French Retirees in Morocco

Privileged Spatialities

Bibliographic Data

ID3016069
AuthorsJordan Pinel (0009-0003-8258-5937, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Brenda Le Bigot (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
TranslatorsAlexandra Poméon O’Neill, Katherine Booth
Year2023
Volume39
Issue4
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevue européenne des migrations internationales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0765-0752 • E-ISSN: 1777-5418
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/12j3r
OpenAlexW4403529182
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited48

Based on two surveys conducted between 2014 and 2019 among French retirees living on a year-round or seasonal basis in the Souss-Massa region of Morocco, this article analyses the multiple migratory spatialities of this migration from the "North" to the "South". By examining the privileged dimension of these spatialities, the article contributes to the emerging field of lifestyle migration, with a geographical perspective. Our results present the privileges of access to and use of spaces by these migrants in the Moroccan destination linked to their advantageous positions in social, racial and national hierarchies in a postcolonial context. These privileged spatialities nonetheless appear to be diverse, particularly in view of the social heterogeneity of the group studied

Political science · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · French Urban and Social Studies · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

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