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Featured Property of The
Week . . . . 138,000 Euros
Week . . . . 138,000 Euros
Fully Renovated Period 3-Bed Town House
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PROPERTY
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Situated on the prettiest square on Angouleme
Plateau, minutes from the cafe-bars of the Old Town
Plateau, minutes from the cafe-bars of the Old Town
It’s all a question of terminology. In a bid to enhance its image and attract people both inside and outside its borders, the Charente has decided to use the word ‘vintage’
to describe itself. A vast array of badges, posters and leaflets will be used to get over the message of just how ‘vintage’ our department is. We need to be clear here; this
borrowed word has to be pronounced the English way. Even the merest hint of a French pronunciation would immediately destroy the desired effect. Instead of conveying
an idea of timelessness and quality, it would simply suggest a department of country bumpkins. So what are the Charente’s vintage qualities? It’s a place that is
delightfully old-fashioned, not terribly sophisticated, and whose essential ingredients include good food, the land, its old stone buildings and a fine climate. The essence
and excellence of the ‘vintage charentais’ can be found equally well in a glass of cognac, the rolling green pastures of the Charente Limousine or the old stone-built
villages one finds around Ruffec. It’s a quality that permeates throughout the area, one that the British appreciate – but which is too often ignored by the French. For if the
Charentais are borrowing an English word to sell the departments image, that is being done first and foremost to convince their fellow citizens that the delights of the
Charente transcend mere passing fashions. Something the British have understood for some time.
Jean-Louis HERVOIS, Editor – Charente Libre.
to describe itself. A vast array of badges, posters and leaflets will be used to get over the message of just how ‘vintage’ our department is. We need to be clear here; this
borrowed word has to be pronounced the English way. Even the merest hint of a French pronunciation would immediately destroy the desired effect. Instead of conveying
an idea of timelessness and quality, it would simply suggest a department of country bumpkins. So what are the Charente’s vintage qualities? It’s a place that is
delightfully old-fashioned, not terribly sophisticated, and whose essential ingredients include good food, the land, its old stone buildings and a fine climate. The essence
and excellence of the ‘vintage charentais’ can be found equally well in a glass of cognac, the rolling green pastures of the Charente Limousine or the old stone-built
villages one finds around Ruffec. It’s a quality that permeates throughout the area, one that the British appreciate – but which is too often ignored by the French. For if the
Charentais are borrowing an English word to sell the departments image, that is being done first and foremost to convince their fellow citizens that the delights of the
Charente transcend mere passing fashions. Something the British have understood for some time.
Jean-Louis HERVOIS, Editor – Charente Libre.
Vintage Charente !! ...... Read what the Editor of The Charente Libre says about our special region ...
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Renovation Project of
The Week . . . . 25,000 €
The Week . . . . 25,000 €
Old Stone Village Houses - lovely stonework
John West works as a registered
independent Property Agent with
frenchestateagents.com - the website
home of Leggett Immobilier, The
largest British Owned Estate Agency
in France. Click on his photo above to
see all Johns Properties with Leggetts.
independent Property Agent with
frenchestateagents.com - the website
home of Leggett Immobilier, The
largest British Owned Estate Agency
in France. Click on his photo above to
see all Johns Properties with Leggetts.