Aquitaine Long Term Lets and Rentals

Dordogne

Available now for long term rental (minimum of 6 months) nice renovated house in Le Maine Lacan, Les Graulges 24340

6 kilometres from Mareuil sur Belle which has good facilities for banking, shops, bakery, medical services.

Approximately 34 kilometres from Angouleme and 22 kilometres from Nontron.

Converted and renovated two bedroom farm house in a peaceful rural location - 1 of 4 houses in the small hamlet of Le Maine Lacan.

The property consists of a large kitchen with oven, hob, dishwasher, large fridge freezer and microwave and will accommodate a small table and chairs.

A large lounge/dining room with small electric heaters and wood burning stove.

Two bedrooms (1 with fitted cupboards).

Utility room with washing machine, and a large bathroom with bath, toilet, washbasin and separate shower.

French doors from the lounge onto the south facing terrace and securely fenced garden.

Views over 1.2 hectares of meadow and woodland.

The house has been newly decorated throughout and is in very good condition, has double glazed windows and doors all round, and is partly furnished.

Ample parking at the side of the house.

Rental: 475 euros per month, NOT including electricity and water charges.

Costs for electric and water 105 euros per month.

Shared Internet connection for free.

For more info call 05 53 56 38 93 or E-mail [email protected]

Ref DOL/LL/379

La Collinette, near Thiviers, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France - for long term rental outside of the holiday season - contact owners for more info

Free Internet access and telephone calls to land lines.

Consisting of three bedrooms, two with double beds and one with two single beds and one spacious bathroom with bath/shower, wash hand basin, bidet and one shower room with another separate toilet.

Large kitchen/diner. All fully equipped including inset electric oven and gas hob. Microwave, full length fridge/freezer, dishwasher. The dining area can seat up to six people.

The lounge has two sofas, and a 48 inch TV with satellite and DVD player. French doors lead out to a balcony which has a great view over the apple orchards and surrounding countryside.

The property is surrounded on all sides by hedges ensuring privacy. Mainly laid to lawn with a variety of shrubs and flowers. The vegetable garden allows you to pick fresh vegetables when in season

Private 7x4 meters heated above ground pool

Sorry no pets allowed, suitable for children.

There are local shops within a 5 minute drive or larger shops (including supermarkets) within a 10 minute or 20 minute drive. La Coquille has several fine restaurants and a few small bars. Thiviers has a large park with an outdoor swimming pool with a swimming lake close by.

La Collinette is situated in the heart of the Dordogne, ideal for travelling and sightseeing. There are numerous walking and cycling tracks. Bussiere – Gallant is 10 minutes drive away has many activities including an acrobatic course in the trees, a mini train, a lake with sandy shoreline and velorail rail track.

How to reach us

By air:

There are often low cost flights to Limoges (40 minutes) via Ryan Air from Stanstead or Flybe from Southampton. You can also fly into Angouleme (2 hours) or Bergerac (2 hours).
By car:

The journey is approximately 7 hours drive from Calais.

By train:

You can travel from Kings Cross St Pancras to Limoges or Angouleme via Paris. From Paris to Limoges it is approximately three hours. We advise that you hire a car in Limoges or Angouleme.

Email for more info to [email protected] or telephone (from UK) 00 33 5 53 55 18 46 (in France) 05 53 55 18 46 or see our web site www.dordogneholidays.info

Dordogne

Ref FOL/LL/318 (rented twice via this web site)

**This property is now rented from 4th July 2010 for approx 5 months - further enquiries for the future welcome**

La Petite Chabanne - beautiful barn conversion, with attached barn on Dordogne/Haute Vienne border.

La Petite Chabanne is one long building, very big, with one huge barn for possible storage.

It all faces south on a gentle slope, which is great for that sunshine. It is approached by a poplar lined drive to the front.

There are patios to the side and front and there are several trees around the house.

The kitchen diner stretches from front to back, has exposed oak beams and is tiled, with wide steps up from dining area to kitchen area.

There is a large white tiled island with drawers and cupboards and 3 high stools for breakfast seating, by the double porcelain sink, a double cooker with 5 ring gas hob, and a tiled work surface over storage cupboards. There is a washing machine and large fridge, also another long table with bench seating.

Downstairs off the kitchen is a large room which could be another bedroom or office.

The back door leads out onto a wide patio, with large outdoor table with large parasol and garden chairs.

There are steps up from the kitchen to a shower room with WC and basin.

The sitting room leads off from the dining area, and has a high ceiling, with a balcony round 3 sides, which leads off the stairs to the bedrooms and mezzanine floor.

There are large patio glass doors, leading to a patio, a wood burner, steps up to a raised floor area, under the mezzanine. This room is very light and spacious.

Upstairs there are 4 large bedrooms, 2 with 1 double bed each,1 with 2 double beds and 1 with 2 single beds.

There is also the mezzanine with a 4' bed, and a large landing area with a foam double sofa bed and a single foam chair bed, large coffee table, a lovely space to chill and read.

All bedrooms have en suite shower rooms with WCs and basins.

We have tried to keep the old flavour in the renovation and have left many beautiful stone walls exposed.

There is a wood burning fire in the kitchen diner and also in the sitting room and there are electric radiators in some of the bedrooms.

ADSL available via France Telecom or SFR.

