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The Mayenne river at Château-Gontier, with the St-Jean-Baptiste church peeking over the trees in the background


Despite its name, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne lost its château – although you can walk around the 13th-century ruins


“Mayenne is a place where people live all year round, and 94% of occupied properties are main residences”


variety of property – most of which still represents great value for money.


MATCH THE PLACE TO YOUR POCKET According to estate agent SeLoger, the average property price across France currently stands at €3,065/m2


(€3,828


for apartments and €2,474 for houses), while properties in Mayenne cost an average of €1,663/m2


(€1,964 for


apartments and €1,604 for houses). This is already great value for your property budget, yet some areas in Mayenne show property sales over the


past 12 months at just €880/ m2


to buy a 70m2


incredible €61,600. Relatively speaking, the


highest property prices will be found in the area’s main city of Laval and its surrounding districts, where you’ll have to fork out around €2,300/m2


,


while the cheaper areas are to the north and east of the region, heading towards the Manche or Orne departments. If you’re looking in one of


the rural parts of Mayenne and you’re happy to take on a renovation project, you could even pay less than €250/m2


, meaning that it’s possible home here for an


find yourself with a stone-built property and plenty of land for €70,000, or if you’re after a smaller project, you could bag something with a modest garden for around €30,000.


LOCATION: WHERE TO FIND WHAT YOU WANT Laval is the largest city in the department, with 49,657 residents, although it’s small enough to be able to walk to wherever you need to go, and easy to explore. Dominated by its medieval château and ramparts, the centre is full of medieval houses and the city has been awarded the ‘town of art and history’ label. Despite being the most


expensive part of Mayenne, Laval still offers great value: a €650,000 budget will get you an enormous 241m2


detached and


property set in a stunning 1.4 hectares or a fabulous five- bedroom duplex in the heart


of the city, complete with garden and garage. With 16,000 residents,


Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is the second-biggest centre in Mayenne and also has its fair share of medieval buildings and cobbled streets. The high-speed TGV trains mean it’s just 1hr30 from Paris and 45 minutes from Angers, yet it’s an attractive, riverside setting, famous for its convent. A €300,000 budget will get you a four-bedroom family home with a large garden or a seven- bedroom townhouse both in the centre, or a contemporary detached home with pool on the outskirts of town. Next is Mayenne. While ‘La


Mayenne’ is the name of the whole department of 5,175km2 and 306,000 residents, there is also the town of Mayenne with just under 15,000 residents. This town features a 10th-century château and 4


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