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With the tide out, it is a magical moment, rivulets of water swirl and eddy through the sand, the white cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez loom behind me. There’s not a soul in sight. This jagged headland marks the start of the Côte d’Opale, which runs south-west from Calais for about …

Château les Oliviers de Salettes, Drôme This turreted mansion used to be part of a larger château surrounded by vineyards. Today its grounds are given over to parkland and lavender fields. The 13 double rooms and nine suites all have glorious rural views over one of France’s most unsung regions. …

French President Emmanuel Macron has named 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as France’s new prime minister on Tuesday. Attal, who has replaced Elisabeth Borne, becomes France’s youngest and first openly gay PM. The move comes as Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term in office as political pressure …

Forgive me for sounding a little smug. You would too if you were sitting in stylish lodgings sipping a glass of grand cru minutes away from a prestigious address, the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, east of Paris. The mile-long avenue is lined with expensive champagne houses, from Moët & …

There’s nothing quite like blinding white, early-morning mountain sun, a blast of crisp, cold air and an Alpine valley stretching ahead of you to start your day. Welcome to Avoriaz, sitting on a cliff-face at 1,800m – and the only fully pedestrianised resort in France. It is also home to …

Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has hinted about coming out of retirement to reach a goals milestone.   The 41-year-old notched 96 goals in France’s top flight during spells at Auxerre, Marseille and Bastia.   Cisse is desperate to round that up to 100 and has offered to sign for a Ligue 1 club on a free …

Three black France players have been targeted on social media after their World Cup final defeat to Argentina.   Aurelien Tchouameni, Kingsley Coman, and Randal Kolo Muani, who all featured in the final, were subjected to vile messages on their accounts, as reported by The Athletic.    Tchouameni and Coman missed penalties …

France (opens in new tab) face Argentina (opens in new tab) in the final of World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) on Sunday, aiming to become world champions for the third time. Les Bleus are also looking to retain the trophy – something which hasn’t been done since Brazil …

France advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup after earning a dominant 3-1 win over Poland in a round of 16 match at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar on Sunday, December 4.    The first goal came from Olivier Giroud, who capitalized off a pass from Kylian Mbappé in the 44th …

Giroud ties Henry starts Golden boot chase, Mbappe answers critics as defending champions France comeback to beat Australia. Australia shocked France with an early goal when Craig Goodwin converted a cross by Mathew Leckie. France did not panic as in the 27th minute were level when Adrien Rabiot headed in …