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Coastal living
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
€29,000,000
8 beds / 7 baths / ~7,287 sq ft
View property ↗THE DESTINATION COLLECTION / FRANCE
Find your place
in France.
A city pied-à-terre. A house among the olive trees. A different view of the Mediterranean.
Explore the destinations ↓
A COUNTRY. MANY WAYS TO LIVE.
Start with the life.
Then find the home.
The right French home begins with a very personal question: how will you spend your days? Walking to a neighborhood bakery, welcoming friends to a country house, or returning to the sea each season?
Our destination collection brings the pleasure of discovery together with the realities of ownership. Explore the places, understand their rhythms, and build a search around the way you want to live.
CHOOSE YOUR SETTING
Four starting points.
One very personal journey.
Select a destination on the map or in the list. Begin with the region; refine your search by town and neighborhood.
Destination markers are orientation points, not listing locations.
Map geometry: Natural Earth · public domain
A life on foot. A city at your door.
Paris
For buyers who want neighborhood cafés, museums and the pleasure of an apartment they can return to throughout the year. Start with the daily radius around a home, then compare buildings as carefully as addresses.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Le Marais · The western arrondissements
Before you choose: Look closely at elevators, light, street noise, building works and co-ownership charges.
Explore with France’s tourism board ↗The Mediterranean, on your terms.
French Riviera
A city apartment in Nice, a home near the sea in Antibes, or a secluded villa on a peninsula: the Riviera offers very different versions of coastal life. Choose the rhythm before the address.
Nice · Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat · Antibes · Cannes · Saint-Tropez
Before you choose: Compare year-round convenience with privacy, coastal access and summer travel conditions.
Read the Riviera guide ↗More space. A different pace.
Provence
Village squares, stone houses and countryside estates offer a compelling alternative to the coast. Decide whether you want to walk to the market or trade that convenience for land and quiet.
Aix-en-Provence · The Luberon · The Alpilles
Before you choose: Visit outside summer; review access, garden upkeep, water systems and any renovation plans.
Explore with France’s tourism board ↗A home for more than one season.
French Alps
The mountains invite a choice between resort energy and a working town. Think beyond the ski week: walking, cycling and a community outside the holiday calendar can matter just as much.
Chamonix · Megève · Courchevel
Before you choose: Check winter access, storage, service charges and the actual summer life of your chosen location.
Explore with France’s tourism board ↗THE FRANCE COLLECTION
Homes within the story.
From a Riviera residence to a Paris address, a Provençal estate or a mountain retreat. Explore homes in the places that speak to you.
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Coastal living
Cannes
€19,900,000
8 beds / ~6,351 sq ft
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Coastal living
Antibes
€18,000,000
6 beds / 6 baths / ~5,274 sq ft
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Coastal living
Vallauris
€17,500,000
5 beds / ~6,544 sq ft
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Coastal living
Paris 2ème
€16,000,000
3 beds / 1 bath / ~4,951 sq ft
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Coastal living
Théoule-sur-Mer
€15,990,000
9 beds / ~4,865 sq ft
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Coastal living
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
€15,900,000
7 beds / 1 bath / ~3,681 sq ft
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Coastal living
La Colle-sur-Loup
€14,900,000
8 beds / 1 bath / ~7,406 sq ft
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Coastal living
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
€13,900,000
6 beds / 4 baths / ~4,306 sq ft
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Coastal living
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
€13,500,000
6 beds / 6 baths / ~4,413 sq ft
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Coastal living
Mougins
€12,750,000
6 beds / 7 baths / ~5,737 sq ft
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Coastal living
Mougins
€12,500,000
7 beds / ~6,082 sq ft
View property ↗Selected from M Group International in partnership with John Taylor. Source asking prices are shown in EUR; availability and details require confirmation.
THE ART OF LIVING, CONSIDERED
Beyond the beautiful address.
Our editorial perspective: the pleasures, the practicalities and the questions worth asking.
Quality of everyday life
A great location works beyond the holiday. Consider your route to groceries, medical appointments and transport. For a longer stay, investigate healthcare eligibility and insurance, school options and the practical value of speaking French.
Culture, at your own pace
Paris offers a dense cultural life of museums, architecture and performance. Elsewhere, your routines may revolve around a village square, a coastal walk or the mountains. Choose the experience you want repeatedly, not only on a first visit.
Source: France tourism board ↗
Food is part of the address
A market within walking distance can change how you use a home. On the Riviera, Nice’s Cours Saleya and dishes such as socca make local food part of daily discovery. In the countryside, ask which shops and restaurants remain open outside peak season.
Source: Nice Côte d’Azur tourism board ↗
A home through the seasons
Spend time in a destination at the time of year you expect to use it. Compare heat, shade, street activity and travel conditions. Ask who will care for a garden, inspect the home and arrange repairs while you are away.
Politics & the local picture
For an owner, national institutions are only part of the picture. Keep an eye on tax policy, planning decisions and local rental rules. Our focus is the practical effect of policy on a home and its use, rather than a partisan rating of a destination.
The ownership mindset
An apartment, a village house and an estate create different responsibilities. Review co-ownership documents for an apartment; for a larger home, establish a realistic maintenance plan. Separate the purchase budget from the cost of enjoying and caring for the property.
COUNTRYSIDE OR COAST?
Not just where.
How you want to live.
A quiet garden and a walkable village are different wishes. So are a sea view and an easy walk to the water. Defining those distinctions makes a property search more rewarding.
Discover life on the Riviera ↗BEFORE YOU BUY
The essentials,
without the guesswork.
Property ownership, immigration permission and tax residence are separate questions. Plan for all three.
Sources reviewed September 25, 2026. General orientation, not individualized legal or tax advice.
The purchase process
Start with a notaire early, particularly when buying from abroad. Review the preliminary contract, financing conditions, diagnostics and ownership documents before committing. A qualifying residential buyer generally has a statutory ten-day withdrawal period after the relevant notification; your notaire should confirm how it applies to your transaction.
Source: Notaires de France ↗
Budget beyond the asking price
Acquisition taxes and other costs are additional to the purchase price. Ask your notaire for a property-specific estimate rather than applying one percentage to every transaction. Include financing, insurance, building charges or maintenance, and any planned work.
Property taxes & second homes
Review taxe foncière and, where applicable, taxe d’habitation on a furnished second home. Local circumstances and exemptions affect the bill. Ask for the property’s current assessments and confirm the impact of your intended use.
Real-estate wealth tax
French real-estate wealth tax (IFI) may become relevant when net taxable real-estate wealth exceeds €1.3 million. Non-residents are generally assessed on French real-estate interests, subject to applicable rules and treaties. Ownership structures and debt deductions need individual review.
Source: French tax authority — IFI ↗
Staying in France: the US perspective
US passport holders can generally visit for up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a short-stay visa; this allowance is shared across the Schengen Area. Longer stays generally require the appropriate long-stay visa. Buying a home does not replace the immigration process.
Moving abroad & cross-border tax
US citizens and resident aliens generally remain subject to US tax on worldwide income while abroad. French tax residence requires a separate analysis; visa status alone is not a complete tax answer. Arrange coordinated advice on income, reporting, ownership and inheritance before a move.
Source: IRS — US taxpayers abroad ↗