French Alps Community Life: French Alps

The place for you to buy and sell, find employment or a new car, ask and answer questions, and exchange useful, local information with other members of AngloINFO.

Information on what to do if someone dies in France and how and where to report the death. Also how to arrange a burial in a French cemetery; a cremation, and where you may scatter ashes. Plus how to repatriate the body of the deceased to their home.

The low-down on Right of Residence, Rights and Obligations of Residents and Tax in France.

All you need to know about You, the Law - and Living, Working, Driving, Travelling, Shopping and Learning in France. Information directly from the EU.

The place for you to exchange views, share useful information on parenting, schooling and kid's fun for families in the French Alps.

Alpine links for gay men and women.

The French marriage process can seem complicated and confusing to foreigners. Here, we explain all you need to know about having your wedding in France.

Information on what to do when moving from France; including notifying schools and residency officials, closing bank accounts, ending contracts for utilities and insurance, exporting cars and moving pets.

Information on the alternative to marriage in France, PACS, a civil union which gives pacser couples many of the same legal rights of a traditionally married couple. It is also recognsied for same-sex couples as a form of gay marriage.

Where to find up-to-the-minute travel and other information when the country is suffering from large-scale industrial unrest.

If you're an EU citizen you can vote in some French elections. This page tells you how.

AngloINFO French Alps' comprehensive English-language guide to What's On throughout the region, with events, music, sport and more…