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or our purposes we
have defined south
east France as the
Rhône Alpes, PACA and
Languedoc Roussillon.
I'm going to kick off with the
Rhône Alpes because this is
where my heart lies.
RHÔNE ALPES
With a landscape of glistening lakes,
impregnable white
topped mountains, fast flowing
rivers, death defying gorges,
dark forests and verdant plains,
this is truly a stunning and
unique place to own a property.
The region is renowned for
good food and good living, and
the people are kind and generous.
There is something for
everyone here and a wide range
of properties to suit every taste
and budget.
These vary from the huge,
purpose-built ski resorts of
Les Menuires, La Plagne and
Courchevel 1850, to the very
pretty village resorts such as
St Martin de Belleville and Les
Gets. In the resorts you can find
tiny studio apartments - purely
designed to get you skiiing as
cheaply as possible - all the
way through to ultra luxury ski
chalets.
If you're after year-round
life in the mountains, then all
the surrounding villages and
towns provide everything you
can ask for. You will find barns
to renovate, village houses to
refurbish and quiet corners
where the inhabitants still sit
The south east
Exhilarating alpine resorts, hidden villages
or glamorous seaside resorts - you choose
WORDS: HEATHER BYRNE | PHOTOS: SHUTTERSTOCK
outside their houses chatting
in the evening sunshine and
exchanging the day's news.
Down in the valleys there
are a rich variety of properties -
from farms and family homes to
riverside houses and stunning
lakeside residences.
Property prices in the
Rhône Alpes vary greatly
between départements, with
premium prices being paid in
the Haute-Savoie. Here you
will find the world famous ski
resorts - an average house
costs €345,000 with an average
new-build apartment around
€4,100 per m².
PACA
You will find a very similar
diversity of prices in the region
LIVING IN SOUTH EAST FRANCE LEGGETT MAGAZINE
Heather Byrne
is our area
coordinator in
the Alps. You can
contact her at
hbyrne@leggett.fr
Port Grimaud
photo: Anastasiia Kotelnyk