About Us

There are many churches of St Pantaléon in France, from northern Troyes to Provence in the south. Our St Pantaleon, physician to the Roman Emperor and martyred in 305 AD, patron of the suffering and of doctors, midwives and bachelors, is given sanctuary in an austere and decaying 17th C church, with dust on St Francis’ huge stone shoulders and birds nesting in the beams. This little church rarely opens for service, except on the Saints’ day 27th July. It attracts people from hills and valleys far around, just as rural churches would have done over the ages.

Our hamlet lies a km beyond and is reminded three times a day by its bells calling out its ancient song. Only the odd car reminds you that we are in the 21st C.

The roads are quiet, there are few traffic noises, the air is pure and birds, crickets, and the odd frog compete for an audience. Wildflowers thrive and the cows still get driven home every night for milking.

When we bought our French house 11 years ago, we started our letting with this ideal of stillness (someone commented thus: ”the silence is deafening”) and it is obviously not suited for some, who look for entertainment and buzz. This lesser known part of France has so many interesting aspects to satisfy most visitors: nature and culture, for young and old, active or idle.

We also wanted its lovely natural garden, with the sunny large pool, to be enjoyed in private for the people spending their holiday here so we do not let out farmhouse and annexe at the same time to different parties.

As keen cyclists, we would like people in the saddle to enjoy this region with its winding hills, superb views, quiet roads and endless country in all directions. Aching legs can be rested on comfortable poolside loungers!

We endeavour to provide comfort, a good bed, a well-equipped house and added a satellite tv for the long winter evenings .

We hope that you find what suits you best for your special holiday with us and would invite you to enter your comments on the provided web page in our Guestbook

With the kind permission of the author(s) we have also added in our guestbook many of the comments that have been written in the past few years. We would be pleased to give you any references, should you wish to speak to someone who has stayed with us.

We try to amend anything that requires improvement and are happy to speak to you on the phone should you wish to contact us directly. As a retired couple, we are available at most times, except when we are ourselves in France for our holiday so if you leave your message we will ring you back.