Did you know: France's president was not always elected by the people Until 1962 the president was chosen by an electoral college of 80,000 officials including MPs and senators, mayors and some other local councillors
Rules for scattering ashes I鈥檇 like to follow someone鈥檚 request and scatter their ashes in a village which is not the one they lived in (although it is in the same commune). I have read I need to notify the marie of the place of birth of the deceased but what if that person was born in the UK? B.J.
Which French marriage regime is which? Barbara Heslop of Heslop & Platt answers a reader query on French matrimonial regimes
news Fear for circus animals鈥� lives after France wild animal ban Circus and sea life park workers have hit back at the government's proposals with their concerns for the animals鈥� welfare
Exception to EU inheritance rules A court has highlighted that bypassing French inheritance law with the 2015 EU regulation could be ruled invalid if it involves disinheriting children who are then left destitute.
Macron appoints author as French language champion President Emmanuel Macron has appointed award-winning French-Moroccan writer Le茂la Slimani to champion the French language and 鈥渞epresent the open face of Francophonie鈥�.
