diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b2188e4..cfcfd68e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 ### Breaking
 
 - Newlines are now required after the closing `+++` of front-matter
+- i18n rework: languages now have their sections in `config.toml` to set up all their options
+  1. taxonomies don't have a `lang` anymore in the config, you need to declare them in their respective language section
+  2. 
 
 ### Other
 
diff --git a/components/config/src/config/languages.rs b/components/config/src/config/languages.rs
index 189b71cc..a40a916b 100644
--- a/components/config/src/config/languages.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/config/languages.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use errors::{bail, Result};
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use unic_langid::LanguageIdentifier;
 
+use crate::config::taxonomies;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct LanguageOptions {
@@ -15,11 +17,18 @@ pub struct LanguageOptions {
     pub generate_feed: bool,
     /// Whether to generate search index for that language, defaults to `false`
     pub build_search_index: bool,
+    pub taxonomies: Vec<taxonomies::Taxonomy>,
 }
 
 impl Default for LanguageOptions {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        LanguageOptions { title: None, description: None, generate_feed: false, build_search_index: false }
+        LanguageOptions {
+            title: None,
+            description: None,
+            generate_feed: false,
+            build_search_index: false,
+            taxonomies: Vec::new(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/config/src/config/mod.rs b/components/config/src/config/mod.rs
index 3f03d0e7..0f3c26e8 100644
--- a/components/config/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -138,12 +138,16 @@ impl Config {
         // TODO: what to do if there is like an empty dict for the lang? merge it or use the language
         // TODO: as source of truth?
         if !config.languages.contains_key(&config.default_language) {
-            config.languages.insert(config.default_language.clone(), languages::LanguageOptions {
-                title: config.title.clone(),
-                description: config.title.clone(),
-                generate_feed: config.generate_feed,
-                build_search_index: config.build_search_index,
-            });
+            config.languages.insert(
+                config.default_language.clone(),
+                languages::LanguageOptions {
+                    title: config.title.clone(),
+                    description: config.title.clone(),
+                    generate_feed: config.generate_feed,
+                    build_search_index: config.build_search_index,
+                    taxonomies: config.taxonomies.clone(),
+                },
+            );
         }
 
         if !config.ignored_content.is_empty() {
@@ -164,12 +168,6 @@ impl Config {
                 Some(glob_set_builder.build().expect("Bad ignored_content in config file."));
         }
 
-        for taxonomy in config.taxonomies.iter_mut() {
-            if taxonomy.lang.is_empty() {
-                taxonomy.lang = config.default_language.clone();
-            }
-        }
-
         if config.highlight_code {
             println!("`highlight_code` has been moved to a [markdown] section. Top level `highlight_code` and `highlight_theme` will stop working in 0.14.");
         }
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ impl Config {
     fn add_theme_extra(&mut self, theme: &Theme) -> Result<()> {
         for (key, val) in &theme.extra {
             if !self.extra.contains_key(key) {
-                // The key is not overriden in site config, insert it
+                // The key is not overridden in site config, insert it
                 self.extra.insert(key.to_string(), val.clone());
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/components/config/src/config/taxonomies.rs b/components/config/src/config/taxonomies.rs
index e18f54c6..ac93a7f4 100644
--- a/components/config/src/config/taxonomies.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/config/taxonomies.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ pub struct Taxonomy {
     pub paginate_path: Option<String>,
     /// Whether to generate a feed only for each taxonomy term, defaults to false
     pub feed: bool,
-    /// The language for that taxonomy, only used in multilingual sites.
-    /// Defaults to the config `default_language` if not set
-    pub lang: String,
 }
 
 impl Taxonomy {
diff --git a/components/config/src/lib.rs b/components/config/src/lib.rs
index 0f5829ac..4c211540 100644
--- a/components/config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/config/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ mod config;
 pub mod highlighting;
 mod theme;
 pub use crate::config::{
-    languages::LanguageOptions, link_checker::LinkChecker, slugify::Slugify, taxonomies::Taxonomy, Config,
+    languages::LanguageOptions, link_checker::LinkChecker, slugify::Slugify, taxonomies::Taxonomy,
+    Config,
 };
 use errors::Result;
 
