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French Property Price Guide

Some general points (guide-lines only!)
- prices tend to increase as you go further South
- coastal properties are more expensive than inland properties
- properties near Budget air-line airports are more expensive
- chic destinations are expensive: Cannes, Nice, St Raphael, Peter Mayle country (Luberon), Le Touquet, Dordogne, Ski Resorts
- Rural property is cheaper than urban property
- Limousin, Champagne-Ardenne, and Franche-Comte have cheap rural property. Be warned property prices are rising
- Provence, Paris, Vannes (South Brittany), Val d'Isere are expensive

By Region
(most expensive first - even within regions there can be great variation)
Provence / Cote d'Azur
Rhone-Alpes
Languedoc-Roussillon
Ile-de-France
Aquitaine
Brittany
Poitou-Charentes
Midi-Pyrenees
Centre (along Loire: expensive)
Normandy
Burgundy
Western Loire
Nord Pas de Calais
Picardy
Auvergne
Limousin
Champagne-Ardenne
Franche-Comte

Latest price information here: French Property Prices Heat Map

 

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Prices

Historically prices in France have increased slowly but in the early 2000s prices have risen dramatically. Since the financial crisis prices have dropped but during 2010 prices have stabilised with rises in some areas..

 

Other Costs

Agency fees are much higher in France than UK. Please check they are included in the price
Notaire Fee - the property transaction is handled by a Notaire - allow 6 to 8.5% of the purchase price.

 

Property by Budget

In the Property Section we have listed properties by Price Range. So you can check what your budget will buy in France.
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