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Centre-ville d'Hyères

Tuesday June 9, 2009

Le centre-ville d'Hyères est plutôt calme, un peu moins en été quand les touristes arrivent, mais ils ne touchent pas trop le centre-ville parce qu'ils vont surtout aux plages (dont je vais parler un autre jour). De l'automne au printemps, il y a beaucoup de cours (de langue, de peinture...) et d'activités pour les retraités et les enfants, mais pour les autres âges, le centre-ville d'Hyères est moins intéressant. Oui, il y a quelques petits musées et une médiathèque, mais, malgré des restos, un casino et un cinéma, il n'y a presque aucune vie nocturne.

Mon mari et moi habitons le centre-ville depuis notre arrivée à Hyères il y a 15 mois. Cela nous convient parce que nous n'avons pas de voiture, mais nous pouvons faire tous nos achats très facilement. Le grand marché ouvert a lieu le samedi, mais Hyères a aussi un très bon marché paysan le mardi et le samedi, un petit marché bio trois fois par semaine et la foire du troisième jeudi du mois, qui fait penser à un souk marocain. Il y a aussi deux épiceries biologiques, un supermarché et toutes sortes de magasins pour nos autres besoins. Et nous habitons à deux pas de la meilleure boulangerie d'Hyères. (Je dis ça pour ma copine hyéroise, qui lit ces articles. ;-)

Avec un aéroport, une gare (de train), une gare routière et un port, Hyères est bien desservie par les transports publics. Le bruit court que la ville considère la possibilité de fermer le centre-ville aux voitures - personnellement, j'en serais ravie.

Lire plus : Hyères - PACA - France

Centre-ville d'Hyères
 De droite à gauche : La Poste, un bâtiment commercial,
une banque, la mairie, Hôtel de Ville
© LKL

English translation

Downtown Hyères

Hyères's downtown is fairly calm, a little less in summer when the tourists arrive, but they don't have much of an effect on downtown because they mainly go to the beaches (which I'll talk about another time). From fall to spring, there are lots of classes (language, painting...) and activities for retirees and children, but for other ages, Hyères's downtown is less interesting. Yes, there are some small museums and a multi-media library, but, despite restaurants, a casino, and a movie theater, there is virtually no nightlife.

My husband and I have lived downtown since our arrival in Hyères 15 months ago. It's convenient for us because we don't have a car, but we can easily do all of our shopping. The big outdoor market takes place on Saturday, but Hyères also has a very good farmer's market on Tuesday and Saturday, a small organic market three days a week, and the "third Thursday of the month" fair, which is reminiscent of a Moroccan souk. There are also two organic grocery stores, a supermarket, and all sorts of stores for our other needs. And we live right around the corner from the best bakery in Hyères. (That's for my Hyéroise friend, who reads these articles. ;-)

With an airport, train station, bus station, and port, Hyères is well served by public transportation. There's a rumor that the city is considering closing downtown to cars - personally, I'd be thrilled.

Read more: Hyères - PACA - France

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Centre-ville d'Hyères

Le centre-ville d'Hyères est plutôt calme, un peu moins en été quand les touristes arrivent, mais ils ne touchent pas trop le centre-ville parce qu'ils vont surtout aux plages (dont je vais parler un autre jour). De l'automne au printemps, il y a beaucoup de cours (de langue, de peinture...) et d'activités pour les retraités et les enfants, mais pour les autres âges, le centre-ville d'Hyères est moins intéressant. Oui, il y a quelques petits musées et une médiathèque, mais, malgré des restos, un casino et un cinéma, il n'y a presque aucune vie nocturne.

