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  BUYING A HOUSE IN FRANCE - Where to buy in Dordogne If you asked most international buyers to picture their ideal corner of rural France, there is a fair chance they would end up imagining something remarkably close to the Dordogne. Old stone houses, medieval villages, rivers winding beneath châteaux, bustling market towns, long lunches on restaurant terraces and enough countryside to disappear into without necessarily feeling cut off from civilisation. It is hardly surprising that Dordogne has been attracting British, Dutch, Belgian and German buyers for decades, with increasing interest from Americans as well. But Dordogne is a large department, and deciding that you want to buy a house in Dordogne is only the beginning. Where in Dordogne should you actually buy? That was the question I looked at in my video, “ BUYING A HOUSE IN FRANCE - Where to buy in Dordogne ” , filmed while walking around Terrasson-la-Villedieu. Dordogne or Périgord? First, a little geography. Dordogne is ...
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  715,000€ Really? Don't Get Stung When Buying a House in France Every now and again, I like to have a look online and see what new properties have appeared for sale in my local area. Recently, one caught my attention immediately. Not because of the property itself, but because of the asking price: €715,000. Now, this particular property is in a commune where I lived for many years, so I know the local market extremely well. And when I saw €715,000, my first thought was that there are probably only half a dozen properties in the entire commune that could realistically justify that sort of price. And I know most of them. So naturally, I had a closer look. When the description sells a dream The property description certainly didn't hold back. It talked about a "unique 3-hectare estate", "two elegant and interconnected residences", a "rare and confidential domain", "untouched nature", "high-end features" and even described the prop...
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