I imagine the turnaround times for CPAM in that area are slower nowâŠ
And 400 from UK in a town of 2,500. Wow! Our nearest town is that size and thereâs just us and a Dutch man within the surrounding communes, and a smalll number of Turkish and Portuguese families in town. For those of you who live in that kind of place whatâs it like? Isnât it confusing to live in France but with so much thatâs not French - or do the home comforts like digestive biscuits make it all ok?
I can see that Brexit might encourage some to move now, before we leave but surely there must be an equal, or even greater number that have shelved plans, perhaps indefinitely, because of the uncertainty.
Unless I could afford health insurance, I would be nervous, I was âsurprisedâ, to find that at one point, I had no health care provision, here or in the UK.
Home comforts Jane, friends, (unasked) bring us bacon and sausages from the UK, i am going to have to risk hurting them, but will have to say, donât, they are not a âpatchâ on those from our local butcher, hope these kind folk wonât be offended, but hope they continue bringing the beer, thats the one thing I miss here 
Depends what your favourite tipple is.
You arenât going to get the equivalent of a British Real Ale but Iâm quite partial to a Pelforth Brune or a Fischer tradition - though both a bit powerful for an evening session (not that it stops me).
The Bretons are quite into brewing though so there are lots of craft beers around, however I confess that I havenât quite acquired the taste yet .
The ciderâs quite nice as well.
Itâs the âbit powerfulâ for me Paul, itâs the real ale I miss, âmindâ, if I was in the UK, Iâd probably be tee total, I wouldnât be able to afford it 
Do you have a chain of discount shops called Noz in your area? They specialise in end of lines and that sort of thing, and friends here frequently appear at the door with bottle of UK beer saying they found it in Noz and thought we would appreciate it.
Yes Jane, we have two âNozâ about 20mins E and W of us, I did get some one time, âLondon Prideâ I think, but itâs about UK prices, expensive
Have you tried this?
Not discovered that, whereabouts?
Questembert and Redon Paul. Big one in Vannes (towards Lorient).
Redon we donât bother with much given that the town centre is fugly - but Questembert we know well and have obviously missed this gem, where exactly?
Noz is like no other shop. Itâs a bit like an enormous jumble sale and you have to be prepared to rummage. But you can find some really surprising things. Recently, I found Cadburyâs Milk Tray, Cream Crackers and Hellmanâs Mayonnaise. You have to go regularly and hope that thereâs something interesting.
OK I have it - well I think that I do, Rue Calvaire, not a street we ever drive or walk down. Also I canât see it from the streetmap pictures - but thatâs not surprising as they date from 2011.
Will look out for it in a fortnight when weâre over.
Not sure where you are Bill, but if ever you find yourself near Puivert, they have a micro brewery which brews 6 draught beers and 12-15 bottled beers. They do a Cascada session beer at 3.5% vol up to a stout at 9.5% in the draughts plus a good range of IPAs and Brown Ales from 4% to 9.5% plus others in the bottled.
And even better, they serve it by the pint!!!
I prefer Benedicta, though it is a little strong for some uses, so generally our mayonnaise exports go from France to the UK, not the other way around. 
I prefer mayonnaise made with free range eggs so usually choose Amora, the fouettĂ© version which is a little lighter. I hadnât tasted Hellmanâs for a while so bought it out of curiosity.
I am really pleased with my homebrew. I use Woodefordeâs Wherry kits and store it in a pressure barrel. If I donât draw more than 3 pints a day I can normally get away without adding any C02. Basically four weeks to make 40 pints for less than ÂŁ20
Must get a new batch going
We also have a lot of micro-breweries around us but most of it is bottled
Easiest, if you headed, from the centre to the swimming pool, I think it would be hard to miss Paul