Q & AMoving/Living/WorkingCanadians retiring to France

Question: Would like to build a plan to retire and move to France. We are late 40's/early 50's. Villefranche sur mer or somewhere like that.
Speak French reasonably well but could definitely improve. Not sure how to go about this project. I am overwhelmed by the info on the web. A bit intimidated by all of it. Where to start?

Answer:

I'd start by reading books about France and living here. Take your time and don't worry if you get conflicting info (very common about France) or if you get overwhelmed. You are better off having too much info than not enough. Of course you will still learn most things over here but you want to put yourself in the best situation to succeed. This section of my web site should get you started - Books on How to Live in France
You might also think about subscribing to anyone of these on-line groups. This will give you exposure to people living here now and what they are going through. I still learn a lot through the groups I'm a part of.