St Jean Lasseille and environs
St Jean Lasseille is a quiet village with one general-purpose store and a bar. At the end of the road is the local wine co-operative where the friendly and helpful staff will be happy to introduce you to the excellent (and very affordable) wines produced in the vicinity.
Close by
Excellent supermarket shopping is available at Le Boulou (7 minutes’ drive) and Pollestres (also 7 minutes) while for the serious shopper, Auchan at Perpignan (12 minutes) is one of the largest hypermarkets in Europe.
Miles of sandy Mediterranean beaches can be found within 20 minutes’ drive – at Argelès, Canet–Plage, St Cyprien. A little farther afield (but served by an excellent motorway) are the beaches of the Costa Brava in northern Spain.
The city of Perpignan, and also the coastal resorts, offer excellent restaurants at reasonable prices.
Thuir has two public open-air swimming pools and Perpignan a superb indoor Olympic size pool.