Thanks. It is a very valid place. I just think that people moving to the Dordogne and people moving to Provence are not looking for the same things.
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Possibly not - but many Brits moving to France start out with quite an open mind as to where they want to settle and the Dordogne is quite attractive to many - who might well be put off by the higher prices near the Med,
I live near the Med but some Brits might think places like the Dordogne are easier to get to by car.
I’m not sure you can really compare buying a property in Dordogne with the Var, they’re completely different prices.
https://www.meilleursagents.com/prix-immobilier/
In Dordogne the average price per m2 for houses is 1,831€ whereas in the Var it’s 4,824€.
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Dordogne is lovely and has been very popular with British buyers for many years, partly because property there has traditionally been more affordable. Historically many of the houses that attracted foreign buyers were quite rural and sometimes fairly isolated, which also kept prices lower.
Provence is quite a different market, with stronger international demand and prices that reflect the region, the climate and its proximity to the Mediterranean. It tends to attract a very international mix of buyers as well as French buyers.
Salernes is also very well located – about an hour from the Mediterranean on one side and from the Lac de Sainte-Croix and the Gorges du Verdon on the other, with places like Saint-Tropez, Aix-en-Provence and the Riviera all within easy reach.
We’re not really targeting a particular nationality with the listing – simply people who are interested in living in Provence and enjoying the lifestyle the area offers.
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Averaged across the whole Department, which includes St Tropez! I’m sure Christine and her agent have thought hard about the price point to start at, it just seems high to a distant observer.
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I have bought, renovated and sold quite lot of houses and I concur with what many of said,
Ultimately you have to get people through the door, the photos are your shop window. Once you do get them through the door, you are not selling just a house you are selling a perceived lifestyle.
It’s fine if you don’t want to do much work, “as it allows scope for people to put their own stamp on it,” but they still have to be able to imagine themselves living there and what it says about them in a positive way.
Houses are the biggest emotive purchases we make, unfortunately all these photos show is function.
Small touches creating that perceived lifestyle can go a long way, and are even more important in a market where houses don’t sell quickly.
Ideally beds should be made to look like they do in high end department store or a quality hotel. A well dressed bed for a few hundred euros has a huge impact.
Edit - I forgot to say, I wish you all the best with the sale!
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and you didn’t think about changing that…? 
It seems @MotherRobyn was pretty much on target when she mentioned how important staging was to her as a realtor in the US
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