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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...
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October 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
Fireworks!
As every year, our neighbour planned his fireworks for July, usually around the 14th if possible. However, the drought this year caused a lot of disruption and bans were in place for simple things like parking your car in non-tarmac’ed areas or drinking alcohol in public… or in this case… even more dangerous… fireworks. So it was all postponed and
September 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
Airconditioning
With the recent heatwave we admittedly struggled with the heat that has been building up in the house. One of the issues in particular we have with the building itself, is the fact they are two different type of buildings. There is the original house, built out of rock from the local area. A proper stone house as you undoubtedly
August 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
Unattended Dogs
This has been a particularly harsh summer so far and whilst we’re all having a “hosepipe ban” in some way or another, life has been going on. That includes – unfortunately – also other nuisances like freely roaming dogs. Sadly, these are not even stray dogs. These are dogs, where their owners cannot be bothered taking their dogs for 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
(mostly for bigger groups)
Le Hauteville
Leisure
La Praille (Google Maps)
Restaurant Recommendations
Le Relais de Thézillieu
La Ferme Guichard
Le Hauteville
Bistrot de la Fontaine
October 2026
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Philippe MIGUET
Fireworks!
As every year, our neighbour planned his fireworks for July, usually around the 14th if possible. However, the drought this year caused a lot of disruption and bans were in place for simple things like parking your car in non-tarmac’ed areas or drinking alcohol in public… or in this case… even more dangerous… fireworks. So it was all postponed and
September 2026
|
Philippe MIGUET
Airconditioning
With the recent heatwave we admittedly struggled with the heat that has been building up in the house. One of the issues in particular we have with the building itself, is the fact they are two different type of buildings. There is the original house, built out of rock from the local area. A proper stone house as you undoubtedly
August 2026
|
Philippe MIGUET
Unattended Dogs
This has been a particularly harsh summer so far and whilst we’re all having a “hosepipe ban” in some way or another, life has been going on. That includes – unfortunately – also other nuisances like freely roaming dogs. Sadly, these are not even stray dogs. These are dogs, where their owners cannot be bothered taking their dogs for a
Impressions
Helpful Links
Life on the Plateau
Mairie Plateau d'Hauteville
Office de Tourisme
Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Chickens
YouTube Channel "Oak Abode"