Mon mari et moi habitons le centre-ville depuis notre arrivée à Hyères il y a 15 mois. Cela nous convient parce que nous n'avons pas de voiture, mais nous pouvons faire tous nos achats très facilement. Le grand marché ouvert a lieu le samedi, mais Hyères a aussi un très bon marché paysan le mardi et le samedi, un petit marché bio trois fois par semaine et la foire du troisième jeudi du mois, qui fait penser à un souk marocain. Il y a aussi deux épiceries biologiques, un supermarché et toutes sortes de magasins pour nos autres besoins. Et nous habitons à deux pas de la meilleure boulangerie d'Hyères. (Je dis ça pour ma copine hyéroise, qui lit ces articles. ;-)

Avec un aéroport, une gare (de train), une gare routière et un port, Hyères est bien desservie par les transports publics. Le bruit court que la ville considère la possibilité de fermer le centre-ville aux voitures - personnellement, j'en serais ravie.

Lire plus : Hyères - PACA - France

Downtown Hyères

Hyères's downtown is fairly calm, a little less in summer when the tourists arrive, but they don't have much of an effect on downtown because they mainly go to the beaches (which I'll talk about another time). From fall to spring, there are lots of classes (language, painting...) and activities for retirees and children, but for other ages, Hyères's downtown is less interesting. Yes, there are some small museums and a multi-media library, but, despite restaurants, a casino, and a movie theater, there is virtually no nightlife.

My husband and I have lived downtown since our arrival in Hyères 15 months ago. It's convenient for us because we don't have a car, but we can easily do all of our shopping. The big outdoor market takes place on Saturday, but Hyères also has a very good farmer's market on Tuesday and Saturday, a small organic market three days a week, and the "third Thursday of the month" fair, which is reminiscent of a Moroccan souk. There are also two organic grocery stores, a supermarket, and all sorts of stores for our other needs. And we live right around the corner from the best bakery in Hyères. (That's for my Hyéroise friend, who reads these articles. ;-)

With an airport, train station, bus station, and port, Hyères is well served by public transportation. There's a rumor that the city is considering closing downtown to cars - personally, I'd be thrilled.

Read more: Hyères - PACA - France

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Comments

June 9, 2009 at 9:23 am
(1) Hilary Thornburrow says:

Glad you’re enjoying Hyeres. My husband and I stayed there for 2 weeks in 2006 during a 4 month tour of France and we were extremely impressed by the town and the area. We bought a house in the Charente in 2007 and live here permanently, but plan on visiting the Hyeres area again in 2010.

June 9, 2009 at 11:41 am
(2) Mike says:

Le bruit court…..

That’s a new one for me. Thanks, Laura!

June 9, 2009 at 1:13 pm
(3) Mick says:

Laura,
Thanks for letting me know about the train station in Hyeres. When I stayed in Cavalaire-sur-mer, I thought the nearest train station was in Toulon. I remember driving to Toulon to make a train reservation when apparently I could have done so in Hyeres. But it was a nice drive through Hyeres to Toulon. (I believe you can also make train reservations by phone but since I do not speak French well enough, I chose not to try).

June 9, 2009 at 2:16 pm
(4) JM says:

Always enjoy your comments and great stories about France.

June 9, 2009 at 2:37 pm
(5) Dada says:

S’il y a une autre et elle est acceptée, alors pas de regret. L’alchimiste s’est trompé en choisissant les éléments. Mais s’il y a une autre et elle n’est pas acceptée, alors quelle bonheur.

June 10, 2009 at 5:25 am
(6) Veronica says:

Merci Madame,j’aime cette article et je voudrai visiter de Centre ville d’Hyeres.

June 10, 2009 at 5:58 am
(7) magnus ojeonu says:

Je suis heruese votre lecon. i am enjoying your write ups. it is helping me to understand french the more after my initial french lessons. merci beaucoup

June 10, 2009 at 7:12 am
(8) judith najjuka says:

let me hope you and your husband are enjoying yourselves in Hyeres. i lived there two years ago while i was a student but i was bored.

June 21, 2009 at 10:35 am
(9) waltII says:

Laura – I just enjoy your photos so much!!
Maybe sometime you can show us les immeubles sourrounding where you live??

won

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