French inheritance laws and taxes are radically different from those in the UK, US and other English-speaking countries…..
Learn this useful vocab to tell the scammers to get lost – with varied degrees of politeness!
Who to contact in case of emergency
If you are resident in France, the chances are you are part of the excellent French health care system, accessed via the trusty carte vitale. But what if you’re travelling abroad this summer? Or any other time, for that matter!
We are very lucky here in the P-O to be able to pop over into Spain at the drop of a hat. However, it’s never a bad idea to re-read some of the letters and comments sent in from our readers and take a few precautions before heading south..
Did you know that if you don’t sign an ‘opt out’ register, your organs can automatically be used for transplant after death?
Did you know that there’s a regular night train from Perpignan to Paris? Beate Kubitz reports.
A new land tax was the final straw: the country was ripe for revolt and the scene had long been set for the events to follow.
All you need to know about how to look for a rental property in France, deposits and the documents landlords want to see.
The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.