The Aude - useful information to help you plan your house hunting trip

The Aude, department 11, is in Languedoc-Roussillon, in south west France.  The climate is mediterranean and varied within it's boundaries.  You can choose to look for houses and property for sale in the Montagnes Noires, in the hills and valleys of the Corbieres - wine country, in the Minervois, near the Mediterranean beaches, on the Lauragais plains, in small hamlets and village, in towns like Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Limoux, and Narbonne.  Whatever you want, it's here.

• Accommodation
• Maps of the Aude
• Explore the Aude
• Car rental in the Aude
• Aude Climate and weather forecast
• Getting here
• Bank holidays in France - French Public Holidays - 2007
• Bank holidays in France - French Public Holidays - 2008
• Useful links, including Mairies

Car rental in the Aude

You really should have a car while you're looking for houses.  You need to be able to explore.  We've always used Auto Europe.  They find the best price, they don't charge for changes to reservations, they have a toll-free help number and terrific service

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Aude Climate and Weather Forecast

A five day forecast for Carcassonne in English.

In general the climate in the Aude is Mediterranean, hot dry summers, rainy winters, moderate spring and autumn. 

July and August are hot and dry, temperatures around 30° C.  September can be quite humid.

October is a perfect month.  The humidity is gone, the vines are changing colour, days are warm and sunny.

November and December are cooler but still very pleasant.  Lots of sunshine.

January and February are the winter months.  Lots of rain, occasional frost and once in a while, snow.

March and April are unpredictable, glorious sunny days with temperatures in the high teens interspersed with cloudy, rainy cool days.

May and June are usually very pleasant, lots of sunshine, nice warm temperatures.

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Travel to the Aude

There are lots of arrival options, they really depend on where you're coming from.

From the UK you can fly.  Ryanair flies into Carcassonne and Perpignan.  BMI Baby flies into Toulouse as do EasyJet, Air France and British Airways.

If you choose to drive there are the Channel Ferries.

From anywhere in Europe the train is an option.  The TGV travels to Narbonne and Toulouse.  It leaves Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris so is a good connection option.

From anywhere else you can fly to London or Paris and then on to Toulouse.  It is sometimes easier to fly to Barcelona in Spain and drive from there.  It's only about three hours.

Links to other France resources, including property for sale in other parts of France.

International property links

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