Low-rent lock houses in Brittany offered to tourism entrepreneurs The state-owned canal properties were empty until offered to businesses to boost tourism - an owner shares her 鈥榳arts and all鈥� story
鈥榃e sailed to France on a barge and took our time house hunting鈥� Moving to France on their own boat took the pressure off finding a perfect home for this UK couple
Parts of French canals closed to boats due to low water level Rivers remain largely navigable because of damming techniques, but the water level is low
practical What are the rules on solar panels on Canal du Midi properties? The rules depend on where the property is situated. The most protected areas are the ' sites class茅s' , which consist of 鈥渆mblematic scenery directly linked to the canal鈥�
Britons' stories: Why we are keen to be back in France again UK residents who like to spend extended periods in France told The Connexion why they are counting the days to come back despite Covid restrictions
Environmental news in France for February 2021 65% of France's Canal du Midi plane trees already destroyed by fungus, French government authorises three-year period of previously banned neonicotinoid insecticides and more
Covid and drought strands barge owner on France鈥檚 canals It took one Australian traveller seven months to make what is usually a three-week trip along the impacted waterways last year
France's Canal du Midi may soon transport cargo again Barges could be used to transport cargo along the Canal du Midi within three years
Trapped French expat dog finally freed by volunteers A dog belonging to a British man in C么te-d鈥橭r has been rescued by a team of volunteers after being trapped in a tunnel for six days, despite the official rescue having been called off.
