A 3 bed stone cottage with new kitchen (2018) and a new septic tank meeting current norms. Full or original features: stone sink, exposed beams, exposed stone walls. Outbuildings include a detached garage with workshop and a detached stone barn. In quiet area with easy access to Cahors. 265,000€ incl agency fees.

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A new map of France reorganised its internal administration, reducing the number of regions from 22 down to 13. from January 2016 with the aim of simplifying bureaucracy and reducing costs.

Beforehand, the country was divided into 22 administrative regions, which in turn are divided into departments.

France is decentralised to coordinate and deliver state functions more effectively. While French regions cannot introduce new laws they do have considerable discretionary power over infrastructure and operational spending in education, tourism, public transit, universities and research, unemployment, and assistance to businesses.

Of the new 13 regions in the new map of France, only seven result from a change. Current departments remain unchanged for the moment however this may change in coming years.

The regions that changed are:

  • Grand-Est (Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine)
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes)
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
  • Occitanie (Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées)
  • Hauts-de-France (combining Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie)
  • Normandie (combining Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie)

The other 6 regions stay just as they were before:

  • Bretagne
  • Corse
  • Centre
  • Île-de-France
  • Pays de la Loire
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

 

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Welcome to medieval Cahors in the beautiful Lot with its pretty cottages, elegant houses, manoirs, estates, traditional ‘quercynoises’ and spacious farms.

Enjoying long, hot summers the Lot area is popular with those wanting to enjoy a slower pace of life yet be within easy reach of a busy city  and the UK.

Boasting two of France’s ‘Plus Beaux Villages’ – Rocamadour and St Cirq Lapopie, the Lot offers a wide selection of differing properties from the lovely, local stone to modern villas.

With easy access to the UK, Paris and Spain, Cahors is ideally placed as a base. It is well-served by a number of airports used by low-cost airlines such as Toulouse Blagnac, Rodez, Bergerac, Limoges and Brive-Dordogne Valley. Cahors railway station is on the direct Paris (5 hours) to Toulouse line (1hour 15mins). The A20 motorway is a short distance away and allows you to reach Barcelona in 4 hours, Calais in 8 hours or Le Havre in 6.

Contact us to help you find your ideal home in the sun.