Eller om ni är föräldralediga, varför inte undvika den svenska vintern och njuta av att bo i södra Frankrike några månader i stället?
Eller hvis dere skal ha foreldrepermisjon, hvorfor ikke ta et avbrekk fra den norske vinteren, og nyte et opphold i sør-Frankrike i noen måneder i stedet?
Eller hvis du er på forældreorlov, hvorfor så ikke undgå den danske vinter og nyde et ophold i det sydlige Frankrig et par måneder i stedet?
Whatever your interests, if you rent for at least a month in the low season, we offer four weeks for the price of two, ie £800, for as many months as you like, plus the cost of utilities.
Low season: end of October through to March
Green = Available Orange = Provisionally Booked Red = Booked (updated 6.1.2011)
Weeks are counted from Saturday to Saturday, but do contact us if other days suit you better in order to take advantage of cheap airfares.
2011
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Over the winter of 2010/11 our family had the privilege of taking some time out of our normal lives and spending 8 weeks in Pepoulie. Roger was extremely helpful and the gîte was spacious, clean and comfortable. Our girls, 2 and 4, soon thought of it as 'their house' and they still ask about it today. The view of the countryside out the back door was beautiful and the colours of the fields seemed to change with the weather and the time of the day. Although we were there at a time when the rest of France was being battered by atrocious weather, Puylaurens, sitting on top of its hill, was barely affected. We had many sunny days there although it was the heart of winter.
We used Pepoulie as a base for many day trips. From the markets in Revel, to the Christmas markets in Toulouse as well as visits to Albi, Carcassonne, Foix and as far as Ax-les-Thermes in the Pyrenees - there was plenty to see and do close by. The nearby town of Castres has many shops and facilities, including a very good public swimming pool and a couple of enormous supermarchés. We spent a memorable Christmas in Puylaurens, making sure that we had Foie Gras with our roast turkey and enjoying inexpensive but excellent champagne and local wines from Gaillac.
I'm not sure that we will ever have the opportunity again to take time out of our lives and just "be somewhere else". It was in honesty, quite extraordinary. But if anyone else ever has the opportunity or would simply like to enjoy this lovely part of France, I couldn't recommend Pepoulie enough.
Niamh, Paul, Caoimhe and Aoife, Sydney Australia
We stayed at Pépoulie on a long let from December until the end of June, and therefore we were lucky enough to experience winter, spring and summer here. We arrived in December and we had our families over for a wonderfully relaxed Christmas. On Christmas Eve it was warm and sunny and we all sat outside to have our lunch, then two days later on Boxing Day we were treated to lots of snow!
Throughout the winter we regularly made the two hour drive south to the Pyrenees to indulge in some skiing. Ax-les-Thermes is the closest resort and we would definitely recommend it, there are also several other resorts nearby which are great for exploring new runs. Ax has a good diversity of blue, red and black runs and is therefore suitable for all levels of skier. We had a great time skiing and found that the local dish Cassoulet is perfect for warming up after a day on the slopes.
Once the skiing season was over we moved onto golf, geo-caching and cycling. The countryside around Pépoulie is simply stunning and any chance to explore it is well worth the effort. The weather was not always in our favour admittedly, but there were plenty of sunny days to make up for the rainy ones. The local markets are also well worth exploring, especially the nearby one in Revel on Saturday mornings. Toulouse which I believe is France's 4th largest city is less than an hours drive away, although I have to admit that we never quite got around to visiting it!
The gîte itself is gorgeous, inside it is very spacious and very clean and modern. Everything you could need is here. The grounds are (now in summer) full of beautiful flowers and fruit trees. Very idyllic. The pool is perfect for swimming or just cooling off in the hot sun. All in all Pépoulie is a very relaxing environment. It is warm right through the evenings and we sit outside to eat and drink the lovely local wine until the sun goes down.
We have loved our time living in Pépoulie and we would fully recommend it to anyone reading this. We plan on coming back for another family Christmas soon. Thank-you so much to Fran and David for helping us settle in, giving us lots of local information and being there when we needed anything. Thank-you also to Roger and Ulla for their constant support and evenings spent drinking together outside in the sun.
Will and Suze, UK.
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© Roger Budd 2007-2011
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SIRET: 521 909 747 00011
Siège social: Pépoulie 81700 Puylaurens
Enregistré au RCS de Castres sous le numéro 2010 A 52
Eller hvis dere skal ha foreldrepermisjon, hvorfor ikke ta et avbrekk fra den norske vinteren, og nyte et opphold i sør-Frankrike i noen måneder i stedet?
Eller hvis du er på forældreorlov, hvorfor så ikke undgå den danske vinter og nyde et ophold i det sydlige Frankrig et par måneder i stedet?
Whatever your interests, if you rent for at least a month in the low season, we offer four weeks for the price of two, ie £800, for as many months as you like, plus the cost of utilities.
Low season: end of October through to March
Green = Available Orange = Provisionally Booked Red = Booked (updated 6.1.2011)
Weeks are counted from Saturday to Saturday, but do contact us if other days suit you better in order to take advantage of cheap airfares.
