Local news stories and events from the different regions of France
In the Haut-Beaujolais, 1 hour from Lyon, a luxurious chateau for sale for nearly 2 million euros. Its external appearance resembles that, very famous, of the Star Academy. Red bricks and white stones, grey roof, small central alley, large park all around… This chateau could almost be confused with that of Vives-Eaux in Seine-et-Marne, which was […]
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For the second year in a row, the arnica from the Vosges will not be harvested. Blame it on the hot weather and the lack of rain for over a month A sore? Quick, some arnica! But not the Vosges. The county council of the department has decided to give up picking arnica this summer because of the […]
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SOBRIETY: On Thursday, the Occitanie region unveiled a plan to deal with the climate change of which this territory has been a victim for several years Thursday, the Occitanie region unveiled a plan to try to save water. The community intends to raise public and tourist awareness of the challenges of water conservation, and encourage businesses […]
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It is now a tradition, the Trélazé Festival opens on the evening of the Fête de la Musique. See you this Wednesday in the parc du Vissoir for the 1st of 14 evenings. “Illusion. Could it be that it’s just an illusion? “. Do these lyrics mean anything to you? The general public first heard them in 1982, played by […]
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WEATHER REPORT: Roads cut, floods, damage, power cuts… Some French people have had to deal with the consequences of storms The violent storms which hit the west and the centre of France on Sunday afternoon particularly affected Seine-Maritime, notably causing floods and a “tornadic episode”, we learned from concordant sources. According to the Seine-Maritime prefecture, firefighters […]
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WEATHER FORECAST: Landes, Gers, Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées, where gusts of wind and hailstorms are expected, have been affected since early this morning The weather this Saturday will be disrupted by thunderstorms over much of the western half of the country, with four departments in the South West on orange alert due to this stormy activity, according to Météo-France. Landes, Gers, […]
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EARTHQUAKE: This aftershock follows the “very strong” earthquake which frightened the population of a large part of the west of the country on Friday evening, without causing major damage according to the authorities The Earth shook. A second time. In France. A magnitude 5 aftershock was felt in the early hours of Saturday in Deux-Sèvres, after a first tremor on Friday […]
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The earthquake, with an epicentre halfway between La Rochelle and Niort, was felt from Bordeaux to Saint-Malo It was 6:38 p.m. when the building began to shake. A slight ripple cast a silence in our little editorial office. In the heat and humidity of a Friday evening, the earth shook in Rennes. The Breton capital is not […]
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Friday 16th June 2023 will be the Fête de la Musique in Châteaubriant (Loire-Atlantique). What’s new this year? We reveal the program to you. In Châteaubriant (Loire-Atlantique), the Fête de la Musique will take place on Friday 16th June 2023. As every year, it will take place in the evening. “It’s a bit of a tradition here to celebrate the music festival […]
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From the Vally to the public garden via the basilica and the central square, there will be something for everyone during the Fête de la Musique scheduled for Saturday 17th June It is a beautiful poster, dense and eclectic as desired, which is offered for the Fête de la Musique (music festival), this Saturday 17th June, in the […]
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