The Charente is one of the most beautiful, yet affordable, departements in France for finding and building your ideal home. It offers the space and climate for you to build the home or holiday-home of your dreams. New build projects have always been popular with the French and the Charente has been, until recently, a popular country holiday location that the French have kept to themselves. With the increasing accessibility of flights to the area construction companies have taken off - bringing increasing choice, design skills, technical ability and competitive prices into the construction market.