Buying a Property in France - terminology
Looking for a property in France can be difficult especially if you don't understand the lingo.
If you enter an all French website you may have difficulties in establishing what's where.
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Accueil |
Home page |
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Annonces |
Advertisements |
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Coups de couer |
The very best on offer |
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Gestion |
Property management |
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Location |
To rent |
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Nos biens |
Offers for sale |
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Nos transactions |
Offers for sale |
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Moteur de recherche |
Search engine |
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Rechercher |
To search |
So for rentals you'll want to look at 'Location' and for finding a property to buy you'll want 'Annonces' or 'Transactions' or 'Biens'
You may wish to purchase the Glossary of House Purchase and Renovation Terms: French-English - English, French available from amazon.co.uk
Having found the relevant page you'll probably come across some of the following:
French - English
| Aménageable | Convertible | |
| Aménagé | Converted | |
| Appentis | Lean-to | |
| Are | 100 square metres | |
| Atelier | Workshop | |
| Avec travaux | To renovate | |
| A Vendre | For sale | |
| Axe | Between | |
| Bâtiment | Building | |
| Bergerie | Sheep barn | |
| Bon état | Good condition | |
| Bord de la Mer | Seaside | |
| Campagne | Countryside | |
| Cave | Cellar | |
| Cellier | Cellar or storage space | |
| Chai | Wine storage building | |
| Chambre(s) | chbre(s) | Bedroom(s) |
| Champ | Field | |
| Chauffage | chauff | Heating |
| Chauffage central | Central heating | |
| Chaumière | Thatched cottage | |
| Chemin | Path | |
| Cheminée | chem | Chimney / Fireplace |
| Colombage | Normandy half-timbered building | |
| Corps de bâtiments | Group of buildings | |
| Coup de couer | Affair of the heart, you'll see lots of these | |
| Cour | Courtyard or Yard | |
| Cour de ferme | Farmyard | |
| Cuisine | cuis | Kitchen |
| Dépendance | dep | Outbuilding |
| Douche | Shower | |
| Droit de passage | Right of way | |
| Égout | Drain | |
| Entrée | Hallway | |
| Escalier | Staircase | |
| Étable | Stable / Cowshed | |
| Étage | Floor | |
| Étang | Fishing lake / pond | |
| État | Condition | |
| Fenêtre | Window | |
| Ferme | Farm | |
| Fermette | Farm cottage | |
| Fosse septique | Septic Tank | |
| Fosse traditionelle | Septic Tank for bathroom waste only | |
| Gîte | Holiday home | |
| Grandes | gdes | Large |
| Grange | Barn | |
| Grenier | Attic | |
| Hectare | nearly 2.5 acres | |
| Jardin | Garden | |
| Longère | Long Breton stone house | |
| Lotissement | Housing estate | |
| Maison | mais | House |
| Maisons mitoyennes | Semi detached / Terraced houses | |
| Moulin | Watermill | |
| Pavillon | House | |
| Pièce(s) | pce(s) | Room(s) |
| Pierre | Stone | |
| Piscine | Swimming pool | |
| Plafond | Ceiling | |
| Poutre | Wooden beam | |
| Principal | princ | principal or main |
| Proche (de) | Near (to) | |
| Propriété | Property | |
| Puits | Well | |
| Mur | Wall | |
| Renover | Renovation project | |
| Restaurer | Restoration project | |
| Salle | Room | |
| Salle de bains | SdB | Bathroom |
| Sanitaire | Sanitation | |
| Source | Spring | |
| Système de fossés | Drainage | |
| Terrain | Land | |
| Terrain à bâtir | Building plot | |
| Toit | Roof | |
| Toit en tuiles | Tiled roof | |
| Tuile | Tile | |
| Tuyau d'écoulement | Drainpipe | |
| Verger | Orchard | |
| Vendu | Sold |
Here's a link to an ongoing restoration project in Brittany
Checklist of things to do before you buy
DIY
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Ultimate Pool Maintenance Manual: From Minor Maintenance to Major Remodeling |
French Ironwork Design L. Blanc |
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1100 Decorative French Ironwork Designs Denonvilliers Company |
Learning the Lingo
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