Welcome to The Ariège Network.

Latest news ... we're almost official - have a look at the new page The Association to find out more ...

 

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in business list

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contact us

 

 

 

become a sponsor

Would you like to see your business on this site? You want local people to find you: we need sponsors to cover our (low) annual costs ...
et voilà ! For a small annual amount you can place a box ad here and support the network at the same time.

Contact us to find out more.

 

Montsegur in eastern Ariege
Montségur

 

 

 

 

 

 

network: (n) any system that resembles a mass of criss-crossing lines; (v) to build or maintain relationships with a network of people for mutual benefit.



Photo by Network member CathyR

Welcome to The Ariège Network, a non profit making community portal for the English speaking community in and around the department of Ariège, at the foot of the Pyrénées in south west France. Whether you live here full or part time, are thinking about moving here, or you're simply planning a holiday or visit here (though be warned - Ariège is addictive ...), we're delighted to see you!

On these pages and in particular through our forum, you can find out about Ariège life and what's going on, chat and exchange information with other people, make contacts, buy, sell and freecycle goods, advertise your services, find businesses and organisations, organise book sales or plant swaps or social events, ask questions ....

About us

The Ariège Network was launched in April 2009 by a small group of Ariège residents who first connected through a previous local forum. The Network is, and will remain, free to members and visitors - we hope to meet our annual costs via a voluntary sponsorship scheme, which works like this: we're asking anyone who stands to benefit financially from their presence on this site to make a small contribution to our annual running costs - that's the actual costs, not our time, which we're happy to offer on a voluntary basis. You'll find the names of all our sponsors at the bottom of this page.

The Network is an Association Loi 1901 - a non profit making community association legally registered here in France. We're now in the final stages of official registration; you can find our statutes and a bit more about the Association here.

Please bear with us as this is still a (net)work in progress: we'll be developing the site and adding more content as time (and the day jobs!) permit over the coming months, but we need your help too ...

Get involved

Although we now get a fantastic number of visitors and have well over one hundred active forum members, we still need your address books! Help us get even better known by telling everyone you know in and around Ariège about this site.

It's been great hearing from so many of you since we launched - so keep it coming ...write an article, review a restaurant, join us in running The Ariège Network on behalf of its members, send us your news and links, tell us about your project, join the Ariège English Speakers in Business list, send us your photos, recommend a business or someone who's done work for you ...

In due course (ie when we've got our heads around the software!) The Ariège Network will move - virtually, that is - to a more dynamic kind of web platform; when that happens there'll be space for different people to participate and add content directly. Until then, please contact me via the forum, or by email with your copy and your ideas.

 

Kalba

 

 

Thanks to those who've agreed to sponsor us so far ...

Pat and Kevin Penny, Potential Energy.
Sean Marshall, building and project management, holiday accommodation.
Susan Hodge, Simply British in Foix.
Lorna and David Cannell, Anglo-European Light Haulage.
Karl Roberts, plumbing, heating, electricity.
Dave Smith, British TV in France (aka The Skyman).
Richard Barrow, Cornerstone Conservation.
Karl's Kitchen, Personal Chef.
 

 

using the forum

The Ariège Network Forum is simple and free to join and use. Simply click on any of the links on this page, and the forum will open in a new window. To join, click on 'Register'. You can browse all the forum categories without becoming a member, but only members may post. Join up now!

 

 


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A traditional, friendly and independent
British corner shop in the heart of Ariège


43 rue des Chapeliers
09000 Foix
05.61.64.98.89
www.simplybritish.eu
 

 

 


 

The Ariège Network is a non profit making community site, run for its members by its members.
 We are in the process of becoming an Association Loi 1901.
Site design and administration Kalba © The Ariège Network 2009. All rights reserved.