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5 tips to be accepted into French village life

Foreign newcomers drawn to the country idyl should not remain passive observers

Petition to save Girlguiding in France passes 16,000 signatures

A ‘lifeline’ to many British girls moving to France - we look at Girlguiding UK’s reasons for withdrawing overseas support

15 things your French ‘com com’ can do apart from collect your bins

Your ‘communautés de commune’ provides local services and advice to residents

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Painting chateau shutters helped owners integrate into French village

Felling a diseased tree sealed their acceptance by villagers after years of renovation and isolation - the Martinesz-Pugh family share their experience of moving to France

Aperos, choirs, cars, cards: Readers’ French integration successes

We asked how you define and measure ‘cultural integration’ and how important language skills are - here we share some of the replies we received

Integration and Brexit: French Ministry advice

The French Interior Ministry has created new information pages for Britons in France after Brexit; we have translated key sections of them.

Integration is more than a word

Dr Tim Blakemore, former senior law lecturer at the University of Northampton, living in France, looks at whether integration is about more than just language

Road to Rouen gives hope for refugee and his teacher

A successful story of a Calais Jungle victim

Brittany association welcomes new arrivals

The chief aim of this Brittany based association is found in its name, Association Intégration Kreiz Breizh (the last two words are Breton for Central Brittany) as it helps newcomers settle into their new lives in the region.

Refugee cricketers make French and EU history

A group of cricket-mad refugees have made history by helping to form the first cricket league in northern France, by winning their first full game and by being named European Citizens of 2017 for their efforts to integrate.

Community spirit gives theatre new life

When a theatre in a village bar re-opened after 50 years, Martin Smith, from Lauzun in the Lot-et-Garonne, jumped at the chance to help bring it back to life.

Integration

5 tips to be accepted into French village life

Petition to save Girlguiding in France passes 16,000 signatures

15 things your French ‘com com’ can do apart from collect your bins

Painting chateau shutters helped owners integrate into French village

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