Pleased to be a sponsor of the British Beer Festival in Cornebarrieu

Sticking to my Places You Might Not Know in France theme...here's some info on Cornebarrieu (read on and I'll invite you for a drink - how's that?)

Sitting just north of Blagnac (Toulouse) International Airport, Cornebarrieu is a popular suburb town and seems (at least every time I'm there) to be getting more popular all the time with some pretty nice new-build housing developments.

It's location is probably the main draw - 10 easy minutes to the airport, another 10 right into the centre of Toulouse - 5 to Blagnac and the soon to be opened new Tramline, plus the huge shopping centre, multliplex cinema and the aeronautical industries for those of you looking for a job at Airbus. There are also large english- and german-speaking communities.

House types in Cornebarrieu range from village houses to semi-detached, small bungalows to executive homes. So there's something to suit all budgets. Try a search on breeze-france.com for houses for sale or rent in Cornebarrieu and also try the towns nearby: Blagnac, Aussonne, Pibrac, Colomiers, Grenade... don't forget that our free Anglo-Phone service can help you ask questions to the advertisers on breeze if your French isn't up to scratch yet (yeah, yeah, I know - I'll stop with the sales pitch already!)

There are plenty of activities in the area for young and old and there's a good selection of restaurants and bars to meet or make new friends... Which, by the way, brings me to the real reason I started this...for those of you who may be in, or near, Cornebarrieu between Thursday the 19th and Sunday the 22nd of March, you'll be able to have a pint or two at the British Beer Festival being held at Le Carpe Diem (Chez Paka's).

The organisers have selected this year's Real Ales and they include some old favourites (London Pride, Pitchfork) as well as some new imaginative titles to whet the appetite (Ginger Tosser, Thrappledouser). Further details are available at http://www.freewebs.com/beerfestival/

This year the dates also coincide with final day of the six-nations rugby fixtures (Saturday 21st) of Italy v France, England v Scotland, and Wales v Ireland.

Cornebarrieu has a lot to offer including the British Beer Festival and our team at Purchase in France/Breeze are proud to be one of the sponsors. So if you're planning on scouting around the area that weekend, pop in for a drink. There will be loads of informative expat 'locals' around to talk to.

Cheers,
Ronaldo