First off, do you have a foyer rural? I got to know people in my village by doing the washing up at events!
Also, you can try here too:
Hereâs a few ideasâŠ
If you have a comitĂ© des fetes Iâm sure theyâd love to have you.
https://www.secourspopulaire.fr/84/
This did make me laugh. 
My family reckon I canât speak if I sit on my hands. My hands are moving all the time I speak and when itâs French Iâm even worse⊠a cross between sign-language and miming⊠
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You should try Portuguese, Italian or Spanish! 
Mum always reckoned I was an Italian-changeling
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Thank you all! I shall try every one of these avenues and am sure to fund at least one place who will want me. Hands et al 
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soirée is the hardest word
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For me, itâs â Ă©cureuilâ.
overdue thanks given for your responses to my query on my inactive partner not being in France 183 days this yearâŠ
very good idea thanks - Iâll call them. Previously weâd asked them (when passing by!) if we could âbook inâ a CDS appointment as she had to go to UK to deal with mum - and they did, so hopefully sympathetic⊠- and you might recall mentioning for her to get back within 6 months to pick up the card!
yes, thatâs what I might immediately think too, that a medical reason exemption for is your own medical condition - many thanks for the legal links!
A fascinating idea - Madame (not wife though concubine / partner) already has her CDS - if she doesnât qualify for one of the 5 years she could ârestart the clockâ or add to her total so far by ârejoiningâ me? - a frontalier (who is definitely not supposed to be here 183 days / year 
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thanks again for your contributions. Maybe best to continue any further observations in the thread Can someone help explain how long I can be out of France for? (3 years residency) ?
may you all prosper and have continued residency