Vacation Homes For Sale in/around UZES in the Gard (30)

Uzès is a very old town, started just after the "Roman times" around the 5th Century and is the eldest "Duke" town in France with the Duke family still living, at least part of the year, in the castle in the middle of the town.  The present Duke is married to an American lady  

The French Cultural Affairs minister Malraux decided in 1958 that 6 French cities had to be conserved for the future and luckily Uzès was one of them.

Uzès was completely restored, which started around 1960, and is now one of the most charming little towns.

See below our article on the Provence and also the map of the area to locate the different places

Properties in & near UZES(30) for sale in order of price
Uzes - La BASTIDE d'ENGRAS, (± 12 km from Uzès) an old south-facing village-stone house from the 18th century right in the centre of this charming very old village with its "Chateau" from the 12th century and all construction and preservations have kept this old aspect.  It is located next to the mairie and uposite the clock tower.  It has 3 floors (ground of 58 m², 1st of 98 m² and 2nd of 73 m²)and has furthermore 150 m² of several other space like a entree hall, garage, cave and a court( of 26 m²) which could be turned into an open or covered pool.      Price € 445.000
Uzes - Mas near Uzes,  an old south-facing village-stone farm from the 18th century right on the outskirts of a charming very old village.  The property of ± 2000 m² with south facing house of about 400 m² living area plus cellars. There are covered dining and sitting area's and a separate garage of ± 100 m².  The property is totally enclosed by a stone wall of + 2 meters for privacy and security. With a 13 x 6 m swimming pool, heated by solar panels.  There are 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 2 shower rooms Price € 1.490.000
Unique French Estate "La Buissonniere The property, a very large old wine-farm "Provence style", built +/- 1740,  has a living area of well over 1000 m²  in grounds of ± 20.000 m²  It is located 15 min. outside of Uzès, very near the village of Aigaliers which has a grocery store, bakery, post office, restaurant etc.                    Price € 2.500.000

By plane to the following airports:

•    Nîmes (Ryan air) then a 45 minute drive
•    Montpellier (Ryan air, Air France, BA) then a 75 minute drive
•    Marseille (many airlines) then a 90 minute drive

By fast train (TGV) to:

Avignon (direct from London, Brussels, Paris, Charles de Gaulle airport)
then a 45 minutes drive

This is a map of the area to enable you to see where the different villages are.  Click on it to enlarge its size

Uzès Attractions:

	The cathedral with its tower the old siege of the bishops
	Place Albert 1st in the centre of Uzès
	Place des Herbes being downtown Uzès
	The Saturday and Wednesday markets
	A typical building of Uzès

About La Provence, France

The French region called "Provence" is somewhat ill defined from the very large Roman province "provincia gallia narbonensis", which reached from the lake of Geneva in the North to Narbonne and the Spanish border in the South. Here two pictures of Uzès in the Gard

Provence is a patchwork of many different influences, starting with the Phoceans who founded Marseille and imported Greek civilization to this part of the Mediterranean as long ago as 600 B.C. Aix was founded in 122 B.C. by the Romans, whose civilization had a much greater impact on the entire region. Under Roman rule, Nimes and Arles reached the peak of their glory around the year 5 A.D., and peace was ensured until the fall of the Roman Empire in 476. Provence then underwent many invasions at the hand of the Visigoths, Saxons, Moors etc., until the Holy Roman Empire annexed the region in the 10th century, allowing, however, the Counts of Provence to retain their independence. The popes and anti-Popes resided in Avignon throughout the 14th century until Provence became part of France in 1486 under the reign of Louis XI. Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin had to wait until the French Revolution before joining France in 1791. Which explains all that Roman architecture, amphitheatres, the arenas, commemorative arches and aqueducts. At the end of the 15th century, Gothic, Renaissance and later styles of architecture were introduced to Provence via northen France.

Today it is much smaller comprising the departments 34 (Herault), 30 (Gard), 13 (Bouche du Rhone), Var, Alpes de Haute Provence and 84 (Vaucluse) being the most charming part in Southern France with its fields of poppies and lavender basking in the sun, the lure of street markets brimming with ripe fruit and hand picked vegetables, bucolic landscapes of olive groves, orchards and vineyards, sheltering below stark mountain ranges from that notorious Mistral wind. Provence is synonymous with wine, olive oil, basil, rosemary and thyme, flowery fabrics, melons, honey, almonds and home made jams...

Other Provence Highlights
with its lavender  and sunflower fields	Pont du Gard
The Cevennes	The Ardeche