Ask any French person about making an insurance claim in France and before you’ve finished asking the question, they will have started complaining about how long the process takes, writes Catharine Higginson

From the isolated village where I live you can catch a minibus to the nearest supermarket, seven miles away. On the return journey it will drop you and your shopping off right outside your front door.

WORKING LIFE PART 2

Discover gastronomy, markets, festivals and a slower pace of life in Gascony’s heartland. Victoria Garnham explains why and how the Gers embodies authentic French living

As we crossed the River Hérault on the D612 approaching Agde in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France, it felt as though we were going home, even though the last time we were here was in

Paulette Booth provides some key information