A new bill that would change an old licencing law has faced opposition from the left over concerns about alcohol consumption.

French visitors are coming to Washington with an old U.S. battle flag and a plan to rekindle memories of the American ...

The Talking France podcast is back ... new bars and cafés in France's rural villages. The Talking France team chats about whether this could breathe life into an often forgotten part of France ...

The couple decided to live mortgage free in a French village instead of continuing to ... as they did in the UK but say their quality of life is better. Liz, a mom-of-two, originally from ...

Lawmakers in France have overwhelmingly backed a bill making it easier to open bars in villages - a move aimed at reviving social life in small rural communities. In a 156-2 vote on Monday, MPs ...

TWO MEN decided to ditch the UK for a 200-year-old abandoned village in France that cost them £22,000 ... located in Normandy and bring it back to life. "We never ever set out to buy a hamlet ...

France had some 200,000 cafes in 1960, often serving as the social centre of gravity for communities around the country. By 2015, that number had fallen to just 36,000, with most closures in rural ...

saying the measure will "bring French villages back to life". The legislation was adopted nearly unanimously by the French parliament, with 156 lawmakers backing it and just two voting against.

Lawmakers in France have overwhelmingly backed a bill making it easier to open bars in villages - a move aimed at reviving social life in small rural communities. In a 156-2 vote on Monday ...