Residents of the purpose-built village near Dax in southwestern France shop for groceries, get pampered at the hair salon and enjoy music recitals just like anyone else.

I am lounging in a park called Place des Voges in Le Marais, a neighborhood that spans the third and fourth arrondissements.

I am lounging in a park called Place des Voges in Le Marais, a neighborhood that spans the third and fourth arrondissements. Arrondissements are administrative districts of Paris, more like towns in ...