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OCCITANIE: THE BEST REGION IN FRANCE TO GROW OLD IN
S
ome 450 French municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants have been
ranked in order of best place in which to grow old, by Le Figaro. Taking top place, Rodez
in Aveyron (Occitanie) has a healthier than average number of cardiologists, at-home care workers and pharmacies. The town’s older residents are relatively active too, with a third taking part in group sporting activities and 18.2% enrolled in a sports club. Rodez also scored well on pollution levels, prevalence to serious diseases and life expectancy. “We want to leave no one by
the side of the road, especially the elderly,” said Christian Teyssèdre, mayor of Rodez. Of further interest for Brits is
the fact that Rodez has a local airport offering UK flights. When it comes to property, average prices are €2,062/m2 in the town compared to €1,558/m2
across the Aveyron
department as a whole. The Occitanie region did
particularly well, with Auch in Gers, Cahors in Lot and Albi in
No. 2
Rodez in Aveyron
No. 1
MARKET LEADERS Most British owners of French property would agree that whiling away a few hours at a French market is among their favourite activities, whether browsing the stalls – selling everything from artisan craſts to fresh local produce – or enjoying a cup of coffee or glass of wine while people- watching from a busy café terrace. Markets are a feature of every French town, big or small, and not to be missed. Now, the top 10 markets
Tarn taking second, third and fourth place. Average property prices are €1,722/m2 and €2,182/m2
respectively. An impressive 13 of the top 20
places were awarded to towns in southwest France (Nouvelle- Aquitaine and Occitanie). According to Le Figaro, this
can be explained by a high life expectancy in these areas and by a greater participation in sports by older residents compared to larger urban centres in France.
Auch in Gers Cahors in Lot No. 4 , €1,651/m2
in France in 2023 have been announced, selected by the French public. Each year the television station TF1 organises a competition for the Plus beau marché de France. The competition has been taking place since 2018 and attracts around 10 million viewers. It is run in collaboration with the regional press, who organise preliminary heats, before 25 markets are selected to compete in the televised stage, which is run over several months in the summer. The winner this year is the
Albi in Tarn No. 3
market in La Réole, which sits alongside the banks of the Garonne, south-east of Bordeaux. Taking place each Saturday morning, the market has around 120 stallholders and up to 4,000 visitors in high summer. The market offers a plentiful supply of produce, mainly from local growers, along with clothes and household products. The runner-ups were
Garéoult (PACA), Arras (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), Vannes (Brittany), Grenade (Midi-Pyrénées), Thouars (Poitou-Charentes), Yvetot (Normandy), Argenton- sur-Creuse (Centre), Sète (Languedoc-Roussillon) and Colmar (Alsace).
10 FRENCH PROPERTY NEWS: January/February 2024
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