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Keywords : houses, beaujolais region

Home Attitudes is a property search consultancy in the beautiful Beaujolais region near Lyon and the South Burgundy.  With many years of experience and a perfect knowledge of the region, the agency can help you buy the most suitable property for you. 



Situated between Burgundy to the North and Lyon to South, the Beaujolais offers a panorama of spectacular rolling countryside, with vines to the east and massive fir tree forests to the west; not to mention the striking ‘Golden Stone Region’ to the South, fittingly a likened to Tuscany. 
 
Home Attitudes helps you find your property according to your requirements. The agency also organizes a discovery tour of the Beaujolais region so that you can see by yourself your future home region and get all the local information you need.
 
At Home Attitudes, the property search services fees are absolutely free.
 
In addition, Home Attitudes helps you move in your new home region by giving you legal and financial assistance. The agency provides you a relocation package (connecting water, electricity, internet…, recommending builders and surveying renovation work etc) and gives you all the advice you need to succeed in living your new expat’s life. These services are submitted to a written estimate.
 
Do not hesitate to contact Home Attitudes if you want to find the best place to live in the beautiful Beaujolais region.
 
Contact: Amanda Bouet-Cook
contact@home-attitudes.com – www.home-attitudes.com
Phone: 00 33 474 038 367 – Mobile: 00 33 663 532 170

Keywords : french cv, french résumé

Iris GRANGER 25 rue de Brest, 69001 Lyon Tel : 04 75 89 22 12 igranger orange.fr Permis B avec véhicule Mobilité : Rhône-Alpes Célibataire[h1]

So, he can use this CV very easily when he meets the candidate for a job interview or if he wants to compare it with other CVs.

If you need to write a French résumé, see our Writing services on Lyon City Blog.

Keywords : taxes, social benefits, CUI, RSA

Taxes(taxes) and social benefits (aides sociales) always increase in January and July in France.

Since January 1 2010, the retired, the poor workers and the people living under the poverty line (seuil de pauvreté) have been the great beneficiaries of the social benefits to rise.

The retired widows who have less than 800 € a month and who receive a reversion benefit (pension de reversion), have their retired allowance increased of 11%.
The workers on a minimum wage are going to earn 8.86 €/h, i.e. 1,343.77 € gross salary per month.
The 24 month CUI (Contrat Unique d’Insertion) will replace all the existing employment contracts that gave work for a long or short term. The CUI is a long-term employment contract to help the workers to integrate the employment market more easily.
Those who live under the poverty line can now receive the RSA, a minimum solidarity benefit, which is 460.09 € per month for a single person without any children.

However, taxes and fees in transport and health are going to rise. TheTGV high speed train fares will increase by 1.9 % and the taxi fares by 1.2 %.
Of course, the social security taxes are also going to increase, especially the fares of the mutual insurance companies by 5 % and the daily cost of your stay in hospital from 16 to 18 €.

Keywords : french health system, French social security, Vitale Card

In the French Health System, you can choose private or public medical services.

Public medical service by public hospitals for those who benefit from the compulsory minimum medical cover (couverture sociale) (student's health insurance scheme, the CMU, etc.) on presentation of your medical insurance card.

Some General Practitioners (docteurs généralistes) give treatments in hospitals without an appointment in a "public sector" or with and appointment in the "private sector".

But most GPs work in town (privately). You are free to choose your doctor.
Most specialists can be consulted at the hospital on recommendation of your usual GP.

For minor medical problems you should consult a pharmacist (pharmacien), then a GP if it is necessary.

For medical assistance on weekends or in the middle of the night, you may call SOS Médecins: 04 78 83 51 51 or dial one of the other emergency numbers.

Home visit by a doctor (only General Practitioners), chemist expenses, especially at night, on Sundays and Public holidays, are at supplementary rates.

The standard fee for a GP is 21 euros. The doctor will give you a reimbursement sheet (feuille de remboursement) that you have to send to your social security center.


The French Health System

1. It provides a large choice of GPs and specialists
2. It is funded by French employees (20% of their gross salary) and by the State (Social Security, la sécurité sociale)
3. To be reimbursed you must subscribe to the Social Security and have your Social Security Vitale card
4. To qualify for full reimbursement, you must register with your usual GP
5. You personally contribute to the system by taking out an insurance policy (mutuelle) to cover the difference that is not reimbursed.

You may have more information about the French Health System, the affiliation to the system, insurance policy and a glossary of terms by reading Peter Owen’s guide, Healthcare in France. A Guide for the Expatriate.

