French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 14 to 20/07

Evening Update Friday 18th July 2025

A major wildfire broke out Thursday evening burning 240 hectares and prompting the evacuation of 104 people in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône. Meanwhile, the wildfire in Fréjus, Var, has been brought under control, though the night was challenging for firefighters. Evening Update Friday 18th July 2025 Read More

18/07/2025

French and Riviera News Friday 18th July 2025

Train traffic between Hyères and Toulon has been halted following a serious incident. Trains were affected on Thursday, July 17th, shortly after 1pm after a woman reportedly lay down on the railway tracks at a level crossing near Hyères station just as a TER train was approaching. French and Riviera News Friday 18th July 2025 Read More

18/07/2025

Weather Forecast - Friday 18th July 2025

Clear skies with a gentle breeze. Highs of 30 degrees in Monaco and Antibes, 31 degrees in Nice and 29 degrees in Menton and Saint-Tropez. This evening going down to 22 degrees with clear skies. Weather Forecast - Friday 18th July 2025 Read More

18/07/2025

Evening Update Thursday 17th July 2025

A 38-year-old man has been fatally struck by a truck early Thursday, the 17th of July, on the A8 motorway near Coudoux, Bouches-du-Rhône. Evening Update Thursday 17th July 2025 Read More

17/07/2025

French and Riviera News Thursday 17th July 2025

Tensions are running high in Antibes, where around thirty animal rights activists from the group One Voice have gathered outside the former Marineland Park this week. French and Riviera News Thursday 17th July 2025 Read More

17/07/2025

Weather Forecast - Thursday 17th July 2025

Météo-France has extended the yellow heatwave warning in the Var for today Thursday, July 17th. The warning is in place until 10pm this evening with high temperatures expected to persist throughout the day reaching up to 38 degrees inland and around 36 degrees in coastal areas. Weather Forecast - Thursday 17th July 2025 Read More

17/07/2025

Evening Update Wednesday 16th July 2025

Due to ongoing drought, the Var department has placed nearly 150 communes under water vigilance and four under official drought alert. Evening Update Wednesday 16th July 2025 Read More

16/07/2025

French and Riviera News Wednesday 16 July 2025

Meteo France have placed the Var on a top-level red alert for forest fires today. Two other nearby departments, the Bouches-du-Rhone and the Vaucluse are also on red alert French and Riviera News Wednesday 16 July 2025 Read More

15/07/2025

Evening Update Tuesday 15th July 2025

The Var department will be placed under red alert for wildfires on Wednesday the 16th of July, due to a "very high" risk, worsened by strong Mistral and Tramontane winds. Evening Update Tuesday 15th July 2025 Read More

15/07/2025

French and Riviera News Tuesday 15 July 2025

Commemorations took place yesterday in Nice to mark the anniversary of the attack in July 2016 in which 86 people lost their lives French and Riviera News Tuesday 15 July 2025 Read More

14/07/2025

Evening Update Monday 14th July 2025

French TV host and producer Thierry Ardisson has died in Paris at the age of 76 from liver cancer, his family announced. Evening Update Monday 14th July 2025 Read More

14/07/2025