Where to buy in France
Where to buy in France: the prestige regions, town by town
Every region has its own markets, properties and pitfalls. These guides compare towns and villages, give the real prices of recorded sales and say what to check before you buy, region by region.
The regional guides
The South
- Where to buy in the South of France: towns and prices Provence, the French Riviera or the Languedoc? Where to buy in the South of France by budget, lifestyle and access, with real recorded sale prices.
- Where to buy in Provence: an area-by-area guide Aix, Marseille, Cassis, Bandol, Avignon, the Luberon, the Alpilles: where to buy property in Provence, at what price, and what to check before an offer.
- Where to buy on the French Riviera: a town-by-town guide Where to buy on the French Riviera, from Menton to Saint-Tropez: the capes, Nice, Cannes, the hills, the Estérel, the gulf. Real sale prices, local rules.
- Where to buy property in Languedoc, South of France Uzès, Nîmes, Montpellier, Sète, Collioure, Toulouse, Albi: where to buy in Languedoc and the South of France, at what price, and what to check.
- Where to buy in Corsica: areas, prices and island rules Porto-Vecchio, Bonifacio, Ajaccio, Calvi, Saint-Florent, Bastia: where to buy in Corsica, at what price, and what the coastal law and the PADDUC allow.
The Alps and the lakes
- Where to buy in the French Alps: resorts, chalets, prices Megève, Chamonix, Courchevel, Méribel, Val-d’Isère, Morzine, La Clusaz: where to buy a chalet or an apartment in the French Alps, with real prices.
- Where to buy in Lyon, Lake Annecy and Lake Geneva Lyon, Lake Annecy, the French shore of Lake Geneva, Lake Bourget, the Pays de Gex: where to buy, what recorded sales say about price, what to check.
The Atlantic and the Channel
- Where to buy in the French Basque Country, town by town Biarritz, Anglet, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Hossegor and the Labourd villages: where to buy in the French Basque Country, at what price and under which rules.
- Where to buy property on the French Atlantic coast Bordeaux, Arcachon, Cap Ferret, the Île de Ré, La Rochelle, Royan, Noirmoutier, La Baule: where to buy, real sale prices and what to check first.
- Where to buy in Brittany: a coast-by-coast guide Saint-Malo, Dinard, the Gulf of Morbihan, Carnac, the Pink Granite Coast: where to buy a seaside home in Brittany, what it costs and what to check.
- Where to buy property in Normandy: towns and prices Côte Fleurie, Pays d’Auge, Alabaster Coast, Cotentin, Perche: where to buy in Normandy, at what price, for which way of life, and what to check first.
- Where to buy on the Opal Coast: Le Touquet and beyond Le Touquet, Hardelot, Wimereux, Wissant, Montreuil, the Bay of the Somme: where to buy on the Opal Coast, at what price and what to check first.
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