Poitou-Charentes is a region in central western France comprising four departements: Charente, Charente Maritime, Deux Sevres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers. In French its residents are known as Picto-Charentais. In 2003, the region ranked 15th out of 26 in population. In area it ranked 12th in size. The major towns in the region are Angoulême, Bressuire, Châtellerault, Cognac, La Rochelle, Niort, Poitiers, Rochefort, Royan and Saintes. The Ile de Re offers a superb coastal location for second homes. There is a wide range of properties available from stunning chateaux to character cottages, farmhouses and barns, some in need of renovation and some offering large amounts of land. Building plots are also available as are a good selection of new developments of houses and apartments, some offering leaseback purchase, some guaranteed rental and many for sale as a classic purchase for permanent and holiday homes and also for investment.
New Builds and Off-Plan Property Investment in Poitou-Charentes: We have a wide selection of classic purchase new developments, leaseback developments and guaranteed rental new developments - many of which are on our website (select NEW DEVELOPMENTS under Other Property Types below or go to our dedicated New Developments page for more information), but if you have a particular area or type of property please contact us as we have many more developments that are not on the website.
