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  • Artprice, for the true price of fine art complete directory on how to buy art, to sell art, art events, art evaluation, upcoming auctions around the world, and all about artists.  There is no other Art information website as complete as this one.  In five languages: English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.

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you'll need to know the following information:

You can open a bank account at a savings bank or at the Post Office [ below].
It will take about 10 days to receive a checkbook, and or a credit cart.  You may be offered overdraft protection, but definitely check with the bank. Check books are usually free.  Bank Credit Cards will cost you approximately 15 - 30 Euros a year.

You will need a valid passport; proof of where you are living [utility receipt, rent receipt, or official document from a private French citizen that you're staying in residence with that person, etc; 
 

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  • French Chateaux Information Center - offers information about the royal and historical chateaux in France, Regional Chateaux to rent or lease, and all about Chateaux [Castles] in general.

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    • BHV (Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville) Hardware/Home Improvement
    • Bricolage France (like Home Depot & Lowe’s) home improvement
    • Carrefour super and hypermarché  stores (similar to our Target & Walmart super stores, but more) is the largest retailer in Europe  and consists of the following stores:  Carrefour, Champion, Contact GB, Dia, Di per di, Docks Market, Ed, 8 à Huit,   GS, Promocash, Prodirest, Proxi, Shopi  Marche M Plus, Norte, Ooshop, Puntocash
    • Castorama (like our Home Depot & Lowe’s) home improvement
    • Darty for major appliances, computer & software, cameras, telephones,  televisions
    • FNAC Department Store for books, computers  & software,  dvd & video, music, mobile phones and more
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    • Galeries Lafayette Department Store (the capital of fashion)
    • Habitat inexpensive furniture and furnishings for your home
    • IKEA reasonably priced furniture & other home furnishings
    • Laserland dvd equipment
    • Le Bon Marche Department Store
    • Le Printemps the trendy place Department Store
    • Monoprix department & grocery store chain that includes: BHV, Galeries Lafayette, Inno, Nouvelle Galeries & Prisunic
    • Sport 2000  France (brand names for sports)
    • Twinner / Groupe S.E.D mountain & skiing specialists
    • Virgin on line catalog of the cds,dvds, music & more megastores

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