The French Culture Ministry has confirmed to The Local that non-EU citizens who live in France will not have to pay the new higher museum ticket prices for non-European visitors. At the start of 2026 France unveiled a new price structure for its national museums - including the Louvre and Versailles - that charges higher prices to non-EU visitors. However, it was not clear whether this new price hike also affected non-EU citizens who are residents in France and have a carte de séjour.
You can find Talking France on Spotify or Apple, download it here or listen on the link below The French parliament has passed a bill making renewal of the carte de sejour residency card easier - unfortunately this is unlikely to become law, but the reasoning behind the bill will make a whole lot of sense to foreigners in France dealing with long prefecture waits and IT glitches.