Can anyone tell me which is the best Bank account to have in France? We have had a property for over 10 years and bank with Credit Mutuel. They charge 2.5 Euros a month for the account. We don't have a cheque book, paying bills is a nightmare as we have to use an "RIB" for each payment, which they only give us 6 at a time. We pay the electricity by automatic payment but nothing else as we don't know how to do it and they won't help us. Also paying money into the bank is a nightmare - this can only be done in person when we are in France (which as we both work full time is not that frequent) or payment from England with a charge of at least £15 each time. Surely there must be a better way to run a bank account and pay bills and pay in money for French property owners - can anyone help please?