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Young French people live in motorhomes in Les Fourgs near the Swiss border to save for housing on Swiss salaries. The mayor created a parking zone, but the village faces consequences of the influx.
In the French village of Les Fourgs, near the Swiss border, young French people are living in motorhomes. The reason: Swiss salaries allow them to save for their own housing. The village is facing the consequences of the influx of cross-border workers.
Mayor Roger Belot has set up a special zone for motorhome parking to cope with the influx. However, according to sources, the village is suffering from the boom in cross-border commuting. The exact scale of the problem and measures to address it are not specified in the sources.
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In Les Fourgs, just across the Swiss border, young French people live in motorhomes to save for their own home thanks to high Swiss salaries. The smal...
In Les Fourgs, just across the Swiss border, young French people live in motorhomes to save for their own home thanks to high Swiss salaries. The small Jura village is struggling with the consequences of the cross-border worker boom.
In the French village of Les Fourgs, near the Swiss border, young French people are living in motorhomes to save for a house using Swiss wages. Mayor ...
In the French village of Les Fourgs, near the Swiss border, young French people are living in motorhomes to save for a house using Swiss wages. Mayor Roger Belot established a designated motorhome zone to manage the influx of cross-border workers. The village is grappling with the effects of the commuter boom.
In Les Fourgs, a French village near the Swiss border, young French people are living in motorhomes. The reason is that Swiss salaries enable them to ...
In Les Fourgs, a French village near the Swiss border, young French people are living in motorhomes. The reason is that Swiss salaries enable them to save for their own home. The village is dealing with the consequences of the cross-border worker boom.
In Les Fourgs, a French village near the Swiss border, young French people live in motorhomes due to high Swiss wages. They save for their own homes, ...
In Les Fourgs, a French village near the Swiss border, young French people live in motorhomes due to high Swiss wages. They save for their own homes, but the village struggles with the influx of such workers.
In the French village of Les Fourgs, near the Swiss border, young French people live in motorhomes to save for a house with Swiss wages. The village i...
In the French village of Les Fourgs, near the Swiss border, young French people live in motorhomes to save for a house with Swiss wages. The village is grappling with the consequences of the cross-border worker boom.
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