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French Magazines

France has more magazines per capita than almost anywhere else in the world. In this section, you will find links to leading news and political magazines, some of which are also available in English, as well as links to magazines on science, cooking, leisure, health, literature, art, sports, and kids.

French News Magazines

• Le Monde Diplomatique is a monthly magazine based in Paris. It is fully searchable in French and English, and covers political, economic, and cultural developments in France.
  http://mondediplo.com/
  
• Agence France-Presse (AFP) is one of the world's three biggest news agencies.
  http://www.afp.com/afpcom/en
  
• Connexion is a newspaper for English-speaking expatriates living in France.
  http://www.connexionfrance.com/
  
• Ça m'intéresse covers society, health, history, science, medicine, art, economics, psychology, technology, nature, and more.
  http://www.caminteresse.fr/
  
• La Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine.
  http://www.lavie.fr
  
• VSD features news complete with some culture and trends. Topics are categorized by genre of journalism.
  http://www.vsd.fr/
  
• Le Point is a French weekly general information magazine similar to Time magazine or Newsweek.
  http://www.lepoint.fr
  
• The Local is a magazine with French news headlines, advice, and discussions about living in and moving to France.
  http://www.thelocal.fr/
  
• Launched in 1991, Capital is the leading business magazine in France.
  http://www.capital.fr/
  
• GEO offers surveys and reports on the evolution of our societies, issues that affect our environment and geopolitical issues of the world.
  http://www.geo.fr/
  
• Le Nouvel Observateur (often shortened to Le Nouvel Obs) is the most prominent French general information magazine.
  http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/
  
• L'Express is a French language news magazine covering worldwide business, politics, and culture news.
  http://www.lexpress.fr/
  
• Paris Match is a weekly magazine that covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features.
  http://www.parismatch.com
  
• Le Courrier International offers an outside perspective on current domestic and foreign events.
  http://www.courrierinternational.com/
  
• Valeurs Actuelles is as an offspring of the weekly Finances, a stock market information review. It gradually became an opinion and generalist magazine with a liberal-conservative tendency.
  http://www.valeursactuelles.com/

Cooking and Leisure

• Elle a Table is a French magazine covering all facets of the art of cooking, with stories about leading French chefs, restaurants, menu ideas, and fine wines.
  http://cuisine.elle.fr/Elle-a-Table
  
• La Revue du Vin de France is a monthly magazine on wine. It has been described by Jancis Robinson as "France's only serious wine magazine."
  http://www.larvf.com
  
• Millesimes is a wine guide for those who are passionate about wine. It focuses on which wines should not be missed, new wines, and others throughout France, as well as the best producers, large and small.
  http://www.millesimes.fr
  
• A leading culinary magazine, Cuisine Actuelle devotes 20 pages to the latest news from the kitchen. They cover everything that deals with new culinary trends, nutrition, and social issues related to diet.
  http://www.cuisineactuelle.fr/
  
• Gault Millau is the most complete gastronomic magazine available today. It is the definitive reference when it comes to good taste in the world and the art of living.
  http://www.gaultmillau.fr
  
• Cuisine et Vins de France focuses on gastronomy, wine and tourism, and features writers who are passionate experts in culinary delights.
  http://www.cuisineetvinsdefrance.com
  
• Paris Voice is a magazine for English-speaking Parisians. It covers restaurants, books, music, exhibits, and trends.
  http://parisvoice.com/
  
• Femme Actuelle, a leading women's magazine in France, has become a key brand of women's world.
  http://www.femmeactuelle.fr/
• FRANCE Magazine covers the art of blending photography and editorials to present all the best aspects of France. This beautiful magazine inspires its readers to enjoy French cooking, drink French wine, speak the language, and to learn about French culture and the arts.
  http://www.francemag.com/

Science

• Sciences et Avenir covers science as something that we experience every day. The reader can get relevant information on scientific and technological developments.
  http://www.sciencesetavenir.fr
  
• Science & Vie is the other monthly science magazine issued in France. It has been in circulation since 1913.
  http://www.science-et-vie.com/

Literature and art

• Plume is for fans and lovers of writing, manuscripts, and correspondence, as well as for the curious interested in history, literature, art, music, and science.
  http://www.plume-mag.com
  
• Beaux Arts magazine has established itself as a leading art magazine with 210,000 readers in France and worldwide. It focuses on supporting young artists.
  http://www.beauxartsmagazine.com

Health and well-being

• Santé Magazine is a health magazine designed to make medical information accessible to a wider audience.
  http://www.santemagazine.fr
  
• Philosophie is a quarterly magazine that covers all disciplines of philosophy, history of philosophy, political philosophy, aesthetics, epistemology of science, ethics, and morality.
  http://www.philomag.com/

Sports

• Sport magazine is a free French and London-based weekly sports magazine. It specializes in football, rugby, and tennis, together with handball in France and cricket in London. In France, the magazine distributes a half a million copies.
  http://www.sport.fr
  
• France Football delivers all the soccer news, primarily that of the French clubs.
  http://www.francefootball.fr

Kids

• Bayard and Milan offers a collection of French Magazines for Children and Teenagers. Remarkable educational tools, these fine publications are well known in schools across France, as well as in French Schools abroad.
  http://www.frenchmagforkids.com/collection_mag.html
  
• Milk is a French lifestyle magazine that is geared towards parents and children, and has beautiful interior inspiration and photos. It is available in both English and French.
  http://www.milkmagazine.net/le-magazine/