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Once upon a time, a French-German and British family from London decided to move to the French countryside with their 3yo. They have this big idea of renovating the old family home and settle for a new life with cheese and wine... and chickens! Read more here...

Latest Blog Posts

Ecole de Thézillieu [AI generated]
April 2026
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Philippe MIGUET

School Associations in France

Since our daughter moved to a new – more local and smaller – school in the last school year, I have been a bit more involved in what basically is a school or parent association. As I was not quite familiar with what this is all about, I decided to have a little look into it, to gain a better

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April 2026
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Philippe MIGUET

Chick chick hooray!

As our renovations – for many reasons – have come somewhat to a standstill, we’ve had some other projects going on. One of my pet projects, and this pun is totally intended, was to see if we could get some more chickens by actually hatching some chicks ourselves, rather than buying new ones. My reasoning behind wanting more chickens was

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January 2026
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Philippe MIGUET

A new coat for Christmas

After a very long wait, our house finally got a new coat! I have a bit of mixed feelings about this, as I obviously know the house since I was a little child and whilst the change is good for the house – and for us – it still has a lot of emotions connected to it. It was a

Impressions



Helpful Links

Life on the Plateau
Mairie Plateau d'Hauteville
Office de Tourisme
Haut-Bugey Agglomération

Chickens
YouTube Channel "Oak Abode"

Holidays
Au Pâturage Montagnard (for groups)
Le Hauteville

Leisure
La Praille (Google Maps)

Restaurant Recommendations
La Ferme Guichard
Le Hauteville
Bistrot de la Fontaine