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As she rightly points out, “Languedoc-Roussillon’s popularity in recent years may be directly accredited to the number of airports serving the region, including Montpellier, Carcassonne and Perpignan, with Toulouse just over the border in the Midi-Pyreneees” (she omits to mention Nîmes, and the fact that from May 2008, Beziers will host flights from Bristol).
She continues: “There are plenty of other reasons for the region’s popularity too, not least the lower property prices than its neighbouring Mediterranean regions. When you consider that a high number of people look for a property within an hour of an airport… it’s hardly surprising that so many of them choose Languedoc-Roussillon. Many locations are within an hour or so of two or more airports, giving a choice of flight options.”
Also of interest to Languedoc residents or visitors is a feature in the same issue which highlights the Languedoc town of Narbonne, entitled “Golden past, bright future.” According to the feature, “Narbonne is a charming and thriving town with an exciting past and a bright future… salaried work has increased by 43.8 per cent between 1996 and 2005. Narbonne is a town on the up.” No doubt the advent of low-cost flights from the UK into nearby Béziers in May 2008 will help boost the town’s growing popularity; property investors might do well to buy now, before the news gets out!
Finally, regular readers of French Property News will know that Creme de Languedoc co-founder Greg Taylor writes a monthly column, “Languedoc Life” for the magazine, covering aspects of buying, owning, renting out, renovating and selling property in Languedoc. To read some of his previous features, follow this link.
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