The online service to file your 2023 tax return is NOW OPEN. The deadlines for online declarations vary depending on the département where you live. For us here in the Pyrénées-Orientals (66), the final deadline is 11.59pm on 6th June 2024.
Since 1st April (and no, it’s not an April’s Fool, we’ve checked!), you are no longer obliged to display the carte verte (green card) as proof of your vehicle’s insurance.
Enter the magical bestiary of Matthieu Malvoisin.
Situated above the Riere car park, the Denat garden has 140 members and about 12 regular volunteers
Be extra vigilant especially when entering & exiting larger retail stores in the region.
Donate any unwanted items by taking them along yourself (off the roundabout at Pollestres on the Perpignan – Le Boulou road) or arrange for larger items to be collected
A study published in February this year by the Laboratoire d’Entomologie de Toulouse reveals that a sub-species of the common “social” wasp is far more intelligent than previously thought. These wasps have found an ingenious…
Frances’s Vigipirate plan has been triggered following the recent terrorist attack near Moscow on March 22, 2024, amidst fears of an increase in terrorist activity.
I met the wonderfully knowledgeable and enthusiastic couple who own the Vallespir’s saffron farm (Domain Casanoveas, Maureillas Las Illas) at a Goat Festival in Arles sur Tech. Their passion for farming was completely evident as they explained how they lovingly raise their crocuses. Each stem is hand-picked and carefully dried in an oven to produce wonderful golden saffron which crumbles in your hand and has such rich earthy aromas.
The one euro bus and train initiative has encouraged many more people to use the train within the region, and the amount of lines available at this price has doubled over the past few years.