Find information about a city, its public services and job offers

• Updated : 24/03/2022

Here is a practical guide to:

• Search for an association supporting Ukrainians
• Search for public administrations and services
• Find stores
• Find general information
• Search for available jobs in a city

Most of them are in big cities.

Here is the non-exhaustive list of associations supporting Ukrainians .

To find the nearest train station, the easiest way is to search on Google Maps by typing “gare sncf” with the name of the city written in French.

Alternatively, the official rail station database is updated by the SNCF. You have to type the name of the city. If the column “Voyageur” (traveler) has the letter O, there is a passenger train station.

To find the prefecture, the easiest way is to search on Google Maps by typing “prefecture” with the name of the city written in French.

To find the nearest hospital, the easiest way is to search on Google Maps by typing “hôpital” with the name of the city written in French.

• Go to the town hall of the commune and make an appointment with the CCAS (Communal Center for Social Action). They coordinate the social assistance of each municipality.
• For food aid, the easiest way is to search on Google Maps by typing “resto du coeur” or “food bank” with the name of the city written in French.

To find the nearest CAF, the easiest way is to search on Google Maps by typing “CAF” with the name of the city written in French.

Type the name of the city written in French in the official government database: public service directory

To find out if there is a supermarket nearby, the easiest way is to search on Google Mapsby typing “supermarket” with the name of the city written in French.

Most French towns and villages have a Wikipedia page providing information on the town, its population, its activities, its history.

Wikipedia

Type the name of the city written in French in the database Towns and villages where life is good :

• All towns and villages in France have been analyzed automatically with statistics for housing, work, access to public services, environment, etc.
• The “national” (national) numbers at the top are the most important.
• The first number at the top left gives the national quality of life rank. The smaller the number, the better.
• The second number at the top right gives the national rank for the same population size. The smaller the number, the better.
• The two numbers below are at the “département” level. It's not very useful, except for small villages.

For very detailed official data on a city, the French statistics administration INSEE has a file per city:

1. Type the name of the town in French in “Rechercher une zone géographique” (“Search for a geographical area”)
2. Select the name of the municipality starting with “COM” from the list
3. Right-click on “dossier complet” (“complete file”)

You should read the file "Employment in France".

To search:

On the official website of the national employment agency POLE EMPLOI :

1. Type the name of the city in French in “Lieu de travail” (“Workplace”)
2. In “métier”, enter the French translation of your profession
3. Click on the magnifying glass

On the website Le Bon Coin :

1. Choose in “Catégorie” (category): “Emploi” (job) then “Offre d'Emploi” (job offer)
2. In “Que cherchez vous ?” (“What are you looking for?”), enter the French translation of your profession
3. In “Saisissez une ville ou un rayon” (“Enter a city or a radius”), enter the name of the city in French
4. Click on “Recherche” (“Search”)