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Situated in the far south west, the Midi-Pyrénées is France’s largest geographical region and boasts a wide variety of property styles at vastly different prices.
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The Midi-Pyrénées are ideal for eco-living
Nadia Jordan explains...

Ten years ago, eco-friendly living would have been considered slightly unconventional. Nowadays, almost everyone is contemplating some form of environmentally friendly home improvement says Nadia Jordan, who lives in the Midi-Pyrénées and thinks it ideally suited to eco-living.
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Awesome Aveyron

Ranging from the high plateaux of the Aubrac in the north to the Millau Viaduct in the south, via countless medieval towns in between, the enormous Aveyron department offers that unique combination of history, modernity and the great outdoors.
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A French ski chalet for 20,000 euros?

In the Ariège Pyrénées, you can find the perfect location for a ski chalet/mountain property for €20,000 if you are prepared to restore the shepherd’s hut that comes with said location – that’s everything, including installing electricity and plumbing.
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The Ariège and Haute Garonne

The Ariège and Haute Garonne stretch south between Toulouse and the Pyrénées. This is an area that really does have it all: the urban sophistication of Toulouse, traditional French villages and the unspoiled landscape of the Pyrénées.
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From farming to a horse livery business

In 2002, Anna and Phil Brown arrived in France with their two young children and several horses, knowing that they had their work cut out for them!
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The Ariège: the perfect holiday destination

Nadia Jordan lives in the Ariège all year round, even when her neighbours up and leave for the coast in July and August. Why? Because, she says, it's not only a great place to live but the perfect holiday destination too.
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Regional Snapshot - The Lot and Tarn et Garonne
In the Northern Midi-Pyrenees

The Midi-Pyrenees is the largest region in France, and possibly the most diverse, stretching from the undulating charm of the Dordogne valley in the north to the snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees in the south.
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Siddalls advisers in France are there to provide support and up-to-date information on any issues that may affect your finances when becoming a French resident. Meet Marjorie Mansfield, Regional Manager in Midi Pyrénées and Languedoc Roussillon...
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The town of Moissac, Tarn et Garonne, Midi Pyrenees.
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The town of Moissac, in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrenees, owes its international reputation to its artistic heritage, handed down by the old Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Pierre. Legend has it that the town was founded by Clovis but history attributes its creation, more precisely, to Saint Didier the Bishop of Cahors, in the middle of the seventh century........
Property Hot Spots in the Lot and Quercy
Town mouse, country mouse

The Quercy has become enormously popular in the last few years, and popularity brings price rises. However it is only in the last five years that we have seen a real increase in the foreign population and the vast majority were retired older couples. The situation is just beginning to change again.......
Running a Gîte Business in France
Some first hand experiences

Ariane Delmonte and Monique van Veldhoven came to France seven years ago and established a Gite business in the village of Albas in the Lot Valley. Here they recount some of their feelings and experiences on their adventure so far.......
Saint Antonin Noble-Val
Beautiful medieval town in the Tarn et Garonne

Saint Antonin Noble Val is a commune of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, of southwest France. In ancient times, it was known by its Celtic name of Condate (confluence) after joining of the Tarn and Aveyron rivers...........
From Sydney to SW France
Australians Peter and Shelly Wilson make the move

Nadia Jordan talks to a couple from Sydney who bought a home in south west France having never even visited the region! Their apartment in Luchon (Midi-Pyrénées) is currently available for holiday rental.
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New House Build in France – A Dream Come True?
A cautionary self-build tale from the Lot

Having a house built to your own specification in rural France is an increasingly popular way of realising the dream of French property ownership. But is it really as simple as the Immobiliers, Builders and Architects make it sound? Stephen Leitch presents a first hand account of the many pitfalls to be avoided........
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The Millau Viaduct - A World Recold Breaker
Watch The Video - Cross The Bridge From Your Armchair
The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in the Aveyron. Designed by architect Norman Foster, in collaboration with French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world,

with one pier's summit at 343 metres slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 m shorter than the Empire State Building. If you cannot vist yourself then watch the video. .......