There is a bakery and a bar in Champniers, 1-2 km. For supermarkets and other shops, St Mathieu is about 4/5 km north, and has a great lake with sandy beach for swimming, and Piegut-Pluviers about 7 km south, where there is a great Wednesday market. Nontron, a beautiful old hillside town is 12 km south with a market on Saturday.

Limoges is 65 km - easy drive to airport.

Perigueux about an hour and a quarters drive.

2 hours drive west to the coast.

1 hectare of land/garden, not enclosed.

There is parking for 4/5 cars in front of the house and another area out back for 5/6.

For more information contact Caryl Swale [email protected]

Ref FOL/LL/303A

Le Verger - A delightful 18^th century Dordogne farmhouse offering comfortable accommodation for long term letting.

It is situated in a rural setting approx. 4km from Thiviers and La Coquille close to the N21.

Le Verger has been sympathetically restored leaving the old beams and quaintness intact.

The comfortable lounge has a beamed ceiling and stonewalls. A wood burning stove for winter in addition to oil fired central heating.

The dining room leads off from the lounge separated by sliding glass doors.

The fully equipped kitchen is on one side of the lounge.

Bedroom one has a double bed and bedroom two has twin beds with bathroom and toilet adjacent.

The third spacious bedroom is upstairs and has its own separate dressing room, toilet and shower.

Downstairs there is a utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer.

The large mature garden with its shady trees is an ideal place to relax with a cool glass of wine. The orchard is a splendid area for children to play and when in season offers a wide variety of fruit to be enjoyed.

Outside furniture and BBQ is available for your use along with garden badminton and bikes for exploring the surrounding area.

A double garage and a dog kennel are there for your use.

A separate area with secure fencing should you wish to keep chickens.

Rental price: 650 euro per month plus electricity and oil.

For more information and availability please contact Gill on (from UK) 00 33 5 53 55 18 46 (in France) 05 53 55 18 46 or email [email protected]

North Dordogne

Ref: FOL/LL/10/Dordogne

www.dordogne-vacation.com offer long term winter rental for two!

The cottage is available for longer term rental from early autumn, around October through to April of the following year. We offer the longer term rental period for two adults only. Well behaved cats and dogs are also welcome.

Please view our web site www.dordogne-vacation.com for weekly rental rates. For longer term renting the rental rates are negotiable. Contact us for more information.

During the winter months it´s important to be warm and comfortable. With that in aim in mind we offer the cottage for long-term winter renting for 2 people only and close off two of the bedrooms.

We exchange the summer furniture for upholstered armchairs and hang heavy tapestry curtains. There is a wood-burning stove and oil-filled radiators.

The Master bedroom, with en suite, leads from the living area and in both bathrooms there are fan heaters. The cottage takes on a cosy and comfortable feel, conducive with the time of year.

The kitchen is integral to the living area in the style of a traditional French farmhouse. It´s well equipped with gas stove, under-counter fridge, microwave and dishwasher. There´s a washing machine in the 2nd bathroom and also a dryer. In the garage there is an additional fridge and separate freezer.

All is tastefully decorated and furnished with nice features of above-counter concealed lighting in the kitchen, picture and wall lights in the living room and bedroom.

We don´t mind if you want to bring you dog, as long as it´s well behaved, as this is a farming environment with sheep and cows in the adjacent fields surrounding our property.

Our land extends beyond the garden area, around the cottage, to some 6.5 hectares, with our own private recreational lake - plenty of space for exercising the dog and nice for a spot of fishing in the winter months. A bit chilly for a swim - wait until May!!

The cottage is located at the end of a small country road at the end of our village of St Priest Les Fougeres. It´s very private and tranquil with spectacular views of the beautiful Perigord Vert countryside. We´ve a wonderful bakery/general store in the village which is a minute´s walk away from the cottage. We´ve also a post office (open half a day) and a bar and garage.

The village is located on the D79 between La Coquille and Jumilhac le Grand. We´re just 2.5kms to the main RN21 road at La Coquille which is a small town equidistant between Limoges and Perigueux.

This is an ideal location if you are seeking a tranquil environment; maybe to write a book, a thesis or do some painting and reading. If property seeking it´s conveniently located being just 2.5kms to the main RN21 road at La Coquille with excellent communications to the whole area.

Nearest Airport is at Limoges, 45 kms away serviced daily by Ryanair from London Stansted, Liverpool, the East Midlands, and by Flybe from Southampton.
La Coquille has main line SNCF rail connections services.
Our village of St Priest Les Fougeres (on the D79) is the highest village in the Dordogne and is located just 2.5kms from the main RN21 at La Coquille between Limoges and Perigueux.
Within the immediate vicinity of St Priest Les Fougeres are the towns of Thiviers, Chalus, St Jean de Cole, Brantome and Jumilhac Le Grand.
The towns of Perigueux, Limoges, Sarlat, Bergerac, Bordeaux are all within a comfortable driving distance.

For more info and pictures visit www.dordogne-vacation.com

Email: [email protected].

Tel/Fax: From the UK (00 33) 5 53 62 37 52

Tel/Fax: In France 05 53 62 37 52

Tel/Fax: From USA/Canada (011 33) 5 53 62 37 52

Outside there are private terraces, garden tables, chairs and umbrellas, BBQs.