Sunshine boy

Hi, we have been considering a move to france for some time now, around the Orthez, Salies area and I was wondering if anyone around our 'age'  could share there experience of a move?  I am 33 and my other half is 35 and we have a  7 month old son - the plan is for Dan to continue working in the UK/worldwide (he works freelance within the film industry) so Sonny and I would be alone frequently during the week, we dont yet speak the lingo but look forward to learning this the most! would we fit in in this area? I might just add that Dan is a very outdoor person to so I need to cover all of his outdoor pursuits too! Any advice would help!  Cheers, Keely

Thanks so much to you all - some good positive feedback for us!

Hi, Is it right that we wound need a larger deposit to buy a property in france?  ie more than 10% (plus fee's of course) - we are first time buyers so don't own a property to release equity etc/  My 'other half' is freelance so would work in the UK/Worldwide so guessing we would need an english mortgage? Any advice for us novices would be really helpful. Cheers