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Mysterious City of Gods comes to City of Light

Some 450 pre-Columbian pieces in Quai Branly museum.

France country factbook

Includes geography, people, government, economy and transnational issues.

Scandals from the 'The Wild West of Politics'

Basil Howitt on criminal investigations in the coastal resorts.

Renting in Paris

Useful information on renting accommodation in Paris.

Moving your marriage abroad

Relocating can have a big impact on your relationship.

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11/11/2009 1989: The year East Germans discovered Western sex

In communist East Germany, pornography and sex work were serious taboos.

09/11/2009 Can Sarkozy shake off the mid-term blues?

Sliding in the polls and battling dissent in his own camp, Nicolas Sarkozy is mired in mid-term blues, but analysts doubt his current woes will...

04/11/2009 World's most prosperous nations are in Europe

The latest Legatum Prosperity Index has been released, with the old continent once more coming out on top but there are signs of potential weakness...

02/11/2009 'Peace cotton' smoothes its way into Benin

Organically grown cotton offers health and economic benefits to Beninese farmers.

01/11/2009 In Poland, honey grows on trees

A group of Polish enthusiasts are reviving a form of beekeeping that stretches back thousands of years but was abandoned more than a century ago:...

30/10/2009 Sarkozy junior: The son also rises

President Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean has shot from a little-known "brat" to would-be national politician in just two years, a...

26/10/2009 Parents, care groups venture into children's digital limbo

Twenty years after the international community expanded the frontiers of protection for children, child carers and officialdom are slowly venturing...

Inside Expatica
Do the recent healthcare changes affect you?

Do the recent healthcare changes affect you?

Our expert Steven Grover delves into the murky waters of French healthcare for expats and asks how recent changes affect them?

Assurance Vie - An expatriate’s guide

Assurance Vie - An expatriate’s guide

Tax and estate planning figure prominently in the list of priorities of many financially secure expatriate residents of France.

Clubs, groups and associations in France

Clubs, groups and associations in France

From Gaelic clubs to Canadian Alumni organisations, there is bound to be an English-speaking club for you in France.

Should I buy or rent in France?

Should I buy or rent in France?

This is what you need to consider when making an early choice between purchasing or renting accommodation in France.