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connexionfrance.com > magazine > the-story-behind-les-lacs-du-connemara-the-surprising-french-hit > 781892

The story behind Les Lacs du Connemara: the surprising French hit

13+ hour, 51+ min ago  (944+ words) Connemara does not sound like a typical French place name, so you could be forgiven for wondering why it is the subject of one of France's most loved songs." Les Lacs du Connemara is likely a tune you have heard…...

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connexionfrance.com > news > mp-drops-plan-to-allow-bakeries-to-open-seven-days-a-week > 781966

Controversial bakery law scrapped after industry backlash

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (770+ words) A proposed law that would have allowed bakeries (boulangeries) in France to open seven days a week has been scrapped by the bill's sponsor. French MP Jean-Marie Fi'vet originally tabled the bill to the Assembl'e nationale in February to remove…...

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connexionfrance.com > practical > easter-long-weekend-set-to-be-busy-on-french-roads-but-truck-protests-ease > 781811

Easter weekend traffic to be busy but truck protests ease

15+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1052+ words) Trucker protests are set to be called off over the Easter bank holiday weekend following an agreement between logistics sector leaders and the government over a new aid package." The new agreement grants the expansion of certain cash-flow loans and…...

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connexionfrance.com > magazine > films-and-tv-shows-to-improve-your-french-this-spring > 781774

Films and TV shows to improve your French this spring

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1141+ words) Culture is such a huge part of language learning, and one of the most enjoyable ways of improving your skills." Full immersion is key to learning a language in a meaningful way, and so when you fancy kicking back with…...

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connexionfrance.com > magazine > us-style-tipping-is-destroying-frances-famous-cafe-culture > 781099

US-style tipping is destroying France’s famous café culture

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (886+ words) If you are looking for a passage of English literature that best describes the simple joys of life in France, try the first chapter of A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway's memoir of being a struggling writer in Paris in the…...

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connexionfrance.com > practical > peugeot-citron-jeep-stellantis-recalls-212000-vehicles-in-france > 781751

Peugeot, Citroën, Jeep: Stellantis recalls 212,000 vehicles in France

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (737+ words) Vehicle manufacturer Stellantis is recalling 700,000 cars worldwide due to a fire risk linked to engine construction, including more than 212,000 vehicles in France. The vehicles, sold between 2023 and 2026, include Peugeot (more than 122,000 cars), Citro'n, Jeep, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo models among…...

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connexionfrance.com > practical > flight-updates-nice-cork-strasbourg-uk-links-and-passenger-trends > 781557

Flight updates: Nice-Cork, Strasbourg UK links and passenger trends

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (513+ words) Irish airline Aer Lingus will launch a direct route between Nice and Cork from May 2. Flights will run twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays until September 30, with one-way fares starting around "70. It is the airline's second service from Nice, alongside…...

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connexionfrance.com > practical > truck-drivers-protest-in-toulouse-and-var-new-action-planned-for-friday > 781691

Truck drivers protest in Toulouse and Var: new action planned for Friday

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (761+ words) Hundreds of truck drivers blocked roads in Toulouse and closed the A8 toll near Fr'jus to foreign trucks on Wednesday as part of an ongoing protest over fuel prices." With more protests planned for later in the week in other parts…...

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connexionfrance.com > practical > truck-drivers-protest-in-toulouse-and-the-var-over-fuel-aid > 781691

Truck drivers protest in Toulouse and the Var over fuel aid

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (756+ words) Truck driver protests have ramped up in France today, with hundreds of drivers blocking roads in Toulouse and closing the A8 toll near Fr'jus to foreign trucks." Around 100 trucks descended on Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) this morning, driving slowly around the city's ring…...

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connexionfrance.com > news > british-snowboarder-found-dead-in-french-alps-after-cliff-fall > 781626

British snowboarder found dead in French Alps after cliff fall

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (499+ words) A 43-year old British man has died in Savoie in a snowboarding accident, local authorities have confirmed. The man was snowboarding off-piste at La Plagne on Saturday (March 28) when the accident took place. "The victim, who was snowboarding alone" fell…...