When avalanche risks are in place, stations may close pistes, and heavily discourage off-piste activities. Several off-piste deaths have been recorded in the Alps so far in 2026, many due to ...

Singer posted photo of her shopping basket and the only food items were Brets crisps in braised chicken, honey mustard, and ‘Fromage du Jura’ flavours ...

How much can I borrow? This will depend on your income. While French banks do not carry out credit checks, they ask for substantial documentation to prove your financial situation. French banks work ...

Motor insurance is compulsory for all motor vehicles in France, including cars and motorbikes, whether in use or not. Driving without insurance is a criminal offense and can lead to fines, vehicle ...

The United States Postal Service will redirect hard-copy mail to France by airmail via their international forwarding services, or you can choose from any number of private companies. While you will ...

Having a French bank account is not a legal requirement to be resident in France – however, it is broadly required by service providers for certain things such as signing up for utilities, getting a ...

French inheritance tax (droits de succession) is a separate issue to ‘inheritance law’, which relates to how property may be left. For example, a person’s estate could be subject to Californian law ...

Children and grandchildren – and, in their absence, a surviving spouse – have reserved rights to a share of the estate. They are called héritiers réservataires (heirs to a 'reserved' portion). Then ...

French banks are bound by FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) meaning that not all will allow US citizens to open an account. FATCA compliance requires banks to file reports on US customers – ...

The French energy market is open to competition, so you can choose whoever you want to supply your electricity and gas, although mains gas is not obtainable in all areas and bottled gas is widely used ...

France has some of the lowest phone contract charges in the world, driven largely by the arrival of Free Mobile on the market in 2012 with bold, no-contract offers at sub-€20/month prices. Its success ...