We live in Barjac (or rather: just next to Barjac) in the Gard department (30) in the region of Occitania (which is still better known by its old name of Languedoc-Roussillon). In terms of larger cities, Nîmes, Avignon, Montélimar and Aubenas are the nearest.

We rented the cottage we occupy indefinitely: having previously spent over a year in a rented apartment in Nîmes, we wanted to return to the peace and quiet of the countryside. Our house used to be rented by the week, but the owners stripped it of most of its furniture so that our stuff could fit in. Since November 22, 2022, we have been living there. We have named it “Domaine de la Costette” because the piece of land where the house is located is known as “La Costette”.

Click here for pictures of La Costette.

Our address is 260 chemin de la Filature, 30430 BARJAC. The “filature” is a former factory of silk, which is still recognizable in the building next to us. The building dates back to 1826 and is listed. It is still owned by the heirs of the Griolet family, and is still sometimes used as a weekend home on weekends, although its completely dilapidated state makes it curious.

The Domaine de la Costette is just far enough away from the road not to be bothered by it, and just close enough to the lively center of Barjac to walk to: along a somewhat steep and a somewhat less steep route you reach the old picturesque center, with a weekly market, with a few restaurants and terraces in winter and in summer a lot of stores and services we need.

La Costette consists of two vaulted cellars, against which is built a spacious terrace-with summer kitchen. On top of those cellars (because of the effects of the famous “pluies Cévenoles” or the rains of the Cevennes) on the second floor are built the living room, dining room, lounge and one bedroom and bathroom. On the second floor are three more bedrooms and a bathroom. We use one of these rooms as a guesthouse, with its own shower and toilet. The ambiance of La Costette is the complete opposite of the modern, but sterile flat in Nîmes where we lived before Barjac: it is an old, here and there even worn out, building, but with character.

We settled here during the coldest time of the year, but even now we can already enjoy the huge garden from time to time, the summer terrace and the equipped kitchen that is part of it. We are already looking forward to long evenings spent in front of the house, sheltered from both sun and rain!

And since we are not the only ones to like this village and this region, we would like to invite all our friends and family to come and stay in our guest room, The region at the border of the Gard and the Ardêche has a lot to offer and we are happy to act as guides and interpreters…