diff --git a/components/library/src/pagination/mod.rs b/components/library/src/pagination/mod.rs
index a5e53a15..1287d149 100644
--- a/components/library/src/pagination/mod.rs
+++ b/components/library/src/pagination/mod.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl<'a> Paginator<'a> {
             PaginationRoot::Taxonomy(t, item) => {
                 context.insert("taxonomy", &t.kind);
                 context.insert("term", &item.serialize(library));
-                context.insert("lang", &t.kind.lang);
+                context.insert("lang", &t.lang);
             }
         };
         context.insert("current_url", &pager.permalink);
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let taxonomy = Taxonomy {
             kind: taxonomy_def,
+            lang: "en".to_owned(),
             slug: "tags".to_string(),
             items: vec![taxonomy_item.clone()],
         };
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let taxonomy = Taxonomy {
             kind: taxonomy_def,
+            lang: "en".to_owned(),
             slug: "some-tags".to_string(),
             items: vec![taxonomy_item.clone()],
         };
diff --git a/components/library/src/taxonomies/mod.rs b/components/library/src/taxonomies/mod.rs
index d3291678..6b5eb828 100644
--- a/components/library/src/taxonomies/mod.rs
+++ b/components/library/src/taxonomies/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub struct TaxonomyItem {
 impl TaxonomyItem {
     pub fn new(
         name: &str,
-        taxonomy: &TaxonomyConfig,
+        lang: &str,
         taxo_slug: &str,
         config: &Config,
         keys: Vec<DefaultKey>,
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ impl TaxonomyItem {
             .collect();
         let (mut pages, ignored_pages) = sort_pages_by_date(data);
         let item_slug = slugify_paths(name, config.slugify.taxonomies);
-        let path = if taxonomy.lang != config.default_language {
-            format!("/{}/{}/{}/", taxonomy.lang, taxo_slug, item_slug)
+        let path = if lang != config.default_language {
+            format!("/{}/{}/{}/", lang, taxo_slug, item_slug)
         } else {
             format!("/{}/{}/", taxo_slug, item_slug)
         };
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ impl PartialEq for TaxonomyItem {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct SerializedTaxonomy<'a> {
     kind: &'a TaxonomyConfig,
+    lang: &'a str,
     items: Vec<SerializedTaxonomyItem<'a>>,
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ impl<'a> SerializedTaxonomy<'a> {
     pub fn from_taxonomy(taxonomy: &'a Taxonomy, library: &'a Library) -> Self {
         let items: Vec<SerializedTaxonomyItem> =
             taxonomy.items.iter().map(|i| SerializedTaxonomyItem::from_item(i, library)).collect();
-        SerializedTaxonomy { kind: &taxonomy.kind, items }
+        SerializedTaxonomy { kind: &taxonomy.kind, lang: &taxonomy.lang, items }
     }
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ impl<'a> SerializedTaxonomy<'a> {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Taxonomy {
     pub kind: TaxonomyConfig,
+    pub lang: String,
     pub slug: String,
     // this vec is sorted by the count of item
     pub items: Vec<TaxonomyItem>,
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ pub struct Taxonomy {
 impl Taxonomy {
     fn new(
         kind: TaxonomyConfig,
+        lang: &str,
         config: &Config,
         items: HashMap<String, Vec<DefaultKey>>,
         library: &Library,
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ impl Taxonomy {
         let mut sorted_items = vec![];
         let slug = slugify_paths(&kind.name, config.slugify.taxonomies);
         for (name, pages) in items {
-            sorted_items.push(TaxonomyItem::new(&name, &kind, &slug, config, pages, library));
+            sorted_items.push(TaxonomyItem::new(&name, lang, &slug, config, pages, library));
         }
         //sorted_items.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
         sorted_items.sort_by(|a, b| match a.slug.cmp(&b.slug) {
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ impl Taxonomy {
         });
         sorted_items.dedup_by(|a, b| {
             // custom Eq impl checks for equal permalinks
-            // here we make sure all pages from a get coppied to b
+            // here we make sure all pages from a get copied to b
             // before dedup gets rid of it
             if a == b {
                 b.merge(a.to_owned());
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ impl Taxonomy {
                 false
             }
         });
-        Taxonomy { kind, slug, items: sorted_items }
+        Taxonomy { kind, slug, lang: lang.to_owned(), items: sorted_items }
     }
 
