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 As southern France is increasingly plagued with summer droughts, another local authority is planning 'seasonal pricing' to encourage people to save water. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231206/south-west-france-city-plans-seasonal-water-pricing Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:13:59 +0100 south-west-france-city-plans-seasonal-water-pricing France's environment minister Christophe Béchu has announced a series of measures to reduce French people's water consumption, as the country grapples with rising temperatures and more frequent droughts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230125/water-limits-apps-and-leaks-how-france-plans-to-deal-with-future-droughts Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:34:42 +0100 water-limits-apps-and-leaks-how-france-plans-to-deal-with-future-droughts French drought rules already limit the use of private swimming pools in many areas, but now media reports suggest that the country is about to ban private pools. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220825/no-france-isnt-about-to-ban-private-pools-because-of-drought Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:13:54 +0200 no-france-isnt-about-to-ban-private-pools-because-of-drought All of France's metropolitan départements currently have water restrictions in place. Here's how to find out what restrictions are in place in your area, and what that means for everyday life. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220615/map-where-are-water-restrictions-in-place-in-france-and-what-do-they-mean Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:43:51 +0200 map-where-are-water-restrictions-in-place-in-france-and-what-do-they-mean For the past two years residents of a village in Burgundy have been given industrial levels of bottled water by their town hall as they're no longer able to drink their own running water. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180821/burgundy-villagers-left-without-running-water-for-two-years Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:33:53 +0200 burgundy-villagers-left-without-running-water-for-two-years A water company in France has been told to restore running water to a woman and her 10-year-old son after cutting her water supply for 12 years because she failed to cough up a €300 bill. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180308/french-family-lives-12-years-without-water-over-failure-to-pay-300-bill Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:35:21 +0100 french-family-lives-12-years-without-water-over-failure-to-pay-300-bill Nearly three million French people are drinking polluted tap water, according to a new study and most of them live in rural areas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170127/millions-in-rural-france-drink-polluted-tap-water Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:20:21 +0100 millions-in-rural-france-drink-polluted-tap-water The open water in Paris may not look that inviting, but this Sunday (and this Sunday only) Parisians are invited for a swim. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160825/parisians-invited-to-swim-in-the-bassin-de-la-villette Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:39:23 +0200 parisians-invited-to-swim-in-the-bassin-de-la-villette The Swiss army is in trouble with French authorities after it used water from a French lake to help hydrate thirsty Swiss cows. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150727/swiss-army-nicks-french-water-for-cows Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:56:45 +0200 swiss-army-nicks-french-water-for-cows France has been convicted of failing to improve the quality of its groundwater, meaning it's the third time since 2001 the European Court of Justice has ordered the French clean up their act. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140904/france-convicted-of-failing-clean-up-groundwater Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:57:00 +0200 france-convicted-of-failing-clean-up-groundwater France may sell some of its stakes in several large semi-state bodies such as Air France and SNCF, in order to pave the way for future investment, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130506/france-mulls-selling-off-stakes-in-semi-state-giants Mon, 06 May 2013 14:01:00 +0200 france-mulls-selling-off-stakes-in-semi-state-giants