A haven of peace where to spend happy days. This is what the French are looking for at the end of their professional activity. According to INSEE figures, 75,000 retirees (out of 620,000) take the plunge each year by choosing to move. Need for a change of scenery, getting away from city life to find tranquility in the countryside or by the sea: the desires of seniors are numerous.
For Yolande, an accountant retired two years ago, “local shops, access to care and hospitals” are essential criteria. “They must be located in the city itself or very close”, explains the sixties for Planet. “We are getting older, not everyone necessarily has a car or else we drive less. Having everything nearby is practical”, believes this Ile-de-France resident who also appreciates the sea.
Before her husband Bruno does not retire in a few years, the couple spends weekends between Brittany and Normandy. Two regions that they particularly like to spend their retirement lives there. While keeping a good distance from the Paris region. “If we want to come back to Paris from time to time, or if our family visits us, it’s not very far”, they assure us with the same voice.
For the most undecided among you, Le Parisien revealed this Saturday, October 1st the unprecedented ranking of cities (with more than 20,000 inhabitants) where life is good in retirement. Among around thirty selected criteria (climate, leisure, accessibility or even real estate), the choice of respondents reflects a major desire to settle in the south of France, in the sun and near the sea. their game with various assets to attract new retirees throughout the year.
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