Michele Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Hello. My family lives in Mexico - we have two children, 2 and 5. I am looking for a town that has:1. "Lots of boys that can speak English" - a promised to my 5 yr. old son.2. Good weather.3. Rowing for my husband.3. In a town with a population of 15,000 (+/-) and up - accessible to a metropolitan area.Any thoughts - I'll add to my tour list. Thanks for you help!Michele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 Oh, and...4. Close to my sister-in-law in Coruna, Spain (northwest Spain) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hmmm, that's a hard ask as the the only place with a population you describe near to Northwest Spain would be Perpignan. And there ain't a lot of english speaking people here with children of your son's age. Mainly retired folk. What you want is somewhere further north. I could suggest Toulouse, but it's about three and a half hours to the Spanish border from there. The Toulouse/Carcassonne region boasts the Canal du Midi where your husband could do some rowing I guess. Toulouse is 3 hours from Perpignan. Its more 'international'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Check out the market towns around Toulouse. It's a great city with thriving english speaking societies, yet is still thoroughly french. That would be my first choice.Further west is Biarritz - my second choice.Good luck,Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wils Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Try Revel, a market town between Castlenaudry and Toulouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Got to agree here - I live near Revel (and have done for just over 3 years) it is fabulous! Here's a webpage about Revel.Although I am selling my house, staying close to Revel was a prerequisite of the building plot I have bought (and plan to constuct on once my converted water mill is sold). It's a town just big enough to have everything, yet small enough to know well and bump into friends on a regular basis. Quick access to Toulouse, mountains, seaside and the pretty Lac St ferreol is only 5 minutes awayBest of luck - again,Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val douest Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Also worth a look would be the beautiful city of Pau - much closer to the area of NW Spain where your sister in law lives. I don't know about the rowing, but there are plenty of English people of all ages in and around the city (pop 70,000+). It's very close to the Pyrenees (good skiing) and the Spanish border and not far from the French (and Spanish) coastal resorts too. There's a website for English people in the area http://pau.anglophones.com with an e-mail contact who could probably tell you more. Another website in English with a description of Pau and lots of useful links is http://www.pau.aeroport.fr/. Sorry - those links worked perfectly when I tested them a few minutes ago but they now seem to be erratic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 What about Biarritz.Only 40 km from the border with Spain and the beautiful city of San Sebastian, It is also next to Bayonne, which has the Aviron Bayonnais rowing club. The rowing is done on the river ' l' Adour ' Biarritz itself is an old town with a lot of history.The area has beautiful beaches, lots of golf clubs, surfing and is very close to the Pyrennees for mountain activities. jonet' . As it is a popular tourist area, the amount of English speakers is quite high.I have been living here for 6 years now and don't regret one minute of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardk Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Our experiences on English speaking families with young children around the Perpignan area is different. They are there and in our experience in reasonable numbers - we're one of them with two children age 3 and 1.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER HELOIR Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hi Try Villeneuve sur Lot.(47)On a river with a rowing club.1hr from Bordeaux, 1 Hr from Toulouse.Good schools and great country side.Three hours from Sister in Law!Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plod Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Villeneuve to Bordeaux in an hour! Only by helicopter I fancy - they are 140 kilometres apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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