
What Americans in France need to know about filing two tax returns, English-speaking helplines, where all the doctors are in France, important information for anyone looking to install solar panels, and how to express condolences in French – here are our essential articles for life in France.
Americans living in France must file two separate income tax returns each year — one for the US and one for France. As the US tax deadline approaches, here’s what experts recommend for those filing twice.
Should you file your French tax return before your US one?
Learning a new language is difficult and reaching out to a support line can feel intimidating — but a large number of services and companies in France do offer a helpline in English.
LISTED: The English-speaking helplines in France
The number of practising doctors in France is rising again after more than a decade of decline, but the rise in GP and specialist doctor numbers isn’t being felt equally across the country.
MAP: More doctors in France — but massive medical deserts remain
Perhaps you are looking to avoid rising energy prices or maybe you are interested in going green. Here are five things you need to know about installing solar panels in France.
Five things to know if you want to install solar panels on your French home
If you’re driving on French motorways you will be expected to pay a toll charge — unless you’re in Brittany. Here’s why.
Why is Brittany the only place in France that doesn’t have motorway tolls?
Finding the words to express condolences to someone who has just suffered a loss can be difficult in any language. Here’s how to do so in French.
‘Je suis de tout coeur avec vous’: How to express condolences in French

