Houses for Sale in Languedoc: House Types in Languedoc

Some types of property that you will find in Languedoc:

• Château
  Not so many medieval castles available now, but you might find anything from a late medieval - early Renaissance chateau fort to a Victorian country house.
• Manoir
  Manor: grand two- or three-story country house.
• Maison de Maître
  Large houses, generally in towns.  Built by the grand bourgoisie.  Three or four stories high.  Typically double fronted and symetrical.
• Ferme
  Farm, or small farm "Fermet", often with extra goodies like outbuildings and (redundant) wine making equipment.
• Mas
  Stone walls, canal tile roof, asymetric arragement of doors and windows.  Often rendered in ochre or beige.  Often built next to farm buildings of different heights.
• Grange
  Barn conversion
• Maison du Village
  Easy to find as long as you do not want an attached garden.
• Chalet
  Found in mountain areas.  Made of Wood, with decorative balconies. Roofs designed to withstand snow.  Suitable for nearby winter sports.
• Presbyteres
  Presbyteries (rectories / vicarages).  Superior houses.  The priest (curé) was generally the most affluent figure in a small community.
• Moulins
  Water Mills.  Lovely in Summer.  Often grim in winter.
• Modern Villas
  Perfect for people who like pink, and do not mind two-year guarantees of structural soundness.
• Coastal Apartments
  Perfect for people who like white, do not mind two-year guarantees about structural soundness, and are prepared to pay twice the price of a similar property inland.  If apartment blocks appeal, you will find like-minded souls in Argeles-sur-Mer, Gruissan, Saint Cyprien, Port Bacares, Port Leucate and Cap d'Agde.
• Hameaux
  Hamlets.  It was possible to buy whole hamlets a few years ago.  You are probably too late now, but on ne sait jamais.