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The page to check out to see some of the latest properties for sale in our region. New properties are featured
at regular intervals - so please visit frequently to see what is being offered today.
at regular intervals - so please visit frequently to see what is being offered today.
Click here to find out about the benefits and unique features of our tailor-made "Search & Renovate" Service
Project Management Expertise fully responsive to individual clients needs and budgets.
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Charente Gems is a registered French Property Company (siret number 483 022 679 00011) operating both in The
Charente and the wider South West Region of France. Managed by UK Trained Architect John West - post graduate
diploma in architecture (Oxford) - The Company offers a wide range of services to prospective clients. The activity of
Charente Gems sarl can be broken down into three main areas of expertise.
Charente and the wider South West Region of France. Managed by UK Trained Architect John West - post graduate
diploma in architecture (Oxford) - The Company offers a wide range of services to prospective clients. The activity of
Charente Gems sarl can be broken down into three main areas of expertise.
Secondly, posting website on-line adverts of a regularly changing selection renovated and unrenovated property
for sale in the Charente, both their own projects and those of associated businesses and private individuals
for sale in the Charente, both their own projects and those of associated businesses and private individuals
Firstly, offering their unique “Search & Renovate” service, where each project is tailor-made to a client’s needs
and budget and we source a choice of properties and renovation styles for you to choose your perfect home.
and budget and we source a choice of properties and renovation styles for you to choose your perfect home.
Thirdly, If you already own a property in our region which requires renovating and the help of a professional “on-the-
spot” organization, we can again tailor-make a project management service to suit your needs and spending
commitment. Contact us at any time, our first site visit and preliminary report are totally free and without obligation.
spot” organization, we can again tailor-make a project management service to suit your needs and spending
commitment. Contact us at any time, our first site visit and preliminary report are totally free and without obligation.
Click the button on the left for a recent example of Charente Gems “Search and Renovate” service.
Stunning examples of what has recently been achieved from both ourselves and professional associates and
also private individuals who have lovingly restored some beautiful little "Gems" in The Charente
also private individuals who have lovingly restored some beautiful little "Gems" in The Charente
Charente Gems is committed to giving wider publicity to the whole range of "Gems" that make up our Special Region of South West France. Our aim is both to inform
and delight our readers. We shall therefore be featuring on this site special places to visit, secret "hide-aways" as well as the more well-know tourist attractions. We
shall also be publicising small businesses, both French and English run, which we feel deserve to receive a wider audience.In line with our commitment to our
readers we will be offering you the opportunity to contact us and suggest a business or place which you feel should be included on our site. If we get sufficient
independent endorsements of the quality of a particular business or place we will happily add them, free of charge, as a recommended "Gem of the Charente"
To view these, click on the links below
and delight our readers. We shall therefore be featuring on this site special places to visit, secret "hide-aways" as well as the more well-know tourist attractions. We
shall also be publicising small businesses, both French and English run, which we feel deserve to receive a wider audience.In line with our commitment to our
readers we will be offering you the opportunity to contact us and suggest a business or place which you feel should be included on our site. If we get sufficient
independent endorsements of the quality of a particular business or place we will happily add them, free of charge, as a recommended "Gem of the Charente"
To view these, click on the links below
GEMS OF THE CHARENTE . . . . Have your say !!
Assorted Web-links ....... feel free to click any that "take your fancy" !!
Check out these special Charente Places !!
THE CANDLE CLUB ......OPEN MIC NITES !!
Fly into Angouleme....
It’s all a question of terminology. In a bid to enhance its image and attract people both inside and outside its borders, the Charente has decided to use the word ‘vintage’
to describe itself. A vast array of badges, posters and leaflets will be used to get over the message of just how ‘vintage’ our department is. We need to be clear here; this
borrowed word has to be pronounced the English way. Even the merest hint of a French pronunciation would immediately destroy the desired effect. Instead of conveying
an idea of timelessness and quality, it would simply suggest a department of country bumpkins. So what are the Charente’s vintage qualities? It’s a place that is
delightfully old-fashioned, not terribly sophisticated, and whose essential ingredients include good food, the land, its old stone buildings and a fine climate. The essence
and excellence of the ‘vintage charentais’ can be found equally well in a glass of cognac, the rolling green pastures of the Charente Limousine or the old stone-built
villages one finds around Ruffec. It’s a quality that permeates throughout the area, one that the British appreciate – but which is too often ignored by the French. For if the
Charentais are borrowing an English word to sell the departments image, that is being done first and foremost to convince their fellow citizens that the delights of the
Charente transcend mere passing fashions. Something the British have understood for some time.
