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[quote user="Ladoix"]A salle de bains is a bathroom and a salle d'eau is a shower room.  50m2 includes everything except where the ceiling is lower than 1.8m high. [/quote] Thanks for the info! It sure helps. Perviously, I assumed that the square meter area included everything. But some ads that mentioned halls made me wonder if my assumptions were correct.

Long Term Renting in France I am an American, but lived in Germany for many years. Currently, I live in the US. In about 18 months I plan a permanent move to retire in France and rent a flat in the general areas of Toulouse, Bordeaux, Dordogne, Limoges, or Lyon. A radius of 50 kilometers from any would be fine. France is beautiful with many nice places that choosing a location for any areas south of the Loire should be easy. I have two small, well behaved terriers which should not be a problem. After checking the rentals from the Bordeaux and Toulouse newspapers it seems their listing are mostly new apartment buildings. My preference is for an older building, possibly in a town of about 20,000 or less. One hour driving time from a larger city would be fine. I received advice that rental agencies registered with FNAIM are reputable and have more listings of available flats. What is the difference between a ‘salle de bains’ and ‘salle de eau’? If a flat states the area as 50 square meters, is that the total area, including hall, kitchenette, and salle de bains?

Thanks for the advice! I've never heard of Troc 3000. But after checking their website it seems to be the type of store that would interest me. I'm new to this forum and am currently gathering useful information. I've been to France several times and plan to relocate from the US in about 2 years.

I am interested to know if French cities have thrift shops that sell a variety of second-hand items. These could be private, not affiliated with any charities. Are some thrift shops part of a chain or private? In particular I would like to know about such in the areas of Bordeaux and Toulouse.