Surrounded by a deep blue sky and the green-fleeced slopes of rolling Basque-country hills, Bernadette Pochelu winds her way between an outdoor pen of pigs, a noisy barn full of lambs, and her ...

A new “rural” political party in France – composed of hunters, butchers, bullfighting enthusiasts and rugby players – has been forced to deny it is in cahoots with Emmanuel Macron to steal votes from ...

In some rural areas of France, cows are no longer watching the trains go by. Once well served, these areas are now suffering from the loss of steam on some of the smaller railway lines. The French ...

Small business and residential users as far afield as the Pyrenees mountains in southern France could soon enjoy broadband connections thanks to a partnership between France Telecom (FT) and Alvarion.

Valerie Montchalin found out who her friends were when she transitioned to being a transgender woman in her village high in the Massif Central of central France. Some turned their backs on the 52-year ...

Hike & Dip Retreat. This consists of four guided walks through diverse and stunning terrains—mountain, vineyard, lake, and coast. Each end with an optional refreshing swim in nature. Participants ...

Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung has been living a quiet rural life in Bordeaux, France, where she tends a garden and raises ...

Rural depopulation has been a fact of French life for more than a century. Schools, shops and cafes have closed, and young people have left the countryside to find work in the big cities. Eleanor ...