From the excellent base of French-property.com is born ‘France Insider’, replacing the original service.
Whether new to the region, or long time residents, there are several international organisations in the P-O providing links between nationalities. They help people to settle in, reply to questions and problems, and offer new skills and interests within a social, supportive environment.
Check out this private auction site where you can buy or sell online
The beginning of autumn (September) brings out the Forums des Associations in every town and village throughout the region so get out there and join the club!
Hands up if the vocabulary and acronyms associated with the French Education System leave you standing outside the classroom door!
For those readers who have applied, or are applying, for French nationality, laïcité should be a familiar concept; heralded as the fourth element to France’s famous ‘liberté-égalité-fraternité’ motto.
The French fire brigade, les sapeurs pompiers, are not just called out for fires. Trained and equipped to deal with medical emergencies, they are very often the first responders to be called for both road and domestic emergency medical situations.
A client has recently installed Starlink and has gone from a very iffy 3 or 4 Mb/sec to 176Mb/sec!
Port Vendres’ Pavillon des Arts is host to the maritime paintings of Romer Kitching in which docks, boats, sky and sea take on an immaterial aspect in the hands of this classically trained artist.
British residents in France must now have a carte de séjour but this is not a substitute for a passport.
