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 Americans across France took part in dozens of No Kings protests on Saturday, against the US regime of Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260331/n-pictures-americans-in-france-stage-no-kings-protests Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:42:14 +0200 n-pictures-americans-in-france-stage-no-kings-protests Americans across France, including in Paris and Nice, are planning dozens of No Kings protests on Saturday, against the US regime of Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260325/americans-in-paris-to-host-biggest-ever-no-kings-protest Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:22:48 +0100 americans-in-paris-to-host-biggest-ever-no-kings-protest In Nice, every year since 1960, tons of pebbles have been dumped along the Promenade des Anglais, part of the annual makeover of town's famous pebble beach. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260326/french-riviera-city-of-nice-begins-its-annual-beach-makeover Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:24:51 +0100 french-riviera-city-of-nice-begins-its-annual-beach-makeover The 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, already bedevilled by several senior executives quitting, faces another potential headache with the election of far-right politician Eric Ciotti as mayor of Nice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260324/new-nice-mayor-poses-a-real-problem-for-2030-winter-olympics Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:54:37 +0100 new-nice-mayor-poses-a-real-problem-for-2030-winter-olympics With France's municipal elections coming up in March, the Riviera city of Nice has become the stage for a showdown between two rival stalwarts from the right of French politics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260206/whats-at-stake-in-the-key-local-election-in-the-french-riviera-city-of-nice Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:01:45 +0100 whats-at-stake-in-the-key-local-election-in-the-french-riviera-city-of-nice They may have come from around the world to the French Riviera. But the only views they were interested in were on computer monitors inside a hangar-like exhibition space. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251012/gamers-fight-in-france-as-evo-comes-to-europe Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:25:46 +0200 gamers-fight-in-france-as-evo-comes-to-europe French authorities on Saturday deployed dozens of police officers to the southern French city of Nice after two people were killed and another five received injuries in an apparent drug-related shooting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251005/dozens-of-french-police-sent-to-nice-after-deadly-shooting Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:58:35 +0200 dozens-of-french-police-sent-to-nice-after-deadly-shooting Police in the southern French city of Nice were on Saturday hunting down attackers after two people were killed and another five received injuries in an apparent drug-related shooting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251004/two-dead-in-apparent-drug-related-shooting-in-southern-france Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:32:03 +0200 two-dead-in-apparent-drug-related-shooting-in-southern-france A catastrophe was only narrowly avoided at France's Nice-Côte d'Azur airport on Sunday, when two planes were close to crashing into each other on the the runway. French authorities have launched an investigation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250923/investigation-launched-after-two-planes-almost-collide-at-nice-airport Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:56:37 +0200 investigation-launched-after-two-planes-almost-collide-at-nice-airport The southern French city of Nice will be better connected to the United States next summer, due to a new direct flight recently announced by Delta Airlines. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250829/delta-announces-new-direct-flight-from-us-to-french-riviera Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:19:07 +0200 delta-announces-new-direct-flight-from-us-to-french-riviera Police in the southern French city of Nice have launched a crackdown on speeding drivers on the Promenade des Anglais, saying that anyone caught speeding along the famous avenue will be taken into custody. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250717/police-launch-crackdown-on-speeding-drivers-in-nice Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:50:15 +0200 police-launch-crackdown-on-speeding-drivers-in-nice Public transport in the southern French city of Nice is almost completed halted on Thursday due to strike action. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250603/no-trams-or-buses-nice-public-transport-halted-for-strike Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:38:38 +0200 no-trams-or-buses-nice-public-transport-halted-for-strike As part of The Local's series on second-homes in France, here is everything you need to know (the good, the bad, and the ugly) about purchasing property in the French Riviera and Provence, according to both home-owners and property experts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250522/french-property-what-to-know-about-buying-a-second-home-in-the-riviera-and-provence Thu, 22 May 2025 10:06:33 +0200 french-property-what-to-know-about-buying-a-second-home-in-the-riviera-and-provence The French Riviera city of Nice is over 900km away from Paris (by road), so what's the best way to travel between the two cities? We look at the pros and cons of going by plane, train, car or bus. Share your own views below. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250509/whats-the-best-way-to-travel-between-paris-and-nice Fri, 09 May 2025 19:10:14 +0200 whats-the-best-way-to-travel-between-paris-and-nice Locals in the Mediterranean city of Nice like to boast that it has a 'microclimate' making it sunny in the winter but not intolerably hot in summer - but is this actually true? https://www.thelocal.fr/20250430/does-nice-really-have-a-microclimate Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:28:21 +0200 does-nice-really-have-a-microclimate Nice, on the French Riviera, is one of France's most popular cities, but there's a lot more to it than the beach and the Promenade des Anglais. We asked author and Nice resident of 22 years Jeanne Oliver to share some of her favourite off-the-beaten-track spots. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220623/10-hidden-gems-of-nice-that-tourists-miss Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:05:27 +0200 10-hidden-gems-of-nice-that-tourists-miss While Paris has long held the crown as the top spot for Americans moving to France, more and more are choosing to move to the French Riviera city of Nice. There's more to the Côte d'Azur than the sunshine it seems. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250419/a-really-efficient-city-why-more-and-more-americans-are-moving-to-nice Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:36:41 +0200 a-really-efficient-city-why-more-and-more-americans-are-moving-to-nice The French Riviera is an increasingly popular tourist destination for visitors from the United States. With six flights a day to Nice from US cities, it’s easy to see why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250416/listed-the-direct-flights-between-the-french-riviera-and-the-us-this-summer Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:27:37 +0200 listed-the-direct-flights-between-the-french-riviera-and-the-us-this-summer A 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook Nice and the Côte d'Azur on Tuesday night with one resident saying it felt like "a train had passed underneath the house". https://www.thelocal.fr/20250319/french-riviera-hit-by-4-1-magnitude-earthquake Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:21:08 +0100 french-riviera-hit-by-4-1-magnitude-earthquake The mayor of Nice backtracked Friday on sharply limiting visits by large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250302/french-city-nice-backtracks-on-big-cruise-ship-ban Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:12:51 +0100 french-city-nice-backtracks-on-big-cruise-ship-ban