The blog: living with outdoor space
One article per area: what living there with a balcony, terrace or garden is like, what the listings show and what to check before buying.
At a glance
Each article complements the matching area page. The area page gives prices and properties for sale. The article covers daily life: nearby parks, aspect, co-ownership rules, the seasons and a worked example drawn from real listings.
The articles
Corsica: terraces, pools and sea views
In the selection, the Corsican properties are all houses in the Ajaccio area, with terraces, sea views and, for several, a pool.
Read the article ›Hauts-de-Seine: gardens, terraces and balconies
The département runs from Neuilly to Fontenay-aux-Roses, from La Défense to the edges of the forests. It offers houses with gardens as well as flats with a terrace above the Seine.
Read the article ›Villas, estates and terraces: Basque Country and Landes
The selection has five properties between Bayonne, the Basque coast and the south of the Landes: large plots, a manor house, a three-room flat with a terrace.
Read the article ›Terraces, villas and pools in Provence and on the coast
Between the calanques of Marseille and the coast at Menton, the selection has fifteen properties, from flats with a balcony to villas with a pool.
Read the article ›Val-de-Marne: Marne banks and gardens
The département is crossed by the Seine and the Marne. The selection has mostly houses there, often with a garden, and a few flats.
Read the article ›Yvelines: parks, villas and houses
In the Yvelines, the selection has only houses. The park, the landscaped garden and the land are the essence of the property.
Read the article ›Paris 14th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
Parks, artists' courtyards, terraces and garden-level flats: what living with outdoor space is like in the 14th and what to check before buying.
Read the article ›Paris 15th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
The most populous arrondissement in Paris offers mostly balconies, a few terraces and views over parks. Here is what the listings show.
Read the article ›Paris 16th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
Mansions with gardens, penthouses with terraces, balconies over the Ranelagh: the 16th brings together the biggest outdoor spaces of the Paris selection.
Read the article ›Paris 5th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
In the Latin Quarter, outdoor spaces are few and turn towards courtyards, rooftops and the Jardin des Plantes. What the listings show, and what to check.
Read the article ›Paris 6th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
The Luxembourg is close at hand, private outdoor spaces are few. Here is what you find in the 6th, what the listings show and what to check.
Read the article ›Paris 7th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
Terraces facing the Eiffel Tower, long balconies on rue Cler: what living in the 7th with an outdoor space is like, and the heritage rules that apply.
Read the article ›Paris 8th: green spaces, buildings and outdoor space
Parc Monceau, the Champs-Élysées, the Golden Triangle: an arrondissement of offices, palace hotels and Haussmann buildings where the balcony is the usual outdoor space.
Read the article ›Paris: courtyards and balconies in eight arrondissements
From the 1st to the 20th, eleven properties in the selection have an outdoor space outside the seven arrondissements covered separately: courtyards, long balconies, planted terraces, garden-level flats.
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Other areas
Same group: luxury-real-estate-paris.com (luxury properties in Paris) deferla.com (the agency network, valuations and buying) choisirsonagence14e.com (how to choose an agency in the 14th).