Real Estate in France - The Ten Best Places to Buy in 2023

Although property in France is generally expensive, especially in the big cities there are some beautiful places where you can buy which are much reasonable. In today's video I give you my opinion on the ten best places to buy real estate in France for the year 2023. Please let me know if you agree or disagree.

[@stephanemalabar2319]

As a French man, I concur. Excellent list! If people would like to be closer to Paris, I would add Tours, Orléans, Chartres and Amiens to this list

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Wow that it is a real seal of approval. Thanks Stephane

[@mdte5421]

I’m from Toronto and I’ve lived in nord pas de Calais - lievin, Lille and Amiens .. i agree they are all close to paris and close to Brussels and UK

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@mdte5421 Thank you for your feedback.

[@Phumia]

Just bought a property outside of Bergerac, the dordogne is lovely.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many congratulations on your purchase.

[@kb6479]

I completely agree with Béziers as #1. It’s so amazing. A beautiful and recently renovated central square, a charming old town, markets almost every day, dynamic light and fountain shows, close to the sea, in the middle of the largest wine growing region in the world. Fantastic value.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Very pleased you agree.

[@claudiagoetting7564]

Great to see Beziers as Number 1. I am a realestate agent here in Beziers and happy to help.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Beziers is a truly wonderful place.

[@countryman569]

I would like to know more about Beziers

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@countryman569 I might do a video just on Beziers.

[@juliangrayson8246]

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[@martingimenez339]

I love to see Béziers at #1, my wife was born there and we visit family all the time since we are living in Montpellier. Very underrated city, very nice people, the beaches are white sand and large and it's sunny 300 days per year. Living on this region is awesome.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Yes Beziers is a truly lovely place. As you say the people are nice and friendly as well.

[@danielalexandre4008]

Béziers 😂 pourquoi pas Nîmes aussi tant que vous êtes 😅 sur terre il y a Sète et puis le reste du monde ou vivent les pauvres gens 😊

[@parkerkeller9778]

What a beautiful list of cities! I love how many different options there are in terms of cultures. So many different options due to the amount of borders France has

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks for your feedback parker

[@splashpit]

I cycled through France eight years ago and loved every minute of it . I’m Australian and if the visa thing wasn’t an issue I’d move there in a heartbeat , Brittany would be where I’d be looking as close to St Malo as l could afford.

[@williamclarke2020]

St Malo is incredible. My main culinary instructor was in S Malo many moons ago training. I'm Nova Scotia, or should I say. Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada! and many Acadians from here can trace their ancestry there.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback

[@runnerback2z]

Thanks for the overview and your insightful comments regarding town history, populatiom, demographics, travel, costs and sights. Just started looking to retire...

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

My pleasure

[@mfranssens]

Beautiful places. Would love to live in France

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

France is without doubt a beautiful country.

[@ginat1600]

This is a great list! I like your criteria and it's exactly the information I need. I'm retired and moving to the south of France. I have been trying to find the areas where I can afford to buy but have the cultural sites, airport, railway, and are not far from the Mediterranean. Thank you!

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks for your feedback and glad to have been of help.

[@rcampbell4967]

For those of us in the US, a square meter is roughly 10 square feet. A Euro is roughly .9 to 1. So $5,000 eu for a square meter is about $550 us dollars a square foot. Not cheap, but not as expensive as NY, Miami, LA, etc.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

A good analysis. Prices in the US in cities like LA and San Fran are incredibly high.

[@dalton-at-work]

thank you for converting that :)

[@villageintheshire]

For ease, it would have been useful to have a map showing where these places are exactly.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback

[@blazejmidas8950]

Is it so difficult to use google maps?

[@maurawhelan3530]

Agreed!

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@blazejmidas8950 It does take a long time to put these features in a video

[@hollypolsinelli1171]

I really enjoyed your video . Merci

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks Holly. I am pleased you enjoyed the video.

[@CedroneTravels]

Just about to buy a house in Gorron. I am so excited!

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Congratulations!

