Limousin, France - A Place in the Sun

2025 / Limousin, France, Jean Johansson on 20 November 2025

Limousin, France, Jean Johansson

Jean Johansson is with Rachel and her niece Caroline, looking for a permanent home in Limousin in France for a budget of £70,000. Will any of Jean’s 5 options impress Rachel enough to put in an offer?

About the area

To get to Limousin in south western France, you can fly into the regional capital Limoges in less than two hours from the UK. Limousine is a very peaceful and rural part of France. Around a third of the region is made up of forests, and there are more than seven thousand natural lakes, making it popular with swimmers and lovers of water sports.

The region's full of small and quintessentially French towns and villages with plenty of places to sample the gourmet food and wine grown in the surrounding countryside. If it's value for money you're looking for, Limousin is a fantastic place to come. In fact, it's one of the cheapest places to buy in France, and with the typical two-bedroom house in good condition with a garden starting at 35,000 pounds.

Property 1

2 Bedroom Semi Detached House in Chatelus-le-Marcheix

This house has a garden, as well as an area of woodland, and a balcony with views into the countryside. Inside, there's a large light and airy living and dining room, a separate kitchen diner, and a toilet downstairs.
Upstairs, there are two pretty double bedrooms and a bathroom. There's also a large basement with potential to be converted and a garage.

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Valued at £55,470 at the time of filming.

Property 2

2 Bedroom House in Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles

This house has just over half an acre of outside space, including a big back garden and a balcony to one side inside, which could all do with a refurb. It is all on one level and has a large, light-filled living room, a separate kitchen, two bedrooms—both of which enjoy lots of light—a shower room, and a toilet. There's also a big basement consisting of a garage and an adjoining room, plus an outbuilding in the garden.

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Valued at £72,650 at the time of filming.

Property 3

2 Bedroom Townhouse in Bellac

This house has a spacious back garden, a cosy living room, another living and dining room, a separate kitchen, plus one bedroom and a shower room downstairs. Upstairs, there's another bedroom and a shower room.

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Valued at £65,812 at the time of filming.

Property 4

2 Bedroom Detached Country House in Azat-le-Ris

This detached farmhouse comes with almost a quarter of an acre of land, including a back garden and a bigger section over the road. Inside, there's a living room, a light, the bright kitchen-diner, and a downstairs toilet. And upstairs, there's a spacious main bedroom, a second double bedroom, and a shower room. There's also a big barn which joins onto the house.

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Valued at £82,051 at the time of filming.

Property 5

3 Bedroom Semi Detached House in Lhoume

This house has a front garden and a back garden with a shaded courtyard area. Inside, on the ground floor, there's an open-plan living, dining, and kitchen space, a second snug living room, one bedroom, another currently empty room which could also be a bedroom, a shower room, and a toilet. Upstairs is another bedroom, plus a landing area that could easily become bedroom four. There's also a barn currently used for storage.

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Valued at £85,470 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

10 Bedroom Castle on the Outskirts of Limoges

This stunning castle is set on 5.5 acres of land, featuring ten bedrooms, eleven bathrooms, a separate external tearoom building, a swimming pool, and a private tennis court. Situated 10 minutes from the historical city of Limoges is this stunning Chateau that has been renovated fully with passion, style and taste, this is truly turnkey with nothing left to do apart from enjoying the huge amount of hard work that has gone into it.

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Valued at £1,500,000 at the time of filming.