Sharing France with you

Beach Life in the Country!

Go on and take a dip!

Coast or country? If that’s a choice that you just can’t make, we might just have a solution. Ditch the seaside scene in favour of lakeside life.

Did you know that there are many supervised swimming lakes with white sandy beaches and plenty of activities to entertain the kids all over the south west of France. More often than not, they are not overcrowded and have ample parking too.

Locally to us in the Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot we are fortunate to have Montcuq Lake, Montaigu Plage and Rikiki at Fauroux as well as a full-on beach on the river Lot at Cahors complete with coconut umbrellas, beach bar and sun loungers!!!

To see some of our properties in easy reach of the above mentioned natural swimming spots please take a look here.

Image source: Montaigu-Plage.com

Nérac: more than meets the eye.

If you’re currently looking for your dream property in the Dordogne or if you have started looking in the Lot-et-Garonne, have you considered going a little further South to Nérac, my home town? You’ll be amazed what good value the property is here in this beautiful area!

Whether you’re looking for a holiday home or a full-time family home, you will be enchanted by the number of attractions in and around Nérac. There is the wonderful Chateau-Museum Henri IV, the Church Saint-Nicolas de Nérac, the famous Moulin des Tours and its Roman bridge, the lovely Parc de la Garenne as well as leisure attractions like Lud’O Parc water park, the little tourist train Albret, boating on the River Baise or nearby golf courses. Nérac is also the home to the composer Louis Raffy and former Arsenal footballer Marouane Chamakh.

A Place in the Sun on location!

How exciting to be approached by A Place in the Sun again, this time for the Carcassonne area!

It was a challenging brief: characterful property, 3 beds, 2 baths, garden for veggie plot, pool, close to a village or town, walking distance from restaurants, bars and shops, and within 30 minutes of Carcassonne.

Facelift for our team in Verteillac!

Our hard-working team at the Verteillac office are getting a well-deserved facelift! Well, the office is getting the facelift to be precise.

New panelling is up, the lovely Beaux Villages green paint is going on and we'll be adding new signage any time now.

During the works it's business as usual so, whether you are buying or selling, drop in an see the team, have a coffee and meet the Property Consultants.

Properties in and around Verteillac can be found by clicking here. 

The B word

In light of 31st October - Halloween in more ways than one this year and potentially more Brexit bad press - our Beaux Villages team have been reflecting on how we’re coping with battling the Brexit blues in France.

Whilst the situation remains uncertain, we do know that there are 39,000 British living in Nouvelle Aquitaine (south-west France) and approx. 400,000 French in London (according to the French consulate in London). Therefore, we are confident that even if there is a no-deal Brexit a reciprocal agreement will be made.

You'd better baalieve it!

From the 4th to 7th July 2019 the World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling championships are coming to France for the first time.

The event is taking place in Le Dorat, a village in the North of the Haute-Vienne department.

Competitors from some 35 countries will be present during the 4 days of competitions.

A wide variety of side events and activities have been programmed alongside the competition: herding dog trials, logging demonstrations and competitions, a farmer's market..., and live music....throughout days and evenings...

Image: Sent from agent Ray Metcalfe right amongst the action!

Click for information source and tickets still available.