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Espace Diamant : Les Saisies - 10/02/2012
Between the Massif du Beaufortain and the Val d’Arly, not very far from the Pays du Mont-Blanc, L’Espace Diamant offers 185 km of slopes, 151 ski-runs and 84 ski-lifts : skiing both generous, affordable and sporty. A fam... |
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The Urban Community of Bordeaux - 10/02/2012
Composed of 27 communes, the largest urban area in France after that of Paris has 719,500 inhabitants. One third of them are concentrated around the capital of the Gironde. A massive arrival of 24-40 year-olds has swolle... |
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Soorts-Hossegor, a bouyant market - 10/02/2012
Between the forest, ocean and lake, this resort on the coast of Aquitaine draws steady demand. The European capital of surfing offers a very busy agenda of cultural and sporting events, from a leg of the Quiksilver Pro t... |
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La Ciotat, steady prices due to scarce offerings - 10/02/2012
Since the closure of its shipyards in 1980, this town in Les Bouches-du-Rhône with 34,270 residents has been striving to establish its new orientation. From an economy based on industry for 144 years, it is gradually ass... |
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Lyon, exemplary development - 10/02/2012
On the confluence of the Rivers Rhône and Saône, the upper middle-class town of Lyon began to revise its proposals from the 1980’s onwards. Following the decline of its textile industry, it turned its attention to petroc... |
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Monaco, a blue-chip investment - 10/02/2012
Any review of Monaco’s property market requires a preamble defining its specific features. The world’s smallest state after the Vatican occupies less than 2 sq. kilometres of land. It is home to 32,800 inhabitants ; 6,09... |
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Nîmes, a town undergoing extensive change - 10/02/2012
Nîmes is home to close on 150,000 residents within a perimeter of about 39,900 acres. Awarded the label “Ville d’Art et d’Histoire”, it offers over 1,000 acres of public parks and gardens and 2,965 acres of forest land. ... |
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Saint-Raphaël, a privileged address - 10/02/2012
The headquarters of the “communauté d’agglomération” of Fréjus Saint-Raphaël is also a well-known seaside resort. Home to 34,270 inhabitants, one of the spots where the Allied Forces landed towards the end of World War I... |
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Suze-la-Rousse and Bouchet - 10/02/2012
Situated to the far south of the Drôme, Suze-la-Rousse devotes 3,952 acres of land to the production of AOC wines. Once owned by the Princes of Orange, the château in fact houses a university dedicated to the subject. Bo... |
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The left bank of Toulouse - 10/02/2012
Long considered as the poor relation of the “City of Violets”, the left bank, flood-ed on many occasions, is treating itself to a second youth and now offers appreciable assets. The destruction of the bridges in Saint-Cy... |
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Pornichet, for a few days or forever… - 10/02/2012
This seaside resort is in southern Brittany, between the marshlands of Brière and the Atlantic, 45 minutes from Nantes. It covers an area of approx. 3,376 acres, offers a coastline 7 km long and 30 km of hiking trails, s... |
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Between Ain and Rhône - 20/01/2012
The Plateau de la Dombes lies north-east of Lyon, up above the plains of the Rhône. Dotted by several little lakes, it accounts for 21 % of France’s production of fish. Two main communication networks, the railway and th... |
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Steady demand for the Bassin d’Arcachon - 20/01/2012
Situated in Les Landes de Gascogne, the lagoon lies between the towns of La Teste-de-Buch to the south, Lège-Cap-Ferret to the west, and the delta of La Leyre to the east. From the estuary of the Gironde to L’Adour, the ... |
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Apartments in Bayonne - 20/01/2012
The economic, administrative and cultural capital of the Basque country is home to 45,730 residents, 200,000 within the greater urban area, and 230,000 in the metropolitan area it comprises with Anglet and Biarritz. The ... |
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Béziers and its surrounding region, a two-tier market - 20/01/2012
With almost 71,000 inhabitants, the second largest town in L’Hérault, fourth in Languedoc-Roussillon, owes its reputation to wine production and its “feria” drawing one million participants. This commune in the plain of ... |
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“La Côte Bleue”, a privileged enclave - 20/01/2012
Stretching as far as L’Étang de Berre, this area west of Marseille is comprised of the communes of Le Rove, Ensuès-la-Redonne, Carry-le-Rouet, Sausset-les-Pins, La Couronne and Carro. Limestone creeks alternate with quie... |
