One woman has died and at least nine were injured in a massive wildfire in southern France - here's what we know so far about the fire, how it's spreading and how to get up to date safety information.

British pensioners have spoken of their disappointment at being rejected for French citizenship because of a lack of income in France - part of what appears to be a trend of tightening up income ...

The chief of France's biggest scouts movement has said she is stepping down after less than two months following online attacks over her sexuality.

More than 100,000 dogs and cats are abandoned annually in France (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt / AFP) The French have an abysmal reputation for abandoning their pets, especially in the summer – ...

As French fiscal authorities weigh discontinuing the use of cheques as a means of payment for fines and taxes in the coming years, The Local looks at the role cheques still play in French society.

In south-west France, an enormous wildfire broke out on Tuesday and has already burned thousands of hectares, with hundreds of firefighters mobilised to battle the flames.

A man was arrested after lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument, the interior minister said, calling his actions “indecent and pathetic”.

A woman has died and nine people were injured in a wildfire in southern France that has burned 11,000 hectares, local officials said on Wednesday morning.

Carrying staffs like shepherds, Sophie Morice-Couteau and Geoffroy Galliot inspect the nets of a sheepfold on a steep slope in the Baronnies massif, part of their daily mission to keep wolves away.

After a British hiker was hit with a €14,000 rescue bill in the Italian Dolomites, The Local looks at how much you can expect to pay for a mountain rescue in France.

Three River Seine swimming sites in Paris have welcomed more than 35,000 people since their opening in early July, despite persistent summer rains, city hall said on Tuesday.

There are strict EU rules on passengers' rights and compensation in the case of flight delays - but what's the situation if you are travelling to or from France on the Eurostar?