Expat Guide to Living in Montpellier
Whether you're already living in Montpellier or preparing to move to Montpellier, our Expat Guide to Living in France offers articles and reports submitted by expats about expat life in Montpellier. For answers to specific questions, visit our France Forum to talk with expats in Montpellier.

Culture Shock in Montpellier, France
This Expat Culture-Shock Report provides a brief glimpse of what it was like for a Brit to hop the Channel and move to Montpellier, France.
More Culture Shock Reports for Montpellier
Culture shock is part of the settling in process. Knowing the different phases of culture shock and how other expats in Montpellier handle it can be very comforting. Below are some of the responses from expats in Montpellier:Living Overseas Report
What are people's priorities in Montpellier - work? family? socializing? What are the best ways to meet other expats? Are people accepting of racial, cultural and religious differences? Help other expats and people moving to Montpellier by filling out our Living Overseas Report.
Submit a Living Overseas Report
More Moving to Montpellier Reports
What should you take with you when you move to Montpellier? What should you leave behind? What type of housing and neighborhoods are typical for expats in Montpellier? Below are some of the responses from expats in Montpellier:
Reviews of Schools in Montpellier
Reviews and school profiles from expat parents and even a few school administrators in Montpellier. Great place to find insight into school facilities, teachers and curriculum. Below are some of the reviews from expats in Montpellier:
Dream vs. Reality Report
Most expats have have "dreams" (and fears) about the expatriate experience before they moved to Montpellier. If you are already living in Montpellier, share how those "dreams" have been fulfilled, and how they have not by filling out our Dream vs. Reality Report.
Submit a Dream vs. Reality ReportOverseas Retirement Report
Retiring abroad can be a great option for retirees seeking their dream lifestyle at an affordable price. Help other retirees, who are thinking about retiring in Montpellier by filling out our Overseas Retirement report.
Submit a Retire Abroad ReportHaving a Baby Abroad Report
How did expats choose their doctors, midwives, hospitals? What is childbirth like in Montpellier? Help other expats who are preparing to have a baby in Montpellier by filling out our Having a Baby Abroad Report.
Submit a Having a Baby Abroad ReportWorking Abroad Report
What's it like to find a job in Montpellier? How difficult was it to obtain a work permit? What types are jobs are typical for expats in Montpellier? Help others following in your footsteps by filling out our Working Abroad Report.
Submit a Working Abroad Report







