Knowledge base
Audited practical guides on the key themes of life in France.
Vitalpes
Practical life in the Alps — in Russian and French.
Living, settling, understanding the Alps.
Mission
Vitalpes helps Russian-speaking people become autonomous residents in France: understand the French system, carry out administrative and practical procedures, find official help and safely integrate into the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The portal explains, helps to prepare and directs the user to the right organization.
Our promise
- The Russian at the entrance.
- Understanding the French system on the way.
- Autonomy in France upon arrival.
The portal does not replace
The portal explains, helps to prepare and directs to the right organization. It does not replace:
Prefecture a lawyer a doctor a social worker official public services
The role of the portal
Course of action
Step-by-step instructions for common situations.
Local browser
Cities, departments and official bodies of the region.
Models and tools
Mail, checklists and glossary for stand-alone approaches.
Community and events
Strictly moderate layer, secondary to knowledge.
Content principles
Verifiability
Each content indicates its audit date, official sources and geographic scope.
Practice
Each article answers: for whom, what to do, what documents, where to address and how to act in atypical situations.
Bilingualism
Russian is the main language of explanation; French for the terms, models and content partners.
Neutrality
Vitalpes does not promote any political position and addresses all Russian speakers in the region.
Security
The portal does not publish any circumvention advice, falsification or unverified medical or legal advice.
How we work with sources
For factual instructions, we prefer official first-level sources. Second level sources are only complementary.
First-level sources (priority)
- Service-Public
- Prefectures
- ANEF
- CAF
- Ameli / Sickness insurance
- France Travail
- URSSAF
- impots.gouv.fr
- ANIL / ADIL
- France Services
- Official sites of cities, departments and regions
- Official sites of universities and transport operators
Second level sources (additional)
- Associations
- Universities
- Professional Chambers
- Official research centres
- NGO verified
- Specialized media with reference to the source
Contact the project
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Not an emergency service
Vitalpes is a browser. In case of emergency, call 112.
