French village on sale for £275,000February 22, 2012 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An entire French village is up for sale for the sum of £275,000, The Telegraph reported. Courbefy, in the Limousin region, comes complete with 19 buildings and a swimming pool and at one time had a population of around 200, although it is now largely deserted. Prospective buyers have until Friday, February 24 to put in a bid for the village, which is less than 30 miles from Limoges. In the 1990s, an attempt to turn Courbefy into a holiday village was abandoned because of the costs, and locals now say it is mainly home to "thieves, drunks and squatters". Jean-Pierre Chateau, who lives nearby told Le Figaro newspaper that the place was now a "ghost village". Buying an entire village is not an entirely unusual affair. In November the English village of Askham Richard, on the outskirts of York, complete with three farms, 14 residential properties and 54 acres of woodland, was put up for sale for £6.5 million. And in April, a medieval village in Italy was put up for sale £485,000. Valle Piola, which is in the middle of the Gran Sasso national park int eh central Abruzzo region, consists of 11 crumbling stone buildings. In April, a medieval village in Italy was put up for sale £485,000. Valle Piola, which is in the middle of the Gran Sasso national park int eh central Abruzzo region, consists of 11 crumbling stone buildings. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |