Homes in France under $300K

$300,000 in France opens up Lyon outer arrondissements, Montpellier, Bordeaux fringes, Toulouse, and Nantes at the apartment level. Two-bed condos in nice neighborhoods of these cities, or four-bed village homes in Provence's interior (Luberon fringes), coastal Brittany, or Normandy. Paris still impossible except for studios in outer arrondissements. This is the realistic ceiling for American buyers not coming in with Bay Area equity. Expect 19th or early 20th century stock with modernized interiors, often with characterful features (parquet, moldings, marble fireplaces) preserved.