U.S. Cities  

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Tennessee > Nashville

Nashville City forum

Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 370,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 13,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspaper and in a story on AOL's homepage.

Get a detailed profile of any city, county, or zip code:
      Search our forums (advanced):

Reply
 
Old 05-01-2008, 12:51 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
2 posts, read 1,050 times
Reputation: 10
gobert is on a distinguished road
Default Good places to live at Nashville

Hi, We are a french familly with 4 children moving to Nashville in March 2009. We hesitate to install us between theVanderbilt university area and Franklin. Where can we find the best public school ? Is there a french communauty?
Is somebody knows Allara Farms communauty at Franklin? We hear about it and we would like to have more informations.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote

 
Old 05-01-2008, 12:57 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
194 posts, read 36,197 times
Reputation: 20
Tunky is on a distinguished road
I am touring that community this weekend in preparation for our move to Memphis. I can post more about it on Monday.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-01-2008, 04:54 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
1 posts, read 530 times
Reputation: 10
Hereweg0 is on a distinguished road
Hello all,

I'm retiring from the military next year, and Nashville is where we'll be moving. I wanted to get information on high schools, and nice communities in the area.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-01-2008, 08:46 PM
REALTOR
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
521 posts, read 123,133 times
Reputation: 186
gbone has a spectacular aura aboutgbone has a spectacular aura aboutgbone has a spectacular aura aboutgbone has a spectacular aura about
Quote:
Originally Posted by gobert View Post
Hi, We are a french familly with 4 children moving to Nashville in March 2009. We hesitate to install us between theVanderbilt university area and Franklin. Where can we find the best public school ? Is there a french communauty?
Is somebody knows Allara Farms communauty at Franklin? We hear about it and we would like to have more informations.
Gobert, welcome to the Nashville forum. If you are looking to live somewhere between Vanderbilt and Franklin you should probably plan on living in Williamson County, which is the adjacent county south of Nashville(Davidson County). I say this because the public schools in Williamson County are rated much higher than Davidson County. Franklin(and Alara Farms) are in Williamson County. Alara Farms is a large, well maintained, and relatively safe apartment complex. The last I checked, monthly rentals ranged from about $800-$1500 for a one to three bedroom apartment. Alara Farms is in the Franklin city limits next to Cool Springs Galleria. It is about fifteen miles from Vanderbilt and anywhere from a twenty to forty-five minute drive, depending on the time of day you are traveling. Brentwood is the closest part of Williamson County to Vanderbilt. Brentwood has very expensive housing(mostly 350k and up) and has minimal rental opportunities with no large complexes like Alara Farms near the Davidson County line.
I am not aware of any French communities in the Nashville area. Maybe someone else on this forum knows of one.
I hope this helps some.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-02-2008, 12:42 AM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
2 posts, read 1,050 times
Reputation: 10
gobert is on a distinguished road
Default re

Thanks a lot to all,
Is there nice communauty at Brentwood?
We also hear about Hillsboro Village near from Vanderbilt. Do you know it?
For you what are the best communauty for a family in Franklin and close from Vanderbilt?
We think that we will have 1500-2000$ to ret an apartment.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-04-2008, 08:27 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
36 posts, read 8,148 times
Reputation: 13
2martins is on a distinguished road
bienvenue-

there is an alliance francaise, but no french community that i know of. if you have $1500-$2000 you may be able to rent a house right now since the market is not so hot. we have not really dipped like other places, but it has stopped going up and sales are slower.

are you doing public or private school? for public, you want williamson county. for private, you want to be in green hills, forest hills, oak hill, hillsboro village, sort of between vandy and brentwood, or in brentwood. if you are going to be teaching at vandy, you should be able to get info from other vandy types also, which will perhaps be more on point for what you are looking for.

bonne chance,

2martins

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-04-2008, 09:18 PM
Real Estate Agent
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Brentwood, TN
185 posts, read 52,715 times
Reputation: 40
denawilliams is on a distinguished road
Bonjour,
There are quite a few french families here in Nashville. My neighbors across the street are French and have been here for two years. He works at Nissan. They know a lot of the other french families in town because of Square D and one more company that is escaping me at the moment. I believe people are spread out a bit, but a lot of their friends live in Brentwood.

