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Crest tower and town houses above the Drôme.Living · Nov 6, 2026Housing in the Drôme: why the number of homes is not enoughIn Crest, demand for smaller homes highlights a wider mismatch. Insee data help explain the needs behind the figures.Illuminated gantry cranes at the Le Havre container terminal, photographed in September 2014.Economy · Nov 6, 2026French GDP: why activity is shrinking despite consumptionGDP fell by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2026. Exports, investment and stocks explain this result, which is distinct from annual growth.Modern building with glass and white façades beside a street in Kirchberg, Luxembourg.Europe · Oct 29, 202646% of GDP: what the ranking of the 27 EU member states says — and does not say — about FranceThe European figure is 2.4 percentage points higher than the Insee figure. The gap is due to differences in statistical scope, notably imputed contributions: an accounting convention, not an additional bill sent to households.Bricklaying work on a building site in Belgium, photographed on 12 July 2013.Business · Oct 28, 2026Construction in France: artisan activity declines, cash flow remains under pressureArtisan activity fell by 1% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to CAPEB. Insee’s October survey also sheds light on the sector’s difficulties, using a different scope.White rooftops on Parisian apartment blocks, illustrative photograph of cities adapting to heat, not depicting a project from the 2050 report.Europe · Oct 27, 2026France in 2050: ageing, climate and the choices to make todayBy 2050, 16.5% of people in France could be aged 75 or over, while climate adaptation is being prepared on a trajectory of +2.7 °C. The report « France 2035, France 2050 » sets out the trade-offs ahead.Buildings of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance at Bercy, seen from the Seine in June 2011. Archive photograph.Finance · Oct 27, 2026A debt of 119% of GDP: how to assess France’s ability to repayOutstanding debt, deficit, interest and maturities: four reference points for understanding French public debt, without confusing rising interest rates with default.View of Revin, the meanders of the Meuse and wooded hills from Mont devant Revin.Grand Est · Oct 26, 2026Revin: population, culture and forest, three scales for understanding the townInsee figures, the Espace Jean Vilar and the primary forest project shed light on different aspects of the area. Their timelines and scope are not the same.