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ impl Taxonomy {
     ) -> Result<String> {
         let mut context = Context::new();
         context.insert("config", config);
-        context.insert("lang", &self.kind.lang);
+        context.insert("lang", &self.lang);
         context.insert("term", &SerializedTaxonomyItem::from_item(item, library));
         context.insert("taxonomy", &self.kind);
         context.insert(
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ impl Taxonomy {
         let terms: Vec<SerializedTaxonomyItem> =
             self.items.iter().map(|i| SerializedTaxonomyItem::from_item(i, library)).collect();
         context.insert("terms", &terms);
-        context.insert("lang", &self.kind.lang);
+        context.insert("lang", &self.lang);
         context.insert("taxonomy", &self.kind);
         context.insert("current_url", &config.make_permalink(&self.kind.name));
         context.insert("current_path", &format!("/{}/", self.kind.name));
@@ -219,11 +222,26 @@ impl Taxonomy {
 }
 
 pub fn find_taxonomies(config: &Config, library: &Library) -> Result<Vec<Taxonomy>> {
+    let mut slugs_to_lang = HashMap::new();
+
     let taxonomies_def = {
         let mut m = HashMap::new();
+        // the default language taxonomies
         for t in &config.taxonomies {
             let slug = slugify_paths(&t.name, config.slugify.taxonomies);
-            m.insert(format!("{}-{}", slug, t.lang), t);
+            let key = format!("{}-{}", slug, config.default_language);
+            slugs_to_lang.insert(key.clone(), config.default_language.as_str());
+            m.insert(key, t);
+        }
+
+        // other languages taxonomies
+        for (code, options) in config.other_languages() {
+            for t in &options.taxonomies {
+                let slug = slugify_paths(&t.name, config.slugify.taxonomies);
+                let key = format!("{}-{}", slug, code);
+                slugs_to_lang.insert(key.clone(), code);
+                m.insert(key, t);
+            }
         }
         m
     };
@@ -257,7 +275,13 @@ pub fn find_taxonomies(config: &Config, library: &Library) -> Result<Vec<Taxonom
     let mut taxonomies = vec![];
 
     for (name, taxo) in all_taxonomies {
-        taxonomies.push(Taxonomy::new(taxonomies_def[&name].clone(), config, taxo, library));
+        taxonomies.push(Taxonomy::new(
+            taxonomies_def[&name].clone(),
+            slugs_to_lang[&name],
+            config,
+            taxo,
+            library,
+        ));
     }
 
     Ok(taxonomies)
@@ -279,21 +303,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, false);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "categories".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "tags".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "authors".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "categories".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "authors".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
 
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
@@ -375,21 +387,9 @@ mod tests {
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, false);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "categories".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "tags".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "authors".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "categories".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "authors".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
 
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
@@ -470,11 +470,8 @@ mod tests {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, false);
 
