Major Rental Agencies for France

Home Away Holiday Rentals is a UK site with an enormous portfolio of properties Europe-wide. They provide in depth information on the property and once you have selected it you deal directly with the owner.  PureFrance.com has a wide selection of quality products concentrating on the key holiday areas of France.   Allez Languedocas the name suggests specialises in the Languedoc Region. The region has just as much to offer as Provence, but without the hype and the price tag.

Holiday Lets offers rental properties for all over Europe including a good range in France.  South France Villas specialises in Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Regions of France Gites.com offers both gites and rentals. Gites are often listed along with holiday rentals. The main difference between these two modes of accommodation are that Gites are rural and must have the owners living on site whereas rentals can be anywhere and the owners typically live in another country.

Paris Private Homes has an excellent range of apartments and studios in Paris. Minimum stay 3 nights.   At Home in France concentrates on higher end properties in Provence, Dordogne and Paris. For those wishing to spend a week or more in Paris this agency has a portfolio of stunning apartments there. Rates are fairly reasonable for what you get. LateLet.com is good If you like living on the edge. They specialise in last minute holiday rentals with under a week's lead time. This is not a bad option if you are already in the neighbourhood and fairly flexible. Greenacres is a UK real estate site that specialises in properties in Europe for UK buyers or renters. They have a large range of properties available for rent in France or even to buy. House prices in regional France can be considerably cheaper than in Australia.     Rentals Franceis a comprehensive UK based holiday rental site offering a good range of properties on an easy to use site.  French Connections is another UK based French travel site offering a range of features including holiday rentals and B&Bs. Le Guide has villas, apartments and gites with a strong representation for the Languedoc area.