Water. If you are on the mains, this is simply a
matter of getting the supplier (generally a private company)
to read the meter on the date of sale and to transfer the
account to your name.
If you live in a remote property you may well have your own
well or spring, which is likely to be far superior to the
treated stuff the water companies insist on in the name of
Health and Safety.
Drainage. If you are on the mains, this is really
nothing you need to do If you live in a remote property
you may well have your own septic tank, which you will need
to learn how to manage. There are increasingly green alternatives
such as composting loos and and miniature treatment plants.
Electricity. If you are on the mains, this is simply
a matter of getting the supplier (Electricité de France
- EDF) to read the meter on the date of sale and to transfer
the account to your name. You may need to pay a connection
charge, and possibly a deposit if you are not resident.
In rural areas you might want to try generating your own
electricity using solar, wind or hydroelectric power. Like
other countries there is a scheme under which you can feed
electricity into the national grid, and get paid for it.
Gas. If you are on the mains, this is a matter of
getting the supplier (Gaz de France - GDF) to read the meter
on the date of sale and to transfer the account to your
name. You may need to pay a connection charge, and possibly
a deposit if you are not resident.
In rural areas mains gas is rare. Most people use cylinders
of butane, a scaled up version of camping gaz. A large cylinder
will last a year or more and is not enormously more expensive
than piped gas.
Telephones. Telephone lines are available to all but
the remotest dwellings. ASDL however is available only in
major towns and along roads connecting them, and villages
within a few kilometres of them.
Reception seems to be good for mobile telephones almost everywhere
except remote mountain areas.
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