17 French properties within walking distance of a vibrant town centre 

If your dream home in France has restaurants, bars, shops and other amenities on the doorstep, is within walking distance of a boulangerie for your morning baguette, and is in a town full of character and things to do, then one of these 17 French properties is sure to fit the bill. 

1) CARCASSONNE, AUDE, OCCITANIE  

€120,000 

Just a two-minute walk into the wonderful town centre of Carcassonne and close to the river and citadel, this three-bedroom house with courtyard and roof terrace is in a sought-after residential area (Beaux Villages) 

2) CONFOLENS, CHARENTE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE  

€299,995 

This historic five-bedroom property with gite and garden with a view is just 300m from the medieval town centre of Confolens (Leggett Immobilier) 

3) GLOMEL, CÔTES D’ARMOR, BRITTANY  

€24,000 

Three-bedroom house with period features in the centre of Glomel, which has the Nantes Brest canal running through it as well as all amenities (Agence Newton) 

4) PERPIGNAN, PYRENEES-ORIENTALES, OCCITANIE  

€510,000 

In a desirable location on the river side of Perpignan city centre, this fully restored five-bedroom townhouse dating from the 1900s has a courtyard and terrace (Beautiful South) 

5) CIVRAY, VIENNE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE  

€275,500 

Beautiful five-bedroom ‘maison de maitre’ with a garden and outbuildings within walking distance of Civray town centre (TIC Immobilier)  

6) DOMFRONT, ORNE, NORMANDY  

€158,000 

Within a 15-minute stroll of the medieval centre of Domfront is this detached stone four-bedroom former mill, with large garden and river frontage (JB French Houses). 

7) AVIGNON, VAUCLUSE, PROVENCE

€297,000 

One-bedroom character apartment in the beautiful walled centre of Avignon, with vaulted cellar and garage (Leggett Immobilier) 

8) LAUZUN, LOT-ET-GARONNE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE  

€341,000 

Spacious four-bedroom house with outdoor dining area, garage and workshop in Lauzun with all amenities on hand, 20 minutes from Bergerac and its airport (Richard Immobilier) 

9) CASTELNAU-MAGNOAC, HAUTES-PYRENEES, OCCITANIE  

€61,500 

Three-storey three-bedroom townhouse in the pretty medieval market town of Castelnau-Magnoac, within walking distance of bars and restaurants (Compass Immobilier) 

10) HESDIN, PAS-DE-CALAIS, HAUTS–DE–FRANCE  

€87,200 

In the popular market town of Hesdin in the Seven Valleys, an hour from the Channel Tunnel, this two-bed house is within walking distance of shops, cafes and restaurants (Hexagone France) 

11) BRIOUDE, HAUTE-LOIRE, AUVERGNE–RHONE-ALPES  

€283,550 

Large period house in Brioude with grand features, three bedrooms that are ready and a further three to be converted, and a terrace with sunroom (Leggett Immobilier) 

12) CAULNES, COTES D’ARMOR, BRITTANY

€263,125 

Well located four-bedroom townhouse, close to the shops, services, schools and train station of Caulnes, with terrace and enclosed garden (Agence Arguenon) 

13) BERGERAC, DORDOGNE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE  

€358,700 

Just a few minutes from Bergerac town centre, shops and health services, this three-bed house comes with a garden, swimming pool, summer kitchen, parking and garage (Leggett Immobilier) 

14) FREJUS, VAR, PROVENCE-COTE D’AZUR  

€84,500 

Close to shops, train station and beaches, this one-bedroom apartment in Frejus is in a secure residence surrounded by gardens with pool and tennis court (Sextant Properties) 

15) SOUILLAC, LOT, OCCITANIE  

€299,000 

Well-presented four-bed townhouse in the centre of Souillac, with period features, walled garden and balcony; divided into two dwellings, plus huge attic (Beaux Villages) 

16) BERGERAC, DORDOGNE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE  

€343,440 

Four-bedroom stone townhouse spread over three levels with ground-floor commercial premises and covered terrace in sought-after Bergerac (Agence Eleonor) 

17) BOURGANEUF, CREUSE, NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE

€163,500  

Four-bedroom terraced character house in Bourganeuf, with garden, swimming pool and outbuildings (Cendrillon Immobilier)