We now have a wonderful selection of apartments, townhouses,
villas, farmhouses, seaside properties & investment
properties for sale in the Provence & Languedoc-Roussillon
regions of France.
Provence
and the Cote d'Azur / French Riviera, France
Provence is a fascinating land of romance, history and
great beauty. It is celebrated for its excellent climate,
attractive scenery, fine beaches, suberb food and fashionable
resorts. Provence is one of the most exclusive areas
of France and few places in Europe can compete with
its ambience, allure, glamorous resorts and beautiful
people, as well as the pretty villages built on hillsides
like Barjols.
Provence owes its special charm to its warm climate,
clear light and varied landscape. The region lies in
the far south of France, stretching along the Mediterranean
coast from the Italian border at Menton to just the
other side of Marseilles, then north to the Haute-Alpes.
The Cote d'Azur is a long succession of fashionable
resorts, marinas and beaches, with a huge choice of
activities for all tastes, which can be enjoyed in both
winter and summer.
Languedoc-Roussillon:
A mix of family holiday resorts, health spas and ancient
fishing villages cluster along the shore, backed by
a hinterland of untouched natural beauty.
Languedoc-Roussillon stretches along the Mediterranean
to provide a fantastic climate and a coastal setting.
It also stretches inland where
there is dramatic countryside.
Languedoc-Roussillon in south-west France curves around
a corner of the Mediterranean, from Provence in the
east down to the borders with Spain and Andorra in the
south.
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Languedoc-Roussillon produces wine in abundance - it
has the largest production of any area in Europe. Running
through the centre is the Canal du Midi, the region
also benefits from several national parks and the peaks
of the Pyrenees which form part of the course of the
Tour de France.
It's growing in popularity with second home owners as
property is cheaper here than in Provence and Côte
d'Azur and it's easily accessible from the UK thanks
to an increasing number of airports served by budget
airlines. It's not the best place to find work as it
has a high level of unemployment, mainly due to a population
growing more rapidly than the supply of new jobs and
it is one of the least industrialised régions
in the country with only 21% of its GDP accounted for
by industry. Employment is highly service-oriented,
with 68% of its work force employed in the service sector.
Telecommunications is a large industry and there are
many call centres. Agriculturally, milk production from
goats, sheep and cows is important and the major crops
are peaches, nectarines, apricots, melon and rice. Beziers
is capital of région's the wine industry around
which some excellent wines such as Corbières,
Minervois and Côtes du Rousillon are produced.
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