The house has lots of wood… so there are a few things to help, just in case something does happen. There are of course fire-alarms, fire extinguishers on each floor and a fire blanket in the kitchen.

A basic first aid kit and masks can be found in a brown box labelled “First Aid” in the blue cupboard, closest to the window in the room with the wood burning stove.

Here you will find a list of doctors, opticians and dentists in and around St Foy le Grande.

There are a number in St Foy, plus one in Gensac. Pharmacies are usually open from Monday to Saturday, between 9:00 and 20:00 hrs. Being closed on Sundays and public holidays, however, there will always be at least one in each area that provides out-of-hours service (service de garde).

With luck, you will not need to go to a hospital. Should you need to however, here are the nearest, starting with St Foy Le Grande, which sadly does not have a good reputation, but emergency is open 24 hours.