The first round of the 2026 French municipal elections has confirmed the strong position of the incumbent mayor in Caen. Aristide Olivier, the current mayor and an independent centre-right candidate, finished well ahead of his rivals with 48.51% of the vote, only a few percentage points away from the absolute majority required to secure the victory in the first round.

It closed on Saturday, 7th March, Vire's local swimming pool was put out of service by a single mouse. The small animal got into the building's electrical panel and nibbled cables, causing severe damage to the building's infrastructure. The closure is expected to last at least a week.

It happened in Trévières, in the Calvados, on Monday (2nd March 2026). Three people from the same family reportedly answered a local ad to come and cut poplar trees on a private property. During the outing, a tree is reported to have fallen on one of them, a thirty-year-old man, who died at the scene.

If you're a British citizen with a second nationality, you may find yourself struggling to get into the UK as of the 25th February this year if you do not have a British passport. If you want to travel on your other nationality's passport, you will have to order a certificate of entitlement for almost £600.

Despite a very tight game, Caen's basketball players didn't make it in the clutch this Friday, 14th February, against Orléans (70-78). Coach Jean-Baptiste Lecrosnier's men are now 18th in the Elite 2 championship.

A man was arrested on Sunday, 1st February, for having broken into a flat in Caen the day before. The perpetrator was tracked down after using a bank card stolen from the address.

Today is the Chandeleur (Candlemas), a Catholic celebration that takes place 40 days after Christmas, and is very popular in France, during which people make and eat crêpes! As such, here's our little recipe to make your own crêpes at home, like a Michelin star French chef.

The French municipal elections are currently underway. In 2020, nearly a million candidates ran for the position, in the hopes of filling one of around 35,000 mayoral positions. This year, French voters will once again vote for their municipal councillors, who will then elect their mayor. Let’s take a closer look at how these elections work and why they matter to you!

Both citizenship and long-term visa applications have been affected by the change; since the New Year, a new range of tests and language requirements have been introduced for foreigners seeking to live in France. So what has changed? And how hard is it to become a French citizen in 2026?

A serious house fire broke out in Ouistreham, near Caen, in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2026, causing extensive damage but leaving no one injured. The incident occurred at around 5 a.m. while the occupants were away from the property.