This week we'll find out why pensioners are to blame for all of France's problems, well not quite, but they are perhaps to blame for all the new prime minister's troubles.

We'll also examine some major travel changes for south west France at a time that could spell both bad and good news for residents there.

We'll get to the bottom of a new driving law in France that's finally come into force this week and look at whether days are numbered for France's tourist information centres as the last one in Paris shuts up shop.

We'll also explain why your carte vitale health card might have stopped working and what you can do about it if it does get refused.

Ben McPartland your host is joined on the Talking France dance floor this week by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and French politics expert John Lichfield.

Extra reading:

• 15 reasons Clermont-Ferrand is the best place in France
• France legalises motorbikes and scooters weaving through traffic
• EasyJet confirms Toulouse base closure as half of summer flights cancelled
• The alternative travel options to get to south-west France
• Ten reasons to visit France's Auvergne area
• 7 reasons to visit France's 'top city of 2025'
• What you can do if your French 'carte vitale' stops working
• Read more from John Lichfield

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