[@derin111]

Very interesting list. I sadly had to sell my house that I owned for 12 years, in Lot et Garonne (between Marmande and Bergerac) last year due to a divorce. But, I miss France and was recently at a car event in Angouleme. I’m surprised that nowhere in the Charente area got a mention in the list e.g. Cognac? I keep looking online with a view to buying something again…almost at all those places you mentioned. I think Colmar and Mulhouse are relatively more expensive than they otherwise would be simply by virtue of being so close to Germany as well. My Mother lives nearby in Germany and prices are SO much higher that some Germans actually elect to buy there and commute to work in Germany. I think the potential downside to those places is that the weather is not always so good compared to other places in France. In my opinion, the actual city of Bergerac is overrated. Spend a day there and you’ve pretty seen everything worth seeing. It’s is the surrounding countryside that makes it a good area. Thanks for the good video.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks for your feedback derin.

[@Highlander-in-France-yu5iu]

Interesting insight, and having traveled all over France I've been in each of these regions and most cities. I know it's subjective, but the only area I'd say is grossly overrated is the Dordogne. Yes, Périgueux, Sarlat, Domme, etc are beautiful, but they're also dreadfully boring. Part of the reason I want to live in France is the culture, and you might as well be in the UK or USA. Plus, how much foie gras can a person consume, lol! I'm glad I visited the region, but a few days was enough for me and I couldn't wait to leave. BTW, I'd add Dijon to the list. You can get a beautiful apartment there at a reasonable price and be 90 min from Paris.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback. Dijon came close. It really depends on taste. I am not a fan of the Dordogne but other people swear by it.

[@Emmocrypto]

Love my property there over 100 acres

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@Emmocrypto Nice

[@jpalbin1350]

Great list.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks.

[@at.water.w]

Thanks!

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

My pleasure

[@koru6610]

Excellent info thank you. Can you make a top ten in the Dordogne ?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks Koru. I do plan on doing this in the not too distant future.

[@danielalexandre4008]

800-1500 euros per square meter, 3 km from the Mediterranean sea, and all facilities by foot, from highschool to railway station and hospital. Can you spot it ? 😊 Hope you can't 😂

[@MC-tg1xk]

I give up

[@camille7493]

Thank you

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

My pleasure camille

[@rainaldhornung7409]

Must say very good choises ! 🙂

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks for your positive feedback.

[@stephanemalabar2319]

Angers, Rennes and suburban towns of Lyon like Venissieux or Villeurbanne

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback Stephane

[@Marianafiredancer]

Great content! What areas in France are most climate-resilient?

[@momomimi8142]

I would have liked to see some of the smaller villages listed near toulouse maybe, there are wonderful small villages like revel and labecede laragais that are old cathar villages with lots of charm and history,,,

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback. It is actually very difficult leaving places out. I personally go for places with a few more facilities.

[@hsc3knives610]

I’m an American living in Rivesaltes just north of Perpignan for the last two years. We are generally very happy here, and the people are very nice and it’s a calm and stress-free life. I have my own craft business, so I’m OK with work. The wind is a bit annoying at times, but it is what it is. I just wish there were more golf courses 😂

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks for your feedback.

[@leplessis8179]

Wind - eat fewer French onions!

[@mdte5421]

I’m looking into naucelles - I’m Canadian but my partner is french and we are thinking of of purchasing ( not anytime soon) in that area. Are there agents that you can recommend ?

[@sihlemasondo2898]

Ur taking me to France even though I'm on another continent thank u

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

My pleasure

[@renanjeanmarc5064]

I watch some of your videos and iam from Béziers. Your analysis of the city is right. For a long time Béziers was a well kept secret ... When people asked if Béziers is good they reply that Narbonne is better lol ... (That a nice city too) ... Then people from Montpellier discovered and invest there, then people from the rest of France especially when the mediatic mayor was elected begin to discover it. It is still off the radar because it is less than 200.000 habitants so for example it Iis not ranked on numbeo cost of living comparaison. In 2023 price to buy begin to decrease but i think less than others places because it is still the most affordable city close to the sea with an excellent climate. Today is sunny a bit windy and 19 C. Price 10 years ago was much more cheap (less than 1500 euros per M2).

