LOCATION Poitiers, capital of the


Vienne department, is one of the region’s key historic and economic centres


MATCH THE PLACE TO YOUR POCKET Across the country, the price of buying a property in France currently averages out at €2,749/m2


, proving


equates to an eye-watering €19,950/m2


. It can require deep


pockets to create the right look for a pared-down lifestyle!


. In Poitou-Charentes


this figure drops to €1,909/m2 and the even better news is that certain areas come in at an astonishing €528/m2


that your money can stretch a long way in this region, depending of course on your purchasing criteria. If it’s land you’re looking


for, distance yourself from the coast and major towns or cities, focus on Deux-Sèvres or Charente, where €25,000 will buy you 2,450m2


of land


including a stone-built cottage to renovate, while €50,000 can secure a move-in-ready longère with 2,200m2


, an outbuilding


and open views. Unsurprisingly, the more


costly zones are to be found on the coast, especially near the Île de Ré where Parisians love to enjoy their unique version of the ‘simple’ life. A two- bedroom detached cottage here can cost €997,500, which


LOCATION: WHERE TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT Poitiers is wonderfully affordable, averaging €2,126/ m2


across its centre and


suburbs. The region’s main city consistently features in France’s top 10 places to live, and 25% of its 87,646 residents are students, hence its dynamic, forward-looking atmosphere. A €95,000 budget gives you a choice of two- bedroom flats in the centre – where the rental market is strong – while €160,000 buys a central townhouse or a three- bedroom house with garage and gardens in the suburbs. La Rochelle has Poitou-


Charentes’ second-largest population (77,205) and with 2,700 people per square kilometre, it’s a little more crowded than Poitiers (at 2,100/km2


heard of La Rochelle, either for its location on the


). Most people have 4 La Rochelle’s impressive medieval towers form the entrance to the Vieux Port FRENCH PROPERTY NEWS: March/April 2023 25


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