Place des Vosges
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
La Seine
family house with a garden - fi bre
optic broadband is increasingly
becoming essential too. This kind
of property is a rare fi nd, and
many vendors like to place them
"off market", so it is always best
to build a good relationship with
a local agent rather than rely
solely on the internet.
When relaxing, I like to visit
the gardens in the château, my
favourite of which is "Diana".
Under the reign of Louis-Philippe,
it was completely enclosed by
an Orangery, and in the centre
of the garden, you will fi nd a
fountain with a statue of the
goddess. Similarly, you will often
fi nd me strolling in the Forest of
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KEY FACTS
Île-de-France is the most
populated region in France.
Often called the région
parisienne it is located in the
north-central part of France.
Size 72,724 km²
Population 12,140,526
Capital City Paris
Sunshine Hours over 1661pa
Departments and average
property prices*
Paris 10,720 € per m²
Essonne 3,130 € per m²
Hauts-de-Seine 7,140 € per m²
Seine-St-Denis 3,860 € per m²
Seine-et-Marne 2,990 € per m²
Val-de-Marne 5,140 € per m²
Val-d'Oise 3,330 € per m²
Yvelines 3,860 € per m²
*fi gures supplied by Notaires de
France for houses in Q1, 2022.
Prices vary enormously within
departments so please treat these as
a rough guide only
Magali Lecomte
is one of our
agents in Paris
and Île-de-France
and Île-de-France
Barbizon or along the banks of
the River Seine; Samois-sur-Seine
is a beautiful spot to visit.
If you are coming to the
area for the fi rst time, then you
will not be disappointed. There
are plenty of terrifi c places to
visit; my personal top three are
the Rosa Bonheur museum in
Thomery (with tea in the park),
sampling the menu du marché on
the terrace in the Demeure du
Parc and, fi nally, the week-long
Django Reinhardt festival. The
latter is held during late June/
early July in Samois-sur-Seine;
defi nitely the best time to pay us
a visit!