Tips for moving to and living in France

Owen — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:03:36 +0000

I never set out to write a blog just about tips for moving to France and I certainly never thought I’d know enough to give advice about how to live in France. Well, as I was looking over my archives, I found that I had, in fact, gained a lot of insights into both moving to France and living in France. I sometimes get emails from people asking for advice on getting a VISA, carte de sejour, how to begin learning French, etc and I find that now I know pretty confidently the answers. Here is a list of posts that I think can offer significant help to someone who wishes to move to France or live in France.

http://francetales.com/2008/03/17/a-great-tip-for-dealing-with-french-fonctionairres/

http://francetales.com/2008/02/01/using-credit-cards-in-europe/

http://francetales.com/2008/01/09/more-practical-info-about-france/

http://francetales.com/2008/01/08/americans-in-toulouse/

http://francetales.com/2007/12/23/carte-de-sejour/

http://francetales.com/2007/10/09/more-observations-in-france/

http://francetales.com/2007/09/27/visa-received-day-of-pain-over/

Some of these could be re-written now that I have the benefit of hindsight, but many still contain accurate info. What else would be useful to write about?

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Living in France costs less than living in the UK though the euro’s strength against the pound. Buying property in France can cost a fraction of a home in the UK… of course the location; distance from the main cities and popular locations such as Paris, Toulouse, Lyon and Nice matters a lot. In France, beautiful homes can be bought at a very less price.

Cost of living here is low compared to other European nations. The cost of food and drinks in France is significantly lower, but as Paris is the hub of world fashion, clothes are expensive. Education and college grants are given by the government. The telephone and internet services are fabulous here, which facilitate international calling and communication network.

These are the basic things that affect your cost of living in France. Certainly there are many other factors which should be taken into consideration while calculating your cost of living.

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Le Mourtis, France

Owen — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:40:28 +0000

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Here is a map of the village where we were in the Pyrenées. We were very close to the border of Spain. We were fairly high up but certainly not on top. The Chalet where we stayed was called Chalet L’Izard. With snow everywhere on some days it was apparent that it was not the Chalet of the lizards. Jean-Jacques, however, didn’t know what an izard was. My students told me that it is a mountain goat. In the Alps they call them Chamois and in the Pyrenées they call them Izards. I guess that is where the chamois shirts from the 70′s come from. I told the students how we used to pronounce chamois, they got a laugh out of that.

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Tips for moving to and living in France

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Le Mourtis, France

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