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News
Emmanuel Macron is in Occitanie
Macron is in Occitanie this Thursday and Friday. A visit is planned to the Francazal military base near Toulouse on Thursday, and on Friday there’s a big pow-wow in Souillac with elected officials. The President of the Republic, accompanied by…
Super U at Trèbes finally reopens
Ten months ago the Super U at Trèbes was closed after the bloody attack where…
Trumpet shuts down Toulouse subway
A suspicious package caused the partial shutdown of the line A metro in Toulouse,…
France steps up no-deal Brexit…
France is stepping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit after the British parliament…
France puts the thumbscrews on…
The government has requested a Renault board meeting to discuss dismissing scandal-hit…
Events
La flûte enchantée opera
Le Site Pont du Gard start the Festival d’Opéra du Grand Sud (FOGS) with an emblematic opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Adulte 34 €; reductions 28 €; children 22 €. For more information…
Jan 25 - Jan 26
Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard
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Features, Interviews & Letters
What changes in France from January…
A new year and a new month are set to bring changes to life in France, including…
Boy survives 40 minutes under…
A family were skiing at La Plagne ski resort in the French Alps, when they went…
Why are the Gilets Jaunes so angry?
By John Lichfield, Politico The Yellow Jackets ripping across the country…
Access to the port at Sète blocked…
Dockers at Sète blocked the port on Monday. Their blockades were "nothing…