I will expand this one later but a must read for relocating to France.
http://www.fblog.com
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One family have bought a place in Brittany :
"Our diary of running a French Holiday Gite in beautiful rural Brittany.
We bought our home in France in January 2004 as a holiday home, retirement fund and maybe a bit of rental as well - find out about our rennovation, rental and holiday adventures since then by reading this blog."
More in their weblog here.