2011
1Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29Jan 5Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26Feb 5Mar 12Mar 19Mar
L L L L L L L L L L L L
...... 29Oct 5Nov 12Nov 19Nov 26Nov 3Dec 10Dec 17Dec 24Dec 31Dec
L L L L L L L L L L
2012
7Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28Jan 4Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25Feb 3Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24Mar
L L L L L L L L L L L L
...... 27Oct 3Nov 10Nov 17Nov 24Nov 1Dec 8Dec 15Dec 22Dec 29Dec
L L L L L L L L L L
Over the winter of 2010/11 our family had the privilege of taking some time out of our normal lives and spending 8 weeks in Pepoulie. Roger was extremely helpful and the gîte was spacious, clean and comfortable. Our girls, 2 and 4, soon thought of it as 'their house' and they still ask about it today. The view of the countryside out the back door was beautiful and the colours of the fields seemed to change with the weather and the time of the day. Although we were there at a time when the rest of France was being battered by atrocious weather, Puylaurens, sitting on top of its hill, was barely affected. We had many sunny days there although it was the heart of winter.
We used Pepoulie as a base for many day trips. From the markets in Revel, to the Christmas markets in Toulouse as well as visits to Albi, Carcassonne, Foix and as far as Ax-les-Thermes in the Pyrenees - there was plenty to see and do close by. The nearby town of Castres has many shops and facilities, including a very good public swimming pool and a couple of enormous supermarchés. We spent a memorable Christmas in Puylaurens, making sure that we had Foie Gras with our roast turkey and enjoying inexpensive but excellent champagne and local wines from Gaillac.
I'm not sure that we will ever have the opportunity again to take time out of our lives and just "be somewhere else". It was in honesty, quite extraordinary. But if anyone else ever has the opportunity or would simply like to enjoy this lovely part of France, I couldn't recommend Pepoulie enough.
Niamh, Paul, Caoimhe and Aoife, Sydney Australia
We stayed at Pépoulie on a long let from December until the end of June, and therefore we were lucky enough to experience winter, spring and summer here. We arrived in December and we had our families over for a wonderfully relaxed Christmas. On Christmas Eve it was warm and sunny and we all sat outside to have our lunch, then two days later on Boxing Day we were treated to lots of snow!
Throughout the winter we regularly made the two hour drive south to the Pyrenees to indulge in some skiing. Ax-les-Thermes is the closest resort and we would definitely recommend it, there are also several other resorts nearby which are great for exploring new runs. Ax has a good diversity of blue, red and black runs and is therefore suitable for all levels of skier. We had a great time skiing and found that the local dish Cassoulet is perfect for warming up after a day on the slopes.
Once the skiing season was over we moved onto golf, geo-caching and cycling. The countryside around Pépoulie is simply stunning and any chance to explore it is well worth the effort. The weather was not always in our favour admittedly, but there were plenty of sunny days to make up for the rainy ones. The local markets are also well worth exploring, especially the nearby one in Revel on Saturday mornings. Toulouse which I believe is France's 4th largest city is less than an hours drive away, although I have to admit that we never quite got around to visiting it!
The gîte itself is gorgeous, inside it is very spacious and very clean and modern. Everything you could need is here. The grounds are (now in summer) full of beautiful flowers and fruit trees. Very idyllic. The pool is perfect for swimming or just cooling off in the hot sun. All in all Pépoulie is a very relaxing environment. It is warm right through the evenings and we sit outside to eat and drink the lovely local wine until the sun goes down.
We have loved our time living in Pépoulie and we would fully recommend it to anyone reading this. We plan on coming back for another family Christmas soon. Thank-you so much to Fran and David for helping us settle in, giving us lots of local information and being there when we needed anything. Thank-you also to Roger and Ulla for their constant support and evenings spent drinking together outside in the sun.
Will and Suze, UK.
If you like this page, click on the +1 tab below
See more pictures
New: we now offer four course home grown, home cooked meals with wine and coffee for 25 euros
per head.
Go to the Pépoulie blog to learn more what it's like living and staying here.
Go to guest book
© Roger Budd 2007-2011
Mentions légales
SIRET: 521 909 747 00011
Siège social: Pépoulie 81700 Puylaurens
Enregistré au RCS de Castres sous le numéro 2010 A 52
Mid January in front of Pépoulie
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Front of Pépoulie in mid January
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About to have lunch in front of the gîte in November
Front of Pépoulie in mid January
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Mid morning coffee, early February
Early supper, early February
Long term lets
Perhaps you want to try working in your present job but at a distance via our broadband, whilst enjoying the pleasures of living in France (something our long let tenants Will and Suze did - see what they say below).
Perhaps you want to try working in your present job but at a distance via our broadband, whilst enjoying the pleasures of living in France (something our long let tenants Will and Suze did - see what they say below).
Or you need a base from which to look for a house to buy in this area of SW France, and want to find out what it's like living here during the winter. (A good place to start your house searching is Tarn Property Services in the nearby town of Lautrec.)
Or you want a few months of peace and quiet in the country to finish that novel, or get down to some serious painting of the countryside, villages and people.
Granddaughter and grandfather
in the pool in October
in the pool in October