Property for sale in Lot-Et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne takes its name from the two rivers that cross it, often described as the fruit bowl of France for its orchards producing the famous prunes of Agen. Good road links keep the department connected to Toulouse, Bordeaux and beyond. Built on Anglo-French history, Lot-et-Garonne is home to Agen, which passed between French and English rule during the Hundred Years War, its narrow medieval alleyways still visible today. Away from the best-known sites, buyers will find bastide villages and pigeonniers, the ornamental dovecotes found on historic estates, and the riverside towns of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Marmande. Lot-et-Garonne is also known for offering better value than neighbouring Dordogne, with a landscape of gentle hills and sunflower fields sometimes nicknamed the French Tuscany. A temperate climate brings warm summers and mild winters. Property ranges from a bastide townhouse, a farmhouse with orchards or a rural property along one of the department's rivers and canals, Lot-et-Garonne offers affordability. With history, orchards and good value, it is a department well worth considering. On the local market, houses in Lot-et-Garonne average €1,368/m².