Affordable South and Western French Country Living
The Auvergne and the Limousin low prices and old style country living. Enjoy rugged beauty without the crowds. Visit the volcanic craters, pine forests, peaceful country side and striking cities like Bourges and Lyon. Explore, with the proximity to Paris, providing easy visits to the city of lights. Excellent highway access makes this area of still cheap properties, worth a visit.
Internet French Property found at www.french-property.com offers more then 3000 properties for sale all over France. However I am highlighting this affordable and lovely areas for this site. Click on their map for a choice of other regions and prices. They also offer a photo gallery, a reference library, a bookshop and rentals (helpful during your home search). Design your own profile and property folder. Properties are kept updated.
Vichy, Auvergne, fully fitted and furnished for 75,000
Poitou-Charante
These pretty properties are in the Charante, an area of rolling hills or coastline maritime, are for sale through www.france-for-sale.com
This region may be France's best kept secret, says Let's Go writers. There is easy access to topless beaches, amazing castles, pristine countryside, and bustling cities. Stop for a sip of the famous cognac during your search and you may stop and stay.
They have almost 300 properties for sale in the south and west regions of France, but especially in the Poitou Charante. They have no hidden fees and escort you to the properties. Their properties range from ruins to chateaux. They also offer services to help you settle in your new home. Email them at sales@france-for-sale.com and please let them know that I referred you.
Ruffec, Charante, under $70,000
Paizat Naudouin for $58,358 Euros
Located in Beautiful Bergerac, 27,100!
The Aquitaine, Pays Basque and Gascony
This little corner of France has it all....pungent vineyards, the salty sea, Basque beaches, green covered mountains, the healing waters of Lourdes, and the history of the Musketeers. It has two of my favorite places; the pretty town of Bergerac and the fabulous beaches of St. Jean-de-Luz. It was here that my son Jesse first commented that the French really seemed to enjoy their lives. At age 8 he discovered 'Joie de Vivre', a life that he still savors in his 20's.
