Drop in for a natter about anything French related.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
The French PM is resigning.
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Headers »
Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:08 pm
I am watching the parties tearing into the govt.
The right wing seem to be in the ascendency. Have I got that right?
The whole world seems to be in a...
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Last post by Biloute
Wed Sep 10, 2025 9:57 am
A sad sight
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Headers »
Sun Aug 31, 2025 4:22 pm
We haven’t been to Bordeaux for a while. We went today to fetch family from the airport.
Alongside the A62 is a pretty little chateau (proper old one...
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Last post by Spectrum
Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:32 am
Dried Out
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Veem »
Sun Aug 24, 2025 9:33 am
I went out to lunch in La Rochefoucauld with a friend yesterday. Afterwards, we strolled over to the river bank to have a look and found the Tardoire...
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Last post by exile
Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:29 pm
Countryside Crime
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Veem »
Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:22 pm
Our local sheep farmer called in this morning. It's a long time since we saw him so we had a good long chat. It's even longer since we had seen his...
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Last post by DaveW
Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:49 pm
La loi Duplomb
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Blaze »
Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:56 pm
I don't know if anyone has been following this ......
Very briefly, the aim of the Loi Duplomb was to lift restrictions for farmers on the use of...
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Last post by exile
Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:20 am
Weather ... again
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Blaze »
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:28 am
Most of the time our area in the north of Brittany seems to be sheltered from the terrible weather that we hear about elsewhere.
But today, we are...
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Last post by Lori
Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:28 am
Catch a falling Pa
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Grangela »
Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:15 pm
I haven’t posted on here for a long time.
We are thoroughly enjoying life in Pau apart from my husband’s ill health. John, 85, had a stroke almost...
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Last post by demi
Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:12 am
Confusion
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rabbit »
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:51 am
A French person emailed me and said he would be arriving « fin am »
What time would you reasonably expect him?
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Last post by MAD87
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:00 am
Van man with my parcel
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Polarengineer »
Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:00 pm
He is a regular van man often delivering our parcels, nice bloke. Today he turns up with a book-size parcel in his hand and a bloody computer gadget...
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Last post by Loup-garou
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:24 pm
Mini break suggestions
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Naylor's Ark »
Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:59 pm
There are loads of pretty towns and villages in France. ( And just over the borders)
So where would you suggest to visit for a mini break?
We've...
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Last post by exile
Thu Jun 26, 2025 8:46 pm
Call the cops??
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Hotrodder »
Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:30 pm
Last night there was another rave in drug central but a strangely silent one. All the usual suspects started turning up on foot quite late but they...
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Last post by Blaze
Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:23 am
House Sale
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hughnique »
Thu May 15, 2025 9:30 am
Not having a very productive experience with a well known international organisation we decided to call in a local agent, the subject of a recent...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu May 22, 2025 9:51 am
Our house was targeted last night
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Polarengineer »
Wed May 14, 2025 12:02 pm
Woken from a deep sleep at 0115 am by the afterburners of a fighter jet at about 100m over our house. I think there were two of them as we were...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu May 15, 2025 5:34 pm
The Pope has died
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Pathca »
Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:13 am
Earlier this morning. Although he looked dreadful on his pictures with Charles and Camila the other day
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Last post by MAD87
Sun May 11, 2025 9:50 am
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Last post by Biloute
Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:03 am
It would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic
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rabbit »
Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:19 pm
Trump appointed as his head of education the former head of a wrestling franchise.(hmmm) Over the weekend she was being interviewed about her plans...
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Last post by rabbit
Tue Apr 15, 2025 10:57 am
Confused with La Poste
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manonthemoon2 »
Wed Apr 09, 2025 1:52 pm
I have to send back an item to UK, I'm wondering about how much it's going to cost.
The parcel weighs 933 grams.
I've looked on La Poste English...
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Sat Apr 12, 2025 9:34 am
Marine Le Pen barred from public office
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Blaze »
Mon Mar 31, 2025 1:33 pm
Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling EU funds and is thus barred from running for public office for 5 years.
Rightly so. She's...
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Last post by Pathca
Sun Apr 06, 2025 7:55 pm
Tsunami
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rabbit »
Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:16 pm
This sign has just appeared at my local beach in Southern Brittany.
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Last post by rabbit
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:37 pm
I’ve made it
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rabbit »
Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:45 pm
Yes I’ve made it I have got to the point where I detest Trump more than Putin.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:24 pm
The truth coming out ?
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Pathca »
Tue Mar 25, 2025 11:32 pm
It always felt like there was something ‘odd’ about this child’s disappearance
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Last post by Blaze
Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:19 pm
Le Bon Coin
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Blaze »
Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:39 pm
I am well and truly foxed :crazy:
I have used LBC on and off for years to sell things, with no problems. I haven't used it for a while and something...
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Last post by Nomoss
Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:40 pm
Wills
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BishyB »
Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:41 am
Looking for recommendation for english speaking notaire to draw up our wills. Would prefer around Pontivy but not essential. Many thanks.
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Last post by hughnique
Thu Mar 13, 2025 5:13 pm
Amusing Translations
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rabbit »
Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:34 pm
Local restaurant had English translations of menu
Herbes de Provence - Provence grass
Carottes Rapée. - raped carrots
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Last post by Bayleaf
Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:13 am
Mulhouse
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Pathca »
Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:54 pm
Apologies for the source of this but it gives more details than others
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Last post by curtis
Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:02 pm
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