To have abroad not just housing, but a house erected on an individual project is very tempting. It is about such foreign real estate at sea that many Russians have a certain amount of funds for improving housing conditions. You can purchase a land plot on the coast and build your own house on it in many European countries, including in France, but for this you need to be aware that foreign construction standards differ from what Russian developers are accustomed to in their own country. So, in France, the area of the designed private house should be 10, a maximum of 15% of the size of the existing site, and the height ? Do not exceed 6-6.5 m. The project in which these requirements are not complied with, will not receive the approval of the municipal authorities, therefore, the building permits will not be issued. In Russia, a similar problem is solved in a simple way: they begin development, and only then they turn to the relevant authorities for permission ? Do not break the already erected box at home! The French have a categorical answer: break, regardless of the volume of work performed. All of the real estate under construction in Europe should harmoniously fit into the architectural concept of one or another settlement. So you should not be surprised if the developer is obliged to choose a tile for a certain color for the roof or present restrictions on the height of the fence surrounding the site.