This development: le Village de la Mer in Talmont Saint Hilaire offers cottages 1 and 3 bedroom apartments and 2 to 4 bedroom villas.

The development:
Le Village de la Mer is a 3-star touristic residence which enjoys an exceptional location close to the sea in the south of the Vendee department. This development is located near a 2.3 acres natural land and consists in 100 individual cottages of 1 and 3 bedroom apartments and 31 villas (2 to 4 bedrooms). Each cottage and villa comes with a parking space and is fully furnished. The villas come with a private garden, a private swimming pool and a terrace. There is a communal garden for each block of cottages.
Top quality facilities and services are provided in the Village de la Mer with an outdoor and an indoor swimming pool, a sauna, a steam room, a multisport playground, tennis court, kid’s club…

Location:
Limed by the untamed and sunny Atlantic coast, the Talmont Saint Hilaire village (6km) has a preserved historical and cultural heritage with the ruins of the Richard the Lion-hearted’s fortress dating back from the 11th century. The Village de la Mer is located at 3 km to the sea, 7km to Les Sables d’Olonne with its 5 sandy beaches, marina and activities. There are nice touristic and natural places to discover with 150km of pedestrian and bicycle paths to discover dunes and marshes.

The area:
Vendee is a touristic department close to Brittany, located in Pays de la Loire region with its numerous castles and 4 famous Atlantic Islands (Yeu, Oleron, Noirmoutier and Re). This area called the “lighted Coast” is famous for its nautical activities, the famous Vendee Globle race and beaches activities (good area to surf). You could enjoy the Puy du Fou fun park, the house of Georges Clemenceau and the casinos. The Vendee coast is full of lagoons and beaches with nestled coves and fish salt marshes. This French region has an important heritage such as Roman Churches, medieval fortress, castles and Renaissance residences. Especially famous for its brioche, the Vendee is also famous for its Foie gras, ham, sardines, Mogette (butterbeans), bonnote and Prefo (bread fill with salted butter)

Activities:
This area is famous for beach and nautical activities with the marina (kayak, sand yacht, fun board, surf, kite-surf, races…). There is a golf course, a mini golf, a racecourse, 2 casinos, a cinema, a sea water swimming pool with a Jacuzzi and a steam room, a boulodrome (area to play Petanque), an airdrome, sport facilities and the musee de l’Automobile (a museum showcasing 150 vehicles). You could also go fishing, hiking, GO-karting and horseback and mountain bike riding. Furthermore, there are lots of festivals in Les Sables d’Olonne such the Vendee Globe, Simenon festival with theatre plays in June, the Deferlante in July and August (concerts on the streets)…

The management company:
The company exclusively managing this development was created in 1876 and has been operating in the tourism sector for the last 40 years. The current European leader for self-catering holidays, this company manages 75,000 beds in 175 leaseback residences across France. Their property catalogue is used by 8000 travel agencies, with over 3 million holiday brochures being distributed each year.

Leaseback owners can take their weeks of occupancy at any of the residences managed by the company. Those choosing to purchase an apartment in this development will be entitled to a 20% discount on stays at any of the 175 ski, seaside and countryside residences managed by the company and a 10% discount on stays at all other properties in their brochure.

Financing:
Sextant works closely with a French mortgage broker in order to find the most suitable mortgage for each client. Whether you want an interest-only mortgage, a traditional repayment mortgage or hybrid mortgage let Sextant find the mortgage that is right for you.

Investment:
The management company provides a solid investment opportunity. They provide one of the safest leaseback investments in France with 30 years of experience. It’s the European leader for furnished weekly rental property with 5 booking centres, the thrust of more than 8,000 travel agencies, 160 high-range residences in the sea and the mountain and 3 million brochures publishes every year. 

Leaseback properties in France allow the investor to get the VAT back (19.6% in France). For this particular development, the VAT is financed by the developer thus easing the investor’s cash flow.

The management company guarantee the rental income up to 5.10% net of all management and running costs during the 9 years renewable lease. The only legal cost is a Co-ownership charge of €18 per sqm for villas and €15 per sqm for apartments. Accountancy fee cost: €300/year (free first year).

You can choose between 3 investment packs:

- Pack Invest Excellence (pure investment) with guaranteed rentalincomes of 5.1% (VAT excl.)
- Pack Loisir Serenissime where you can enjoy your property for up to 8 weeks a year at any time of the year. It   guaranteed you a rental income with tailor-made returns on your investment.
- Pack Loisir Optimum with your rental income varies to the occupancy rate of your apartment with no maximum limit.  You can occupy or rent your property for up to 6 months per year!

Access:
By train: 10 min from Les Sables d’Olonne train Station (direct TGV from Paris)
By Plane: 1 hour from the La Rochelle and Nantes Airports