From French junk food to hot new film releases, via some shocking cheese news and the preparations for France's big back-to-work moment, here's what we have been talking about in France this week.
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Updated: Sat 29 Aug 2026 11:07 CET
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Testing a comté cheese during the maturing process. Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP
From French junk food to hot new film releases, via some shocking cheese news and the preparations for France's big back-to-work moment, here's what we have been talking about in France this week.
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