How did Catalan province of the Roussillon become part of France?
I-CAD, the agency in charge of the National Identification File for domestic pets in France, is warning about a scam, aimed to defraud pet owners who have lost their pets.
Going on holiday? Why not arrange for the local bobbies to carry out regular checks on your property in your absence
Bogus police have been calling on people in the Perpignan area, and surrounding villages, preying particularly on the elderly….
Nearly 2 million private employers use the Cesu website to declare their employees monthly.
Losing our Lunch. Old dogs and non-spring chickens will remember a time when lunch in France was ‘slow food only’, a minimum 2 hours, even at work or school, and fast food was practically unheard of.
Dates for the summer sales in the P-O 2025, set every year by the préfecture.
Test Your French with this amusing little story
Pentecôte was a public holiday until 2005, when the French government, led by President Chirac, decided to cancel it!
Did you know that the word ‘apéritif’ comes from the Latin ‘aperire’ meaning to open or uncover? As it is typically served before a meal to whet the appetite, (as opposed to a ‘digestif’, which is served at the end of a meal to aid digestion), it opens both appetites and a bottle or two.