André Le Nôtre

31 August 2016

The King of the gardeners, André Le Nôtre is responsible for making the French garden style famous throughout Europe. Read More

Jules Renard

31 May 2016

French writer, famous for his novel Poil de Carotte, which describes his difficult and unfortunate childhood. Read More

Jean-Luc Godard

2 May 2016

Jean-Luc Godard, born 3rd December 1930, is a Franco-Swiss filmmaker and a leading member of the French New Wave movement. Read More

Pierre Desproges

30 March 2016

Pierre Desproges was a French humourist, famous for his elaborate, eloquent and most of all, cutting jibes criticising anything and everything: “On peut rire de… Read More

Famous Women

29 February 2016

This month, retrace the footsteps of some of Paris’ most celebrated and acclaimed women and discover their personal achievements. Read More

Michel Galabru

3 February 2016

French Figure: Michel Galabru Michel Galabru, a French actor and writer, was born on 27th October 1922 in Safi, Morocco. He spent his childhood and… Read More

Abbé Pierre

5 January 2016

Abbé Pierre is best known for founding the Emmaus organisation, through which he brought relief, purpose and hope to the homeless and downtrodden. Read More

Marcel Proust

27 October 2015

FRENCH FIGURE Marcel Proust was a French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost Time. Read More

Henri Maire

2 October 2015

Coming from a long line of winegrowers and vineyard owners since the seventeenth century, Henri Maire worked hard to put the great wines of Jura… Read More

Daniel Pennac

3 September 2015

French Celebrity: Daniel Pennac and the Belleville district in his works The Belleville district, situated above Ménilmontant in North-East Paris, is home to one of… Read More