{"id":545155,"date":"2026-03-18T19:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545155\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:40:20","slug":"castles-in-france-are-the-same-price-as-a-vancouver-condos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545155\/","title":{"rendered":"Castles in France are the same price as a Vancouver condos"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are in the market for a Vancouver condo, you could use that same amount of money to purchase a castle in France instead.<\/p>\n

Castle Collector is a platform that aggregates castles across Europe, and it includes a few listings below a million euros, or about C$1,580,120.<\/p>\n

For example, if your real estate budget is around $900,000, you could consider buying a medieval castle in Pays de la Loire, a western region in France.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s currently listed for \u20ac574,000, or approximately C$906,713.36.<\/p>\n

The 14-room, nearly 50,000-square-foot building<\/a> has 10 beds and four baths.<\/p>\n

It is \u201cnestled in the heart of the Angers vineyards, in the enchanting setting of the Ch\u00e2teau de Varennes,\u201d reads the listing.<\/p>\n

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Castle Collector\/Supplied<\/p>\n

It is located on a 13-acre estate, with a \u201cmajestic park\u201d and \u201cpicturesque garden,\u201d along with a paved courtyard, walkway on the water, and a 17th-century chapel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis peaceful and inspiring setting on the banks of the Loire is perfect for imagining a wide range of projects: large family residence, rental investment, guest rooms or high-end seasonal rental.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a 10-minute walk from a Savenni\u00e8res, which is part of the \u201cVal de Loire\u201d complex and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n

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Castle Collector\/Supplied<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re shopping in Vancouver with the same budget, one option is a 890-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment<\/a> on Abbott Street.<\/p>\n

On Realtor.ca\u2019s listing, it boasts of in-suite laundry, a den and solarium, and that the building has an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, gym, meeting room, and a \u201cserene garden courtyard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Realtor.ca<\/p>\n

\u201cExperience a real-world life of everything at your fingertips in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Steps to Gastown, Yaletown, Chinatown, T&T, Costco, Rogers Arena, BC Place, Skytrain & top restaurants\/entertainment options. Not to mention the future St. Paul\u2019s Hospital,\u201d the listing reads.<\/p>\n

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Realtor.ca\/supplied<\/p>\n

How does $1,160,000 compare?<\/p>\n

For \u20ac735,000, or approximately C$1,161,226.50, you could afford a 12-room, 45,000-square-foot castle<\/a>\u00a0in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, a region in the southwest of France.<\/p>\n

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The ground floor has a \u201cspacious entrance,\u201d \u201csuperb library,\u201d living room, kitchen, laundry room, cloakroom, and toilets. Upstairs, there are two private master suites with private bathrooms, two additional bedrooms, and other bathrooms.<\/p>\n

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Castle Collector\/Supplied<\/p>\n

The third floor has a small heated room that the listing says can be renovated.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also over 1,000 square feet of additional buildings on the property, including a shelter, storage room, and three garages.<\/p>\n

The outside of the property has a vegetable garden, a tennis court, and a meadow for animals.<\/p>\n

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Castle Collectors<\/p>\n

With the same budget of about $1,160,000 in Vancouver, one of your options is a 1071-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo<\/a> in East Vancouver.<\/p>\n

According to Realtor.ca, it includes a parking lot, patio, and most of the units have flex spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cKitchens offer sleek cabinetry, durable quartz countertops, and fully integrated European appliances for a clean finish,\u201d reads the listing.<\/p>\n

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Realtor.ca<\/p>\n

It adds that \u201cthe area is so walkable, one could easily live without a car or, at least, rarely have to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you think moving to France is a pipe dream, think again: last year, Daily Hive spoke with a Vancouver couple who bought a castle in France for about $1,000,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, one of them was a dual citizen, which made it both easier to purchase the property and for their partner to get a visa.<\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t a French dual citizen, you will have to apply for a French visa,<\/a>\u00a0which requires booking an appointment with a VFS Global Center (there\u2019s a location in Vancouver). It costs \u20ac99 (about C$156.00) for a long-term visa.<\/p>\n

France doesn\u2019t impose restrictions on foreigners buying property,<\/a> but it might require visa documentation or proof of income. You will also have to work with a notary, who verifies the ownership, reviews legal compliance, and manages the transfer of ownership, as well as tax and fees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you are in the market for a Vancouver condo, you could use that same amount of money…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-545155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}