The cosmopolitan region of Lorraine can be found in Northeast France between the Champagne-Ardennes region and the Alsace. Its northern border has no less than three international neighbours - Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany - the influences of which do not go unnoticed is this most pan-European of French regions. After all, Lorraine is the only region in France that is better known for its beer rather than its wine!
Lorraine is a French property buyer's dream. There are countless property bargains to be found throughout the four departments that make up this region - a region that has avoided the attentions of large scale foreign property investment for so long. As a result, Lorraine has been largely forgotten by all those seeking a villa in France, even though there are some exquisite French homes available for sale at half the price of equivalent property in the South and West of France. A 3-bed detached villa property overlooking the River Meuse with excellent valley views for example was recently available for only 132,000 euros.
Lorraine offers even more potential to French property buyers who are seeking renovation and conversion projects. Everywhere you go in the region there seems to be a glut of this type of property on the market. Two and three-bed townhouses in need of renovation can be purchased for under 35,000 euros, while small run-down farmhouses and barns are available for less than 60,000 euros. Lorraine property prices in the major cities are a little more expensive, but are certainly competitive when compared to the price of properties in cities further to the South and West. A 3-bed apartment in a highly desirable location in Nancy could be yours for just 270,000 euros.
As well as the attraction of inexpensive properties, the region of Lorraine has much more to offer Lorraine property buyers. The countryside in this part of France is stunning to say the least. Grand chateaux, parks and gardens dot the land in-between rivers, forests and fields of wheat and barley. In the south-east of the region (Vosges department) the Vosges Mountains, which separate the region with Alsace, offer a wealth of outdoor pursuits. Golfers are well catered for too with some 21 golf courses spread around Lorraine. Medieval villages and hamlets where time seems to have stood still are scattered around the area as well. If you want to experience French village life as it has been for centuries, then Lorraine is where you'll find it.
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