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The dynamism of La Loire-Atlantique - 20/01/2012
Named after the river that crosses the region before reaching the ocean at Saint-Nazaire, the Loire-Atlantique, one of the five “départements” composing the old Brittany, has more than one string to its bow. With Le Morb... |
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Nice West, residential and convenient - 20/01/2012
All told, the capital of the Côte d’Azur has 41 different neighbourhoods. Despite this fragmentation, the locals always talk about the town’s three cardinal points, North, East and West, (the South being occupied by the ... |
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“Les Portes du Soleil”, an encouraging balance-sheet - 20/01/2012
An hour’s drive from Geneva, this is one of the largest skiing domains in the world. Consisting of 12 resorts in both France and Switzerland, the area offers well preserved nature and ski-lifts admirably integrated into ... |
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Romans-sur-Isère, an excellent location - 20/01/2012
Between Provence and the region around Lyon, the Alps and the Massif Central, Romans stands on the right bank of a tributary of the Rhône, 20 km north-east of Valence, 8 km from the TGV station and 15 km from the Autorou... |
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The popular seaside resort of Sanary-sur-Mer - 20/01/2012
Neighbouring on Six-Fours-les-Plages, Ollioules, Evenos, Le Beausset, Le Castellet and Bandol, this town to the west of the Var is 12 km from Toulon and 54 km from Marseille. It chalked up strong population growth in the... |
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The right bank of Toulouse - 20/01/2012
The prefecture of Haute-Garonne is also a go-head technopolis recognized at European level. The 4th largest commune in France after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, the 2nd largest university centre, the capital of the Midi-Py... |
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Les Trois Vallées, lots of diversity - 21/12/2011
Situated in Savoy, in the valley of La Tarentaise, this skiing domain which competes with Les Portes du Soleil is one of the world’s largest. Occupying 34,580 acres of land with 600 km of slopes, its resorts go by the na... |
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Bordeaux : from Les Chartrons to Bacalan - 21/12/2011
Largely transformed over the past decade, Les Chartrons has become extremely popular. Bacalan, its natural extension, is currently taking a good look at itself and its future. These two neighbourhoods in Bordeaux offer a... |
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Draguignan, a town undergoing a boom - 21/12/2011
The sub prefecture of the Var accommodates 40,000 people within a wider urban area whose population totals 102,000. Within easy reach of winter resorts in the Southern Alps, not far from the Verdon Gorges, it offers a di... |
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Between Alpilles and Durance - 21/12/2011
While very close to each other, the communes of Tarascon, Eyragues and Châteaurenard offer three different facets of an area just a short distance from the main towns in the Regional Nature Park of the Alpilles and large... |
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Mazan and Saint-Didier, the charm of the Vaucluse - 21/12/2011
Between fields of vines and cherry orchards, at the foot of Mont-Ventoux, not far from the communes of Carpentras and Avignon, Mazan and Saint-Didier offer quality housing and a lovely natural environment.... |
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Three different approaches to Les Landes - 21/12/2011
Mimizan, Linxe and Soustons offer lots of positive features for locals, occasional residents and investors, increasingly convinced of the development potential of communes in Les Landes. Our estate-agents fill in the det... |
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Perpignan, a two-tier market - 21/12/2011
With 116,680 inhabitants within its walls, the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales is the third largest commune in Languedoc-Roussillon. Crossed by the River Têt and its tributary, it covers an area of 16,813 aces, 13 ... |
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The impact of Sophia-Antipolis - 21/12/2011
The adventure began in 1969 with the creation of a “an international hub of knowledge, science and technology” in the woods and scrubland north of Antibes, a “place where the spirit of innovation and enterprise would be ... |
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North of Toulouse - 21/12/2011
Respectively 12 and 33 km from the City of Violets, the communes of Castelmaurou and Grenade propose alternatives to city life without depriving their residents of the amenities and infrastructures required for everyday ... |
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Villeurbanne, more than just an alternative to Lyon - 21/12/2011
Bordering on Lyon, this commune with 141,120 residents benefits from good public transport, including the metro and tramway. It lies east of the Parc de la Tête d’Or, a leafy area of about 288 acres, joined by the 99 acr... |