Jean-Louis HERVOIS, Editor – Charente Libre.
to describe itself. A vast array of badges, posters and leaflets will be used to get over the message of just how ‘vintage’ our department is. We need to be clear here; this
borrowed word has to be pronounced the English way. Even the merest hint of a French pronunciation would immediately destroy the desired effect. Instead of conveying
an idea of timelessness and quality, it would simply suggest a department of country bumpkins. So what are the Charente’s vintage qualities? It’s a place that is
delightfully old-fashioned, not terribly sophisticated, and whose essential ingredients include good food, the land, its old stone buildings and a fine climate. The essence
and excellence of the ‘vintage charentais’ can be found equally well in a glass of cognac, the rolling green pastures of the Charente Limousine or the old stone-built
villages one finds around Ruffec. It’s a quality that permeates throughout the area, one that the British appreciate – but which is too often ignored by the French. For if the
Charentais are borrowing an English word to sell the departments image, that is being done first and foremost to convince their fellow citizens that the delights of the
Charente transcend mere passing fashions. Something the British have understood for some time.
Jean-Louis HERVOIS, Editor – Charente Libre.
Vintage Charente !! ...... Read what the Editor of The Charente Libre says about our special region ...
John trained as an Architect at Oxford School of Architecture in the mid 1970's. After spending some time working as an Architect in both public and private practices, John
then joined the Building Construction Products Industry, working first as a Design Consultant and then as Chief Company Architect, for several major UK "Blue Chip"
PLCs. In this role, John led a team of Architects and Technical Specialists which helped clients solve their building needs, both in the UK and Overseas . On moving to
France in 2002, John realised that there was the potential to create stunning "Gems" from the large number of unrenovated period stone properties that could be found in
the timeless Charente Countryside. He now manages Charente Gems on a day to day basis and in his spare time sketches in pen and ink and plays Guitar once a month
at his local Cafe-Bar in Gourville. John is happy to take your telephone calls on 00 33 627 564 618 ( answerphone available if we can not take your call straight away)
then joined the Building Construction Products Industry, working first as a Design Consultant and then as Chief Company Architect, for several major UK "Blue Chip"
PLCs. In this role, John led a team of Architects and Technical Specialists which helped clients solve their building needs, both in the UK and Overseas . On moving to
France in 2002, John realised that there was the potential to create stunning "Gems" from the large number of unrenovated period stone properties that could be found in
the timeless Charente Countryside. He now manages Charente Gems on a day to day basis and in his spare time sketches in pen and ink and plays Guitar once a month
at his local Cafe-Bar in Gourville. John is happy to take your telephone calls on 00 33 627 564 618 ( answerphone available if we can not take your call straight away)
About Us .......
Charente Gems was set up in early 2004 by Husband and Wife Team John & Ann West .The Company is based near Angouleme in SW France
The Company has based its working methods on a Key Business Principle. Providing clients with quality renovated
properties, that while giving the highest standards and facilities demanded by modern life, also fully respected the local
traditions and background of the timeless Charente Region. The adoption of their logo, in French .... Rénovation
Respecteuse de La Tradition ... sums up this approach.
A Full Property Search Service is also one of the Charente Gems specialities. Every client receives a bespoke personal
service that can include arranging for French Bank Accounts, Utility and Telephone Supplies to be connected, and sorting
out future maintenance and "house guardianship" whilst you are away.
properties, that while giving the highest standards and facilities demanded by modern life, also fully respected the local
traditions and background of the timeless Charente Region. The adoption of their logo, in French .... Rénovation
Respecteuse de La Tradition ... sums up this approach.
A Full Property Search Service is also one of the Charente Gems specialities. Every client receives a bespoke personal
service that can include arranging for French Bank Accounts, Utility and Telephone Supplies to be connected, and sorting
out future maintenance and "house guardianship" whilst you are away.
A sustainable future, and how we develop clean energy supplies, must now be paramount in all our minds. John is actively
developing renovation concepts which utilise eco-friendly principles such as solar panels and the more exciting geothermal heat
pumps, to ensure clients will not only benefit financially from lower day-to-day energy costs but will also help create a secure and
100% sustainable built environment for future generations.
developing renovation concepts which utilise eco-friendly principles such as solar panels and the more exciting geothermal heat
pumps, to ensure clients will not only benefit financially from lower day-to-day energy costs but will also help create a secure and
100% sustainable built environment for future generations.
Future Developments ....... Concerns for the Environment ..... Think Globally - Act Locally !!
Typical Horizontal Collection Heat
Pump System under construction
Pump System under construction
Unesco Poster on
Global Awareness
Global Awareness
Classic Property Search Service, including organising Bank Accounts, Utilities and Phone connections if needed.
| Charente Gems - The Search & Renovate Service providing clients with quality renovated property in South West France since 2004 |
Sarl Charente Gems, La Grange de la Lissiere, Ferrieres, 16170 Gourville
English trained Architect, John West, diploma in Architecture ( Oxford ), manages Charente Gems a French registered property company, offering property renovation and project management expertise in The Charente, South West France
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