Bonjour et bienvenue! The Nikon FE is my main shooter (for 35mm) - I've tried others, but really just love the simplicity of the FE. In the past when something went wrong (and well beyond my repair skills, which, let's face it, are negligible) I just bought another to replace it. The good thing though, is that I'll have lots of spare parts around if and when it becomes more difficult and/or expensive to keep up this habit.
I used to live in France myself and joined Photrio (then APUG) while living in Nancy. Can't wait to go back once this pandemic is over. In any event, it's great to have you here!