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Old, Renovated Presbytery on Attractive Landscaped Gardens
EUR 650,000
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Lush scenery
The Vosges department is home to some of France’s greenest scenery with dense forests occupying most of the landscape. The mountain range after which the department is named forms the eastern border whilst the rest of the area is situated on an elevated plateau.
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A protected environment
There are two regional parks that are well worth exploring in the Vosges. One is the Parc Naturel Regional des Vosges du Nord, which is home to around 76,000 people living in 102 towns. The other is the Parc Naturel Regional des Ballons des Vosges, which is slightly larger with 199 towns and 245,000 inhabitants.
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Base camp capital
Epinal, situated at a crossroads at the base of the Vosges Mountain Range, is the departmental capital. Despite suffering badly during the Second World War, the town has re-established itself as a focal point for the region’s economy and culture. The pretty, flower-adorned streets were once home to a very prosperous cotton and print industry. Lorraine’s most popular museum, the Musée Départemental d’Art Ancien et Contemporain is also found in Epinal.
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Perseverance
St-Die, is named after its 7th century monastery. The town has either been very lucky or unlucky depending on your point of view. Four times in its history, a fire has threatened to wipe out the entire town, whilst four times the town has recovered and set about repairing the damage.
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A bustling setting
In the west of the department, located at the confluence of the rivers Meuse and Mouzon, is the market town of Neufchateau. The town became prosperous during the 14th century after becoming the first free city in the Duchy of Lorraine. It has retained its ancient fair held every year in August.
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How to get there
The nearest airport to the Vosges is in Strasbourg, which operates regular flights to and from Gatwick with Air France. Basel/Mulhouse airport is also just over 100km from the Vosges, which has regular Ryanair, British Airways and Swiss Air flights from London. However, if you’d rather take the car, your nearest ferry ports are Le Havre, Dieppe, Dunkirk and Calais. It may be also bearing in mind that the Vosges will also get its own TGV link from Paris in 2007.
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What about the property prices and availability?
Despite the many affordable properties and relatively low cost of living in the Vosges, the area is still not very popular with the second home or international property market. This may change however, with the arrival of the TGV link in 2007.
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