Retired British Home Owners in Rural France

Bibliographic Data

ID11201567
AuthorsKeith Hoggart (0000-0002-9371-5587, King's College London), Henry Buller (0000-0001-5652-4434, Université Paris Cité)
Year1995
Volume15
Issue3
Pages325-353
Publication date1995-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x00002580
OpenAlexW2112905373
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited19

Drawing on a survey of 406 British home owners in France, this study examines the origins, destinations and reasons for purchasing homes in rural France. In doing so it compares first home retired households with their pre-retirement counterparts and with second home owners who are retired. No notable differences are found in the geographical distribution or reasons for selecting home locations between these groups. However, patterns of retirement migration to France do appear to differ from intra-national long-distance migration within Britain and North America. Pointers to these differences are given and suggestions for future research are made. In addition, despite family visits and the friendship that people find in their recipient French communities, it is suggested that potential problems could arise for residents in relatively isolated rural communes. More research is needed to assess whether the positive attractions that are drawing retirement migrants from Britain to France will outweigh the negative consequences of their new home location

Business · Demographic economics · Destinations · Distribution (mathematics) · Economics · Friendship · Geography · Purchasing · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Marketing · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urbanization and City Planning

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