Given the high house prices evident in Provence and parts of Northern France, the Languedoc Rouissillon region, is becoming an increasingly popular focus for property buyers, looking to invest in France.

Languedoc Rouissillon offers an ideal climate and good transport facilities. Cheap and regular flights are available through RyanAir, with destinations to Nimes, Perpignan and Carcassonne. British Airways operate flights to Toulouse and Montpellier. There is also a fast TGV train to Avignon.

Nimes, a Languedoc town, offers French estate agents some excellent French investment properties for British property buyers. Two main options present such buyers: a rural location close to Nimes or an apartment or villa in Nimes town. So it is important to be clear about what you are looking for in terms of investment and quality of life.

Buying in Nimes, you can easily participate in French lifestyle. The town offers a wide range of activities including:

• lively bars and restaurants


• a bustling shopping centre with an old town, a range of department stores, boutiques and antique shops


• a sandy beach within 25kms of the centre with tennis and windsurfing facilities


• several museums drawing on Nimes’ rich Roman history


• a golf course situated within a short drive of Nimes’ town centre and a


• a football stadium located on the outskirts of town.

Prices for property in Nimes currently average around £100,000. Estate agents, nvillas can help you find out more about this town, the Languedoc region and key French investment property issues.