Welcome to our website. We are Darrell and Merle Drury. The aim of this site is to give you a glimpse of our "Life in France".

 

Our home is in a small development on the outskirts of Doué la Fontaine, an historic town in Maine-et-Loire (49), France. It is located 15 km south west of Saumur and the Loire river. The town has a population of around 7500 and is famous for its roses, apples and troglodyte caves. We very much like the bustle of living in “Doué” with its very good weekly market and both the town centre and countryside a five-minute walk away.  Ideal cycling country with woodlands fairly close and vineyards that come right up to the edges of town.  It is in the centre of the auto-route system that gives us good access to both the rest of France and England.

 

Most sporting tastes are catered for including the usual hunting, fishing, walking, cycling, pallets and petanque as well as martial arts and swimming, handball, football and basketball. Sewing clubs, language and dancing courses are also found in the local halls.