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 Paris on Friday installed the first of 10 statues of pioneering French women displayed during the 2024 Olympics in a northern district of the capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250719/paris-dusts-off-statues-of-trailblazing-women-from-2024-olympics Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:15:04 +0200 paris-dusts-off-statues-of-trailblazing-women-from-2024-olympics A giant balloon that became a popular landmark over the skies of Paris during the 2024 Olympics rose again Saturday evening, as Parisians celebrated an annual street music festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250621/olympic-balloon-to-rise-again-in-paris Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:57:06 +0200 olympic-balloon-to-rise-again-in-paris The French Mint has received 220 requests to replace medals won at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it told AFP on Friday, representing four percent of the medals awarded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250228/over-200-defective-paris-olympics-and-paralympics-medals-to-be-replaced Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:10:18 +0100 over-200-defective-paris-olympics-and-paralympics-medals-to-be-replaced The spectacular ‘spirit of the Olympics’ metal horse - aka Zeus - will visit towns and cities across France on a unique tour. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250224/paris-olympics-metal-horse-goes-on-tour-around-france-and-germany Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:28:07 +0100 paris-olympics-metal-horse-goes-on-tour-around-france-and-germany Swimmer Florent Manaudou is feeling glum, French MPs despair over a plummeting sports budget and the Eiffel Tower has lost its Olympic rings. Two months after the flame went out on the glittering Paris Olympics and Paralympics, the French capital is in the grip of a bout of post-Games blues. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241110/two-months-on-post-olympic-blues-grip-paris Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:28:40 +0100 two-months-on-post-olympic-blues-grip-paris A row over the Olympics logo becoming a longterm feature of the Eiffel Tower has taken a fresh turn with a French government minister bidding to take de facto control over the monument away from the city of Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241009/eiffel-tower-at-centre-of-battle-for-control-between-paris-and-french-government Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:10:49 +0200 eiffel-tower-at-centre-of-battle-for-control-between-paris-and-french-government Many amateur French sports clubs are struggling to cope with a wave of enquiries and a boom in wannabee players sparked by the Paris Olympics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241002/french-clubs-forced-to-turn-away-players-in-post-olympics-sports-boom Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:01:54 +0200 french-clubs-forced-to-turn-away-players-in-post-olympics-sports-boom Workers removed the Olympics logo from the Eiffel Tower overnight on Friday, returning the beloved monument to its usual form - but perhaps only temporarily. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240927/workers-remove-olympic-rings-from-eiffel-tower-for-now Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:29:42 +0200 workers-remove-olympic-rings-from-eiffel-tower-for-now In western Paris, the swimming pool where national hero Leon Marchand won four gold medals at this summer's Olympics in the French capital is being stripped down and prepared for a move. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240921/paris-olympics-sports-equipment-moves-to-new-homes Sat, 21 Sep 2024 10:43:26 +0200 paris-olympics-sports-equipment-moves-to-new-homes France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240915/france-bids-final-farewell-to-olympics-with-champs-elysees-parade Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:40:56 +0200 france-bids-final-farewell-to-olympics-with-champs-elysees-parade French Olympic and Paralympic athletes are to be honoured this weekend with a parade on Paris’s Champs-Élysées, followed by a concert. Here's how to get a ticket. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240809/france-to-hold-special-parade-for-its-olympians-and-paralympians Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:58:55 +0200 france-to-hold-special-parade-for-its-olympians-and-paralympians From the athletes' towels to the volunteers' uniforms, via flags, cups and mascots, anyone who wants a special souvenir of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics can get one, thanks to a series of markets taking place across France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240913/paris-olympics-organisers-hold-souvenir-sales-across-france Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:42:19 +0200 paris-olympics-organisers-hold-souvenir-sales-across-france Six Paris Metro stations were on Thursday renamed after Los Angeles landmarks - including Beverly Hills, Hollywood Boulevard and Santa Monica. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240912/paris-renames-metro-stations-in-honour-of-los-angeles Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:17:21 +0200 paris-renames-metro-stations-in-honour-of-los-angeles From the extremely popular hot-air balloon to the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower and the silver 'ghost' horse there were several landmarks that were widely appreciated in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240912/rings-hot-air-balloon-and-horse-what-now-for-paris-olympic-landmarks Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:06:22 +0200 rings-hot-air-balloon-and-horse-what-now-for-paris-olympic-landmarks The end of the widely hailed Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this weekend will be greeted with pride and relief, as well as trepidation in a country in the throes of a deep political crisis. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240908/the-end-of-olympic-escapism-for-gloomy-france Sun, 08 Sep 2024 11:01:20 +0200 the-end-of-olympic-escapism-for-gloomy-france Stamp collectors - and those looking for affordable Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics souvenirs - have plenty of options with La Poste's special limited-edition Games offering, including a special stamp depicting the Olympic cauldron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240903/how-you-can-buy-special-paris-olympics-and-paralympics-collectors-stamps Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:55:15 +0200 how-you-can-buy-special-paris-olympics-and-paralympics-collectors-stamps The Eiffel Tower will keep the Olympic rings that have adorned it since June after the ongoing Paralympic Games, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240901/eiffel-tower-to-keep-olympic-rings-after-games-paris-mayor Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:45:23 +0200 eiffel-tower-to-keep-olympic-rings-after-games-paris-mayor After an exciting opening ceremony, the Paris Paralympics are now underway in the French capital. Here's all the information you need about the event. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240820/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-paris-paralympics Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:53:25 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-paris-paralympics The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240829/in-pictures-paris-paralympics-open-in-blaze-of-hope-and-inclusivity Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:53:55 +0200 in-pictures-paris-paralympics-open-in-blaze-of-hope-and-inclusivity For the second time this summer, Paris is gearing up to host the world’s best athletes as the Paralympics gets under way. Here is how to tune in from France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240821/how-to-watch-the-paris-paralympic-games-on-tv-in-france Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:21:05 +0200 how-to-watch-the-paris-paralympic-games-on-tv-in-france