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Originally Posted by djwazzy
It's located in La Defense, the business district from what I understand. I plan on living very central. It may cost a bit more but I believe it'll be worth the extra cost in order to get the most out of the experience.
I have a basic understanding of French from my immersion days in elementary, hopefully I pick it up pretty quick again.
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La Defence is the modern business district. It's a planned business area which leads to a really good feel to the area of steel and glass. I quite liked it when we visited...although it was a Sunday so it was nice and quiet (some of my pics:
http://www.stadevene.com/paris.html).
It is serviced by the metro and the RER so there are two rail lines going into it which isn't a lot but likely does the job. If you find somewhere to live where you don't have to make a billion metro transfers that would be best...also your company might have accommodations available if they've done this before.
Living there is not cheap but this is more about experience than banking a lot of cash so don't sweat that too much and just enjoy it. If you can get in touch with some of the people you'll be working with - and ideally another foreigner - then use them for advice on where you should live. We'll have some suggestions but they'll know the real pockets of good and bad.