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Go Back Dordogne Characters - The Postman . A Dordogne Postman. Give postman Pat a baguette and a moustache and here you have our local postman. Fount of all knowledge local and administrative, for our Postie is also the mayor of a nearby village, in which the family have lived and farmed for generations. His brother runs the local Cave selling wines and spirits, and also supplies domestic heating fuel, gas and coal. His sister works in the local post office and is married to the owner of a clothing business. So there is more to him than meets the eye! Your French home in the country probably will not have a name or street number but do not despair, postie will know who lives there as soon as the purchase contract for the house is signed. Your address will therefore have to have your name, the postcode and the commune, and sometimes the “Lieu dit” or place name. Our post arrives at lunch time – it all depends where you are on the round. If you live in the country the chances are that you will get to know your postman well and pick up all the local gossip, even down to the latest sale of a property and the price it’s changed hands at. If he also happens to be the mayor, then you are in luck (as long as you aren’t doing anything you shouldn’t be!), as he is full of interesting information Instant language lesson: If your French postman is Le Facteur then his female colleague is Madamme la Factrice. |
