The launch of this year’s Six Nations Rugby tournament at the weekend would have reminded rugby-loving Brits planning a move to France to choose where they settle carefully, that is if they want to be amongst a community that shares a passion for the game.

Despite the French rugby team, or Les Blues, being one of the best in the world, the country’s rugby clubs are concentrated in the south of the country – the notable exceptions being the two Parisian teams.

In the south-west, rugby fans won’t be disappointed by a home near Bayonne, Biarritz or Bayonne, each with a team in the country’s top club division. One agent with a large selection of homes in this area of France is Beaux Villages [www.beauxvillages.co.uk].

Heading east, the residents of Toulouse love a good scrum down too while further east, Narbonne, Perpignan and Montpellier are also home to some of France’s leading teams. One agent with a good range of properties in this area is French Property Experts by Anthinea [www.frenchproperty-experts.com].

For details of properties for sale in the south of France, and all over the country, visit the French listings on Rightmove Overseas. One way to save money when buying in France is to use a currency specialist when transferring your pounds into euros to complete the purchase of your property. For more information on this, contact Smart Currency Exchange.

To understand the full step-by-step process to buying a property in France, collect The Overseas Guides Company’s ‘France Property Buying Guide’