Family Life in the Limousin
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Limoges Airport
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NEW FOR 2009 FLIGHTS FROM LIMOGES to
BRISTOL, EDINBURGH, LUTON and BOURNEMOUTH
Edinburgh Mon Fri
Starts March 2009
Bristol Tue Thu Sat
Starts July 2009
Bournemouth Thu Sat
Starts April 2009
Luton Tue Thu Sun
Starts May 2009
Liverpool Mon Wed Fri
Includes Tue & Thu in summer months
London Stansted Daily
Extra flights in summer months
Newcastle Saturday
End of May to October only
Nottingham Mon Wed Fri Sun
Includes Sat May to September
Southampton Mon Wed Fri Sun
There is an additional Sat flight in the summer months
More From Limoges Airport
Welcome to the Limousin Family Section
For all families who are living or are thinking of moving to
Creuse, Correze or Haute Vienne
Family Life in Limousin
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Perhaps the biggest concern for any family moving to Limousin is how easily will their children settle here and the quality of the education they will receive. We met up with one family who came to live in the Limousin three years ago and since then they have very much made the Limousin their home.The Sharman family moved from West Yorkshire in 2006 more...
French Inheritance Laws
Inheritance help and advice in Limousin
The French inheritance laws and their application is a subject oft discussed amongst the expat community of Limousin. It is a topic that brings about much confusion and debate as well as anxiety for those who want to be sure the final wishes will be fully executed.
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Nationalité or bust – an English woman’s quest to become French !!
Natalie Hodencq's often frustrating experience of applying for nationality
Have you ever though that changing to French nationality would simplify life in France, well you might want to read this first! A new life in Limousin highlighted, name and marriage complications. The addition to the family of a new baby boy ultimately led Natalie Hodencq to apply for French nationality. Find out about her ongoing battles with beaurocracy..........
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Gardening for Children
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One of the many reasons cited by families moving to Limousin is for a better life for the children. Well what could be better than getting them involved in the good life from day one....
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Having a Baby in Limousin
A guide to the care and procedures & useful links
Well you have made the big move to Limousin, just starting to feel settled and then you find out you are expecting a baby. No one would be surprised if your first reaction is "I want to go home." Don't panic help is at hand..
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New Year New Me
La belle vie in Limousin takes its toll on the waistline
It is a new year and I am starting a healthy eating regime.I was going to lose the weight once I moved here thinking I would eat lots of salad… well… yes I do but I also eat the cheese, olives… sausages… and the bread, there really is nothing like a freshly cooked baguette washed down with a fine red!.... more...
Snow, Ice, Pantomimes, Ferries and Fatigue
...then finally home to Limousin for Christmas......
A Limousin family's trip back to the U.K. for Christmas celebrations took a few unexpected turns as the car broke down and snow brought chaos to roads throughout France as well as Ferries stuck in the ports, oh and did I mention chicken pox!.....
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Family fun- fishing in France!!
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With two boys and an outdoor enthusiast husband, regular contibutor Deborah Baldwin finds herself roped in to a fishing competition.... Fishing is not Deborah's idea of a good day out!...
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Family Life in Limousin
Example mandatory school stationery and equipment list
French school children do get lots of homework and are provided with a list at the end of the school year of all the equipment and stationery they will be required to have at the start of the next year. The list is extensive and can run up to a couple of hundred euros, but a payment is awarded from the CAF (French child benefit) that meets the bulk of the cost.
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Limousin School Lunch Menu
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Many children moving to Limousin worry about the type of food on offer in school canteens. Here we have a sample menu from a typical Limousin village school.
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School Holiday Dates
Term times for Limousin 2009
School holidays are staggered throughout the regions in France click for more information on the holidays in the zones throughout France for 2009
Free Lodging and Board in Limousin
Only mice need apply..
Now, when we talked about moving to France we talked wine, food, the larger house and garden, our bilingual children, etc, etc, etc. Not once did we, or more to the case I, even consider the fact that France is actually populated with creatures that have more legs than us.....
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Family Life in Limousin
What to expect - When you are expecting
Deborah Baldwin has been telling us about her family's experiences of moving to Limousin. Since her last update she has found out she is now expecting her third child.............
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Family Life in Limousin
Starting at School
Now, having found our barn, the major part of our French dream it was, sadly, time to stop the “petite vacance” and return to the real world. The next step on the agenda was getting Charlie into school......
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Family Life in Limousin
Finding and buying the right property
Having settled into the caravan, August and September were spent having a semi vacation, barn hunting and getting used to French life.....
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Family Life in Limousin
How it all started
My name is Deborah Baldwin, I am thirty- something years old and happily married to a builder, Mark, with 2 sons, Charlie who will be 5 in September & Henry who is 3 in August. We moved out here in July 2006 for a better quality of life, to be mortgage free....
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Education in the Limousin
An essential guide to the school system in France
THe school system in Limousin is very different to that of the UK. We have many pages of useful information to guide you through the French education system
Nursery Places
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Free Nursery places in the Limousin as in much of France are over subscribed. As a result priority is given to children who are 3 years of age or over. ...
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Animal Rescue
Hundreds of animals in Limousin are urgently seeking new homes
Thinking of welcoming a new pet in to your family? Perhaps, now that you're living the country life you feel that if you had a dog it would give you the excuse to go for those long walks you promised yourself you'd be taking, or perhaps you're thinking a cat would see to the field mice looking to ...
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Great Days Out in Limousin
Fun days for all the family
As well as the wonderful landscapes, the Limousin is also home to a great many attractions. Whether you are in to museums or motorbikes, there are loads of great places to visit for all the family.
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Children with learning difficulties in Limousin
A personal experience of French schooling An article highlighting the potential problems of integrating children with special education needs into the French school system and the totally different atmosphere encountered in the classroom. more...Having my baby in Limousin
A personal account comparing the two systems
My daughter, Lily, was born on 29 September at the Clinique des Emailleurs in Limoges. I was not resident in France at the start of my pregnancy and for three full months straddled the two health systems of England and France. As a result, I now have a fair insight into some of the differences between the two systems and can provide some (hopefully useful) information to those who find themselves embarking on having a baby in France....
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