Complaints aside, the French Senate deemed loud roosters, pungent horse manure, and the like official parts of the country's rural "sensory heritage." The move is a major victory for the rural ...

All of France is charming, but its countryside is in a league of its own. Both admired and envied all over the world, it has inspired design styles, architectural styles and the works of numerous ...

France has passed a law to protect the sounds and smells of the countryside as part of French heritage. This comes after many people moved from cities to rural parts of the nation, and many of them ...