Famous for its racing circuit and the 24-hour motor race that takes place every summer, the city of Le Mans is the gateway to some of the most beautiful countryside in Central France. Rivers, forests, fields and lakes surround the city, offering plenty of scope for French property hunters to find that countryside villa in France of their dreams.
The city of Le Mans can be found in Northern Central France midway between Paris and Nantes. The main A11 motorway from Paris skirts the city, while the A28 motorway connects Le Mans with the exquisite Normandy town of Alencon. To the south of the city, close to the racing circuit, is a regional airport, providing first-class international access to the city and its surrounds.
Le Mans has grown around the meeting point of two rivers - the Sarthe and the Huisne. It is a city with a great heritage, many of the buildings in the old town being of a half-timbered construction. Parts of the wall that surround the town are accessible, and date back to a time when Le Mans was a strategically important base for the Roman Empire.
Le Mans property is not expensive, a 2-bed Le Mans property in the old quarter of the town costing no more than 135,000 euros. In the countryside to the south of Le Mans are some truly stunning areas in which to find prestige French property, including chateaux, manor houses and even watermills.
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