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It's official - France offers the highest quality of life within Europe according to Uswitch.com. Over here we enjoy one of the lowest retirement ages, the longest life expectancy and the best healthcare.
The British represent nearly a third of all foreigners living in Poitou-Charentes according to a recent report by the French National Institute of Statistics (INSEE) conducted from tax d’habitation surveys. Most have arrived in the last twenty years and settled mainly in rural areas
When Suzanne and her son moved to France on a 
Gordon and Jocelyn Simms are writers and poets and, when they decided to retire to France, it was important that they found the perfect place in which to 'live their dream'. Gordon tells the tale of how they found their mill home by the river.
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Since January 2009, A La Carte has helped a lot of people set up their own small business under the new auto entrepreneur regime and has assisted them with all the follow-up paperwork and the on line declarations and payment. We have also been on hand to assist those who have tried to do it on their own but have since found they do not understand all the paperwork, or do not appear to be in the system!
Penny and Ken Smith have been running their property management company Complete Property Care for the last six years. Situated in a small village called Neuvy Bouin roughly 20 minutes from Parthenay, in Deux Sèvres, they look after properties within a 50 minute radius, and are currently managing 10 properties...
Tel Turnbull was born in the industrial Midlands and some of his first recollections were of the smoking bottle kilns. Since he and his wife Katie moved to France in 2007 he has created a centre where visitors can enjoy the experience of creating their own pots.
Much as we like shopping in the French supermarkets and stores, there are some things we still prefer to get from the UK. Specific items from Tesco or Waitrose, clothes, even furniture, may be on your shopping list but, unless you drive back yourself to Blighty, then logistically it can be a problem. Box of Brits could be the answer...
Fed up with preparing the same old meals? How about spending a day with a professional cook and food writer; could be just the tonic to stimulate your enthusiasm. Beryl Brennan spent a day with Mary Cadogan, ex Food Director of the BBC Good Food Guide, getting some tips on vegetarian cookery.
After two successful years at Manoir La Betoulle, John and Penny Hitchings are adding a new service to their list of comforts for their guests – English & French language courses for families and corporate groups ...
As Sterling continues to trade at record low levels against the Euro, British exporters to France are overjoyed but for those of you living in or owning property in France, times have never been so tough.
I went to speak to Gill & Neil Elsom about their life as Hotel Restaurant owners in the Charente. They bought La Paloma as an existing business although it wasn’t a successful one when they bought it! ...
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AVF (Acceuil des Villes Francaises) is a national association (registered under French law) with 350 local branches throughout France including 3 in Deux-Sevres. It is a non-political organisation, run by trained volunteers. There are plenty of events and also French conversation groups.
In July 2003 we began our search for a place in France. After several months of looking for a holiday cottage we changed our minds and decided to look for a permenant home ...
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s feasible to start a gite business in France, you’re not alone. Many people now say that the industry is ‘saturated’ and that it ...
Integrating into local communities is a difficult and time-consuming business; getting to know your neighbours, making friends, understanding cultural differences ...
After a year in which I stopped taking bookings due to the poor standard of caretaking, I moved to France to manage my own property and that of a friend who had also had unsatisfactory help. Fortunately our changeovers were on different days, as the houses are 25kms apart.
Together with two good friends, Paul and Jess, I decided to go and fish La Mordorée, an old quarry now totally transformed into a magnificent stillwater trout fishery in the heart of the Charente, just 30 mins drive from us....