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How is French property faring?: Key points in latest notaire review
Number of transactions is rising year on year
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Map: see if flat prices have risen or fallen in your part of France
Areas including Orléans and Besançon saw prices rise, though falls of -4.2% elsewhere were recorded
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Map: see if house prices have risen or fallen in your part of France
Cities including Amiens and Dijon recorded rising sales prices - overall progress is steady
20 million make difference
Volunteers help wherever they can
France has nearly 20 million volunteers doing their bit, working with animals, teaching French (or English) to asylum-seekers, keeping nature parks or taming bureaucracy.
One in three volunteers is a retired over-65 year old and most want to ‘be useful in society”.
Paris mairie has a website of volunteering one-off ‘missions’ at jemengage.paris.fr which has a vast range of volunteer posts across the city.
