PARIS, France – French lawmakers voted Wednesday to draw up a new map of the country’s regions, reducing them from 22 to 13, in a move aimed at trimming costs and improving efficiency.

Ridley Scott has a thing for Monpazier. After first filming "The Duelists," starring Harvey Keitel, in the southwestern French town in 1977, the British director returned for 2021’s medieval tale, ...

France has finally settled on a new map after the name of the final new super region was decided on.

You don’t have to battle tourist hordes in the world’s most-visited country. Here are 10 of its relatively less-visited but underrated regions.

New year, new map of France. As of 1 January, France's 22 regions have been whittled down to 13 in an effort to streamline the country's formidable bureaucracy. There were howls of outrage in 2014 ...

Hollande redraws France’s regions – what will it mean? President François Hollande is to redraw the administrative map of France. But, while no-one will admit to opposing the change, turf ...

One of the world’s most gruelling cycle races will get underway this weekend -the 112th Tour de France. This year, 184 riders representing 23 teams will be on the start line for the three-week ...

France generally does pretty well in European (and global) comparisons on life expectancy - but which French regions have the longest-living residents?

The same notion can be said for Black women who successfully take up space across France’s wine regions—some of the world’s most prestigious spaces.

Drinkers expect certain things based on where their wine comes from, so France's prestigious Champagne district is teaming up with Australia's winegrowing regions in the fight to better protect ...

With a thousand castles and almost as many churches, France’s south-western Périgord region is a paradise for lovers of ancient stones. Aude, 32, has inherited the fortress of Commarque. The ...