I'm a member of the Deux Sevres car club, mainly because it gets me cheaper Controle Techniques (MoTs) at their own CT stations. They also provide weekly newsletters, often with interesting articles...so here's one of interest. Perhaps the first time I've heard a 205 called "robust"...but it's quite true that there are still many many of them on the roads over here.
http://www.automobile-club79.info/sacre-numero-la-205/
The eagle-eyed of you will have spotted that I don't live in the Deux Sevres department. Well...the French are lovely people but don't have an ounce of logic...guess it's catching!