The Limousin area and former region is made up of just three departments, the Haute Vienne (87), capital Limoges, the Creuse (23), capital Guéret, and the Corrèze (19), capital Tulle. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

House hunting in Limousin. If you are considering renting in France whilst house hunting, take a look at our 2 on site mobile homes. The mobile homes represent value for money, comfortable accommodation for house hunters and holiday makers alike. Being just a minutes walk from the village of Champagnac-La-Rivière, you are well served for local amenities, with the larger towns of Cussac and Oradour sur Vayres being within 5 mins drive. You’ll find estate agents in both Cussac and Oradour sur Vayres.

For a pleasant and fascinating day out, with glorious views at almost every turn, this drive from château to château along the route taken by King Richard in the Middle Ages takes a lot of beating.

Information on the route is available at Parc Verger or the local tourist offices.

The Château de Montbrun is a castle in the commune of Dournazac in the Haute-Vienne departement of France. The castle was built in the 12th and 15th centuries, and was restored in the late 19th.

Just a few kilometres from Champagnac-La-Rivière you will find the glorious Château de Brie. A castle built at the end of the 15th century at the border of the parc naturel. The grounds are calm with flowers and surrounded by 800 acres of woodland.

Close by is the Château de Châlus. This was once the chateau of Richard the Lionheart.

Piégut-Pluviers (30 mins) : If you like markets, this is a must on Wednesdays, when the local market virtually takes over the town!

Other market days can be found here.

Walks – advice and maps available from reception.
Cycle rides, including the voie-verte a 15km ex-railway line that is about 100m from Parc Verger entrance.
Stroll to the village, where there is also a boulangerie and Post Office.

Relax and read. We have a book exchange and borrow library.
There is no charge but charity donations are always welcomed.

On Saturday the 10th of June 1944, the small town of Oradour-sur-Glane in the Haute-Vienne Department of France was destroyed. The attack was carried out by soldiers of the Der Führer Regiment of the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Division Das Reich. On that day they killed a total of 642 men, women and children without giving any reasons for their actions and to this day there is no universally accepted explanation for the massacre. You can visit the site of the village which remains in the same state today as a memorial to those who died and to remind us of the horror that man can inflict.

Visit their website for more: www.oradour.info