Feeling lost and desperate to grow roots and have the normality of your life back to somewhere near how it was when you left your last home?
It's a tough transition. Certain areas of the Aude are more remote than others.
You may have done your homework beforehand, you may be reading this trying to do your homework on the region.
The Aude is full of suprises, the remoteness can seem wonderful in summer but then living in the High Corbieres can be difficult in winter. The valley from Carcassonne to Narbonne flanked by the Minervois region is very sunny, temperate but also has flooding 'hotspots' and certainly more than it's fair share of wind (hence all the wind farms!). The Plateau de Sault is a forgotten backwater, reminds me of scenes from 'The House on the Prairie', very beautiful boasting the only skifield in Aude; Camurac. The Haute Vallee is dramatic in parts, with some gorgeous villages and the Limoux area is renowned for it's Blanquette and winter Carnival. To the north-west of the Haute Vallee is the Razes region with wonderful Malpere wine.
So where amongst all this do you go to do your shopping? banking? prefectural (council) matters? find artisans to help you with your DIY needs? register with French health care?
E-mail: aude-relocation@aliceadsl.fr
Relocating to the Aude? Need assistance with new red tape and to make new contacts? Looking to have renovation work done by registered local French builders? All work is translated into English.
