Emma Albright

Nothing feels more like summer than watching a movie 'à la belle étoile' (under the stars). Here's everything you need to know about finding an open-air cinema near you.

Live webcams overlooking beaches or harbours have become a familiar feature of tourism websites across France. Intended to increase tourism, these cameras are now raising privacy concerns.

This French expression goes beyond the racetrack.

If you're driving around France this summer and pass through different communes, you might encounter some extremely long names, although they cannot top this 38-letter monster.

France is home to more than 34,000 communes, and while most have very ordinary names, others have become famous for a very different reason - they make people laugh.

This French expression paints a vivid picture of what happens when you've reached your limit.

France's experiment with introducing uniforms in schools looks to be quietly ending after mixed results and a cut in government funding.

From heatwaves to summer escapes, via festivals, open-air cinemas and the wine harvest, this week's La Belle Vie looks at what the summer season means in the 21st century France.

No ducks were harmed in the making of this phrase.

France's annual Nuits des Étoiles (Starry night) returns starting Friday, August 7th to Sunday, August 9th, with more than 600 free events taking place across the country.