Already a hit in Australia and the US, English-speaking resorts developed by The Villages Group and specifically for people over 50 who enjoy an active lifestyle are coming to France.

The Villages Group prides itself on offering high standards of homes as well as offering residents amenities and free entertainment, including music and theatre visits, sports clubs and painting classes. The villages have been a big hit overseas and the developer is hoping to see the same success in France, especially as the country remains one of the top destinations for Brits retiring abroad.

An expert in French property had this to say about the arrival of The Villages Group: “The Villages concept is certainly not a place where the older generation go to live out their remaining days in seclusion. For us, we have a positive forward-thinking approach about our own Villages in France, providing a lifestyle that we believe will be most attractive to active 50+s who want to live their lives to the full… The Villages in France will be moulded around our ‘active living’ principal with no medical or nursing facilities on-site. All Villages are English speaking, located within a few kilometres of the local town centre and bring together like-minded people looking to enjoy France and all that it has to offer.”

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