A few commonly used terms that estate agents (immobiliers) in France use:
Abri – shed
Appartement meublé – furnished apartment
Deux-pièces – one bedroomed apartment
Cave – usually refers to a cellar rather than a cave though there are cave dwellings in some parts of France such as the Dordogne area
Cave à vins – wine cellar
Château – Grand country house, stately home or castle
Domaine – an estate, for instance private estate around a grand country house or a housing estate
Gîte – accommodation to rent. Can be self-contained building, attached or even in the main house – basically a holiday let building
Grenier – loft
Grenier à grain – grain loft
Hôtel paticulier – large town house, mansion but definitely not a hotel although it sounds like it.
Longère – a long rural building, often single story but not always for instance a farm house or barn is commonly called a longère
Maison à colombage – Half-timbered house
Maison bourgeoise – large stately looking houses usually constructed for the well to do of yesteryear
Maison de Maître – Master’s house – like a maison bourgeoise, elegant town house
Manoir – Substantial country house
Pigeonnier – dove cote
Premier etage – first floor
Pavillon – modern house with cellar and garage on ground floor and accommodation above
Serre – greenhouse
