French courses, practical help and property management
Making life easier for Scandinavians and English-speaking visitors who live or have a holiday home on the Cote d’Azur
Would you like to learn French?
With ScandinavAzur you’ll feel more at ease speaking French.
Do you have a holiday home on the Cote d’Azur ?
Scandinav’Azur can help you manage its maintenance
Are you a permanent resident on the Cote d’Azur ?
Scandinav’Azur can help you with everyday life or specific projects
A Scandinavian who helps other Scandinavians or English-speaking visitors.
Originally from Denmark I have lived in France for over 30 years, so it seemed natural for me to help others choosing to live between other European countries and France. In the light of my own experience I understand how difficult it can be as a foreigner to master practical aspects of living in France. The French language can be challenging and lack of comprehension can cause barriers in many areas of visitors’ lives.
Many find it difficult, for example, to spot the difference between worthless advertising and important letters while others struggle to chat with a neighbour, or contact the water, electricity or phone company.
Scandinav’Azur offers a wide range of services to make life easier for Scandinavians or English-speaking visitors who live in the South of France and can help you to look after your holiday home even if you live far away.
Charlotte Beiner
Founder of Scandinav’Azur
Customer review
We have a house in France and there can be many problems to deal with, especially in relation to authorities in another country when you don't speak the language that well. Scandinav'Azur by Charlotte Beiner has been an invaluable help to us with everything, from the registration certificate of the car, contact with craftsmen and dealing with different issues with the municipality.
Charlotte has also come up with good constructive suggestions for solving all sorts of problems.
We can highly recommend Scandinav'azur
Charlotte has been looking after our French property since July 2021 and we only wish we had met her earlier! As we are not in residence for much of the year we can trust Charlotte to properly check our home and sort any issues if needed . Her fluency in both French and English coupled with her many years of living in the area add significant value to the service she provides. We highly recommend Charlotte for homeowners looking for a friendly, professional and competent service
I have worked with Charlotte and Scandinav´Azur on various occasions and value her high level of service and the quality provided.
Some of the services provided to us require a high level of trust, and I have a high degree of confidence in having Scandinav´Azur as our service provider.
I am currently taking French lessons at Scandinav'Azur with Charlotte Beiner as my French teacher.
I was taught French as a teenager but have not used it. I need to get it re-activated so I can communicate while in France. I take two weekly Zoom lessons with Charlotte and it has already improved my French significantly. She is very engaging, understands my French language needs and organises the lectures and vocabulary to fit these needs. Charlotte is very flexible when it comes to planning as it must fit both our diaries. I can highly recommend Charlotte and Scandinav’Azur if you like me would like to learn, improve and manage in French.
Very proactive and communicative company. Charlotte is a professional caretaker and host. Scandinav'Azur can be trusted with all kinds of tasks and you can rely on receiving good sparring and advice. Highly recommended.
I have used Scandinav'Azur to help register a car bought in Germany, and now finally with French plates.
It has taken 1 year, after 8/9 months I took hold of Charlotte, then it turned out right
Great recommendation from here.
Positive aspects : Communication, Professionnalism, Quality, Value for money
Ole and I have been taking French lessons with Charlotte Beiner for almost half a year, and we can feel a clear improvement. Charlotte has embraced us at the level we were at, and she manages to create a good balance between new material and practice. She masters both teaching in person and online classes. In addition, she has a pleasant personality :o).
Based in Spéracèdes near Grasse, Scandinav’Azur covers an area stretching from Cannes to Pays de Fayence.
With Scandinav’Azur at your side, you can enjoy your holiday home peacefully and feel more at home on the Côte d’Azur