As part of The Local's new series on second-homes in France, here is everything you need to know (the good, the bad, and the ...

FRANCE’S worst child rapist has been jailed for 20 years after the sick doctor abused nearly 300 patients and bragged in a ...

Half of France's regional languages are considered 'seriously endangered' according to Unesco, but in the west of the country ...

Joël Le Scouarnec was dubbed the most prolific paedophile in France after admitting to at least 299 horrifying crimes against ...

Judges followed the public prosecutor’s recommendations regarding the length of the sentence and the criminal court of Morbihan ... The new trial in Brittany, western France, began in February ...

A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of victims over more than two decades has been given the maximum sentence of ...