From having the world’s oldest ever living human to being the world’s most visited country, read about the most interesting facts about France. Source: Expatica Moving or visiting France? Here are some interesting French facts to prepare you for life in France, or if you are already living in France, test how well you know the

Who is elected? After the presidential elections the French go back to the ballot two months after to elect 577 lawmakers to the National Assembly. French voters will elect 577 lawmakers from as many districts to sit in the lower-house National Assembly in June. The lawmakers are known as deputies and sit for five-year terms, voting for

This Tuesday morning, this meteorological phenomenon, due to a strong and dry wind accompanied by a sand rain coming from the Sahara, tinted the sky of several regions of France. These impressive colors are the consequence of the sirocco, a meteorological phenomenon resulting in a very strong and dry wind, accompanied by a rain of

A new website has been launched by the kenyan Embassy in Paris. The kenyan Embassy in Paris is accredited to France, Portugal, Serbia, Monaco and Holy See. The new website adresse is https://kenyaembassyparis.fr This website is in entirely English, French and some pages in portugues.The kenyan Embassy official website has a wealth of resources, including

By Diana Njoroge Contrary to a still persistent belief, being a student does not exempt you from filing a tax return. In France its either you pay taxes or get a cash back from the goverment  and as a student who is not working full time you are likely going to get the cash back.

If you have found yourself gazing into windows of French agents immobilier or online at french properties for sale, it is important to know the quirks of the French property market first. Buying a property in France is tempting. You tend to get a lot more for your money than other countries. It is easy

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide 4 week lockdown, closing schools and business, following the worsening corona situation in the country. “We did everything we could to make these decisions as late as possible, when they became strictly necessary. That is now,” Macron said in a televised address on Wednesday. New variants make the

France is closing its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus and to avoid a third lockdown. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the measure Friday night after an emergency government health security meeting at the presidential palace, warning of a

The French government will impose a daily nationwide curfew at 6:00 pm starting Saturday to fight the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday. The curfew measure will remain in force for at least two weeks, Castex told a news conference. So far, most of France has been under an 8:00 pm curfew, with some parts of the