I KNEW I would be able to rely on readers of the site when I asked for the experience of people who receive diabetic treatment in France.
A question had been left on the forum from a couple who were looking to move to the Dordogne, it was the husband who had type 2 diabetes and the question asked if he would receive regular check ups and be covered by the health system.
AN important thing to remember when buying a property in France is that it could be on the market with more than one estate agent.
So finding out once you’ve signed for your new home that it was up for sale for a few thousand euros less with another agent would test the resolve of anyone.
STARTING this evening on BBC4 is what looks to be an interesting series featuring photographs taken around the Edwardian period by French philanthropist Albert Kahn.
He bankrolled a project that sent photographers across the world using fledgling colour photography techniques to record the lives of people as far away as Japan but also on the battlefields of Verdun.
A HOUSE with a difference is set to be built in Normandy, making use of old tyres, bottles, cans and piles of rubbish.
The Earthship is to be modelled on similar properties in the US and be completely eco-friendly, using solar panels to generate its energy needs and recycling water.
The European Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and throughout the EU people are celebrating from capitol cities to small villages all with the logo of ‘Together since 1957’.
One canton in the Cote d’Or department of Burgundy celebrated with stalls, photoshoots and friendship.
FARMING in France still holds an important position in the psyche of many people, both from a cultural perspective and an economic one.
French agricultural life still plays a role in many corners of the country, but despite this many farms are still left to drift into a state of disrepair if no one can be found to take over their running following the owner’s retirement.
ALTHOUGH retirement is the usual reason behind a move to France, there are increasing numbers of young families heading across the Channel.
Some may be taking up a new posting with work, while others are looking to set up a new outpost completely and move across lock, stock and barrel.
I RECEIVED an email recently from a single parent who is looking to head to France with two young children.
And although I sent a reply I though it would most probably be much more enlightening if I ask readers of the site for any advice, hints and tips.
FRENCH bureaucracy has a reputation for being a tangle of red-tape and procedures, that can drive any sane person over the edge.
One of the things you soon realise is that a utility bill opens more doors than a passport and that it is vital to photocopy any official piece of paperwork – usually three times.
During the ‘National Disability Week,’ arranged by APF (Association paralysés de France’ the subject of integration of disabled people in the work place was high on the agenda.
Jean- Christophe Parisot, a new ministerial delegate in the ministry of Employment and Disability Integration, is the first disabled person (a tetraplegic due to myopathy) to become a political scientist and has at hand the figures relating to the number of disabled people employed by the ministry. Of the 40,000 disabled people employed, 22,000 are teachers, making Education the highest employer of disabled people in France. The figures correspond to 3.17% of disabled people, whereas the law passed 11 February 2005 proposed 6%.