The lowest average life expectancy in metropolitan France is in the northern Hauts-de-France region, the figures show, with the average lifespan of 83.8 years for women and 77.2 for men.

Ile-de-France, the compact region that includes Paris, has 165,660 hotel rooms, while the whole of Corsica has just 12,676. Even in the world’s most tourist-busy nation you’ll find towns, ...

This week, we have a brief introduction to some of the regions of France, one of the largest wine producers in the world. There are many more than these, but I hope it will give you a good start.