‘We Left The City, Our Child Stopped Coughing’: The Families Moving Because Of Air Pollution

Although she could see the positives of living in London – the great access to art and culture, for example – she didn’t think the health risks were worth it. Just before her daughter, now four, started school, her family of three moved to the southwest of France. Her dad is French, and she lived in France for a few years as a child, so has fond memories of growing up there. They now rent a flat near Bordeaux, in a quiet residential area among lots of other families. There are dedicated cycle lanes, separated by huge barriers, to make sure it’s safe.