Normandy, France - A Place in the Sun

2025 / Normandy, France, Lucy Alexander on 16 January 2025

Normandy, France, Lucy Alexander

Lucy Alexander is in Lower Normandy in France with Tracy and Lee from Greater Manchester who run a dog walking business together. The couple have a budget of £70,000 to buy a holiday home which could one day become their permanent home. Lucy’s hunted out 5 fantastic properties for them to see, but will any of them hit the mark?

About the area

Lower Normandy in north western France is about four hours’ drive from Calais – or you can take a ferry to Caen which takes five to six hours and then it’s just over an hour’s drive. Lower Normandy is one of France’s biggest agricultural areas, perfect for foodies and renowned for delicacies like cider and camembert cheese – and after filling up on all those tasty treats there’s some simply stunning countryside full of woodland lakes and rivers to work it all off – not to mention pottering round the streets of the region’s quaint Normand towns.

Property 1

3 Bedroom Terraced House in Saint Fraimbault

This mid terrace house has a garden with an outbuilding in it, an open plan living dining and kitchen space on the ground floor, two good sized double bedrooms on the middle floor plus a shower room – and on the top floor there’s another smaller bedroom and a bathroom.

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Valued at £84,615 at the time of filming.

Property 2

3 Bedroom Stone Cottage in Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne

This semi detached cottage has a large back garden with an outbuilding currently used for storage. Inside on the ground floor there’s a cosy living room and a spacious and charming kitchen diner; while upstairs there’s the main bedroom with a smaller potential bedroom off it currently used as a dressing room, along with another bedroom and a shower room.

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Valued at £80,103 at the time of filming.

Property 3

5 Bedroom House in Le Mesnil Tôve

This property has a big garden, a large dining room with the original bar from the tabac, a living room with a feature fireplace, a second living room, a games room and a kitchen downstairs. On the middle floor there’s a very spacious main bedroom, along with two more which aren’t quite as roomy, a playroom and a family bathroom – and on the top floor there are two more bedrooms and a shower room. There’s also a large outbuilding currently used for storage.

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Valued at £70,513 at the time of filming.

Property 4

3 Bedroom Pub House with Large Garden in St-Michel-de-Montjoie

This house has almost a quarter of an acre of outside space including a terrace and a well kept garden. Inside there’s the former bar area which is now a living and dining room, a separate kitchen diner, a second living room with no bar and a toilet downstairs. Upstairs there’s the main bedroom along with two more slightly smaller bedrooms, plus a family bathroom and a shower room. There’s also a big outbuilding with potential to be converted.

Valued at £74,359 at the time of filming.

Property 5

2 Bedroom Traditional Stone Cottage in Saint Fraimbault

The almost a third of an acre of land that comes with the cottage includes an outdoor dining area and a lovely garden. Inside there’s a charming beamed living and dining room, a separate kitchen, as well as two bedrooms both of which have en suite shower rooms.

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Valued at £108,718 at the time of filming.

Hot Property

Chateau in Chapelle Sur Vire, Manche

This chateau is in the countryside close to the town of Domjean. This stunning and stylish super elegant eleven bedroom chateau dates back to the 15th century.

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Valued at approximately £2,136,752 at the time of filming.