-        config.taxonomies = vec![TaxonomyConfig {
-            name: "authors".to_string(),
-            lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-            ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-        }];
+        config.taxonomies =
+            vec![TaxonomyConfig { name: "authors".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() }];
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
         let mut taxo_page1 = HashMap::new();
         taxo_page1.insert("tags".to_string(), vec!["rust".to_string(), "db".to_string()]);
@@ -499,27 +496,18 @@ mod tests {
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, true);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "categories".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "tags".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "auteurs".to_string(),
-                lang: "fr".to_string(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "tags".to_string(),
-                lang: "fr".to_string(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "categories".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
+        let french_taxo = vec![
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "auteurs".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+        ];
+        let lang_options = config::LanguageOptions {
+            taxonomies: french_taxo,
+            ..config::LanguageOptions::default()
+        };
+        config.languages.insert("fr".to_owned(), lang_options);
 
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
         let mut taxo_page1 = HashMap::new();
@@ -553,7 +541,7 @@ mod tests {
             for x in taxonomies {
                 match x.kind.name.as_ref() {
                     "tags" => {
-                        if x.kind.lang == "en" {
+                        if x.lang == "en" {
                             t = Some(x)
                         }
                     }
@@ -605,14 +593,15 @@ mod tests {
     fn can_make_utf8_taxonomies() {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         config.slugify.taxonomies = SlugifyStrategy::Safe;
-        config.languages.insert("fr".to_owned(), LanguageOptions::default());
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, true);
 
-        config.taxonomies = vec![TaxonomyConfig {
-            name: "catégories".to_string(),
-            lang: "fr".to_string(),
-            ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-        }];
+        let french_taxo =
+            vec![TaxonomyConfig { name: "catégories".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() }];
+        let lang_options = config::LanguageOptions {
+            taxonomies: french_taxo,
+            ..config::LanguageOptions::default()
+        };
+        config.languages.insert("fr".to_owned(), lang_options);
 
         let mut page = Page::default();
         page.lang = "fr".to_string();
@@ -634,32 +623,21 @@ mod tests {
     fn can_make_slugified_taxonomies_in_multiple_languages() {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         config.slugify.taxonomies = SlugifyStrategy::On;
-        config.languages.insert("fr".to_owned(), LanguageOptions::default());
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, true);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "categories".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "tags".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "auteurs".to_string(),
-                lang: "fr".to_string(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "tags".to_string(),
-                lang: "fr".to_string(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "categories".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
-
+        let french_taxo = vec![
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "auteurs".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+        ];
+        let lang_options = config::LanguageOptions {
+            taxonomies: french_taxo,
+            ..config::LanguageOptions::default()
+        };
+        config.languages.insert("fr".to_owned(), lang_options);
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
         let mut taxo_page1 = HashMap::new();
         taxo_page1.insert("tags".to_string(), vec!["rust".to_string(), "db".to_string()]);
@@ -692,7 +670,7 @@ mod tests {
             for x in taxonomies {
                 match x.kind.name.as_ref() {
                     "tags" => {
-                        if x.kind.lang == "en" {
+                        if x.lang == "en" {
                             t = Some(x)
                         }
                     }
@@ -746,26 +724,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, false);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test-taxonomy".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test taxonomy".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test-taxonomy ".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "Test-Taxonomy ".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test-taxonomy".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test taxonomy".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test-taxonomy ".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "Test-Taxonomy ".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
 
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
@@ -831,26 +793,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, false);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test-taxonomy".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test taxonomy".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test-taxonomy ".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "Test-Taxonomy ".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test-taxonomy".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test taxonomy".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test-taxonomy ".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "Test-Taxonomy ".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
 
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
@@ -909,26 +855,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut library = Library::new(2, 0, false);
 
         config.taxonomies = vec![
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test-taxonomy".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test taxonomy".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "test-taxonomy ".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
-            TaxonomyConfig {
-                name: "Test-Taxonomy ".to_string(),
-                lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-                ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-            },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test-taxonomy".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test taxonomy".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "test-taxonomy ".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "Test-Taxonomy ".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() },
         ];
 
         let mut page1 = Page::default();
@@ -964,7 +894,7 @@ mod tests {
         let tax = &taxonomies[0];
 
