The best-selling and most comprehensive book about Living and Working in France since it was first published in 1993.
What's it really like Living and Working in France? Not surprisingly there's a lot more to life than baguettes, berets and boules! This book is guaranteed to hasten your introduction to la vie française. Regardless of whether you're planning to stay for a few weeks or indefinitely, Living and Working in France has been written for you!
Vital topics covered include:
• How to find a job with a good salary and conditions
• How to obtain a residence permit
• How to avoid and overcome problems on arrival
• How to find your dream home
• How to make the most of post office and telephone services
• How to get the best education for your family
• How to make the best use of public transport
• How to survive motoring in France
• How to obtain the best health treatment
• How to insure yourself against all eventualities
• How to make your French francs go further
• How to make the most of your leisure time
• How to enjoy the French sporting life
• How to find the best shopping bargains
• How to do numerous other things not listed above
Living and Working in France is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of practical information available about everyday life in France. It's packed with over 450 pages of important and useful data, designed to help you avoid costly mistakes and save both time and money.
“If you need to find out how France works then this book is indispensable. Native French people probably have a less thorough understanding of how their country functions.” (Living in France)
“This book is a Godsend! A very practical guide to all things French and the famous French administration. A book I am sure I will use time and time again during my stay in France.” (Reader)
“Let’s say it at once. David Hampshire’s Living and Working in France is the best handbook ever produced for visitors and foreign residents in this country. It is Hampshire’s meticulous detail which lifts his work way beyond the range of other books with similar titles. This book is absolutely indispensable.” (Riviera Reporter)
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