HOUSES AND PROPERTY FOR SALE IN Provence

Come to Provence and you will find an unrivalled collection of interesting and beautiful sites to visit: small towns with welcoming locals, vibrant and colourful Provencal markets, old Roman excavations and mountains, lakes and rivers to swim/canoe in. It is often said that the countryside here resembles Tuscany, and it is true, except that it is easier to get to! If you are looking for an area that exemplifies “the good life” then Provence should be your destination

One of the reasons that holiday homes in Provence are so popular is that it is easy to get to. Marseilles Provence airport flies to destinations across Europe, as well as to North America and Africa. It has its own station, with direct trains to Nîmes, Montpellier, and Narbonne (west), Orange, Montelimar and Valence (north) and Toulon, Cannes and Nice (east). Avignon and Nîmes both have airports too.

Other cities like Aix-en-Provence and Avignon also have excellent train links with the rest of France and northern Europe.

The A7 motorway runs down from Lyon, through Valence, Montelimar, Orange and Avignon and the minor roads in Provence (away from the coast) tend to be traffic free and ideal for cycling.

For an in-depth analysis, read our market reports covering PACA, Occitanie and the Rhone-Alpes, which include average prices in all of the major towns and cities.

After many years of price growth, we are seeing prices stabilise across Provence, with buyers having more choice than they have seen since the confinements. Broadly speaking you will pay a premium to be near the coast, or to be in any of the Prefectures: Marseille, Avignon, Nîmes, Valence, Privas and Digne-les-Bains.

The Luberon is perhaps the best-known area, but many second-home buyers are now looking in the Gard and Drome Provencale where property values tend to be lower, and offer exceptional value for money.