Keywords : local doctors, lyon , english-speaking general practitioners, French health system

The French Health System is one of the best in the world. However, it is still difficult to find local doctors. Many foreigners or international expats do not know where to go in Lyon when they are sick, or need medical help.
What is more, some of them would appreciate to find English-speaking doctors English-speaking doctors in Lyon (see the list below)

Medical resources in Lyon

The US embassy gives further details about English speaking medical services and doctors available in Lyon .

General Number for Public Hospital, 69000 Lyon Tel: 08 20 08 20 69
Bron Hospital femme et enfant (for babies and their mothers): 59 bd Pinel, Bron, 0 820 0820 69 
Clinique du Parc, 86 Blvd des Belges, 69006 Lyon Tel: 04 72 44 88 00
Eugène André Hospital , 107 rue Trarieux, 69003 Lyon Tel: 04 72 68 40 00
La sauvegarde Hospital, 42 avenue Ben Gourion la Duchère Tel: 04 72 17 26 26
69009 Lyon
Saint Anne Lumière Hospital , 85 cours Albert Thomas Tel: 04 72 13 67 67
69003 Lyon
Clinique Saint Louis, 100 rue de la Bourbonnais, 69009 Lyon Tel: 04 72 19 29 29
Cardio Vasculaire et Pneumologie, 28 av. Doyen Jean Lépine, 69500 Lyon Tel: 04 72 35 73 52
Neurology Neurochirurgical, 59 Bd Pinel, 69500 Lyon Tel: 08 20 08 20 69
 
English Speaking Doctors in Lyon

Dentists (dentistes)

• Benamram (Dr) Joseph can speak English fluently, 25 rue Bugeaud, 69006 Lyon Tel: 04 78 52 25 48
• Crez (Dr) Alain can understand English but he does not speak fluently 38 Quay Jayr, 69009 Lyon Tel: 04 78 83 76 81
   

Emergency medical assistance (les urgences)
SOS Doctors, 10 Place Dumas de Loire, 69009 Lyon Tel: 04 78 83 51 51
Give your name, address, phone number.
 
General Practitioners (médecins généralistes)
Faysse (Dr) Dominique, 25 Rue Garibaldi, 69006 Lyon Tel: 04 78 93 13 25
Frankel (Dr) Patrick, 1 Quay Raoul Carrié, 69009 Lyon Tel: 04 78 43 45 40
Gaillard (Dr) Alain can speak English fluently, 30 rue des Remparts d'Ainay, 69002 Lyon Tel: 04 78 38 00 31
Rouach (Dr) Ruth can speak English fluently, 25 rue Bugeaud, 69006 Lyon Tel: 04 78 52 25 48
Robert (Dr) Corinne can speak English fluently , 46 rue des Eaux Claires, 38100 Grenoble Tel: 04 76 48 36 00 

Orthodontists (orthodontistes) 
Tartaix (Dr) Philippe H., 23 rue Centrale, 38230 Pont-de-Chéruy Tel: 04 72 02 33 23

Lung Specialist and allergist (pneumologues et allergologues)
Payot (Dr) Francois can speak English fluently, but he 143 rue de Sèze, 69006 Lyon Tel: 04 78 24 85 09

Pediatricians (pédiatres)
Goldberg, (Dr) Michel can speak English fluently , 55 avenue Alsace-Lorraine, 38000 Grenoble Tel: 04 76 46 38 41

Stagnara (Dr) Jean, 46 Cours F. Roosevelt, 69006 Lyon Tel: 04 78 24 47 68
Lafont (Dr) Marc, Commercial Center, 20 rue de Chavril 69110, Tel: 04 78 25 65 70
Ste Foy Les Lyon

Psychologist (psychologues)
Cain, Karen (Ph.D.) can speak English fluently, Cabinet Brac de la Perrière, 122 rue Bossuet, Tel: 06 84 54 22 73
69006, Lyon
 
Psychotherapist (psychothérapeutes)
Webb, Diane can speak English fluently
Tel: 04 72 24 11 61
18F residence Rose l’Haye, 90 av. Clémenceau, 69230 Lyon , St Genis Laval Fax: 04 72 31 04 87 10



 

Keywords : snow, lyon , saint-Etienne , saint-exupery airport

Lyon in Snow and cold (Lyon sous la neige et dans le froid).

