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(5,801 posts)Last I checked, you need to document under 1,300 euro income per month, which depending on exchange rate works out to roughly around 20,000 USD per year. Of course if you are retired you need more to live comfortably, it's just that apparently you can meet residency requirements for that amount. You also need 12 months' worth as a reserve.
Contrast France with Ireland, for example, which requires 50,000 euro/year (again, last I checked) and they issue residency only a year at a time for retirees. They really don't want Americans with no family ties moving there to retire.
I think Germany is similar in not requiring high income but land and houses are more expensive. Hence France.
[link:https://thegoodlifefrance.com/how-much-income-do-i-need-to-live-in-france/|]
The link above is geared towards Brits post-Brexit but states the required income.
I'm no expert on these matters and will find out more once I start the application process, but the above information seems reliable so I'm going for it.