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Move to the Southern French Alps

Annecy's sunshine without Annecy's prices or traffic. A real year-round town at 1,326 m — not a resort that closes in May — with a UNESCO old town, two ski areas at the door, and the Écrins out the back. Here is the honest pathway to making it home.

Why people are looking south

One honest note on scope: the Southern Alps are bigger than any single valley, and this site's coverage grows outward from the corner we know street by street — Briançon and its valleys. The Queyras, the Embrunais and Serre-Ponçon, the Ubaye and the Mercantour will follow as we can verify each one first-hand.

The pathway

01 — Read the honest version first

Skip the brochure. These ten guides are the move, in the order the questions actually come up — including the three nobody likes answering: housing, jobs, and what February feels like.

Getting here for a visit first? Turin airport to Briançon covers the logistics.

02 — Test-drive it before you decide

A relocation decided from photos is a gamble. Come live and work from Briançon for a month — real winter or real summer — before you commit to anything.

Test-drive Briançon for a month →

03 — Settle, with local help that speaks your language

When you're ready, we introduce you to vetted local professionals — estate agents, and the practical contacts that make a move work — including the ones who genuinely handle English. One introduction, with your consent, no spam. That's the whole deal.

Planning a move? Talk to a local.

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