Divorce and selling, that’s a lot of stress Debbie !
Yes , quite different to uk pricing which may vary by about £20k and offers are often within this range too. Seems a cheeky offer will be a starting point!
I won’t tar all estate agents with the same brush but in our area the majority are useless, one or two being the exception. Useless for exactly the same reasons you mention. Selling property is one of the few sales jobs I haven’t done in the past and I keep thinking I should have a go because I can’t believe I’d be as bad or as inefficient as some of them manage to make themselves look. Whereabouts in France are you in case any of us do know a decent agent in the relevant area?