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POPULAR REGIONS
OF FRANCE
Moving to France remains a popular choice amongst expats looking
to change their way of life. There are many different French regions to
choose from and each has its attractions, but the following four have
proved to be consistently popular with people looking to move to France
to live and work, or to retire.
Brittany Finistère is a tourist region and the area around Quimper
is popular with British buyers. Coastal properties
Brittany is France’s most westerly region and its command a premium, but inland there are larger
proximity to the UK makes it easy to get to. It has a properties available at reasonable prices. Longeres,
large expat community. Brittany is very proud of its the long traditional farmhouses, medieval townhouses
culture and language and expats find it easy to settle in as well as more substantial detached houses provide
as the people are generally warm and welcoming. attractive investment opportunities.
The region has great beaches, coastlines and coastal The areas around Quimper and Dinan, on the river Rance
towns and inland there are medieval towns and villages, are popular with British buyers. Vannes near the Gulf of
forests and green countryside. The northern part of Morbihan with its attractive coast are popular with both
the region can be windy but the southern part tends expats and Parisians resulting in higher prices than other
to be sunnier with occasionally very hot periods on the parts of Brittany.
southern coast.
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