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W the bank thing, I had to do that with Wells Fargo when I moved from Colorado to Texas in 2009.

• cakedoggie 9y ago
  Sure, but the French example is moving suburbs in a city. The could have moved less than a few km and had a problem.
  • rockinghigh 9y ago
    This cannot be true. I have multiple bank accounts in France and never had to do this.
    • Majestic121 9y ago
      It really depends on the bank, I had to change accounts as well when I was with Credit Agricole, but all is fine and dandy since I am with Boursorama
      • 4c2383f5c88e911 9y ago
        Well, Crédit Agricole is kind of a special case, at it was initially for farmers and the like (which do not usually move), and has a heavy reliance on local branches. Although I remember my parents having an account there and not having that issue after moving on the other side of the country.
        • zdkl 9y ago
          Yeah a recurring theme in this thread seems to be non french people getting caught in our public service vs private(ised) operator spectrum. As the saying goes "it's not a bug, it's a feature"! Word of advice from an equally confused native: smile and ask questions. That ought to get you far enough unless you're in Paris (my condolences if you have to deal with the ile de france préfectures or mairies).
  • madaxe_again 9y ago
    A département is not a suburb within a city - it's a large region of France, equivalent to a county in the UK, except with a totally different administrative setup.
    • tom_mellior 9y ago
      That's true, but there is the special case of Paris, which is itself a département and has its suburbs (depending on how strictly you define the term) stretching over three to seven different départements. If you move within the Paris metropolitan area, it's easy to change département even while staying in the suburbs of the same city. Also, the large regions of France are called "régions" ;-)
      • umanwizard 9y ago
        Yes and you can be in a suburb of NYC and be in a different state!