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It could seem a foolish idea to build your own house, if it’s not your trade. And yet it’s an adventure that more and more French people are living.

And yes they do have a taste! All you never really wanted to know about eating snails.

The patients can’t cope with the taboos, the hospitals can’t cope with the finances. And it’s nurses who are paying the price, says Anne Perraut Soliveres.

The truffle season is in full swing – but you’ll need an expert eye to sift the diamonds from the fakes

Who wants to live in the countryside? French businesses are in search of foreign buyers.

Don’t be late or you might not get home atall. It’s man against tide on the island of Noirmoutier.

Find out why the crowds just keep on growing for the 21st century town crier.

Guaranteed to make your mouth water. Étienne Boissy «meilleur ouvrier de France» on the art of serving cheese.

Olive trees can survive forest fires, but can regional languages survive the modern era? Militants from Provence believe so.