We have just received confirmation that the sale has been finalised and we are the proud new owners. Our house in Gourdon is a beautifully restored medieval stone house. We bought it from a lady from London who used it as a holiday house. We understand she purchased it in 1996 for forty thousand francs (40,000 francs). We have been unable to determine how old the house is, but the town dates back to about 961. The local travel guide provides some history:
"Historically Gourdon was an important town and at one time the town had four monasteries. The town was given by Count Raymond I of Toulouse to the Gourdon family in 961 but they were nearly wiped out in 1189 by Richard the Lionheart. Rumour has it that the Gourdon family were later avenged by a surviving son who fatally shot Richard in the shoulder at the siege of Chalus"
Our front door
Our first visit to the house in October 2017.
The top of our street.
The plaque on our street explaining its history.
The bottom of our street.
The view of 'Eglise St Pierre' from the attic.
A room with a view
A few hundred years of 'character'
Our agent, Pierre.
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