5 Stunning French Expat Destinations with Rents as Low as $800/Month!
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- Explore the top 5 French cities ideal for expats, offering rental options from as low as $800 to $1,400 per month.
Whether you're drawn to the vibrant city life of Nice or Lyon, or prefer the peaceful charm of the French countryside in Provence or Dordogne, we've got you covered. From world-class cuisine to stunning landscapes, these locations offer something for every lifestyle and budget.
Ready to make your move to France? Find the ideal spot for your new life abroad!
01:13 Nice
02:53 Lyon
04:50 Lille
07:20 Green Provence
10:44 The Dordogne
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Maybe I'm missing something, but "Live in France for Under $1,100/Month" when three of the five places mentioned have average rents of $1,100 or more? The lowest rent mentioned is $800...so you'd have $300/month to pay for everything else???
Yeap, and all the places except Lille maybe are very expensive places and very touristy.
I just took it to mean rent...
Misleading and click bait
Excellent video! Loved seeing the 5 wonderful areas in France , great to visit 😊 beautiful country !!
If you shop at the local markets and grow some of your own food you can have a truly wonderful life in France. Personally I’d buy a property unless you can find a really good deal.
I’m heading for Provence not on the beach but accessible to it. I don’t agree with the prices especially in Provence. More like €500,000 + which is less than half the price in the United Kingdom. Northern France is where to buy cheaper properties and you can literally buy a chateau for €500,000 A decent family home with a garden costs anywhere between €150,000-€300,000
Should you buy in the south of France just remember that July through August is when the French holiday and rental income will pay for your house for the entire year. Good luck and learn how to speak French 🇫🇷
Great information!
One of the biggest expenses besides rent is having and maintaining a car. I would like to live in a city where public transportation is widely available so I can take the metro or a bus. Or I can walk a few blocks to the bank, the supermarche, l'eglise, and the laundromat. Not having to spend $500 or more on a car would make the rent seem more affordable.
I thought you mention more affordable places than you did. Most mentioned are at the high end
Thanks Tula,
I’d thought about Nice but too expensive & not really my cup of tea.
I’ve chosen Limoux…moving in April.
1 bedroom furnished for €550. Less than 12,000 pop. Has everything I could possibly need. Large expat pop & language school.
Near Carcassone with cheap flights everywhere & Toulouse International airport 1.5 hours away. Love Dordogne too but not practical without a car.
I'd love to connect with you - I will be scouting your area (Limoux, Foix, Tarascon-sur-Ariege, and over to Saint-Gaudens) in February for a move next September. (Sue) Sounds like my type of heaven!
Hi Nancy! How did you find this apartment?
Hi there, does one bedroom have a living room? Thank you.
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The one I’ve rented does.
@@nancyrivard6194 Thank you!
Thank you Tula! Your videos are very informative. We're planning soon to scout out areas of interest in France.
Thank you for a good video. How to contact places about the available apartment. And how to attain the legalization status?.
Great video, thanks. A video on Toulon would be of interest to us: French husband, US wife because we would like to retire there or nearby soon-ish. We don’t know the neighborhoods & being older want to be safe, plus, car-free.
Thank you, How do I contact with France correspondent in private?
Wow READING THE COMMENTS tells me lots about the video- most feel it's misleading....clearly she must mean rents only? So that should be clearer IL! Quick search of NIce though does show nice 1 bedrooms for $600-800 so....
Also not to be snide but if you've ever had to live on a budget in terms of rent-
1. take the towns the mentions and MOVE to the periphery or the next smaller town- rents will be much cheaper, yes you may need car, I'm not sure but also look at being on a bus/train line. SIMPLE. Never move to the central part of a city (if on a budget) and
2. never use an agent- if possible find place FROM THE OWNER or go with a local friend.
Both of these choices will cut your costs by at least 1//3. Ex- New Yorker.
Best place for a wheelchair-bound expat on $1100/mo?
we are looking to move to provence just waiting on our visa being processed. what region would you recommend to be able to have at least 150m 2 home without a huge price tag? We are fine being away from the coast but seek a vibrant community with some expats and cultural activities. We are buying a home, not renting.
OK, so $1,100 is the MINIMUM rent you will have to pay. More likely to be $1,400 for Nice. The overall cost will be much higher.
So, the title for this video was kind of clickbait.
Southwest Dordogne definitely calls to me. Hopefully one day in the near future I will be visiting and getting my family on board with moving there.
I would love to move to france in the future but i read somewhere that renting is really difficult, most want a years rent in advance from foreigners as well as deposit. I dont like to do that as if something goes wrong with the rental its a struggle to get sorted as they have their rent...please correct e if im wrong. Id love to move to morbihan in Brittany just for the temperate weather and countryside (spent 20 years in thailand and asia - time now need to escape the heat!)
Good morning
At this price 😮 you can buy my house ...200000€ 180m² all stones.. 80 km from Paris...20 km champagne région..in small village..forest...fields...😊😊😊
Too much for this location
Thank you for this video. What is the closet airport in Lille?
Lille
One subject I would love to see included in videos such as this one is how easy it is to fit in while learning a new language. My French is spotty at best, but I want to study and learn as quickly as I can while still feeling a new part of the community. Are some regions or cities more well known as being easier for overcoming the language barriers? Anyone’s insights would be appreciated.
Hi from South France (Perpignan), Fred, 🌞🌴
Regardless of the location, small towns and villages are generally easier to penetrate local communities, especially in the southern half of France.
However, this is only possible if you already have a sufficiently developed level of French so that you can be integrated into the activities of the various local communities and associations.
This is in order to interact within these, which are often numerous and very active.
Rural French people, while usually the most welcoming, are also, most typically, the least fluent in English. 😊
The priority for you in the pre-installation preparation in France must imperatively be learning French.
This is the essence of your mission. Everything else comes after.
Don't think one or two hours of learning per week over a few months will be enough for you to integrate and interact with the locals or to facilitate your very restrictive and numerous administrative procedures.
Otherwise, prepare yourself for a huge disappointment or even a reason to return home, as you will feel isolated and helpless to move forward.
You must immerse yourself in French culture well in advance before the fateful departure for France and as much as possible: listen to podcasts and songs, watch the news, films, and videos on subjects that interest you, take classes, and have conversations in French as early as possible, for as long as possible and daily. It's vital.
Everything comes to those who give themselves the means.
In any case, good luck and settle in France. You are welcome to stay with us. ☮👈😎
Start learning NOW, don't wait, esp if older!
Merci beaucoup for the replies!
Living anywhere in France with only USD 1,100.00 or Euros 1,100.00 a month?! Must be really tough though. Congratulations.
1100 is rent only, according to the video, so the headline is misleading.
Live in France for $1100? You couldn't even get the rent under 1100. Misleading if not downright false! France is a beautiful country, but not cheap.
Am I okay with city living? Walkable neighborhoods and easy access to mass transit are half the reason I'm interested in France.
Great overview of expat favorite locations. Thanks!
Great vid! I'll check your video files, but if not, what about a video on the south from coast to coast? (Occitanie and Aquitaine)
Very misleading video, 1,100 a month isn’t realistic at all. All BS
Thank you for all the great info. I am now in Beaulieu sur Mer. Beautiful but very expensive. I like being on the Med.
Your speech is not succinct. Not good ennunciation.
Yeah, she is hard to listen to. I had to fast forward to get thru the video!
If you want to live in France you should be around French people not expats
Agreed
They are immigrants not expats . Cut the exceptionalism crap.
If they plan to settle in and stay, you call them immigrants, yes.
If they are residents for a few years at most, I think the more descriptive word is expat.