Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Mar 24th 2011, 6:33 pm
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Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Hi everyone,
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
Mar 26th 2011, 9:53 am
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Re: Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Hi everyone,
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
The main drawback is the cost of real estate. Annecy is reckoned to be one of the most expensive towns in France, and property prices in the Alps in general are absurd, pushed up by the Russians amongst others, who are now taking over from the British. Second homes abound and also push up prices, but you might find a place that someone wants to off-load because of the recession.
But then if you're working in Geneva perhaps you're a banker looking for something to spend your bonuses on.....
There are small ski resorts like La Cluzas that haven't yet been ruined by the skiing industry and they're particularly charming in the summer months.
Mar 26th 2011, 10:34 am
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Re: Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Hi everyone,
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
my brother-in-law has a house in Prévessin, near Ferney-Voltaire. Many of the inhabitants commute to Geneva by bus every day...
Mar 28th 2011, 7:03 pm
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Re: Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Hi Peabrain,
No, not a banker looking for something to spend bonuses on.
Yes, Annecy is quite pricey ... but then LDN is even more so and doesn't have the lake, the mountains etc ...
One of my reasons for enquiring about the Bonneville area is that prices seem more reasonable there.
No, not a banker looking for something to spend bonuses on.
Yes, Annecy is quite pricey ... but then LDN is even more so and doesn't have the lake, the mountains etc ...
One of my reasons for enquiring about the Bonneville area is that prices seem more reasonable there.
Mar 28th 2011, 7:07 pm
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Re: Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Thanks for the reply dmu.
We had looked at Ferney-Voltaire, but were keen to be closer to the mountains.
We had looked at Ferney-Voltaire, but were keen to be closer to the mountains.
Mar 28th 2011, 7:13 pm
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Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Hi everyone,
My apologies for reposting this, but I accidently posted this in the Le Rendez-Vous section the other day:
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
My apologies for reposting this, but I accidently posted this in the Le Rendez-Vous section the other day:
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
Mar 28th 2011, 8:36 pm
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Re: Bonneville - Haute Savoie (???)
Hi everyone,
My apologies for reposting this, but I accidently posted this in the Le Rendez-Vous section the other day:
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
My apologies for reposting this, but I accidently posted this in the Le Rendez-Vous section the other day:
My first post on the France forum. My wife and I recently moved across to Geneva where I will be working - we are looking for a place to live over the border in France. We have looked at Annecy (fantastic!!! ... but with a long commute). We were also wondering what the areas to the east of Geneva, on the road to Chamonix are like to live in - specifically Bonneville and Cluses.
We have driven through each of the towns and they looked ok, but we were hoping that someone on the forum might be able to comment on what they are like to live in and if there are any negatives that we should be aware of.
Many thanks!
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