We could very well have ended up living in Montrichard, about 10 miles downriver from Saint-Aignan. In December 2002, the agent who was helping us find a property showed us five houses over there. One nice one had flooded a few years earlier, so we rejected it. Another was pretty funky inside, and it had nearly flooded too. Besides, there was a campground across the road from it, and a gypsy camp just half a mile down the road from it. As you can see, the river was again pretty high in February 2003.
I'm glad we ended up in Saint-Aignan. It was thanks to the real estate agent we found to work with us. He's the one who said we'd get more house for out money over here. And he was the one who wanted to show us the house where we've lived for 20 years now. It didn't have everything we were looking for, but it had some big positives and potential. We've been happy here, that's for sure.
I took this picture of Montrichard (pop. approx. 3,300) in December 2002.
Whoa, that water is high!
ReplyDeleteYour real estate agent did a good job for you.
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Yes he did. His two agencies were were in Montrichard and Amboise, but he's the one who recommended the Saint-Aignan are. He had a portfolio of some 300 or 400 properties in the Loire Valley that were for sale in 2002/03.
DeleteThe vineyard is high and dry- perfect dog walking there, plus your house is well made with a fine yard.
ReplyDeleteYou've been happy there, and I hope you'll stay happy there: it was a very good choice ;-)!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous is Jan from Perth.
ReplyDeleteThe setting of the last photo remind me of Luynes.
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