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 magazine Challenges has revealed the list of the wealthiest French people (and their fortunes). Here are the top ten. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160707/the-top-ten-richest-people-in-france Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:19:54 +0200 the-top-ten-richest-people-in-france After a new poll suggested French people had less and less sympathy for the poor, an expert in the field considers whether poverty in France, where there is a noticeable homeless population and record unemployment, is as bad as it's made out to be. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141017/can-france-be-considered-a-poor-country Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:51:00 +0200 can-france-be-considered-a-poor-country France is facing its highest rates of poverty since 1997 as unemployment climbs to record levels. However, hard times are clearly not spread evenly across the country with some towns avoiding the worst and others clearly hit hard. Find out where is worst affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140128/frances-rich-and-poor-where-do-they-live Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:55:00 +0100 frances-rich-and-poor-where-do-they-live Two French tycoons have made it into the the annual American-dominated Forbes rich list, it was revealed on Tuesday, including L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, who can lay claim to the grand title of the world's richest woman. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130305/two-french-tycoons-top-forbes-rich-list Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:48:00 +0100 two-french-tycoons-top-forbes-rich-list