On the Agenda: What’s happening in France this week

This week in France, we see a range of events unfold. A French astronaut will conduct the first spacewalk by a woman, spending six hours and thirty minutes on the International Space Station repairing a transmission system. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron will visit wildfire-stricken areas, addressing reconstruction efforts following catastrophic fires that ravaged 42,000 hectares, the largest in area since 1949.

The country is experiencing a period of relative cool following a series of extreme heatwaves this summer, and some travel warnings are still in place as the Assumption weekend was one of the busiest on French roads. Millions of parents will receive a one-off government payment to assist with back-to-school expenses, and French astronaut Sophie Adenot will perform the first spacewalk by a French woman. Additionally, the football season kicks off with Ligue 1 returning on August 21st.