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Pays de la Loire region guide

Friday, April 22, 2016 Emma Rawle
Chateau de Montsoreau in Pays de la Loire © Patrickwang / Dreamstime

An insider's guide to Pays de la Loire in western France, including the main attractions to visit on holiday, the best towns and villages to live in, the vineyards and châteaux to visit, and buying property in Pays de la Loire

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Miam miam! Buy a home near one of these delicious French market towns

Sunday, November 24, 2019 Ruth Wood
Josselin market in Morbihan (c) Alexandre Lamoureux - crtb

Market day in France is a social event and a great day out; no wonder Brits love to buy property in or near a market town

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House prices are gradually going up in the French countryside

Friday, May 24, 2019 Ruth Wood
The price of an old French farmhouse is creeping up (c) paulprescott72 Getty Images

Rural house prices in France rose by 2.1% last year - exactly the same as the increase in house prices in the UK and more than house prices in England

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Taking on a watermill and gîte in France "a brilliant lifestyle opportunity"

Thursday, May 9, 2019 Lucy Parford
Le Moulin de St-Blaise in Sarthe (c) Frederic Boutard

On a quest for a more relaxed pace of life, Phil and Elaine Miles decided to swap the rat race for a converted watermill in Pays de la Loire, where they provide bed and breakfast and self-catering accommodation

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Escape to the Chateau: DIY visits couple who swapped their townhouse for a French château

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Lucy Parford
Chateau de la Ruche in Pays de la Loire, France

Tim and Rebecca Jones fell in love with 18th-century Château de la Ruche and are restoring it into a luxury bed and breakfast

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