         // if names are different permalinks should also be different so
-        // the tems are still accessable
+        // the items are still accessible
         for term1 in tax.items.iter() {
             for term2 in tax.items.iter() {
                 assert!(term1.name == term2.name || term1.permalink != term2.permalink);
diff --git a/components/site/src/lib.rs b/components/site/src/lib.rs
index dd3b790a..a3c4c844 100644
--- a/components/site/src/lib.rs
+++ b/components/site/src/lib.rs
@@ -173,8 +173,12 @@ impl Site {
         // which we can only decide to use after we've deserialised the section
         // so it's kinda necessecary
         let mut dir_walker = WalkDir::new(format!("{}/{}", base_path, "content/")).into_iter();
-        let mut allowed_index_filenames: Vec<_> =
-            self.config.other_languages().iter().map(|(code, _)| format!("_index.{}.md", code)).collect();
+        let mut allowed_index_filenames: Vec<_> = self
+            .config
+            .other_languages()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(code, _)| format!("_index.{}.md", code))
+            .collect();
         allowed_index_filenames.push("_index.md".to_string());
 
         loop {
@@ -240,11 +244,8 @@ impl Site {
                     .collect::<Vec<DirEntry>>();
 
                 for index_file in index_files {
-                    let section = Section::from_file(
-                        index_file.path(),
-                        &self.config,
-                        &self.base_path,
-                    )?;
+                    let section =
+                        Section::from_file(index_file.path(), &self.config, &self.base_path)?;
 
                     // if the section is drafted we can skip the enitre dir
                     if section.meta.draft && !self.include_drafts {
@@ -794,8 +795,8 @@ impl Site {
         ensure_directory_exists(&self.output_path)?;
 
         let mut components = Vec::new();
-        if taxonomy.kind.lang != self.config.default_language {
-            components.push(taxonomy.kind.lang.as_ref());
+        if taxonomy.lang != self.config.default_language {
+            components.push(taxonomy.lang.as_ref());
         }
 
         components.push(taxonomy.slug.as_ref());
@@ -829,11 +830,7 @@ impl Site {
                     self.render_feed(
                         item.pages.iter().map(|p| library.get_page_by_key(*p)).collect(),
                         Some(&PathBuf::from(format!("{}/{}", taxonomy.slug, item.slug))),
-                        if self.config.is_multilingual() && !taxonomy.kind.lang.is_empty() {
-                            &taxonomy.kind.lang
-                        } else {
-                            &self.config.default_language
-                        },
+                        &taxonomy.lang,
                         |mut context: Context| {
                             context.insert("taxonomy", &taxonomy.kind);
                             context
diff --git a/components/site/tests/site.rs b/components/site/tests/site.rs
index 178cda04..f2160232 100644
--- a/components/site/tests/site.rs
+++ b/components/site/tests/site.rs
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ fn can_build_site_with_pagination_for_taxonomy() {
             paginate_by: Some(2),
             paginate_path: None,
             feed: true,
-            lang: site.config.default_language.clone(),
         });
         site.load().unwrap();
         {
diff --git a/components/templates/src/global_fns/mod.rs b/components/templates/src/global_fns/mod.rs
index be90716f..b8615133 100644
--- a/components/templates/src/global_fns/mod.rs
+++ b/components/templates/src/global_fns/mod.rs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ impl GetTaxonomyUrl {
             for item in &taxo.items {
                 items.insert(slugify_paths(&item.name.clone(), slugify), item.permalink.clone());
             }
-            taxonomies.insert(format!("{}-{}", taxo.kind.name, taxo.kind.lang), items);
+            taxonomies.insert(format!("{}-{}", taxo.kind.name, taxo.lang), items);
         }
         Self { taxonomies, default_lang: default_lang.to_string(), slugify }
     }
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ impl GetTaxonomy {
     ) -> Self {
         let mut taxonomies = HashMap::new();
         for taxo in all_taxonomies {
-            taxonomies.insert(format!("{}-{}", taxo.kind.name, taxo.kind.lang), taxo);
+            taxonomies.insert(format!("{}-{}", taxo.kind.name, taxo.lang), taxo);
         }
         Self { taxonomies, library, default_lang: default_lang.to_string() }
     }
@@ -587,20 +587,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn can_get_taxonomy() {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         config.slugify.taxonomies = SlugifyStrategy::On;
-        let taxo_config = TaxonomyConfig {
-            name: "tags".to_string(),
-            lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-            ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-        };
-        let taxo_config_fr = TaxonomyConfig {
-            name: "tags".to_string(),
-            lang: "fr".to_string(),
-            ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-        };
+        let taxo_config = TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() };
+        let taxo_config_fr =
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() };
         let library = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Library::new(0, 0, false)));
         let tag = TaxonomyItem::new(
             "Programming",
-            &taxo_config,
+            &config.default_language,
             "tags",
             &config,
             vec![],
@@ -608,15 +601,24 @@ mod tests {
         );
         let tag_fr = TaxonomyItem::new(
             "Programmation",
-            &taxo_config_fr,
+            "fr",
             "tags",
             &config,
             vec![],
             &library.read().unwrap(),
         );
-        let tags = Taxonomy { kind: taxo_config, slug: "tags".to_string(), items: vec![tag] };
-        let tags_fr =
-            Taxonomy { kind: taxo_config_fr, slug: "tags".to_string(), items: vec![tag_fr] };
+        let tags = Taxonomy {
+            kind: taxo_config,
+            lang: config.default_language.clone(),
+            slug: "tags".to_string(),
+            items: vec![tag],
+        };
+        let tags_fr = Taxonomy {
+            kind: taxo_config_fr,
+            lang: "fr".to_owned(),
+            slug: "tags".to_string(),
+            items: vec![tag_fr],
+        };
 
