrenchEntrée
Milk-fed lamb shoulder with mild spices

Milk-fed lamb shoulder with mild spices

FrenchEntrée
Feeding Your Feathered Friends This Winter

Feeding Your Feathered Friends This Winter

Community Contributor
Sautéed scallops with wilted endive, hazelnuts and Sauternes butter

Sautéed scallops with wilted endive, hazelnuts and Sauternes butter

FrenchEntrée
Steak à la Nina

Steak à la Nina

FrenchEntrée
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