Motorists in rural France have recently been astonished to see thousands of road signs at entrances to towns and villages turned upside-down. The name-bearing roadside plaques have been unscrewed ...

France has long been a preferred destination for tourists seeking to explore a coast and countryside embroidered with some of the most charming and beguiling towns and villages found in Europe.

French senators on Thursday gave final approval to a law proposed in the wake of several high-profile conflicts by village residents and vacationers ... lawsuit as part of a broader threat to France's ...