Indre Family Life
Welcome to the Indre family section! This is for all households who are living or are thinking of moving to the Indre department in the Centre region, right in the middle of rural France. We will be bringing you hints and tips on living in the Indre plus information on nurseries and schools, utilities, support groups and networks and general information on living and working here in the Indre.
Smallholdings is back!
Indre School Holidays for 2007/8
Zone B: School Year 2006 / 2007Tuesday 8 January 2007
Winter Half Term (Hiver) Saturday 24 February 2007
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Frenchentree-Indre is always looking for contributions. In particular we welcome articles on people's lives in the Indre, interesting news stories, restaurant reviews, or details of an event that you're organising.Please send all contributions to editor
A family party - and the neighbours came too!
A real celebration in the Indre
A contributor's story.......... Following the birth of our Grandson Samuel William on the 16th of May at Le Blanc hospital, and co-inciding with my wife Linda’s birthday, I decided to organise a surprise party and invited English friends who either... more...
The Galette des Rois
Celebrating the Feast of Kings in the Indre
At this time of year you will see Galettes du Roi (or La Galette des Rois) in all the boulangeries in the Centre region. The Galette, which celebrates the biblical three kings, appears in the New Year around Epiphany, or the Feast of the Kings. This is normally celebrated in France on the first Sunday in January...
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How to register for work or start a business in the Indre
ANPE, Assidic, RSI and other services to help you
If you've ever registered for work through Job Centre Plus or the Department for Work and Pensions in the UK, you will find the French system runs on similar lines. The big difference, of course is the language - the Indre is not geared to any language other than...
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How to pay your taxes in the Indre
Taxe fonciere - property tax
It's autumn again and your demand for property tax - taxe foncière - will be dropping in your French mailbox or sent to your UK address if your property in the Indre is a second home. This tax is payable whether you live in the Indre permanently or not, and you have approximately ...
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Driving in the Indre
Keeping on the right side of the law - and the Indre roads
If you've come from the South Coast of England, or from a large town in the British Isles, driving in the Indre is going to be a pleasant change from grinding volumes of traffic and parking problems you may have...
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France Telecom offers help in English
It's for you... getting connected in the Indre
France Telecom, which offers services similar to BT in the UK, now has an English language website. There is also an English speaking helpline which opens from 9 to 5 Monday to Friday. The services offered include ... more...
French Schools - an overview
What to expect when your children go to school
The French state education system is well-organised, well-funded and with generally average to high standards in comparison with other European countries. Since 1967, school has been compulsory for all ... more...
Recycling in the Indre
Buy a composter and it could save on your taxes!
Le SYMCTOM, which operates the "dechetteries" or tips in the Indre from their headquarters in Le Blanc, has issued new guidelines on what can be recycled recently to residents in the south of the Indre. A new initiative...
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Berry dog owners advised to check their animals
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It's quite often the family pet that picks up ticks when out walking, because dogs love to ... more...
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Competitively priced insurance in English for all your requirements. Click here
Emergency numbers for the Indre
Medical emergency?Ring 15 (paramedics)
or 18 (fire, paramedics,other emergency)
or 112 (help in English/other languages)
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