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From L’Oust to Brocéliande and Le Pays de Vilaine - 21/12/2011
Between myth and reality, picture-postcard images, economic development and population growth, this vast area, more or less close to the towns of Vannes, Rennes and Nantes, finds favour among occasional residents drawn b... |
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Marseille 4th, a heterogeneous “arrondissement” - 01/12/2011
In the very centre of the city, the 4th district is composed of neighbourhoods such as La Blancarde, Les Chartreux, Les Chutes-Lavie, Les Cinq-Avenues and the lower part of Montolivet. Surrounded by the 1st, 3rd, 13th, 1... |
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Megève, Combloux and Praz-sur-Arly - 01/12/2011
These three resorts offer different facets of the mountains in Haute-Savoie. From the famous village, both authentic and international, to the more discreet Praz-sur-Arly, most of whose development was achieved at the tu... |
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Desirable homes in Montpellier - 01/12/2011
With a thousand years of history to its credit, the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon is an example of well-controlled urban development unique throughout Europe. Renowned for its economic dynamism and a rich calendar of e... |
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Nyons, “Land of Sunlight” - 01/12/2011
Together with Vaison-la-Romaine, Crest, Apt and Pernes-les-Fontaines, this town with 7,300 inhabitants is rated as one of the loveliest detours in France. It is blessed with as much sunshine a year as Nice and gives a pl... |
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A buoyant market for apartments in Anglet - 30/11/2011
With a territory covered 10 % by pinewoods, this town in the province of Le Labourd is home to 39,280 people. It benefits from a sandy shoreline 4.5 km long, with eleven separate beaches. The French part of the Basque co... |
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Cannes, a reliable investment - 30/11/2011
Laid out in a crescent shape around its bay, the town is 9 km wide east to west and 5 km long north to south. Its urban development mainly focuses on the coastal strip, while the Lérins Islands forming part of its territ... |
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Le Comminges, in the southern part of La Haute-Garonne - 30/11/2011
This historic county once stretched from Muret to Luchon, extending over four “départements”, La Haute-Garonne, L’Ariège, Le Gers and Les Hautes-Pyrénées. Today, Le Pays de Comminges corresponds to the “arrondissement” o... |
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From Guérande to Herbignac, diverse offerings - 30/11/2011
The reputation of this illustrious address needs no introduction, though Saint-André-des-Eaux and Herbignac, set back from the coast, also propose persuasive arguments and attractive prices. Our estate-agents act as our ... |
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A quality life-style in the northern part of the Landes - 30/11/2011
Ocean, lakes and forests… A trio that certainly comes up trumps ! As borne out by the popularity of Biscarrosse, Sanguinet, Parentis-en-Born and Ychoux. Generally less expensive than the Bassin d’Arcachon or towns in the... |
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Lorgues, a haven of peace and quiet in the Var - 30/11/2011
Thirteen km west of Draguignan, 30 km from Le Verdon and 40 km from Saint-Tropez, this little town is home to about 10,000 people. It occupies some 15,900 acres of land on the hillsides, amidst fields of vines and olive-... |
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The 5th “arrondissement”, Lyon’s “green lung” - 30/11/2011
Lucius Munatius Plancus founded the Roman colony of Lugdunum in the year 43 B.C. And it was in today’s 5th “arrondissement” that Lyon was to pursue its development in the Age of Antiquity and the Middle Ages before occup... |
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Exceptional properties in Aix - 04/11/2011
Known as a town of water and the arts, Aix has travelled down the centuries without a wrinkle. While it has always been open to the rest of the world, this town founded in 122 B.C. has retained its human scale, offering ... |
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The area around Valence, undergoing real expansion - 04/11/2011
The Prefecture of the Drôme is the most densely populated commune in the region, accommodating 64,500 inhabitants. Situated in the middle of the Rhône valley, about 100 kilometres from Lyon, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne and O... |
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The “Canton de Fayence” - 04/11/2011
At altitudes ranging from 11 to 1712 metres, this region in the eastern part of the Var is comprised of eight communes : Callian, Fayence, Mons, Montauroux, Saint-Paul-en-Forêt, Seillans, Tanneron and Tourrettes. Now hom... |
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The appeal of the Cévennes - 04/11/2011