[@renanjeanmarc5064]

The only downside of Béziers is lake of work. So if you come create a company and recruit local people please.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

I will spread the word

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback. Believe you me from an international perspective it is still off the radar. I wonder for how long.

[@fabienneetchevers177]

Thanks for Pau,it's a lovely and beautiful city

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Pau is indeed a beautiful city and amazingly so many people outside France have not heard of this city.

[@fabienneetchevers177]

And yet,it's a multicultural city with English,some Américans,Asians,Africans etc,etc.And an international university.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@fabienneetchevers177 Exactly

[@goeast12]

Pau was quite famous in the US at one time, because Abraham Lincoln’s wife was treated there for a few years after the death of a son and the assassination of her husband. She never recovered her sanity and eventually she returned to the US.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@goeast12 Thank you for this piece of information.

[@hubertinepankhurst1161]

Great video and content, shame about sound quality which drags the whole thing down.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thanks. Will monitor sound quality.

[@williamclarke2020]

Is there really a "bad" place to live in France? Have you considered Annecy? Good choices though! Cheers

[@ipad2clippssppss]

Astonishing list, mai I say. Kudos especially for including St-Etienne to the list. Je suis stéphanois moi-même ⚽🏆 one question though : does bying a property worth 1 million euros grant a NON-EU national a permanent residency in France and thanks masses in advance.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Many thanks. Unfortunately you cannot get a permanent residency in France through buying property in France no matter what the price.

[@ipad2clippssppss]

@@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375 Thanks for the informative reply, albeit a bit negative regarding my question. All the very best for your exquisite Channel :)

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@ipad2clippssppss Many thanks

[@victoriaguerin2851]

I would have liked to see some options in the southeast, preferably within an easy drive of Aix-en-Provence, but I realize that it might have to be a village rather than a city.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback Victoria.

[@antonyb8739]

No way!!!!! Never invest in Beziers. I use to live overthere, invest where the TGV train station is. Aix, Avignon, Marseille.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

The video is more about a good value lifestyle purchase in France. Due to high taxes and a very pro tennat market France is not a real estate opportunity.

[@Eureka5572]

Price down in Paris has started like you mentioned due to the difficulty of getting the loan and DPE. How do you see? as the opportunity to invest or still the risk?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

I think for now it is still a risk. Prices are high and Paris has a socialist mayor.

[@tenzinchoedon6183]

🥰🥰🥰

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

LOL

[@LizzieJaneBennet]

Very original and interesting choices. But why don't you show the position on a map and say how close to the seaside most of those cities are ? You only said it about Béziers.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback.

[@thierryf67]

Béziers is nice, but not at 10 km from the sea.

[@mikelmekhael1285]

What do you think about the city valenciennes in Hauts-de-france?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Nice place with quite cheap property prices.

[@pawlieblog7967]

I’m also wondering about Angouleme and Poitiers, also Honfleur and Cognac, Aubusson?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

All considered except Honfleur which I think is quite expensive.

[@derin111]

I just returned from a classic car event in Angouleme and have previously been to a Blues music festival In Cognac. Both worth seriously considering. I had a house in Lot et Garonne for 12 years. Also a good area.

[@goldie75c]

What city close to Italy would you recommend me?

[@heliedecastanet1882]

Everybody is currently re-discovering Menton, on the French Riviera.

[@irisquinones1275]

Anyone know how does Menton and surrounding towns compare to this list?

[@MegaWilmington]

Need to be a formule un driver

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Not cheap.

[@mariobroselli3642]

The First Photo of st Etienne is maybe wrong? Is it Austria's dom?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Will double check.

[@garm1]

be careful with the real estate theory in this video, if the prices in most of the cities mentioned are so low it is because activity has declined and delinquency and insecurity have increased significantly. there is of course the architecture that remains and the services that work more or less well but to live there it is not these cities that I would recommend

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Hardly any of these issues in the places mentioned.

