Day 3310 (Wednesday) 1 st July 2026 This is Menton and this is Eze. It was another glorious day, the forecast said we were going to get a storm this afternoon but it came to nothing. What changes in July 2026: birth leave, updates to the DPE, and school holidays... Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis , Caroline de Sortiraparis , My de Sortiraparis · Photos by Margot de Sortiraparis · Updated on June 26, 2026 at 08:39 p.m. New rules arrive every month. This July 2026, we list all the changes that affect how French people live. Savings, spending, health—and housing too—here’s what changes as of July 1 in France. In France, laws, decrees and rules evolve regularly. In the event of inflation , the minimum wage can be raised, energy prices can be frozen. To improve the health of the population, the government may choose to regulate the consumption of certain products, prohibit the use of various practices... Even internationally, new laws may affect the French...