American family moving to Montpellier

Hi everyone!

We’re a family of 3 planning our move to Montpellier next summer. Our son, David, is currently 6 years old, and will turn 7 before our move (likely entering CE1 in the fall of 2026).

We will be visiting for a few days this holiday season between 12/27 and 12/31, and so we wanted to reach out on this board and see if any families with kids around that age would be interested in getting together during those days. We’d love to make a friend or two (us and David :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:) before the actual move.

And if anyone won’t be around but still wants to connect with us, please reach out!

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What a fine name, and welcome to France, but I am nowhere near Montpellier. :grinning_face:

Hiya and welcome! Montpellier is one of our fav cities in France and our regular bolt-hole. A perfect place in many respects.

We are 50 miles (80km’s) north of the City Centre but won’t be around after Xmas….but feel free to ask any questions if I can help but I know there’s plenty of US folk in MPL and nearby and a whole community in Provence and MRS. (I’m sure you have been in contact already).

Have a great trip!

Oh…ps …you are going to have to get used to transposing dates outside of US to dd.mm.yy :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

P.p.s.

I don’t know, nor need to know your politics, but there’s an entire bunch of Americans you can contact here:

https://www.democratsabroad.org/fr_montpellier

…they should be able to help with the youg family stuff and children things and on.

Holy shizzle….there’s even a Republicans in France website….!

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Hi David.

You posted before about moving to Nice so I wondered if your plans have changed now?

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Good memory!

Montpellier ended up winning out as the destination when we researched further. :smiley:

Hello! Fellow American, yet have lived in France 12 years. Lived and worked in Montpellier 2018-22. Don’t know if you’ll be renting or purchasing, but highly recommend air-conditioning. Not a standard feature in most rentals. Can get quite hot in summertime.

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Seems excessive for just two people… :smiley: :smiley:

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