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LIVING IN FRANCE

Retirement, inheritance, and taxi scams: 6 essential articles for life in France

This week’s must-reads from The Local feature reasons to retire to France, how the residency language test is marked, important rules on inheritance, burglary rates across the country, avoiding taxi scams, and a short-term visa that some of you may find useful 

Retirement, inheritance, and taxi scams: 6 essential articles for life in France
Taxis in Paris (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

We’re not suggesting that anyone do this on a whim – moving to another country is a big step and one that requires some advance planning. But if you’re considering it, here are a few good reasons to retire to France.

6 reasons to retire to France

If you’re one of many foreigners in France faced with taking a French language test in order to secure residency or citizenship, it might be helpful to know how the test is marked and what examiners are looking for.

Reader question: How is the French language test scored?

France has both strict laws on inheritance and high rates of inheritance tax for certain groups – but what’s the situation if you live in France but receive an inheritance from another country?

Reader question: Do I have to tell the French taxman about an inheritance from overseas?

The number of recorded home burglaries in France rose three percent to 217,600 in 2023, according to figures from the Interior Ministry. But where in the country has the highest rate?

Which parts of France have the highest (and lowest) rate of burglaries?

When taking a taxi in Paris, it is important to be prudent in order to avoid being overcharged. These are some of the things you should be aware of.

How to avoid taxi scams in Paris

Did you know … Depending on your age and nationality, you may be entitled to apply for a one-off ‘working holiday’ visa that allows you to live and work in France for a year.

EXPLAINED: What is France’s ‘working holiday’ visa?

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Passports, blood, and the Moulin Rouge: 6 essential articles for life in France

What the EU’s new Entry and Exit System means for dual nationals, good news for Britons who want to move to France post-Brexit (you still can), property taxes, what the grand-sounding ‘attestation sur l'honneur’ actually is, donating blood and Moulin Rouge facts. They’re all in this week’s Local must-reads 

Passports, blood, and the Moulin Rouge: 6 essential articles for life in France

The EU’s Entry & Exit System (EES) of enhanced passport checks will usher in big changes for travellers – here we answer readers’ questions on the position for dual nationals.

What will Europe’s EES passport checks mean for dual nationals?

We’re not going to lie to you – there’s no doubt that Brexit has made moving to France more complicated for Brits. Importantly, however, it is still possible, and popular, according to France-based estate agents who deal very regularly with British clientele. Here are some of the things you need to know before making the move.

9 things Brits need to know about moving to France since Brexit

Speaking of moving to France, here’s something anyone with property here will need to know. With the deadline to have completed the property tax declaration approaching, here’s a look at all the vocabulary you will need to fill out the form.

Vocab guide for the French property tax declaration

At some point during your life in France, you will probably be asked to write a grand-sounding ‘attestation sur l’honneur’ – here’s what this document is for and how to write one properly.

How to write a French ‘attestation sur l’honneur’

Donating blood can help save lives – and authorities often issue appeals for donors around holiday periods, including the public holidays in May. If you want to donate in France, here is what you need to know … especially, and this is important, if you’re a Brit of a certain age….

How to donate blood in France

And finally… it has been in the news over the past few days, because the sails fell off. Here’s a look at the wild history and the turbulent present of Paris cabaret the Moulin Rouge.

5 things to know about Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge

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