Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France ...

The films were shot around Lyons, the Alps and in Provence. See extra topics on Le Rugby, Le Tour de France and le tennis. Keep track of your progress through the course by joining the BBC ...

Today, Les Grands Boulevards house two of France's favorite department stores: Au Printemps and Galeries Lafayette. Farther north, visitors experience a lesson in contrast. Place Pigalle ...

Many visitors to Cannes stick to La Croisette and the city center, but there's more to this resort town than the tourist hot spots. Here are some popular areas worth exploring. You'll find the ...

France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution. Parliamentarians voted to revise the country's 1958 constitution to enshrine women ...

You can find your way around our campus using our interactive maps. All of our buildings are in the same general area of the city and are within easy walking distance of each other, making getting ...

With more than 90 million foreign visitors recorded in 2018 (including overseas destinations), France remains the world’s leading tourist destination (ahead of Spain, the United States, China and ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 54 °F (12.2 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 ...

Sunny with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C ...

Are you a student? Would you like to study in France? Campus France helps international students plan their studies, both in France and through its network of 260 branches and centres in 123 countries ...

Cars partially submerged in a commercial zone in Givors, south of Lyon in central-eastern France, following heavy ... Extreme Weather Maps: Track the possibility of extreme weather in the places ...

The raid is part of an investigation in France and the Netherlands that began in November 2022. Aloïs Iffly's wife continued to live in the house for the next 11 years after he went missing.