         let taxonomies = vec![tags.clone(), tags_fr.clone()];
         let static_fn =
@@ -668,23 +670,31 @@ mod tests {
     fn can_get_taxonomy_url() {
         let mut config = Config::default();
         config.slugify.taxonomies = SlugifyStrategy::On;
-        let taxo_config = TaxonomyConfig {
-            name: "tags".to_string(),
-            lang: config.default_language.clone(),
-            ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-        };
-        let taxo_config_fr = TaxonomyConfig {
-            name: "tags".to_string(),
-            lang: "fr".to_string(),
-            ..TaxonomyConfig::default()
-        };
+        let taxo_config = TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() };
+        let taxo_config_fr =
+            TaxonomyConfig { name: "tags".to_string(), ..TaxonomyConfig::default() };
         let library = Library::new(0, 0, false);
-        let tag = TaxonomyItem::new("Programming", &taxo_config, "tags", &config, vec![], &library);
-        let tag_fr =
-            TaxonomyItem::new("Programmation", &taxo_config_fr, "tags", &config, vec![], &library);
-        let tags = Taxonomy { kind: taxo_config, slug: "tags".to_string(), items: vec![tag] };
-        let tags_fr =
-            Taxonomy { kind: taxo_config_fr, slug: "tags".to_string(), items: vec![tag_fr] };
+        let tag = TaxonomyItem::new(
+            "Programming",
+            &config.default_language,
+            "tags",
+            &config,
+            vec![],
+            &library,
+        );
+        let tag_fr = TaxonomyItem::new("Programmation", "fr", "tags", &config, vec![], &library);
+        let tags = Taxonomy {
+            kind: taxo_config,
+            lang: config.default_language.clone(),
+            slug: "tags".to_string(),
+            items: vec![tag],
+        };
+        let tags_fr = Taxonomy {
+            kind: taxo_config_fr,
+            lang: "fr".to_owned(),
+            slug: "tags".to_string(),
+            items: vec![tag_fr],
+        };
 
