About Us

Guide2PoitouCharentes aims to be the complete source of information in English about the Poitou Charentes region of France. Designed specifically for English speakers who are planning a holiday in Poitou Charentes, contemplating buying property in Poitou Charentes or those that actually live in Poitou Charentes.

Guide2PoitouCharentes provides:

• Property Listings in Charente, Charente Maritime, Deux-Sevres & Vienne.
• Accommodation listings - Looking for somewhere to stay?
• Poitou Charentes News - Interesting Regional News Updated at Least 3 times per Week
• Events in Poitou Charentes - you can list events FREE of charge (don't have a photo fine - list the event and contact us, .as we have a special events logo we can use.)
• Regional Information - 100's of factual place and attractions guides.
• Classified Listings - List your item FREE of charge - your own page and upto 7 photos.
• Business Directory - Need to find a business? Here's the place to look and it's growing every day.
• Blog - take part in our great blog's - sometimes there's even a chance to win a prize.

Guide2PoitouCharentes is a community site and encourages our visitors to take advantage of free membership so that they can participate in Blog discussions, post classifieds, events and much more....................

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Editorial Team

Richard Stewart

Richard is the editor has been living in France for several years, he writes news stories, articles, blogs and local events.  If you have a local event he would love to hear from you contact him on richard@guide2poitoucharentes.com

Kerry Stewart

Kerry is the assistant editor at guide2poitoucharentes, she blogs, writes articles and helps with research.  Kerry has two children who attend the local primary school.  She enjoys reading, cooking and practicing her French on the locals.

Nikki is a local estate agent and also runs a property maintenance company.  Nikki writes our property articles thus keeping us up todate on what is happening in the Poitou Charentes property market.  Nikki has holidayed in Charente Maritime for over 25years and has lived in France for 6 years.

Sheilah Kennedy

Sheilah is our gardening expert, each month she shares lots of hints and tips on how to get the most out of your Poitou Charentes garden.  Sheilah lives in Poitou Charente and runs a gardening and landscaping business with her husband, Sheilah has over 20years experience.

Anji Weston

Anji is one of our feature writers, she writes factual and historical articles about places to visit in the Vienne.  Anji owned a holiday home in Brittany for 14 years before moving permanently to Poitou Charentes in 2007.  As well as writing for us Anji runs a bed and breakfast in the Vienne.

Brian Lindlay

Brian is a chartered suveryor living in Charente Maritime. Brian shares his experiences with us and provides interesting articles relating to problems he has found with French properties.

Graham Downie

Graham has lived in the Charente for over 3 years.  Graham has over 20 years experience in the international property market, he is a property finder and works very hard to find the perfect property for you.  Graham has two daughters and he loves to blog.

Amanda McKenna

Amanda is a mum of 3 and has lived in Poitou Charentes for 4years.  Her husband runs a property maintenance company.  Amanda shares her experiences of everyday living in France with a family.