Between the Auvergne and Languedoc, straddling the “départements” of the Lozère and the Gard, the national park created in 1970 covers 225,460 acres with 52 communes, with the Cévennes in its wider sense comprising 567,4... |
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The hinterland of the Basque country - 04/11/2011
Straddling the border, this region has a particularly deep-rooted history, identity and language. It covers an area of 20,500 km2 inhabited by 3 million people in seven provinces, four in Spain, three in France : Le Labo... |
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From Les Graves to Casteljaloux - 04/11/2011
The wine called “Les Graves” owes its name to a poor soil strewn with gravel. Surrounded to the south and west by a pine forest, this strip of land 55 km long and 10 km wide between Bordeaux and Langon was planted with i... |
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Nantes, a strong wind in its sails… - 04/11/2011
The liveliest economic hub in the Great-West region claims one of the fastest growth rates in France : its greater urban area is home to 590,000 inhabitants, including 290,000 intramuros, of whom 51,000 are students. Eac... |
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The area south of Toulouse - 04/11/2011
The villages in the urban area of the capital of Haute-Garonne offer a rural setting, real quality of life and more or less attractive prices, at the gateway to the region’s large pools of employment. Our estate-agents f... |
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La Tarentaise : the joy of winter sports - 04/11/2011
One of the six provinces of Savoy stretches from the source of the Isère river as far as Albertville. Surrounded to the north by Le Beaufortain and Mont-Blanc, to the south by La Vanoise, La Tarentaise boasts the densest... |
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A new boost for Toulon - 04/11/2011
With 166,750 inhabitants, the third largest town in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region after Marseille and Nice is also the economic capital of the Var. In the centre of an urban area known as the “TPM” (Toulon Proven... |
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The charm of the Old Town of Albi - 11/10/2011
On July 31st 2010, the episcopal city of Albi became part of UNESCO’s World Heritage. The distinguished site encompasses the Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, Palais de Berbie, Church of Saint-Salvi, the cloisters, the banks of... |
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Beaumes-de-Venise and Caromb - 11/10/2011
These two communes lie between Avignon and Orange, a 40-minute drive from the nearest TGV station and 1 hour from the Marseille and Nîmes airports. The Dentelles de Montmirail are very popular among fans of hiking and cl... |
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Fréjus : a popular target for investors - 11/10/2011
Situated between the mountains of L’Estérel and Les Maures at the mouth of the rivers Argens and Le Reyran, the commune of Fréjus is both a tourist seaside resort and a town of art and history. Founded by the Romans in 4... |
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From Libourne to Saint-Emilion - 11/10/2011
The sub-prefecture of Gironde is home to 23,750 inhabitants, 40,000 within its urban area, while the site listed as part of UNESCO’s World Heritage, whose wine is renowned in all four corners of the world, plays host to ... |
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Northern part of Loire-Atlantique - 11/10/2011
The extremely popular area of Sautron, the lush green valley of the Erdre and the attractive Pays d’Ancenis offer a landscape as varied as the types of properties available and their prices. From addresses which have lon... |
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Pau, Aquitaine’s second largest economic hub - 11/10/2011
This town in the province of Béarn is 110 km from the urban area composed of Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz, 100 km from the ocean, 50 km from the Pyrenees and 45 km from Tarbes and Lourdes. Benefitting from the Pau-Pyrénées Ai... |
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“Le Pays d’Aubagne”, an excursion to Provence - 11/10/2011
Situated in the triangle formed by Marseille, Cassis and Aix-en-Provence, this area much appreciated by tourists gives pride of place to authentic old villages and wooded hillsides, immortalized by Marcel Pagnol and Paul... |
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Pézenas, an attractive region - 11/10/2011
Crossed by the river Peyne, Pézenas lies in the plain of L’Hérault, about 20 km from the Mediterranean, 25 km from Béziers and 63 km from Montpellier. On the A75 and A9 motorways, the commune plays host to over 8,500 inh... |
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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, a dual vocation - 11/10/2011
At the foot of the Alps, between Monaco and Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin covers an area of about 2,300 acres, laid out like an amphitheatre facing the Mediterranean along a 7-km shore. This seaside resort is as popular ... |
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