I am still harbouring a plan to retire (or semi-retire) to France. For years I thought somewhere near Montpellier would be interesting (and I'm sure it would) but I have recently become interested in the western France region in the La Rochelle – St. Jean d’Angely – Saintes - Royan region. We’ve...

We are a married couple in our 60s who have lived in London for more than 30 years. During this time we have enjoyed exploring many regions of France during our annual holidays. We plan to retire this year, to place our house on the market next January and spend a year living in France. In...

Irish mid 20's living in La Rochelle, Finding it hard to find English speaking people!

Anyone know of any memorial services in the La Rochelle area for tomorrow the 25th ANZAC day? I can't find anything here as seems to be very few aussie's and kiwi's. Otherwise I plan on going somewhere for Dawn then visiting some museums and have a beer somewhere if anyone else is interested...

Hello. I am an American who just moved to La Rochelle. I lived in Paris for three years before moving here with my husband. Since relocating here, it seems a bit impossible to find any expat groups. Any anglophones out there? :) -J. Rachel

Dear all, We are a French English couple with a 2 years old son. We have moved recently to La Rochelle and are willing to know a few more people in the surrounding. Easy going, we enjoy walking (as much as it is feasible with a 2 years old), cycling, eating, chatting, drinking... We would...

Hi, this is my first post! We are planning to retire to France in a few years and intend to settle in La Rochelle. We have a studio apartment in the St Nicholas area and need to move a sofa bed from another apartment in Aytre to the one in St Nicholas, sometime between 5 and 8 February. The van...