Castres is located on the southern cusp of the Massif Central in the department of Tarn. It stands on both banks of the Agout River, which winds its way down from the mountains in the east. The international airports at Albi and Toulouse provide excellent access to Castres, with the drive between the airports and the town taking less than an hour. The town's proximity to the airports makes Castres and the surrounding countryside prime hunting grounds for foreigners who come to look for inexpensive French property for sale in the South of France.
Castres is a town that has retained its medieval charm. Famed as one of the pilgrimage stops on the way of Santiago de Compostela, the town is packed full of beautiful buildings with red roof tiles and white-cream exteriors. Many of the buildings in the old town were once occupied by tanners, weavers and dyers for Castres has a long established connection with the wool trade going back as far as the 14th century. Even today, Castres remains at the forefront of the wool trade in France.
Castres property for sale in the town includes character properties, medieval-style townhouses, apartments and villas. On the outskirts of town and into the countryside buyers will find a fine selection of rural Castres property that is relatively cheap when compared to areas further south into the Languedoc Roussillon. A six-bed villa in France between Castres and Toulouse was recently on the market for just 251,000 euros, while a detached art-deco style 5-bed French property in 1.5 acres of grounds just to the east of Castres could be acquired for 450,000 euros.
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