         let taxonomies = vec![tags.clone(), tags_fr.clone()];
         let static_fn =
@@ -839,27 +849,23 @@ title = "A title"
     #[test]
     fn can_get_feed_url_with_default_language() {
         let config = Config::parse(TRANS_CONFIG).unwrap();
-        let static_fn = GetUrl::new(config.clone(), HashMap::new(), vec![TEST_CONTEXT.static_path.clone()]);
+        let static_fn =
+            GetUrl::new(config.clone(), HashMap::new(), vec![TEST_CONTEXT.static_path.clone()]);
         let mut args = HashMap::new();
         args.insert("path".to_string(), to_value(config.feed_filename).unwrap());
         args.insert("lang".to_string(), to_value("fr").unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(
-            static_fn.call(&args).unwrap(),
-            "https://remplace-par-ton-url.fr/atom.xml"
-        );
+        assert_eq!(static_fn.call(&args).unwrap(), "https://remplace-par-ton-url.fr/atom.xml");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn can_get_feed_url_with_other_language() {
         let config = Config::parse(TRANS_CONFIG).unwrap();
-        let static_fn = GetUrl::new(config.clone(), HashMap::new(), vec![TEST_CONTEXT.static_path.clone()]);
+        let static_fn =
+            GetUrl::new(config.clone(), HashMap::new(), vec![TEST_CONTEXT.static_path.clone()]);
         let mut args = HashMap::new();
         args.insert("path".to_string(), to_value(config.feed_filename).unwrap());
         args.insert("lang".to_string(), to_value("en").unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(
-            static_fn.call(&args).unwrap(),
-            "https://remplace-par-ton-url.fr/en/atom.xml"
-        );
+        assert_eq!(static_fn.call(&args).unwrap(), "https://remplace-par-ton-url.fr/en/atom.xml");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/cmd/serve.rs b/src/cmd/serve.rs
index 6f040d87..79681f10 100644
--- a/src/cmd/serve.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/serve.rs
@@ -281,11 +281,7 @@ pub fn serve(
         return Err(format!("Cannot start server on address {}.", address).into());
     }
 
-    let config_filename = config_file
-        .file_name()
-        .unwrap()
-        .to_str()
-        .unwrap_or("config.toml");
+    let config_filename = config_file.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap_or("config.toml");
 
     // An array of (path, bool, bool) where the path should be watched for changes, and the boolean value
     // indicates whether this file/folder must exist for zola serve to operate
@@ -485,7 +481,7 @@ pub fn serve(
         match rx.recv() {
             Ok(event) => {
                 let can_do_fast_reload = !matches!(event, Remove(_));
-                
+
                 match event {
                     // Intellij does weird things on edit, chmod is there to count those changes
                     // https://github.com/passcod/notify/issues/150#issuecomment-494912080
diff --git a/test_site_i18n/config.toml b/test_site_i18n/config.toml
index 3f8da069..30f6aaf9 100644
--- a/test_site_i18n/config.toml
+++ b/test_site_i18n/config.toml
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ generate_feed = true
 
 taxonomies = [
     {name = "authors", feed = true},
-    {name = "auteurs", lang = "fr"},
     {name = "tags"},
-    {name = "tags", lang = "fr"},
 ]
 
 [languages.fr]
 generate_feed = true
+taxonomies = [
+    {name = "auteurs", lang = "fr"},
+    {name = "tags", lang = "fr"},
+]
 
 [languages.it]
 build_search_index = true
diff --git a/test_site_i18n/templates/tags/list.html b/test_site_i18n/templates/tags/list.html
index 18d6d50d..734bfff0 100644
--- a/test_site_i18n/templates/tags/list.html
+++ b/test_site_i18n/templates/tags/list.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {% for tag in terms %}
-    {{ tag.name }} {{ tag.slug }} {{ tag.pages | length }} {{ taxonomy.lang }}
+    {{ tag.name }} {{ tag.slug }} {{ tag.pages | length }} {{ lang }}
 {% endfor %}