France

Even in the face of online retail and hypermarkets, France's local markets continue to thrive and grow.

A French legislator calls for a ban on illuminated ads over urinals, claiming they are intrusive and bad for the environment.

France's newest national park is in the Champagne/Bourgogne region and includes large areas of ancient forests.

France is deploying new, more secure speed cameras that can record much more than speed; it hopes they will survive.

Violent protests and a drop in the value of the British pound affected visits to France, leading the country to reset the date for its goal of 100 million visitors.

France is opening the first of a series of museums celebrating its UNESCO-heritage food and food traditions.

A boutique hotel will open on the grounds of the Chateau de Versailles, complete with an Alain Ducasse restaurant.

The Louvre has returned Mona Lisa to display and has a new plan for giving everyone a (short) moment to view or take a selfie.

A new-style solar-powered monorail may get a live trial in northern France.

In a fairy-tale story that's real, a small painting is identified as a long-missing masterpiece.

With new owners, a plan for the purple-plane Icelandic carrier to fly again, even as France's second-biggest airline collapses.

French thieves have taken bells from several churches in Provence; authorities fear the bells may have been melted down.