Lullin

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Lullin is a small town in the French region of Haute Savoie. There is a post office/bank run by the French national mail company, La Poste, a convenience store called "Huit a Huit", two bars/restaurants/hotels - The Union and The Post, a local sports, skiiing and social club; a bakery, village primary school and a pretty little church, reconstructed early in the twentieth century after it was previously destroyed in a fire. There is also a large bricolage, Bricojardin, shop maintained by the Roy-Meynet family that has brought a lot of business to the town in recent years.

The inhabitants are quiet, friendly and republican although in recent years as the traditional industries continue to die out, more and more inhabitants are seeking lucrative employment in the neighbouring Swiss canton of Geneva. Several dwellings in the village are owned by Swiss, Dutch and even British newcomers. But the village and its near neighbours remain close to their traditions. Skiing is very popular in winter when the whole valley is covered in a quilt of snow, and in summer, hill walking and cycling are popular pursuits. Lullin has its own tennis courts and football pitch that the local children use as well as a social club used by people of all ages.

Caroline Dupraz who runs the local skiing club once competed for France and her action photographs line the walls in the Union Hotel's main bar.

Most of the youth from the town now leave however. There is no comprehensive school in the near vicinity and people tend to send their children on one of several school buses into the larger town of Thonon-les-Bains on the edge of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), about 12 miles away, to receive schooling up to Baccalaureat (A level standard).

Lullin remains steeped in the old rural French tradition. Typical foods such as Fondue, Tartiflette and their most prized Raclette are not just restaurant gimmicks - They are a way of life.