Access to interactive maps of the region that let you get right down to the level of individual street addresses!

What you need to know for owning a barge or for a holiday or trip on French canals, rivers and waterways. How to operate locks, what times can you sail and types of boat licences and permits that may be required.

Some handy tips on safety when heading to the hills and mountains in winter, with useful information and links to essential weather and snow report websites.

Launched June 2004, the "Health Card" is for EU residents to use to access medical resourses when travelling outside of their EU country of residence.

Real-time currency conversion between the world's currencies - here at AngloINFO.

The core information on the people and their history, geography, politics, military, economy and statistics everyone needs to know about France, supplied by the CIA.

Taking a holiday in Alsace-Lorraine? Going on vacation to north-eastern France? Information on finding a place to stay: self-catering accommodation, bed and breakfast, rural gite or cottage or budget hotel or backpacker accommodation, find out more...

Where to find up-to-the-minute travel and other information when the country is suffering from large-scale industrial unrest.

Printed guides to the area in the AngloINFO Bookshop - buy online!

Printed guides to the country in the AngloINFO Bookshop - buy online!

The legal points you should now - from visas to consumer rights.