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Uzerche sits on a rocky promontory above the Vézère river


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The town that has it all Q


ui a maison à Uzerche a château en Limousin” – so goes the old saying,


but what could your budget buy in this old fortifi ed town? One of the Plus Beaux Détours de France, Uzerche sits up on a rocky spur in a meander of the Vézère river. Its rich medieval architectural heritage is built around the 11th- century Romanesque abbatial church of St-Pierre. Bristling with towers and awash with vaulted passages, the old town is adorned with dwellings resembling little châteaux – hence the saying. The rest of Uzerche, on


the opposite river bank, is reached via two bridges. It’ll help to look at it on a map to see how it works. To the west lies the Parc Naturel Régional (PNR) du Périgord-Limousin, to the east the Millevaches en Limousin PNR while the Corrèze prefecture, Tulle, is to the southeast. The Lemovices, a Gallic tribe, gave their name


Uzerche has a rich medieval heritage including St-Pierre church


to Limoges and Limousin; more recently, the administrative region, comprising the Haute- Vienne, Corrèze and Creuse departments, was incorporated into Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Uzerche (population 2,700)


has a vibrant year-round cultural scene – classical music, street theatre and art, potters and glassblowers; you can walk locally, hike, climb and mountain bike. The


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Vézère river and its gorges – its waters rise up on the granitic Millevaches plateau and enter Dordogne at Limeuil 211km later – off ers canoeing, kayaking and fi shing. Looking for your own little


Limousin château in or around Uzerche? Isabelle Auboiroux at Celaur Immobilier says that houses in the old town are tall and often terraced. Dating back to the 18th century


Team a great quality of life with a central location near gems such as Limoges with very aff ordable property prices, and you have Uzerche, says Carolyn Reynier


and earlier, they may have a balcony or little garden. These properties don’t lend themselves to conversion into apartments because the living area is not large. Given their historic location, the work you can do on your property comes under the jurisdiction of the Bâtiments de France. Although there is a good


restaurant here, there are no longer any shops in the old town, says Isabelle. Before the town was bypassed, all traffi c used to pass right through Uzerche old town on the N20, now the D920. Prices vary but Isabelle says she could sell a small house requiring complete renovation for €20,000 or something ready to live in for €150 000–€160 000. On the opposite bank of


the Vézère, St-Eulalie, now attached to Uzerche, used to be a separate village with its own chapel and little town hall. It’s possible to fi nd houses with fi ne views of the old town across the water. To the


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