Beautiful Homes For Everyone

1. Find Charente chums

3. Soak up the south

Swim in the pool, bathe in the river or spend the day by the sea. Those are your options in sunny Hérault where this ensemble of two houses has been recently reduced to €291,500. Set in 840m2 of garden, it’s in a pretty village with café, shop and restaurant near the riverside community of Cessenon-sur-Orb and just 40 minutes from Mediterranean beaches. The main house has two bedrooms while the open-plan barn gîte has one or two bedrooms and a sunny terrace. Tel: 0033 (0)4 67 36 34 28 realestatelanguedoc.com

4. Live near the Loire

Brimming with character, this pristine property is in Vienne, but is actually closer to the Loire town of Saumur than the departmental capital Poitiers. Sitting on a 3,000m2 wrap-around garden with a double-height barn, fruit trees and space for a pool, it has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two living rooms, one of which could be sealed off to create independent living quarters. The longère is on the market for €199,500 and is in a hamlet between Loudun and Richelieu. Tel: 08700 11 51 51 leggettfrance.com

sources: French Porperty News, June 2018