I can truly never understand people who have highly Romantic ideas of moving anywhere, let alone another country without having a clear idea of what to expect and having done a lot of preparation. Not knowing the language and legal system is just bizarre.
We have a friend who moved to the Charente region and they did make a success of it after a couple of years of settling in. However, she and her partner spoke decent French and worked very hard to get to know their neighbours. Winters were hard and a lovely rustic stone barn can look delightful with the sun shining and a glass of wine in your hand. However, fuel and electricity is treated with great respect in France, the locals are very frugal with their light sockets etc for a good reason.
Some half baked idea of having pigs when the nearest you have been to one is the bacon counter in Sainsbury's is just sheer daft!