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Online Scams — What you need to know

Kate 09/12/2025 0 Comments

It isn’t only the gullible who get caught

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Road Closures Pyrénées-Orientales, December 2025

Kate 09/12/2025 0 Comments

Road closures in the coming days.

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WARNING – SCAM : Con artists pose as fund raising calendar vendors

Laura McLellan 01/12/2025 1 Comment

Last year, numerous cases of individuals posing as calendar sellers to gain entry to homes were reported to the gendarmes.

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Protecting Motorbikes on Catalan Roads

Kate 30/11/2025 0 Comments

A new safety experiment to protect motorbikes

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HEEEELP!!!!!!

Laurianne 22/11/2025 0 Comments

We have a French phrase for you to learn by heart: Je vous ai vus dans P-O Life Magazine!

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What’s New: The Carte Vitale Comes to Your Smartphone

Kate 18/11/2025 0 Comments

Who can use the new digitale carte Vitale?

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The Chèque Énergie in France. What it is, who can get it, and how to claim it

Kate 17/11/2025 0 Comments

What it is, who is entitled to it, and how to get it if you were not identified automatically.

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CICLADE — Find Forgotten Money in France

Kate 17/11/2025 0 Comments

Ciclade is the official French government website that helps you find money left in old or inactive French bank accounts, savings, or life insurance.

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Hi Mum/Coucou Maman – beware fake text messages

Kate 15/11/2025 1 Comment

Son or daughter at uni or working in another region or country? Worry about them losing their phone or getting into financial trouble?

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Taxe d’Habitation in France Second-Home Owners (including foreigners)

Kate 15/11/2025 0 Comments

The taxe d’habitation is a local housing tax charged every year on furnished homes in France. If you own a second home in France (not your main residence), you usually have to pay it.

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