You can buy an entire hamlet in the south of France for just over $500,000

One glance at Australia’s property prices can make it very tempting to dream up a new life overseas where the grass is greener and the houses much cheaper. 

For example: in the south of France an entire hamlet has come up for sale which includes four houses, two barns, 2.4 hectares of land and a stream.

In the Aveyron county, 90 minutes from both Toulouse and the Mediterranean coast, the whole lot will set you back just €350,000 ($515,000). 

That’s cheaper than Brisbane’s median house price (which is $551,840, according to Domain Group data).

A hamlet is generally defined as a small settlement, smaller than a village, and without a church.

The largest building on the property is the eight-bedroom farmhouse mansion, which might easily be termed a “renovator’s delight”.

It has a “vast” wine cellar and a boiler for heating on the basement floor, as well as two large reception rooms, full kitchen and a loft upstairs

“The big barn opposite the main house is a beauty,” according to the listing. “Made of the same red stone typical of southern Aveyron, it has a most unusual roof with stone vaulting giving it a vaguely ecclesiastical look … as well as a fabulous space for any amount of activities,” the listing continues.

The property also has three more cottages of varying sizes and two barns, the smaller of which is used as a garage.

There is a vegetable garden and orchard near the main house and a spring-fed water reserve and if that’s not enough nature to get you on board – the property is within the Grands Causses National Regional Park.

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