[@maryamshabestari7960]

I agree 💯

[@cuongvinh2687]

How about taxes and rental potentiality

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Taxes are high in France in particular for non EU/EEA citizens plus a very pro tennat market. Please see link below for a video that may be of use. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZmZhGyrgdqir6c

[@kyleroland1]

You open the video saying it is not an investment opportunity? Is that just bc the purchase price or do you think appreciation won’t occur?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

The video below explains why I think French Real Estate is not an investment opportunity. Thanks kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZmZhGyrgdqir6c

[@splashpit]

You are investing in a lifestyle and happiness , that’s true wealth

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

I love Provence but it's a pricey area.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

True.

[@simonpeter9617]

Maybe in Paris ?

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

simon Paris is extremely expensive and it is likely prices will go down in the immediate future.

[@pawlieblog7967]

Oh groan. Paris is NOT the only cool place in France.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@pawlieblog7967 Agree 100%

[@anaconda6147]

Maps!

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Thank you for your feedback.

[@michaelholt7994]

And the food markets are not cheap either.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Do you mean in the places I recommend to buy.

[@hubertinepankhurst1161]

There is a reason why some places are cheap in France: no work to be found, poor transports, infrastructure and lack of medical facilities, shops, etc. I would not advise investing in real estate in France unless you are planning to live there eventually. Also, check crime statistics and related information before you jump in. You would not believe how some cities have evolved in this regard in the last few years. Also, don't count on regular flights in the small airports: Beziers to Edinburgh? You have to be kidding. They barely fly from Toulouse or Nantes to Edinburgh (only in summer), let alone Bezier to Edinburgh unless you are planning to charter a plane yourself.

[@matthewjohnathanwarburton8342]

Correct. And because everyone has something to say and everyone feels like they can do whatever they want, if you buy a property with a yard or parcels: expect trespass with people asking you a million questions.

[@michaelholt7994]

Your picks are strange considering the size of France.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

In what way?

[@marhender4854]

by the way Béziers is very dirty - better to live in a village outside the city

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

I personally did not find Beziers dirty.

[@pumajoueur12]

😂

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

???

[@georgesmouskati1678]

Frexit.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Doubt it.

[@leplessis8179]

Buy in Guingamp - guaranteed no British visitors, because they cannot pronounce it correctly so will never find you!

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

LOL thanks for your feedback.

[@oliverpavic275]

The fact you didn’t mention REIMS shows you haven’t got a fckg clue about France mate lol. Reims is brilliantly located for CDG with fraction of Paris prices, the champagne capital of the world where you wait for a doc’s appointment half the national average time. Real estate price is cheaper than any of the 10 cities you mentioned. Girl bye 👋🏼

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

It is sad that certain people have to resort to swearing when giving their point of view, I did not choose Reims because property prices are approaching 3000 Euros per sqm on average which is quite high especially compared to many of the places I have chosen.

[@disndat1000]

The best place to buy in France: None. If you invest in this country, you have to be out of your mind.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

You must have missed the start of the video as I do say France is not a Real Estate investment opportunity but rather a lifestyle purchase. If you check my video library you will find a video called ''don't buy real estate in France as an investment''

[@Kim-J312]

US cities will cost you x5 as much , 375K to 600K , taxes 12K-20K+++ a year. Our salaries probably higher , but health insurance is approx 1k a month. So I'll take my saving money and buy in France ♥️ and re-learn the 5yrs of French I took in high school and university 30yrs ago. Yes some small town America is cheap but not alot of services. If you like country living it's cheap. But mountains or beach you are looking at million dollars homes. 😢And our politics is very divided 💔.

[@disndat1000]

@@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375 I am fully aware of your position and I appreciate your common sense very much. I wasn't disputing, actually. I lived in Paris and all the architectural beauty deceives you from the fact the quality of life there is actually horrendous, unless you are a multi-multi Millionaire. Then again with lots of money life is even better elsewhere.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@disndat1000 No worries and agree in Paris you have to be very wealthy to enjoy a good standard of living.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

@@Kim-J312 Thank you for your feedback. I understand your comparison with the US but there are many better countries to buy property in Europe.

[@VadimDaskal]

The value of Pau may go even higher if they add a connection to London.

[@saveandinvestwithgiorgiolo8375]

Yes definitely Vadim. That would be a game changer.