Mikes

A couple of years ago we found a First World War artillery shell - we believe it was a poison gas one - in the attic of our farmhouse in the Correze.  We notified the gendarmes and naively thought they would be out to see us pdq.  In fact it was only after a couple of reminders that it was eventually sorted over a year later.  Apparently the people who deal with these things are very busy and have to come from Bordeaux, so would only come when there were enough bombs in the area to make the trip worthwhile! Luckily we had moved it out of the way before we realised how dangerous it was.  Doubly lucky - it didn't explode when we moved it. More of the story of La Bombe at http://www.lemayne.net/ if you're interested. Mike    

We can also thoroughly recommend Pieter and Wilma at www.francehouses.com.  We bought through them a couple of years ago and they were very helpful - not just during the buying process, but also providing us with useful contacts and advice until we found our feet.  They are based near St Solve - about 10km south of Arnac Pompadour. Mike & Kathy