Anyone Know What Neighborhoods In Paris Are The Nicest To Raise A Family?
February 18, 2010 by johnB
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My husband and I are looking to relocate to Paris, or the outskirts of Paris, and I am unfamiliar of what neighborhoods are the best for raising a family, and a safe, hip enviroment. We have a 1 year old little girl and I want to provide her with the best neighborhood possible, so could someone familiar with the area tell me of some great places for families?
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Paris is like all capitals. It has extremely expensive properties in the middle of the city and a variety of suburbs which range from desirable middle-class area where properties are expensive like Neuilly, to poor down-at-heel areas like Saint-Denis or Clichy-sous-bois where poor immigrants have conglomerated and where there were serious riots four years ago when the police was attacked with petrol bombs and cars were set on fire.
Accommodation is very expensive. To rent you have to think of 1 200 Euros a month for something decent like a small studio apartment. To buy a small house in a quiet area like Menilmontant, with living, dining -kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom, a tiny attic, a cellar and a small back garden, the price is over 910.000 Euros.
Having said all this, before even looking at properties near Paris, you should investigate if you can move to France where immigration laws are now those of the Schengen zone. Basically any person from a country outside the Schengen zone is not allowed to move there for a period exceeding 90 days unless they have been granted a long stay visa. They must also obtain a work permit and a living permit. These are now rarely given, unless you have outstanding qualifications or have been offered a job there by an organisation that can justify not employing someone from the EU, for instance working at the American embassy, or teaching a very specialised subject in a university.
You can check all the information about living and working in France on the following website:http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/espaces…
The 7th and the 16th are definately the most posh and expensive neighborhoods in Paris. Paris is a pretty safe place, so most of the neighborhoods there would be great to raise a family in. If you want to live in a hip neighborhood, you should look into the Latin Quarter- lots of college-age kids, little cafes, and bookshops. A very lively place!
Good Luck!