\n It’s the final week of the summer holidays, plenty of people will be returning from the beach and trying to remember where they left their work clothes, but there are a few other things going on in France.\n <\/p>\n
Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n Trial:<\/b> French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who is already serving a three-year jail sentence in Russia, goes on trial in Moscow for espionage. He has been held in former KGB prison Lefortovo, where political opponents were and still are imprisoned, since April.<\/p>\n Sport:<\/b> Badminton fans rejoice. The BWF World Championships get under way in Paris\u00a0<\/p>\n Tuesday<\/b><\/p>\n In memoriam:<\/b> France will mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Thursday<\/b><\/p>\n International politics:<\/b> President Macron will attend the 25th Franco-German Council of Ministers in Toulon.<\/p>\n Football:<\/b> The draw for this season\u2019s Uefa Champions League takes place in Monaco.<\/p>\n Friday<\/b><\/p>\n Economy:<\/b> France\u2019s August inflation estimate and GDP results for the first quarter of the year will be announced.<\/p>\n Travel:<\/b> Roads watchdog Bison Fut\u00e9 predicts one final weekend of heavy traffic on France\u2019s roads as the last of the summer holidaymakers head home.<\/p>\n Rugby:<\/b> Men\u2019s domestic professional rugby kicks off in France, with the second-tier ProD2 starting on Friday evening. The Top 14 returns next weekend.<\/p>\n Saturday<\/b><\/p>\n Photos:<\/b> The 37th Perpignan photojournalism festival starts<\/p>\n Sunday<\/b><\/p>\n Last day of summer:<\/b> France\u2019s long summer holidays are almost over, so enjoy them while you can, as children return to school on September 1st.\u00a0<\/p>\n READ ALSO How to prepare for your child starting at French school<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Seine swim:<\/b> It may also be the last chance to swim in the Seine in Paris this year, as the special areas set up earlier this summer are scheduled to close on August 31st – but authorities in the capital are considering extending the season into September.<\/p>\n