Early 2000 we had the opportunity to live for several years in this beautiful region of France, known under many names, like “the South-West”, the Périgord, the Dordogne or the Lot. Having lived in New Zealand too, we found that this region was similar to the rolling hills of Down-Under, but had just that very important “extra” in the cultural richness of castles and old villages and “past time”.

We have learned to love France, its lifestyle and its people, the nature and the stillness and we would like to share this love with you! The houses in this region are just spectacular, especially the authentic houses “en pierres”, which keep their value like gold…

As we thought this region was perfect to holiday in, we decided to build our own wooden Eco house (Le Bouyssonnet), to always have our own little paradise with its own private pool. We started renting it to English, French and Dutch holiday-makers and soon in the area people asked us if we could also rent out their second homes… no problem, what we can do for ourselves we can do for others…

Slowly, slowly, we couldn’t do this in our spare time anymore and the idea of Francevilla was born… from renting one house for the summer it grew in a few years to renting about 80 holiday-homes, all personally selected by us for you and through friendly holiday home owners… some of them have become our dear friends…

Let us share with you our experience and knowledge of the region.  We would like to give you a great memory and a personal French experience, one you will never forget...