Tthis is a 1/7th Share of Three Attractive 200+ Year Old Stone Cottages in the Hameau of St. Clair, just Outside of Sées…

Property Description

Tthis is a 1/7th Share of Three Attractive 200+ Year Old Stone Cottages in the Hameau of St. Clair, just Outside of Sées Normandy.

Summary
I am selling is a 1/7th share of three old stone cottages in the hameau of St. Clair, just outside of Sées Normandy. Two of the cottages are finished and furnished so it accommodates a houseful of 10. The share entitles the buyer to the use of the house for one month during the prime season April-October (by rotation) plus you can use it winter weeks or months by arrangement with the other owners. The annual fee for maintenance, upkeep and taxes is $1200.

Location
Located in lush and beautiful southeast Orne Normandy. The countryside is exceptionally green and beautiful, not like the dry hot south of France. Temperatures are very moderate. We have used these houses as a base for fifteen years to explore western and southwestern France by car, train, and bicycle to Mont Saint-Michel, St. Malo, the Normandy beaches, the Bayeux Tapestry museum in Caen, west to the Celtic ruins of Brittany, the Fougères fortress, Belle Isle, to the Loire valley castles, the port of La Rochelle, Bordeaux and the Dordogne river valley. We've camped and bicycled everywhere. Provincial French hotels are amazingly cheap and excellent quality. One of the great joys of this area of France are the thousands of tiny but perfectly paved rural roads with beautiful ancient medieval villages every 10-15 km, most of which have acceptable cafes and restaurants. We bicycle camp but never cook. Why cook when we're in France, where restaurants are so good and cheap? Another great pleasure on summer weekends are the many classical concerts held in ancient village churches, many are free. The 11th century Sées cathedral near us was the site of the last remake of the film of Jeanne d'Arc. Then there are all the farmers markets, antique stores, flea markets, forest hiking trails, country inns everywhere. We're giving up our house share but definitely the good life of France.

Access
2 hours by train or car from Paris. Some owners keep a car at the cottages. We kept two,, our old Citroen 2CV with roll-up top and bike rack on the roof for traveling in style like a local, and a 2004 Chevrolet which was a bit more practical. Unfortunately, they've been sold. But good second-hand cars are not expensive and insurance is super cheap (160 euros per year for full coverage). Imagine. In New York I pay over a thousand a year for a 20 year old Volvo. The cost of living is at least a third cheaper than in the U.S., and the quality of life is better,

Interior
Write me and I'll send you a folder of photos. You can also call me at +! 646-202-1516