Well, the doctor’s and dentist are currently locked in my basement… I went across to your Dept and ‘borrowed’ them… 
No issues on the healthcare side. We have had a baby daughter in the last 18 months, so Hospitals, Doctor’s, follow up with healthcare workers coming to see us and us going to our local town’s Early Learning Activity Centre, without facing any issues.
Are part of the ‘deal’ is that we have to use our car to travel to the places. Considering we live in the ‘middle of nowhere’ (our choice), everything about radius of 20KM. Apart from the hospital, which is about 50 KM away.
Re the generosity of the state for Creuse - Why the issue? In parts of the UK I believe, we have area’s which survive from the central state? I believe that is called re-distributing resources… Not too sure why you keep coming back to that? Unless you suggest that every part of France has to be financially self efficient?
You know the history of Creuse well, which is very good. So you can understand why the ‘book’s don’t balance’ for the Dept. Add to your knowledge is that we have the second least number of people living in any Dept.
We are finding because of the rich beautiful countryside and low density population, we are getting relatively young people, like ourselves with a more eco and tech background, coming to this Dept. Yes, at the moment Creuse is not the power house engine of the region and will take a long time. but as a person who seems to know her history, things do not stay the same and different area’s become more successful or decline. You could use an example of Shoreditch in East London. Im sure this conversation could of been similar between us, 20 years ago, where you would be saying a similar point of you ? It’s now a very expensive and hip place to be. Was it depending on subsidies from the Central State, yes I’m sure.
About us. We are relatively young. Do not need to relay on tourist trade to survive. We are tech savvy with an eco outlook. We have fields which produce food for us. We have investments in various areas which do reduce financial risk. We live a simple but enjoyable life going back to nature but without ignoring modern tech. We have also youngish friends from other parts of France, who wish to come here.
Our French neighbours are very friendly and helpful. When working outside, its always amazing how friendly the tractor drivers are - Waving to us - Cant remember the last time when I lived in London that strangers would that. That was also one the reasons why we settled here, after travelling through and checking different parts of France, for the last 8 years - The local people are friendly and very helpful. Not too sure your generalised statement that the local people here or the Dept is ‘backwards’ is very fair or justified…?
Still not too sure why you have such a negative attitude about Creuse and use a very weak argument about subsidies? Please explain your logic and apply to other cases of dept in France which depends on the central state?