For a story by Matt Saltmarsh on Brits leaving their French country homes...France, Lassey-les-Châteaux, approximately 250 kms. southwest of Paris. Chris Marshall, 60, and Eileen Climance serving tea to Shiela Batty, 70, Paul Marshall, 57, and Linda Stevens, 62, in the French home of Paul and Eileen Climance. All are members of the the Euromayenne Association which was set up by a French real estate agent in 1992 to help British people settle in France. May 8, 2009...Photo © J.B. Russell for the International Herald Tribune