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Real estate Deux-Sèvres: an ode to nature
In the heart of the Poitou-Charentes region, amidst the hedged farmlands, hills and Poitou marshes, Deux-Sèvres goes green. With a welcoming natural setting, dynamic labor pools… the department plays to win.
Real estate trends
Apartments go for around 1,300 € per m2 in downtown Niort, and on average for just 1,000 € per m2 in the rest of the department. Overall, for Deux-Sèvres, the Average price of houses is about 100,000 € according to La Vie immobilière. In Niort, it has stabilized at around 120,000 €. Manors and vast bourgeois houses in perfect condition start at 600,000 €. Calculate 300,000 € for an ancient, restored, habitable 200 m2 house in the country
Traditional housing
Typical modest, single storey Poitou marsh houses have been built of the local building materials: limestone, wood (sometimes twisted by time when the lumber was poorly dried), clay tiles and… reeds, used as lathing in the framework, because of their exceptional insulating properties. The streets run parallel to the canals, with the dwellings opening towards land and the outbuildings towards the waterways.
Location
Located halfway between Nantes and Bordeaux, the city of Niort is accessible by TGV from Paris (2 h 15 min). It takes 50 minutes by TER to reach Parthenay. Air service is via La Rochelle or Poitiers (daily flights to London and Lyon).
Scenery and activities
From Niort to the Atlantic Ocean, some 95,000 hectares of Poitou marshes, entirely manmade back in the 17th Century from an inhospitable marshy area, run alongside the Sèvre Niortaise. Dubbed the Green Venice thanks to its maze of canals, the wet marsh is located mostly in Deux-Sèvres territory. You can hunt for natural treasures in a "plate" [flat-bottom], the traditional maraichin [marsh] boat.
But let us not forget that, along with its marshes, the department also has hedged farmland around Bressuire and the gently sloping hills of Gâtine, nicknamed "Little Switzerland." You will find every pretext to commune with nature here: hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, and boating, as well as fishing and nautical activities for both novice and seasoned sportsmen.
Weather
With a mild maritime climate, Deux-Sèvres enjoys mild winters and pleasant summers. There are over 1,800 hours sunny days per year. Some areas receive almost double the rainfall of other areas: 600 mm per year near Thouars, 800 mm in the Val de Sèvres… and 1,000 mm in Gâtine, commonly nicknamed the "château d'eau" [water tower] of Poitou-Charentes.
In town
- Niort: with almost 60,000 inhabitants (and 100,000 in its communauté de communes [metropolitan area]), the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres has a multitude of pluses. Its nearness to the Poitou marshes, its medieval cultural heritage (notably, a striking twin keep) makes it a tourist show case. As for work, mainly in the service sector, computer systems, mutual associations and logistics all flourish here… with one of the lowest unemployment rates in France.
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