Why fewer foreigners are becoming French and how to solve France's second home quandary?

This week we start off with some explosive news from France before we hear why authorities on a picturesque island off France's west coast are offering second home owners thousands of euros for their properties and look at why houses have become so expensive in places like the famous Il de Ré. And we'll look at how speed cameras are getting flashier in France and try to understand why everyone, in rural parts of the country especially, hate them to the point of burning them down. We'll also explain why there's been a big drop in the number of foreigners becoming French, but why there's been a big rise in the number of Americans moving across the Atlantic to set up home in France. And we'll help you reveal the animal in you by teaching you some must-know French expressions... Host Ben McPartland and I'll be joined by the team at The Local France, Emma Pearson, Emma Albright and John Lichfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why fewer foreigners are becoming French and how to solve France's second home quandary? is an episode from Talking France by The Local France.

This episode is 34:46 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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