News Digest: Floods hit Brittany, La Chandeleur & a Sneak Peek at the French Property Exhibition

This past weekend, the FrenchEntrée and France Media Group teams were in London for the 2025 French Property Exhibition, and it was our busiest and best one yet (if I do say so myself!). A huge thank you to everyone who came to the event, especially those who attended my seminar and came to chat with us on our stand – we’re happy to welcome many of you as FrenchEntrée Members, too!

If you didn’t make it to the event, don’t worry; we’ll be publishing exclusive interviews with many of the exhibitors in the coming weeks – make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don’t miss out. You can also enjoy a sneak peek below.

In the aftermath of Storm Eowyn, northwest France was hit with heavy rains and winds of 120km/h this past weekend, causing extensive flooding and more than 400 evacuations in Rennes. The departments of Loire-Atlantique, Morbihan, and Ille-et-Villaine remain on the highest level of alert for floods today (Tuesday,) with the surrounding regions of Brittany, Pays de la Loire, and Normandy on high alert for wind, rain, and storms. Rainfall is set to peak today and calm down over the rest of the week, but be vigilant if you live in the affected areas. If you own a second home in the abovementioned regions, it might be a good idea to get a friend or neighbour to check your property for damage.

You can follow the latest weather updates and alerts here.

Frying pans at the ready as it’s pancake day in France this Sunday, February 2nd. La Chandeleur, as it’s known in France, is the time to put your crêpe-making skills to the test and indulge in paper-thin crêpes filled with gooey Nutella, fresh fruit, or a generous dusting of sugar. Try our classic crêpe recipe, then read our full article on La Chandeleur for some fun facts about this age-old tradition.

If you’re a Brit living in France, this is also great news – with the UK version of Pancake Day held on Shrove Tuesday (March 4th), why not celebrate both?! Perhaps invite your French friends and neighbours over to taste some English-style pancakes after indulging in French crêpes for La Chandeleur.

If you missed the abovementioned French Property Exhibition, don’t worry; we’ve got the next best things for French property hunters. Our next free webinar is devoted to Where to Start with Buying in France, and I’ll be joined by an expert panel that includes an estate agent, a French mortgage broker, a cross-border legal advisor, and a currency exchange specialist to go over all the basics and answer your questions live.

For this webinar, we’ll be focusing primarily on our UK audience (although plenty of the information will be relevant to all buyers), but if you live in the US and Canada, don’t worry – we’ve got a similar event planned for you coming up in April – we’ll have more details closer to the time, but you can already sign up here.

If you want to make 2025 the year that you find your dream French property, then make sure to sign up!

Sign up for our free Where to Start with Buying in France – UK webinar here!