Loneliness is on the march in France and it is no longer an affliction that only blights elderly people, a worrying new survey by the organization Fondation de France revealed on Wednesday.
Since 2010, the last time the survey was carried out, one million more French people are leading solitary lives, with an estimated five million or 12 percent of the nation’s population aged over 18 now living without any social relations through family, friends, work or their community.
Odile de Laurens from the Fondation de France told The Local the modern way of life in France is contributing to the increase in the number of people living in loneliness.
"In the past people lived their lives in the same place in the same circles. These days you have to build your own friends network, your own professional network and you need both to survive. We may have to consider another model that is richer in terms of relationships," she said. Full story...
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Since 2010, the last time the survey was carried out, one million more French people are leading solitary lives, with an estimated five million or 12 percent of the nation’s population aged over 18 now living without any social relations through family, friends, work or their community.
Odile de Laurens from the Fondation de France told The Local the modern way of life in France is contributing to the increase in the number of people living in loneliness.
"In the past people lived their lives in the same place in the same circles. These days you have to build your own friends network, your own professional network and you need both to survive. We may have to consider another model that is richer in terms of relationships," she said. Full story...
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