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“Find your corner of paradise in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, benefit from personalized support from a receptionist. » The unusual message has been circulating for several months on social networks, posted by a region with an industrial tradition, in need of new inhabitants. It refers to the Venez vivre en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté website, which details an installation assistance system with “immersive stays” to decide on a territory, “local contact” And “relationship continued over time”.

Davide Saraiva, high quality controller within the trade primarily based in Ariège, is “fell on it” by consulting job ads, in April 2025. “I was looking for a position in the radioactivity sector – my training – and I saw on the region’s website that it supported families”he remembers. He fills out the shape, after which all the things occurs in a short time. Stéphane Rouget, reception supervisor, calls him again, probes his initiatives, circulates his CV. The Industeel steelworks, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, primarily based in Le Creusot, supplied him a job interview. A month after his first request for data, he returned together with his spouse, Emilie, to signal a everlasting contract (CDI), go to a village home noticed by the receptionist and meet the mayor of the small city overlooking Le Creusot, seven minutes by automotive from the manufacturing facility. It can also be Stéphane Rouget who manages to enroll the couple’s two little daughters in class despite the fact that the deadline has handed. “Everything was delivered to us on a platter”summarizes Davide Saraiva.

Le Creusot city center, February 10, 2026.
Stéphane Rouget, reception agent for new arrivals for the “Come live in Burgundy” system, in Le Creusot (Saône-et-Loire), France February 10, 2026

His spouse selected to give up her job as a hairdresser to retrain as a specialist educator working with youngsters with disabilities. His first makes an attempt at an internship have been unsuccessful. “And that’s where my role is interesting, I have contacts in the field, underlines Mr. Rouget. I spoke about it to someone working in a structure, he told me “you have to send it to me, we will take it”, and that was it. » After this primary expertise, Emilie Saraiva can now make replacements with the prospect of a qualification course and a doable everlasting contract. “We have the feeling of a new beginning. Without the support of a receptionist, we would perhaps not have succeeded in this change of life.she said. We never feel lost, if we have a problem it’s “hello! Stéphane”. »

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