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Houses to buy in the south of France

Good news if you are searching for properties for sale in the South of France. Ryanair started operating flights to Toulon in south east France in 2006 - making this southern coastal strip much easier and cheaper to get to. A range of house and apartment sales are now on offer in this new market to UK buyers.

Port city Toulon, administrative capital of the Var departement, offers lovely Provence villages and towns in easy reach. You’ll also find fellow property owners from European countries such as Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium as well as Scandanavia. But importantly, there’s a large number of French living here helping to maintain the characteristic French life style.

Within a short drive of Toulon lie Bandol and Sanary sur Mer, to the west and Hyeres to the east. Other nearby popular places include towns, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Nice and Cannes.

So what can you get for your money?

- You can pick up a 1 bedroom flat at Bandal starting at £130,000.
- Le Lavandou, half an hour’s drive from Toulon is an attractive seaside town. With a regular fish market, sandy beach front, it also has an active nightlife.
- La Croix Valmer, an hour’s drive from Toulon, is a quiet, coastal town with a busy weekly market. Price examples are as follows:

- A small 1 bedroom flat starts at £150,000.
- Semi detached villa properties range from £300,000 to £500,000

A great feature about the Var departement is that it offers quieter locations and more reasonably priced alternatives than neighbouring centres, Cannes and St Tropez. All this and you still get to enjoy a long, hot summer.