French Figures

France Gall was a French yé-yé singer - a style of pop music that emerged from Southern Europe and was popular at the beginning of… Read More

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

Brigitte Bardot is one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 60s. Read More

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

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 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

Mystic, anarchist, and feminist, Alexandra David-Néel was one other the greatest explorers and lived for 101 years. Read More

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

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

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

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

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