French retirees in Morocco

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• French Retirees Embrace Extended Stay in Morocco Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
  26 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  A retired couple from Champfleur (Sarthe) is stuck in Morocco since the implementation of the lockdown in the kingdom. Their release will only come with the lifting of the lockdown measure.
  On May 20, Jean-Claude, 73, and Odile, 72, both retired from Champfleur, may be able to leave their motorhome in Morocco. They have been stuck there since the implementation of the lockdown measure decreed as part of the fight against covid-19 by Morocco. They are living this situation without much (…)

• Stranded French Retirees Among Thousands Unable to Leave Morocco Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
  8 May 2020, by Ginette

  For more than a month, Christian and Bernadette Garroui have been waiting to return to Laval (in Mayenne). But it is almost impossible, given the preventive measures taken by the Moroccan authorities to fight against the coronavirus. It is a tradition for the couple to come and spend three months in Morocco every year.
  They often come by motorhome to enjoy the landscapes and other tourist attractions that Morocco can offer them. When they came in January 2020, this retired couple was far (…)

• French Retirees Stranded in Morocco Struggle with Heat and Repatriation Challenges
  18 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  Confined to a motorhome area in Taroudant, Morocco since March 20, Monique and Michel Hovart express concerns about the heat, insecurity and their repatriation. The couple plans to board a ship to reach Charente-Maritime via Spain, which has been difficult so far due to the repeated cancellation of their reservation tickets.
  Monique and Michel Hovart are among the 5,000 motorhome users stranded since the implementation of the state of health emergency and confinement on March 20 in (…)

• Stranded French Retirees Await Morocco’s Reopening for Return Home
  25 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  Leaving Eaunes near Toulouse in February, Michel and Elisabeth are among the retirees stranded in a campsite in Mirhleft, 150 kilometers south of Agadir on the shores of the ocean. Without any response on a possible repatriation, these campers are just waiting for June 10, the day of the gradual deconfinement of Morocco, to return home.
  This retired couple was a thousand leagues away from imagining that their sixth tourist visit to Morocco would take longer than expected. He had joined (…)

• Elderly French Couple Stranded in Morocco Motorhome Amid COVID-19 Border Closures
  26 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  A retired couple from Luzech find themselves stuck in a 10m² motorhome not far from Tangier for more than two months. After several attempts, Yves, 80, and Fernande, 75, hope to reach Genoa on June 1st.
  The two retirees had left Luzech at the end of January. "We first crossed Spain in a motorhome. At that time, there were very few cases of coronavirus. Then, we spent some time in Morocco until the end of February," Yves Safourcade tells La Dépêche. However, things get complicated (…)

• French Retirees Stranded in Morocco for Months Finally Return Home by Ferry
  2 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  Blocked in their motorhome for more than two months in Morocco, Christian, 70, and Josiane, 71, two Ploufraganais residing in Val-André, have managed to board a boat in Tangier to reach Marseille.
  The retired couple had left in January for a trip to Morocco, but found themselves stuck at the border for two months with thousands of other French motorhome owners. "At first, we took it lightly, we said to ourselves: well, an extra month of vacation, it’s not that bad. Plus, we love (…)

• Morocco Ranks Third Among Top Retirement Destinations for French Seniors
  15 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  Morocco ranks 3rd in the top 3 of the flagship destinations for French retirees.
  With a score of 62.7 out of 100, Morocco is one of the top three destinations where the French want to spend their retirement. The kingdom is ahead of Spain (63.7) and Portugal (64.8).
  According to the French newspaper Challenges, Morocco remains one of the dream countries for French retirees because the kingdom "has not experienced any attacks since 2015." "It continues to attract many retirees thanks to (…)

• Morocco Travel Restrictions Disrupt French Retirees’ Winter Plans Amid Covid-19
  3 May 2021, by Sylvanus

  Morocco is one of the favorite destinations of many French retirees who spend a good part of the year there. It is now difficult for them to travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  "Since 2010, we have spent all our winters there," Robert, 80, a former truck driver, confides to La Dépêche du Midi, map of Morocco in hand. He and his wife Marcelle, 74, are lovers of the kingdom. "The first year, we had just gone there to discover it and the sun pleased us," Marcelle recounts. The health crisis (…)

• Morocco Ranks Third in Top Retirement Destinations for French Seniors, Study Finds
  30 June 2021, by Sylvanus

  Morocco is in the top 3 of the best countries to retire for French retirees. This is the result of the ranking by the French newspaper Le Figaro.
  Le Figaro studied the data of the 17 countries popular with French retirees: cost of living and housing, sunshine, quality of the health system and access to care, security, distance from Paris, presence of a French community, gastronomy, cultural life, etc. It then published its ranking of the best countries to retire for French retirees.
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• Morocco Ranks Among Top 5 Retirement Destinations for French Seniors, Study Finds
  19 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  Morocco is among the top 5 best countries to retire for French retirees. This is the result of the ranking of a specialized website.
  Paul Delahoutre, founder of the website retraitesansfrontieres.fr, defined 12 criteria such as cost of living, real estate value, medical care, but also cultural heritage and gastronomy, climate, infrastructure, to compile the ranking of the 10 best countries to retire for French retirees. The site also sent a questionnaire to 176 retirees wishing to go (…)