Please create an account or log in to access all these features. My husband is moving for work so finding a job is not an issue. I'm just starting to look into long term rentals which will let us take our dog. Cannot find a good website or anything at the moment! School is a priority for a 14 yr old and an 8 yr old 8 yr old may need home schooling as asd.
Any advice or suggestions would be great! We also have to learn the language but are willing to go with it and totally have a change of life. The centre of Bordeaux is beautiful! But you should avoid living outside the centre as the traffic is absolutely appalling. That's really helpful thanks! I will keep on looking..
You should definitely find a school before picking accommodation as living near school is a must in France - there is no culture of long commutes to school. You will forever be on weekend breaks! Yes, you can be excited! Bordeaux is lovely! Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
We're looking at moving to Toulouse and have been using www. I was down near Toulouse last week. There are lots of gorgeous houses in the surrounding countryside. Like Bordeaux, the traffic around Toulouse is truly appalling - you need to be careful about your commute s.
There is an 'international' school in Bordeaux but it doesn't have a fantastic reputation. In any case you want classes internationales, ideally, and FLE French for foreigners. For rentals look at seloger and leboncoin. In theory landlords cannot forbid you to have a dog but they may suddenly find someone else to rent to. Once you have signed a rental contract they cannot evict you for having pets. Does DHs work have a relocation department? One of the difficulties with renting in France is that you normally have to provide 3 months of payslips as well as an up to date electricity bill and a bank account which is hard to get without said electricity bill.
