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MERCIER Valérie

    Valérie MERCIER

  • Île-de-France and Gironde

My journey


Trained as a lawyer, I first spent several years in marketing and communications within the banking sector. Formative years, where I learned to listen, to persuade, to care for every detail. Then one day, the pull became stronger: I left banking to join real estate, a field I'm passionate about. That was a good fifteen years ago now, and that certainty has never left me.
I first represented some truly beautiful homes, in Paris and its inner suburbs, before taking the helm of agencies in the Hauts-de-Seine and then in the Yvelines. Next came a luminous interlude: agency manager at the heart of Île de Ré. There, amid white stone, pastel shutters and salt in the air, I deepened my passion for charming, exceptional properties — on an island that still holds a deep place in my heart today. Then came the return to Île-de-France, once again as agency director.
Today, it's within the De La Cour Au Jardin network that I continue this path — a house whose standards and sensibility I share. Meeting Isabelle Larochette there was decisive. I also trained in guidance and listening, a sensibility I bring to my work every day. Because to me, a home is never just a matter of square meters. It's one family setting off toward a new chapter, and another arriving to set down their bags and write the next part of the story. It's walls that take on a new voice, a morning light that will fall on other faces. What matters is the place, its atmosphere, its soul — and above all, listening: understanding precisely what drives my clients, their criteria, their sometimes unspoken dreams, so I can guide them as closely as possible to what they're truly looking for.

What inspires me


What gives meaning to my life is my family — my big family. Mother of four, grandmother of two, I love nothing more than those moments when we all come together, around a big table, in the joyful noise of laughter and mingled generations. Professionally, it's guiding people. Revealing a property, bringing it to light through words and images, then finding the person who will know how to hear the soul of the house. Waking up every morning with that pleasure, never living two identical days, meeting new faces, new stories — it's that human warmth that gives my work its color.

My dream home


A haven of peace, to bring together my family and friends. A truly authentic base, with noble materials — stone, lime render, concrete, wood. Large bay windows opening onto a lovely garden. The blue of the sky and water, the green of the lawn — those are my colors, the ones that stir me. And because I'm passionate about decorating, I'd tuck in a few beautiful vintage finds and designer pieces here and there, just for the joy of it. All of this atmosphere means, to me, serenity, happiness and fulfillment.