The most important lesson, though, is that France is best experienced in small towns. Big cities are vivid – full of museums, cathedrals and specialist macaroon outlets – but also stressful.

A beautiful French Riviera town near Nice is currently building a project that has been compared to what you might find an ...

France had around 200,000 cafes nationwide. It’s down to 36,000 today. Most of the bistros that disappeared were in small, rural towns. Up until now, it’s been virtually impossible to bring them back, ...

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a city and commune on the Sorgue River in southeastern France. It has a population of 20,000 people ...

If that's the case, there is some helpful new data on the most affordable towns in France. Finally, if you're one of those people who finds it incredibly irritating when people insist on having ...