Where should we retire in France?

We’re not moving just yet — but we’ve started the search!

My husband, Mildred and I recently took a two-week road trip through the French countryside, visiting towns around Poitiers, Angoulême, and the Loire Valley to see if any of them could be “the one.”

My latest YouTube video is the start of a slower, more intentional journey to find a place where we can one day settle down. Think charming villages, market days, riverside walks, and a lot of beautiful scenery.

Watch the full video on my channel now.

Do you have a favorite French region we should visit next? Let me know in the comments!

Back in May, my husband and I and of course Mildrid took a two-week road trip through central and western France. Not just for fun or vacation, but because we are actually scouting for a place to retire someday. Now, we are still a good 9 years out or so from when my husband is going to retire and we are loving life in Vienna. So, don’t worry, we are not moving anytime soon. Our plan is to buy a property within the next four or five years. That way, we can have time to fix it up to our liking, do any renovations that need to be done, and have a little vacation place in the meantime before we make it our permanent home. So, in this video, I want to take you along and show you the regions that we visited around Platier, Angulm, and Ta. I’ll talk about what we are looking for in our future location, where we stayed, and our honest impressions of each area, the good and the disappointing.