The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French regions' name changes lead to mockery Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie’s regional council voted on a new name for the region on Monday, but not everyone is pleased. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/frances-new-regions-have-started-to-choose-their-new-names Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:16:11 +0100 frances-new-regions-have-started-to-choose-their-new-names