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Monday, March 15th, 2010The French are passionate about most things! Never more so than with their cheeses, and if there is one extremely successful, family-run business that exemplifies this then it has to be Fromagerie Mons. And how wonderfully fortunate are we, in the Roannais region of the Rhone-Alpes, to have this Affineur of fine cheeses right on [...]
Speciality olive oils, vinegars, and mustards in the Roannais
Monday, March 8th, 2010For more than 120 years, in the southernmost corner of Burgundy, near the Roannais region, has been the home to the cultivation of a range of culinary oils with an authentic fruity flavour. Through the generations, the LEBLANC family has handed down its trade secrets based on the watchwords of authenticity, tradition and nature, flavour, [...]
More French Life News at www.purefrancenow.com
Monday, January 11th, 2010This French Life in 2010 and all the exceedingly useful information this site has to offer, plus a brand new, professional French networking site called ‘Survive France Network’ – helping you live and work in France. Purefrancenow has now linked in! www.purefrancenow.com
Pure Chocolate and Fashion in Paris, and the Roannais!
Monday, October 19th, 2009The annual ‘Salon du Chocolat’ in Paris, this October, is now creating a marvellous impact once again, combining fashion with the sensuality of pure chocolate!! All in the name of many children’s charities. And, of course, one of the Roannais’s most famous chocolatier is well-represented. Pralus, based in Roanne, is featured once again this year. [...]
City of Design Opens in Saint-Etienne
Friday, October 2nd, 2009‘La Cité du Design’ (City of Design) is now open for business in Saint Etienne. This higly creative architecturally designed site is now completed to encourage interest in ‘Design’. There will be ongoing events, programmes, exhibitions, and opportunities for businesses in all areas of Art and Design. After take a little more than three years [...]
Maison Mons supports Purefrancenow in the Roannais
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Many year’s ago we had been pointed in the direction of the Mons Fromagerie in Halles Diderot, a fabulous high quality indoor market in Roanne. Having been told that they were simply the best place to purchase cheese, not only for quality, but also breadth of choice – they sell a range of over 230 [...]
Purefrancenow Newsletter Archive
Monday, April 6th, 2009Following the launch of their regular Monthly Newsetter, Purefrancenow have now created a direct link from their main ‘Home Page’ to this month’s current newsletter and those of previous months. It’s easy! Full of useful information about the Roannais in the Rhône-Alpes the Purefrancenow Newsletter also provides up-to-date details of the growing coverage and success [...]
Chateau de Champlong – ideal for Club or Business rendezvous in the Roannais!
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Chateau de Champlong provided an excellent location and exquisite conviviality for a recent Société Générale Investment Club meeting, followed by a superb meal and evening of hearty conversation. It was a resounding success, of course. What would you expect of the quality and service at Chateau de Champlong?!! Superb! There were 14 members of the [...]
Chateau de Champlong triumph’s again in the Roannais!
Monday, December 8th, 2008This excellent establishment, owned and managed by man and wife team, Olivier and Véronique Boizet, offers high quality, creative cuisine. Chateau de Champlong is beautiful situated in the heart of the Roannais, near the medieval village of Villerest, not far from the main township of Roanne in the Rhône-Alpes region. Perfectly situated in its own [...]
Inauguration of Scarabée, new Event Centre, Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Purefrancenow had the pleasure of being invited to the ‘Grand Opening’ and Inauguration of Scarabee on the 2nd December 2008, the region’s new premier events centre for Business, Exhibitions, and Concerts. 5 years of political and conceptual development and construction, and over 19 million euros of investment, Scarabee is a demonstrable symbol of the future [...]
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