The buzz of city life or a quiet rural retreat? Gillian Harvey speaks to expats who’ve chosen to live very different lives in France

The former Colorado Rapids and Crawley Town midfielder reflects on a nomadic career in France, England and the United States

Fred de Fossard

From riverside ‘guinguettes’ to neighbourly kindness, Hilary Hodge has found the perfect blend of village charm, Paris access and French joie de vivre in Pays-de-la-Loire

We loved holidays so much we decided we’d never come home

SARAH DITUM