The nearest village is 5 minutes drive from the chateau and has an excellent small supermarket and one of the best butchers in the region. There is also a baker, grocer, patisserie, flower shop, hardware store, pharmacy, tobacconist, newsagent, petrol station, two restaurants and a great pizzeria. There is an excellent wine shop that also sells very good regional products.

The nearest town is Cazeres, just over 15 minutes drive away, which has a hypermarket, and two further large supermarkets, as well as many other shops. It also has a picturesque market on Saturday mornings where local farmers sell their produce. There are a number of cash points in the town.

There is a local market in one of the surrounding towns every day of the week except Sunday. The Monday market in Samatan is locally the most famous. 

There is a large Shopping Centre Complex in Muret, at the entrance of Toulouse (half an hour’s drive).
This has numerous large stores like, Leclerc, Carrefour, Decathlon, IKEA, etc. 

Toulouse is approximately 45 minutes drive from the chateau. The fourth largest city in France, is well known for its excellent shopping. Apart from the major retail brands, there are many elegant boutiques situated in the older part of the city.