France Vacation Rentals - Northern
These regions are on the border with Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Boats from England come into Calais, but Lille has become a main transportation hub for the Eurostar train from England. See the cathedrals in Amiens, Beauvais, Reims, Troyes and Strasbourg. Champagne and Alsace are wine-producing areas. Many cemeteries from WWI cover the Somme region. Regions - Le Nord (Nord-Pas de Calais), Picardy (Picardie), Champagne (Champagne-Ardenne), Lorraine and Alsace
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Local Agencies - Farms - Agencies - Directories - Tourist Offices
Local Agencies
Vacation rental agency with head office in the country where they offer vacation rentals. Usually you find the best prices with local agencies.
Accessible France
Local Agency based in France
Vacation rentals near the beach town of Le Touquet in northern France (1 hr south of Calais). Apartments and houses of various sizes, some with pools. Also a chateau near the Loire Valley and a house on the Ile D'Oleron south west Atlantic coast near La Rochelle. This website is both an agency and a rent-by-owner site. Marie, a native English speaker, runs the website and works with clients by phone or email to select and book the rental, but the client pays directly to the owner. All owners are on-site.
Listings for France: Le Nord, Loire Valley, Poitou-Charentes
Features: good photos, prices listed, scroll down on home page for links to properties
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La Closerie
Local Agency based in France
3 rentals available in Colmar, Alsace-Lorraine area of France
Listings for France: Alsace
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed
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Les Remparts de Riquewihr
Local Agency based in France
Vacation rentals in Riquewihr, in Alsace, in historic buildings.
Listings for France: Alsace
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards
- Website - Facebook
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Farms
Apartments, cottages or houses in the countryside on a farm, estate or in a hamlet, run by one owner. These may be converted outbuildings.
*Gites de France
Official website listing gites throughout France. Like the Agriturismo in Italy, they offer B&B or vacation rentals (self-catering) options on farms in rural areas throughout France. Book directly with the owner. This site rates them by quality of the place (with ears of corn). There are Gites sites for certain regions of France but this main site links to them when searching.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, Some areas have online booking
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Accueil Paysan
An association of rural farms that provide farm holidays including accomodations. Gites are available on some of the farms. Others only provide meals or rooms. Most of the site is in French. Contact the owner directly.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed
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Bienvenue a la Ferme
An association of farms with accommodations set up by the Chamber of Agriculture. They have various types of accommodations from camping to gites.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: location maps, Links to farm websites on google map
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Manoir de Maffrecourt
Two vacation rentals on a farm in the Champagne region (1 and 2 bedrooms). Internet access (WiFi) available.
Listings for France: Champagne
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, credit cards
Reviews: SlowEurope (0) - TripAdvisor
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Agencies
Vacation rental agencies not based in the country where they have their properties. Usually based in the US or the UK. They may represent local agencies.
Belvilla - France
Agency based in Netherlands
Vacation rentals in Europe (2300+ in France). Agency, based in the Netherlands, has been in business for over 30 years. Other websites represent their database. Belvilla is part of the @Leisure group.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, guest comments may be in Dutch, credit cards
- Website
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Bowhills
Agency based in United Kingdom
A wide variety of rentals throughout France and other countries.
Listings for France: Aquitaine, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Rouss -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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cottages4you
Agency based in United Kingdom
Vacation rentals in most of Europe - United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland - 9,000+ properties), Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia and Cypress. Agency, based in England, is part of the Holiday Cottages Group (owned by Wyndham International). These same properties are on other websites (French Life, Blakes, etc.).
Listings for England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Wales - France li -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
- Website - Twitter - Facebook
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France Homestyle
Agency based in United States
Rentals available throughout France. Listings note if the rental is wheelchair accessible. They also note if the rental has a pool or air conditioning.
Listings for France: Alsace, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussill -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, credit cards, US check
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FranceBy.com
Agency based in Italy
Apartments, villas, farms/estates, hotels and B&B in France. Best Price Guarantee - lowest price for the property. Part of the WorldBy.com group (based in Italy) - for France they run several websites (FranceBy.com, ParisBy.com, RivieraBy.com).
Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Champagne, Cote d'Azur, Loire Valley, Pr -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, good search engine, credit cards
- Website
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Interhome
Agency based in Switzerland
Agency based in Switzerland with listings throughout Europe. Variety of places and prices - over 30,000 vacation rental properties in 21 countries (mostly Europe). Partnered with ResortQuest in the US. They have sites for different countries (country person booking lives in) with prices in their currency. If their listings are represented by another company, the prices are the same. Note that Interhome has local offices in many areas, so it is like dealing with a local agency.
Read more - Company Profile
Listings for England, France, Germany, Italy, Scotland, Spain - France listings -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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Provence West
Agency based in United States
Agency with apartments in Paris, vacation rentals in Provence and a few in other regions. They have been in business since 1992.
Listings for France: Alsace, Burgundy, Loire Valley, Normandy, Paris, Provence
Features: good photos, location maps, customer reviews, US check
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Untours
Agency based in United States
European vacation rentals made easy - Untours helps you plan your vacation, books flights, meets you at the airport, helps you get your rental car and escorts you to the vacation rental. Their local guide gives you an orientation, provides a starter supply of groceries, organizes a lunch for you and other Untour travelers in the area, and is there if you need them. Untours, based in Philadelphia, is the original vacation rental agency in the US. They run Untours Cafe, an online community for their travelers.
Listings for France, Germany, Italy, Spain - France listings for: Alsace, Paris, -->
Features: good photos, prices listed, star ratings, customer reviews, availability calendar, good local information, credit cards
Reviews: SlowEurope (2)
- Website - Facebook
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VFB Holidays
Agency based in United Kingdom
One of the longest established British tour operator specializing in French rentals. Wide selection of cottages and villas across France. You can also book short breaks, escorted tours and river tours.
Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Brittany, Burgundy, Corsica, L -->
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards
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Directories
"Rent from Owner" websites with lists of vacation rentals where you book directly with the owner.
Chateau Country
Vacation rentals and B&B in chateaux throughout France (castles, manor houses).
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: good photos, location maps
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CraigsList - France
Classifieds for vacation rentals in cities, towns and regions of France (Bordeaux, Brittany, Grenoble, Lille, Loire Valley, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice/Cote d'Azur, Normandy, Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse). A good resource for city apartments. Select "Vacation Rentals" under "Housing".
Listings for France: Alsace, Aquitaine, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussil -->
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Franglo Classifieds
Expats site for France with classifieds for housing (long and short term rentals).
Listings for France: All Regions
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French Connections
Listings of vacation rentals by owner across all of France. You can also book B&B and hotels on the site. You can create a shortlist of the properties you are interested in.
Listings for France: All Regions
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, availability calendar
- Website - Twitter
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HolidayLettings.co.uk - France
Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with thousands of listings for Europe (France +4,000 properties). Good searching (can search for properties with internet access). Book directly with owner. Part of rightmove.co.uk, a real estate company. Not part of HomeAway.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar
- Website
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HomeAway - France
Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, with over 52,000 rentals in France. Rent from the owner.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar
Reviews: SlowEurope (2)
- Website - Twitter
- Submit Review (2)
Homelidays - France
Directory of vacation rentals (self catering) and B&B worldwide (France 21,000+ properties). Register to see location maps and use shopping cart. Book directly with the owner. Not part of HomeAway.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar
- Website
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Total France
Expats in France website with property listings (for sale, long term rent and vacation rentals). Click "Classifieds" to see categories or "Property Search" to search by region. Might be a good resource for finding longer rentals.
Listings for France: All Regions
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VRBO - France
Directory of vacation rentals worldwide, part of the HomeAway group.
Listings for France: All Regions, Paris
Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, book with owner
Reviews: SlowEurope (3)
- Website - Twitter
- Submit Review (3)
Tourist Offices
Local tourist offices frequently list local accommodations that you can book directly with the owner.
French Ardennes Tourist Board
Tourism office for the French Ardennes. They have pdfs of Gites and Clevacances self-caterings under brochures.
Listings for France: Champagne
Features: good photos, prices listed
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Slow Europe shows you how to find vacation rentals in Europe - villas, houses, cottages or apartments that you rent by the week.