To answer your questions about communities, you're asking about a few of them together that are separate areas, but they are all great areas. First, Franklin is South of Nashville (where Vanderbilt is) and about 25-30 minutes away from Vanderbilt, maybe more depending on where you live in Franklin. It is in Williamson County, and Franklin is a popular city with housing to fit many different budgets. Brentwood is very nice as well and about 15 to 20 minutes from Vanderbilt. It is just north of Franklin. Any neighborhood in Brentwood will probably be nice too. It will just depend on your budget. The last area you mentioned is Hillsboro Village. This is within walking distance to Vanderbilt. The houses there are older and charming, but it is again another popular area. Any of the areas will be great: Franklin, Brentwood or Hillsboro Village. It will depend on whether your family wants suburbs or a more urban area walkable to Vanderbilt, restaurants, grocery, shopping, etc. Brentwood and Franklin are areas where your homes have yards, sometimes large yards, garages, and you have to drive everywhere. You may have a yard in Hillsboro Village but it will be smaller and will have street parking. It will probably be much different than what you are accustomed to, but my neighbors have liked having a home with a yard.

I can ask my neighbors about how you can get connected with their French circle of friends and find out where some of the others live. I'll send you a direct message when I find out more information for you!

Welcome! They love it here, so hopefully, you will too!

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-12-2008, 09:27 AM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
1 posts, read 319 times
Reputation: 10
caal is on a distinguished road
Hello.
I took a pseudo new, because I have forgot my password.
I wanted on no account to abuse the kindness of the persons who were kind enough to answer has my questions.
It is not easy of go to live in a country etranger especialy with children, of or but questions repeté...

Thank you very much.
Gobert Caroline!

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-12-2008, 09:52 PM
Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
24 posts, read 4,338 times
Reputation: 12
Ally6729 is on a distinguished road
My family and I lived in Alara Brook while our new house was being built...it's right across the street from Alara Farms and basically the same. It was OK when it was just my parents and my little brother, but when my other brother and I came home from college for Christmas Break it was awful. Their 3-bedroom units are OK for a 3 or 4-person family, but with all 5 of us in the apartment at once I felt suffocated. It is in a great location though, really close to Publix, Sonic, the mall, movie theater, everything.

Have you looked at the homes off the McEwen exit a little further down I-65? Someone else could help with a more specific location, but the area over near the new Publix is really nice and convenient to both Brentwood and Cool Springs.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-12-2008, 10:11 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
2 posts, read 450 times
Reputation: 10
pearlgirl25 is on a distinguished road
Hello,

I have lived in Nashville for 6 yrs now. It is a really nice place to raise a family. I currently live in the Green Hills area. It is an established community in Davidson cp, however it is adjacent to williamson co (location of alara farms). I actually work in Williamson co and the drive is less than 10 mins. The area is w/in 5 mins. of Vanderbilt also. I am not sure of the if there is a large French population anywhere in Nashville. However, in Green Hills there a group that meets weekly to discuss French culture and hone their language skills. Although Green Hills is an older area, its is very charming. It is great for walking, dining and shopping. (there is a Tiffany's & Co Louis Vuitton, and many other wonderful shops). I can access everything i could possibly need, including downtown w/ in 5 mins.
Franklin and Brentwood are more rural,you still have access to everything you may need. The school system in this area is also very good.
I love Nashville and I hope you and your family will love it too.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It's free and quick.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.



Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Similar Threads

Forum Jump

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Tennessee > Nashville

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:12 PM.

Copyright © 2005-2008, Advameg, Inc.