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

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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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

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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.

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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

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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

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cottages4you

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals in most of Europe - United Kingdom (England, Wales and Scotland), Ireland, France, Italy. Part of The Hoseasons Group.

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Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, star ratings, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards

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France Homestyle

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in most regions of France. Agency based in Seattle.

Listings for France: Alsace, Brittany, Burgundy, Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussill --> <--

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, 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

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French Country Cottages

Agency based in United Kingdom

Vacation rentals in all of France. Agency has been in business for over 30 years and is now part of The Hoseasons Group. Great variety of cottages, many well-priced.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, online booking, credit cards, PayPal

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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.

Provence West

Agency based in United States

Apartments in Paris, vacation rentals in Provence and a few other regions. Agency based in Colorado.

Listings for France: Alsace, Burgundy, Paris, Provence

Features: good photos, location maps, customer reviews, US check

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Untours

Agency based in United States

Vacation rentals in Europe. 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.

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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Franglo Classifieds

Expats site for France with classifieds for housing (long and short term rentals).

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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

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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. Owned by TripAdvisor.

Listings for France: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar

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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

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Pure Holiday Homes

Directory of vacation rentals worldwide. Rent directly from the owner. They offer an "owner verification" scheme to prevent fraud. Good search features. (United Kingdom 1400+ properties, France 2900+, Italy 1900+, Spain 1200+, Germany 700+, Austria 700+)

Listings for England, France, Italy - France listings for: All Regions, Paris

Features: good photos, location maps, prices listed, customer reviews, availability calendar, create your own shortlist

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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.

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