We now have a wonderful selection of apartments, townhouses, villas, farmhouses, seaside properties & investment properties for sale in the Provence & Languedoc-Roussillon regions of France. Provence and the Cote d'Azur / French Riviera, France Provence is a fascinating land of romance, history and great beauty. It is celebrated for its excellent climate, attractive scenery, fine beaches, suberb food and fashionable resorts. Provence is one of the most exclusive areas of France and few places in Europe can compete with its ambience, allure, glamorous resorts and beautiful people, as well as the pretty villages built on hillsides like Barjols. Provence owes its special charm to its warm climate, clear light and varied landscape. The region lies in the far south of France, stretching along the Mediterranean coast from the Italian border at Menton to just the other side of Marseilles, then north to the Haute-Alpes. The Cote d'Azur is a long succession of fashionable resorts, marinas and beaches, with a huge choice of activities for all tastes, which can be enjoyed in both winter and summer. Languedoc-Roussillon: A mix of family holiday resorts, health spas and ancient fishing villages cluster along the shore, backed by a hinterland of untouched natural beauty. Languedoc-Roussillon stretches along the Mediterranean to provide a fantastic climate and a coastal setting. It also stretches inland where there is dramatic countryside. Languedoc-Roussillon in south-west France curves around a corner of the Mediterranean, from Provence in the east down to the borders with Spain and Andorra in the south. . Languedoc-Roussillon produces wine in abundance - it has the largest production of any area in Europe. Running through the centre is the Canal du Midi, the region also benefits from several national parks and the peaks of the Pyrenees which form part of the course of the Tour de France. It's growing in popularity with second home owners as property is cheaper here than in Provence and Côte d'Azur and it's easily accessible from the UK thanks to an increasing number of airports served by budget airlines. It's not the best place to find work as it has a high level of unemployment, mainly due to a population growing more rapidly than the supply of new jobs and it is one of the least industrialised régions in the country with only 21% of its GDP accounted for by industry. Employment is highly service-oriented, with 68% of its work force employed in the service sector. Telecommunications is a large industry and there are many call centres. Agriculturally, milk production from goats, sheep and cows is important and the major crops are peaches, nectarines, apricots, melon and rice. Beziers is capital of région's the wine industry around which some excellent wines such as Corbières, Minervois and Côtes du Rousillon are produced.