The former ‘Maison Mazard’ in Le Soler, now destroyed, was a safe house for Dutch refugees, Jews and resistance members fleeing the nazis in the 1930s.
Elisabeth Eidenbenz was the remarkable Swiss woman who created La Maternité Suisse in Elne as a refuge for expectant mothers exiled from Spain during La Retirada and World War II.
The word ‘terrorist’ actually sprung up around 1795 during the French Revolution.
In 2012, Albert Camus, Nobel prize winner and author of some of the greats of French literature, went under scrutiny for a photo in which he was smoking a cigarette.
Are you assiduous?
Have you tasted syrup of pine cone à la Canigou yet?
Did you know that the word ‘saunter’ may originate from the French ‘à la sainte terre’ ?
Un médecin est convoqué devant le conseil de discipline de l’hôpital de Perpignan pour avoir insulté une infirmière.
Many people of ‘a certain age’ will remember all the fuss about the banning of Serge Gainsborough’s ‘Je t’aime (moi non plus)’, which only served to make it so much more popular.
The hunting season is open. Advice for staying safe when out walking or riding.