Road and rail transport (les transports routiers et ferroviaires) has been disrupted in the Rhone-Alps region since Friday when 11.8 inches lay on the ground. 
In Lyon , snow started to fall January 7 late in the morning bringing chaos as many buses and most school buses stopped their services due to dangerous driving conditions. 
About 3.9 to 7.9 inches of snow fell in Lyon as trucks over 7.5 tonnes (les poids lourds de plus de 7 tonnes 5) were not allowed to drive and the 18 vaccination centers were closed.

However, if the main roads were salted in advance, the driving conditions ( les conditions de circulation)  have remained dangerous today on the side roads covered by 4 inches of snow in Lyon . 
Fortunately, the planes have been allowed to leave since 11 a.m. at the Saint-Exupéry airport after about 1,000 passengers spent the night at the airport last night since many flights were cancelled.

Even if the snow stopped falling this morning in Lyon , many local people (beaucoup de Lyonnais) may have some trouble tomorrow to go to work if they cannot move their cars trapped in snowdrift (des congères).

Keywords : part-dieu shopping center, january sales, lyon

January sales (les soldes de janvier) are a good opportunity to go shopping in Lyon if you are looking for good bargains (bonnes affaires) up to 70 %. 

The Part-Dieu shopping center is open until 8.00 p.m. so that you have much time to update your wardrobe in the biggest center in the heart of Lyon near the Part-Dieu railway station.

If you want to buy luxury products (produits de luxe), do not hesitate to go to Cours Vitton and Rue Franklin Roosevelt in the 6th district or in Saxe-Gambetta avenue in the 3rd district (Saxe-Gambetta station) . With up to 50 % off women’s and men’s clothes, you may find your very special item. 

You may rather prefer to leave downtown and visit the suburbs of Lyon , especially the Gratte-Ciel district of Villeurbanne where you can find more popular shops (Gratte-Ciel station). You may also visit the new shopping center in Carré de la Soie between Villeurbanne and Vaux-en-Velun (street-car line T 3, Soie Station) and be sure to have discounts(des rabais) in some of its major stores. 

In France, merchandise must have been paid for by the retailer and have been offered for sale for at least 1 month before the start of the sale. 
If you notice a hidden defect (un vice caché, un défaut), you have the right to exchange the item or to be reimbursed. 
The rights are the same for the on-line products (les produits en ligne) even during the sales so that you have 7 days to change your mind and send it back.
Do not forget that a  sale item (un article en solde) must have its initial purchasing price and the discount price written on its tag during the sales. 

How to buy in a French shop?

I’d like to buy a blue tie ? How much is it?
Je voudrais acheter une cravate bleue? Elle coûte combien ?

How much is it? Combien? Combien c’est? C’est combien? (3 ways of saying it when you speak French)

Which one do you want? Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles?

This item is 40 % off. Cet article est à 40 %.

It’s a good bargain. C’est une bonne affaire.

It’s too expensive. C’est trop cher.

The purchasing price and the discount price are written on the tag : le prix d’achat et le prix soldé sont sur l’étiquette.

Keywords : ski, snow walk, pilat , lyon , saint-Etienne

Where can you ski near Lyon ?

Many people usually ski in the Alps near Grenoble or Chambery, but some would like to spend only a few hours a week and ski regularly without getting up at 5.00 a.m. at the weekends.

So, where can they ski at about 50 km away from Lyon ? 

The Pilat massif is situated between Saint-Etienne and Lyon and provides snow-covered tracks for those who want to snow walk and ski in the woods (see our previous article).

There are three areas:

Le Bessat village-Grand Bois that offers 35 tracks to ski in the woods, snow-walk or snow-tube.
Saint-Régis-du-Coin village: ski in the woods and snow-walk.
Burdignes: 6 km away from Burdignes village: ski in the woods and snow-walk
You can ski alone or in groups, rent your ski equipment or have ski sessions.

It is going to be possible to ski in the Pilat massif in a few days since they have had 10 cm of snow today.

http://www.pilat-tourisme.fr/-Neige-ski-de-fond-Raquettes-Pilat-.html

In our polluted countries, how can we help our baby to grow in a safer world, especially when you live in a big town like Lyon ?

Although France is facing a world financial crisis like many other countries, France’s birth and fertility rates have continued to rise. The fertility rate rose to 2.01 children/woman in 2008.

So the French are always keen on finding the best name  or the best product  for their babies.

The top baby names in the country are Emma and Léa for the girls and Enzo and Lucas for the boys.

In the Rhone-Alps region, the top names are Emma, Inès and Clara and Lucas, Enzo and Nathan.

