Flats For Sale in Poitou Charentes, France

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About Poitou Charentes:

 

Area:	25 809 km2
Population:	About 1 622 800
Climate:	Oceanic tempered
Capital city:	Poitiers
Departments:	16 - Charente (Angoulême), 17 - Charente-Maritime (La Rochelle), 79 - Deux-Sèvres (Niort), 86 - Vienne (Poitiers)

Poitou is a historic region in west central France. Poitiers, the former capital of the region, is its chief city. Farming is important to the economy; wheat, corn, and cattle are raised. Industries produce machinery, chemicals, and dairy products.

The region's first known inhabitants, the Pictavi, a Gallic tribe, were conquered in 56 BC by the Romans who incorporated the area into Gaul as part of the province of Aquitania. The Visigoths seized the region in AD 418, but it passed to the FRANKS in 507. In 732 or 733, CHARLES MARTEL ended the Muslim invasion of western Europe by his victory in the Battle of Poitiers. From the 10th to the mid-12th century, the counts of Poitou were also the dukes of AQUITAINE, and the city of Poitiers grew in importance. In 1152, Poitou came under English control through the marriage of ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE to Henry II (later king of England). The region was reunited with the French crown in 1416 and was a province of France until the Revolution (1789-95), when it was divided into three departments, Vienne, Deux-Sevres, and Vendee.

Almost 13,000 British and foreign nationals are living in Poitou Charentes so there are occasional Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes and if there is, we will have then promoted on our website.

The British represent nearly a third of all foreigners living in Poitou Charentes according to a recent report by the French National Institute of Statistics (INSEE)* conducted from tax d’habitation surveys. Most have arrived in the last 20 years and settled mainly in rural areas.

The amount of foreign national purchasing businesses or Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes is increasing each year. This is basically due to the ever increasing amount of tourists which are visiting the area so it basically makes sense as long as you have the marketing to back your business up.

With its sunny climate, close proximity to the ocean and beautiful countryside from coastline to rolling green pastures, it is no surprise that over 7,000 second homes in Poitou Charentes are owned by foreigner residents. Statistics suggest that 13,000 British nationals reside permanently in the region which comes second only to Ile-de-France. Owning the most second homes in Poitou Charentes, they are followed by the Dutch who own 700 second homes. With 600 second homes each, the Germans and Belgians follow. For mainly this reason, there are many Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes and the surrounding districts, but mainly concentrating around the area of Charente Maritime area.

In fact across France, the British represent one third of foreign second home owners, far more than the Italians, Germans and Belgians etc.

Due to its close proximity to the sea, Charente Maritime is popular with the British who own 2,020 homes there, and this is where most of our Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes are located. The Charente has slightly more British home owners at 2,370. The other departments in Poitou Charentes are also very popular – Deux-Sèvres has 1,550 British home owners and the Vienne has 1,130.

Since the millennium, the British make up 90% of new owners of second homes in Poitou Charentes, including those residing abroad. Although still very low, the Irish have showed the largest increase in second home owners in the region in the years since 2000. In comparison, the British make up only 60% of new owners in France; the remaining 40% consist of people from Belgium, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain, so keeping this in mind you will be able to imagine that there is a very good market for Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes.

Interestingly, the British own the greatest number of second homes in France yet over half have been living in the region for less than 5 years and almost all have arrived within the last 20 years. They are predominantly retired residents with 55% of them being between 50 and 74 years of age. However, nearly 1,800 young people under 15 years have been identified. Having arrived with their parents they are schooled in Poitou Charentes, and often in small primary schools in rural communities. Indeed, the vast majority (85%) of the British expats in this region have settled in rural areas and this is where the majority of Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes are located.

To sum up, we offer Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes and surrounding areas. If you are searching to buy one of our Flats for sale in Poitou Charentes, please don't hesitate to email or call us.

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