Bastide (noun)
bas-teed
(in southern France) a country house.
(historical) A fortified village or town in France.
Early 16th century: via Old French from Provençal bastida.
Example sentences
“The bastides and old churches are characteristic of the South-west.”

Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)