The Muschke family has not yet unpacked all their boxes since moving in mid-July to an apartment in Ouistreham, not far from the ferry terminal.
“My daughter sees the ferry every night from her bedroom,” smiles Jessica, who is opening a new page in her life after years spent in Île-de-France.
The Guyancourt family, near Versailles, was used to short stays in Normandy.
It clicked: “We didn't have enough time with the children.
In Paris, everyone is in a hurry.
I accepted a job offer here and my husband was transferred to Lisieux”.
The professional drop-off points found in a few weeks, it was then necessary to manage the installation.
“A bit by chance”, Jessica contacted the Calvados attractiveness agency and its Accueil install'Calvados system.
“It is about supporting future residents on several aspects: housing, help in finding work for the spouse, school registration, activities…”, describes Mélanie Normand, the program referent.
Since its creation at the start of the 2020 school year, in the wake of a rather traumatic confinement for many inhabitants of large cities, Accueil install'Calvados has assisted around a hundred families a year.
And already 85 in 2022.
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Jessica Muschke thus received a complete file, even before her departure, with information on transport, tourist sites and even tide times!
The family finally set its sights on Ouistreham, supported in its rental efforts by Calvados attractiveness.
Michel, the dad, is conquered: “It's a very good surprise.
After work, you can go for a walk, go to the sea and even fish for mussels”, a very popular occupation for the youngest, aged 9.
The new arrivals quickly settled the formalities.
"The device has saved us time", recognizes Jessica, who has already started sports activities, while her children "have already made friends".
The example of the Muschkes illustrates the changes in many households, mostly from Île-de-France.
“The passage of Covid has changed the situation for a lot of people, especially in the Paris region, confirms Mélanie Normand.
Life projects matured.
Generally, people know a little about Calvados.
Although some not at all.
The service we offer, free of charge, can help tip over people who are hesitant”.
"The feeling of being on vacation all the time"
Especially since the device intervenes on a subject that crystallizes the questions: housing.
“It's a sensitive point, especially when newcomers are on probation at their jobs.
For example, we are working with Gîtes de France for temporary solutions, while waiting to enter the more traditional route with real estate agencies”, continues the support manager.
Perverse effect, an influx of new residents can also be synonymous with a rush on real estate.
In recent months, real estate prices have climbed, as Jessica Muschke notes: “The idea is to buy, but not before a year or a year and a half.
A real estate agent friend thinks the amounts will decrease a little”.
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But if some prices are high, others are less so, compared to their life before: “Back to school cost us less here.
The town hall even takes care of supplies for the children.
A very different daily life, therefore, more airy, which gives Jessica "the impression of being on vacation all the time", to the point of being able to recommend it to those around her.
The local authorities in the sector are not mistaken: they are reorganizing their big job dating in Paris on October 13.
With the coordinates of the Home install'Calvados device.