Of course, you can give your baby the name you wish, but be sure to spell it correctly when you fill in the birth certificate form.

Where can you buy baby products and find baby activities in Lyon ?

In Lyon you can find many good addresses for baby swimming sessions (Aqua.Dom swimming center), baby activities or baby products.

What is more, some TV programs offer special programs for kids and babies. Kizz Tv, a baby TV made in Lyon offers educational games and activities for 3-6 years old and English programs to come soon...

Today, more and more parents worry about the future of their baby since they know that the Earth is in danger. 
So, a lot of people are convinced that natural organic bio products can preserve the nature and guarantee high quality products that respect the baby’s sensitive skin and health. Organic cotton and wool can be used for making baby clothes for example.

Once your baby is ready for table food you certainly want to prepare home-made food. You have to control the texture and the ingredients that suit to your baby, but you do not have to buy expensive baby blender,   just use your usual blender.

Do not trust the commercial baby food companies even if they promise you that their products are sugar free. In addition, home-made products are always cheaper that industrial ones.

And never forget that good healthy habits develop very early in your baby’s life.

As soon as your baby can eat meat (around 7-8 months of age),  you can prepare meals with some purée. Use bio vegetables that you steam and then mix together with some water. Add the purée to the meat and put it in the freeze so that you can prepare recipes in advance. And buy fresh products of the season in Lyon markets such as:

Leek, cabbage, broccoli, mushrooms, turnip, watercress, radishes, pumpkin, potatoes, French beans, celery, courgettes, beetroot... Apples, pears, oranges, grapes… 

In Lyon , there is a new shop for bio baby products, Bébé Terrien, located 4 rue Romarin Lyon 1, where you can buy baby clothes, games, books, food… You will certainly appreciate their free delivery by bike in Lyon if you are convinced that riding a bike is one solution against pollution.

You can help your baby to grow in a better world in Lyon .baby products, baby activities, baby games, bio baby products, baby swimming sessions.

1H1N1 vaccine, 1H1N1 vaccination, vaccination center, baby. 
In France, Helene cannot have her 15 month baby vaccinated against the H1N1 flu because she has not received the vaccination form yet. Like many French people she watched the 8.00 News on TV yesterday evening and she was upset about the TV report  that showed a healthy 15 month baby girl who almost died because she was infected by the H1N1 flu.

So, Helene had concern about her baby’s vaccination: her baby girl is a very healthy and fidgety baby. Yet, Helene reacted like any mother, she was just worried that it may happen to her own daughter. 

This morning, she called her health insurance company. She knows her recent moving to a new address may be the reason why she has not received the vaccination form yet. “A 15-day delay is necessary to receive it”, she was told. But Helene is just worried that there are already people infected by the H1N1 flu in Lyon . She does not want to wait any longer. 

What is more, she cannot go to her doctor who lives opposite her house to have her baby vaccinated. Her doctor cannot deliver a prescription for the flu shot since it cannot be bought in a chemist.

Then, she was told to go to a local health center to get the vaccination form before going to a vaccination center. Of course, nobody could tell her how long it would take to get the form at the health center and then get the vaccine against H1N1 at the vaccination center. She just hopes it will not be too long for she will have to go with her baby . 

Her baby’s vaccination looks like an obstacle course in France, a modern country where it is usually so easy and so quick to be vaccinated by your doctor against the season flu .

The vaccinations campaign has started since 12 November in France in order of priority. 

6 million vaccination letters are to be sent to the first people to be vaccinated. The vaccination center will be mentioned on the reverse of the document that will include a vaccination coupon the doctor will fill in.

The first people to have vaccination shots are the health professionals, the pregnant women, the relatives who look after children under the age of 3, the staff working in play schools and then, all the people who have health problems and are part of the high-risk groups, especially the young and the elderly.

You may call 0825 302 302 (0.15 Euros/ minute) or your consulate if you’re an expat. 

According to the CSA poll, 76 % of the French do not want to be vaccinated, even though health minister Roselyn Bachelot got her vaccination shot on Thursday. 

"Ma vaccination est un symbole de la confiance que j'ai dans la vaccination (et dans les) personnes qui vont assurer cette vaccination", she said to symbolize her trust in the flu shots and the health professionals.

Unfortunately, one Guillain-Barre syndrome case was reported on 12th November. It was caused by H1N1 vaccination that may disorder one person's immune system which damages the nerve cells in some very rare syndrome cases due to vaccination.

Of course, the French health officials will take needed action if more cases were reported during the vaccination campaign.