Talk about the French house (6)
I believe the answer is:
chalet
'house' is the definition.
(chalet is a kind of house)
'talk about the french' is the wordplay.
'talk' becomes 'chat' (chat can mean to talk).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'the french' becomes 'le' ('the' in French).
'chat' going around 'le' is 'CHALET'.
(Other definitions for chalet that I've seen before include "Wooden villa" , "Swiss house with sloping roof and wide eaves" , "Swiss holiday home" , "Small cabin" , "Wooden house of Swiss origin" .)