While expats cannot vote in national elections, those residents originally from EU member states can vote in municipal and European elections. The next municipal ones are in 2008 - but you must register immediately...

After finishing university in the UK, Oliver Jenner and Amy Jones decided that the best place to start their sausage-making and pork business was France. It has become a huge success...

On a cold winter's night there is nothing more warming than a fire. Here's what you need to know about sorting out your supply...

What do you need to do to integrate and enjoy your new Gallic life? Maggi de Rozario, a Brit who has lived in France since 2002, and who has become so at home here that she has been invited by her local mayor to join in planning her village's future, gives some advicemore...

French government changes that restrict access to French healthcare by early EU retirees are most devastating for those with pre-existing medical conditions. Those affected, though, are campaigning to get the legislation changed...

The French authorities have confirmed that certain categories of British and other EU nationals will have state healthcare cover removed.

Telephones are a must-have wherever you are. But when you live in France there's the added complication of finding the best deal for calling home. Today there's a wide choice of options - including those that make calls completely free.

Reports in the UK press about early retirees losing their right to French state healthcare cover has caused tens of thousands of people to panic. But what is really happening? And do you need to worry?

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