Provence Web has maps, travel information, information about the area, the lakes, the rivers, the villages, food, restaurants - in short everything you could possibly want to know in English. http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/alaupro/esparron/esparron.htm
The Embassy Page is a good resource for embassies and other government office around the world of all countries. It is still growing so be forgiving if your request is not yet available. http://www.embpage.org
The Paris web site is big and full of information. Often this is the city visited before coming south. http://www.paris.org
Foreign Languages for Travelers uses text and sound to offer elementary lessons in more than 25 languages. http://www.travlang.com/languages How Far Is It? instantly determines the distance between any two places in the world. http://www.indo.com/distance
Yahoo's Foreign Currency Converter is very helpful in getting the latest exchange rates. They are not necessarily the rates you will get at a bank or "change" however. http://quote.yahoo.com/m3?u
Pages Jaunes is France Telecom's site for online searches on white, yellow and other methods of finding telephone numbers and web sites in France. This is the English version. http://www.pagesjaunes.fr
Our own Chateau d'Esparronhas a site. This chateau which dates as far back as the 12th century, has recently undergone a splendid restoration by the new Marquis and Marquisse de Castellane. It is now an upscale bed and breakfast. It is certainly work the price of at least one night enjoying the baronial pleasures of yesteryear with the amenities of today. http://www.provenceweb.fr/04/esparron/ukfamille.htm
The International Herald Tribune, the English language European newpaper is available online at: http://www.iht.com/