À VENDRE Three of the best


Provincial perfection


No prizes for guessing where in France you would find homes like these – Ruth Wood explores three properties that embody the architectural charm of their regions


€369,000


MORBIHAN Slate roof, white walls, exposed stone surrounds – only a blue hydrangea bush could complete this Brittany postcard. Sitting in an acre of land a stroll from village amenities and 15 minutes from the jaw-dropping château town of Josselin, this four-bedroom property has myriad original features including an old granite kitchen sink, now a windowsill. Yet it is also bang up to date, boasting electronic gates, CCTV, electric radiators, LED lights, new


€549,000


septic tank, double-glazing and a C energy efficiency rating. For sale furnished, the house comes with an attached house to renovate, giant hangar and three more outbuildings – opportunities galore. agencenewton.com


CHARENTE Tall windows, mellow stone, shallow pitched roof with terracotta tiles – this three-bedroom home is pure Charentaise elegance. It’s situated between brandy capital Cognac and department capital Angoulême, where you’ll find fast trains to Paris and Bordeaux. An arched stone gateway welcomes you into the 6,379m2


grounds with


its lawns, terracing and pool. The classic layout provides several reception rooms off a


large entrance hall: a formal sitting room, dining room and kitchen, large living room with mezzanine office, and third sitting room overlooking the garden. There’s also a cellar – for your wine or cognac! beauxvillages.com


€616,550


DORDOGNE Honey-coloured stone, steep fairytale roof with dormer windows – Périgord Noir perfection! This pretty pair of houses is set in just over a hectare of grounds with heated pool and bread oven, only eight minutes’ drive from the market town of Le Bugue, near the Vézère and Dordogne rivers. Both homes have been sympathetically renovated. The first has two bedrooms, large kitchen-diner, reception room with woodburner and third


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reception room that could be a bedroom; the second has two large bedrooms and a bright open-plan living space opening onto a sunlit courtyard. Gîte project or fabulous family home? You decide. agence-eleonor.fr


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