Events

Household consumption of goods falls 0.5% in September 2026

In September 2026, household spending on goods fell again (-0.5% after -0.5% in August), driven by the decline in manufactured goods and food.

Ferrandi Paris ouvrira un campus de gastronomie à Nice en 2027

La CCI Nice Côte d'Azur s'associe à l'école Ferrandi Paris pour ouvrir un campus de gastronomie dans le quartier Nice Méridia dès septembre 2027, avec plus de 400 étudiants attendus.

Les prix des produits agricoles à la production accélèrent en septembre 2026

En septembre 2026, les prix à la production des produits agricoles non saisonniers accélèrent sur un mois (+1,5 %) et sur un an (+4,9 %). Les prix d'achat des moyens de production agricole accélèrent également.

French industrial producer prices accelerate in September

In September 2026, French industrial producer prices increase by 1.7 percent month-on-month and 8.2 percent year-on-year.

Chambéry: man tried for driving at firefighters during urban riots

A 23-year-old from Chambéry was tried by the Chambéry correctional court for driving his car at firefighters and threatening them with death during the September urban riots.

Marseille: Belle-de-Mai tramway project moves slowly, not at a standstill

Contrary to what La Provence announced in September, the Belle-de-Mai tramway project in Marseille is not at a standstill but is progressing slowly.

TF1's shopping basket has risen 14% in three years

TF1's reference shopping basket has seen its bill climb 14% in three years, with inflation reaching 3.1% in September on an annual basis.

Strasbourg: Prostitution ring dismantled in massage parlors

In late September 2026, the Office for the Fight against Illegal Migrant Trafficking uncovered a prostitution ring run by a Chinese national and her mother, in massage parlors across France, including Strasbourg.

Life insurance: best September in history with 15.4 billion euros deposited

The French deposited 15.4 billion euros in life insurance in September, a record for a September, a sign according to France Assureurs of confidence in this investment.

Charente-Maritime: emergency medical dispatcher prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter

A medical regulator from the 15 is prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter after the death of a young woman in September 2026, who had called several times without being taken care of.

Champagne: year-end accounts for half of annual shipments

The champagne industry notes that the period from late September to late December represents about 50% of annual shipments, a strategic issue for the French market.

Montpellier : four cheetah cubs born at Lunaret zoo

Four females were born on September 12 at Montpellier zoo. A success for the Lunaret teams, faced with the demands of a solitary and selective species.

Normandy: a son denounces lack of supervision at a nursing home after his father's death

Salem Kablaoui died in September 2025 in a Normandy nursing home. His family believes the facility failed to meet its supervision obligations and is awaiting answers.

Besançon: man convicted of sexual exhibition in front of a teenager

A man under guardianship was arrested in early September in Besançon for urinating at a bus stop in the immediate vicinity of a 13-year-old girl. He was convicted of sexual exhibition.

Fougères: driver who killed a cyclist sentenced in Rennes

The driver who killed a young cyclist in Fougères in September 2025 has been sentenced by the Rennes criminal court.

Nantes: two men tried eight years after violent robbery of an octogenarian

Two men are appearing in court in Nantes for having assaulted and robbed an octogenarian in September 2018 on Rue Samuel-de-Champlain. One of the defendants was her neighbor.

Chauny hospital acquires coroscanner for local cardiology

Chauny hospital has had a coroscanner since September 7, presented as a major advance for local cardiology.

Man convicted in Châlons-en-Champagne for sexual assault on a minor in Épernay

The Châlons-en-Champagne court convicted a man for sexually assaulting a minor in a home in Épernay on September 1, 2026.

Manche: five deaths in September, road accidents on the rise

The Manche prefecture recorded 42 injury accidents in September 2026 and 22 deaths since the beginning of the year, an increase compared with 2025.

Bar-le-Duc: Drunk and armed man tried after partner and daughters flee

On the night of September 5, 2026, the partner and two minor daughters of a man in his forties who was drunk and armed with a knife fled the home in pajamas before alerting the gendarmerie. The man is appearing before the court.

Cévennes episode: 26 communes in Gard declared in a state of natural disaster

Following the severe weather at the end of September, 26 communes in Gard have been declared in a state of natural disaster.

New director at the head of the Thiéra'Natura agricultural high school in Fontaine-lès-Vervins

Sébastien Thouant, previously deputy director, took over as director of the Thiéra'Natura agricultural high school in Fontaine-lès-Vervins, in the Aisne department, in September 2026.

Flash audit by the IGF on the social landlord ACM Habitat in Montpellier

The General Inspectorate of Finances intervened at the headquarters of the Montpellier social landlord ACM Habitat on 29 September. Michaël Delafosse refers to a national audit.

Semur-en-Auxois: La Poste bookshop could close for lack of a buyer

The La Poste bookshop in Semur-en-Auxois, established for 170 years, could close its doors if no buyer comes forward by September 2027.

Senator Guy Benarroche to be tried for driving without a license

Following his arrest in September for driving without a license, Les Écologistes Senator Guy Benarroche will be tried in March 2027 before the Marseille prosecutor's office under a guilty-plea procedure.

Federrec and the Bulk and Reuse Network sign a strategic partnership

The Federation of Recycling, Reuse and Circular Economy Companies and the Bulk and Reuse Network announced the signing of a strategic partnership concluded on September 9.

RN Senator Thierry d'Aigremont leaves the Paca regional council

Elected to the Senate in September, Thierry d'Aigremont has stepped down from his duties as a Paca regional councilor due to the ban on holding multiple mandates, while retaining his seat on the Carpentras municipal council.

Disappearance of David Stévenin: investigation relaunched after identification of a femur

David Stévenin, from Normandy, had disappeared in September 2018 in Urt, in the Basque Country. The investigation has been relaunched after the identification of a femur.

New school map in the Argonne for the 2027 school year

The new school map for the Argonne provides for the opening of a school hub in Ville-sur-Tourbe and the closure of three schools, with absorption of the student bodies, for September 2027.

Nice: hearing adjourned in sexual assault case on tram

The defendant suspected of having sexually assaulted a teenage girl on the Nice tram in September will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, with the hearing adjourned and new charges added to the case.

Pope Léon XIV's Visit to France: Reception of Traditionalists

Pope Léon XIV visited France from September 25 to 28, 2026. Traditionalist communities, still subject to restrictions on the Tridentine Mass, were involved in several moments of the visit.

Rouen: five people tried for the kidnapping and assault of a disabled woman

Three women and two men were tried by the Rouen court for having kidnapped and assaulted a disabled woman in early September 2026.

Hérault: 45 municipalities declared a natural disaster after the floods

The state of natural disaster has been recognized for 45 municipalities in Hérault due to flooding and/or runoff from September 30, 2026, opening the right to insurance compensation.

In Saint-Étienne, Médicobus travels through priority neighborhoods

Since mid-September, a municipal experiment has been offering mobile consultations in the priority neighborhoods of Saint-Étienne, affected by medical deserts.

Over 700 cases of mushroom poisoning since September, AI under scrutiny

More than 700 people have been poisoned after consuming mushrooms since early September in France. The main cause is misidentification of the species, and AI applications are criticized by mycologists.

Professional firefighters call for a new mobilization on December 4

Professional firefighters announce a new day of action on December 4, after a mobilization in late September. They denounce the lack of staff, increasing risks, and their working conditions.

Mortgage lending: the upward trend in rates is taking hold

Banks have raised their mortgage rate grids since the fall, with an average of 3.50% over twenty years in mid-September.