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Jacquie Azur

Your guide to the South of France

The four guides

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Four volumes, written from having done it rather than from having read about it. Download the PDF and keep it. There is no form, no list and no inbox: if you want to know the day a new one lands, the Jacquie Azur page on Facebook posts once per volume and no inbox is involved.

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Vol. 1

The Arrival Guide

Out now

The 90-day countdown and French admin decoded: the visa question, the Carte Vitale, phone plans that cost €10 instead of €40, the banks that say yes to Americans, your driving license, taxes in ten calm lines.

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Vol. 2

The Property Guide

Out now

Renting and buying on the Côte d'Azur, decoded: building a strong rental dossier, understanding the French buying process from offer to keys and what international buyers need to know about moving their money to France.

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Vol. 3

Homes in Transition

Coming

Clearing, selling, inheriting or downsizing a home here and why your furniture may be worth more than you think. Written with my husband, whose trade this is.

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Vol. 4

Jacquie's Address Book

Coming

The markets, the restaurants and the hill villages locals keep to themselves.

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