Description

This charming village house is doubtless one of the original ones in this very ancient fortified village and is thought to be a former convent. It has been renovated to create a home that is both authentic and lovely to live in. There are a host of period features including the magnificent stone staircase, stonework such as the remarkable entrance door with its triangular frontage as well as elegant plaster mouldings and original red-clay tiles. The house is filled with light and the ceiling height is excellent. This is a very adaptable house with great potential and could be used as a main residence, second home or for rental.

Of a habitable surface area of about 200m, on the main floor there is a fitted kitchen which opens onto a covered south-facing balcony terrace with a lovely view of the surrounding countryside. This is an ideal space for alfresco dining to be enjoyed all year round thanks to the sliding French window which opens nearly the full length of the balcony. There are several rooms on this floor including a stylish 36m salon with fireplace and a second snug-like salon with wood-burner. The stone staircase lands at a bedroom. From the rooms of the main floor, a staircase leads to a suite of rooms with a sitting area with new pellet burner, a lovely 33m bedroom with original timbers, a bathroom, a mezzanine used as a study but which could also be used as a bedroom and an attic space for a second bathroom (the pipework is ready) and/or dressing room. The house’s layout means that it can suit a variety of owner profiles and living habits.

From the hall at its street-side entrance, there is direct access to the 33m garage. Converting this into a dwelling could be envisaged, particularly as it connects with the garden-level mezzanine. By doing this, separate accommodation could be created such as a studio. The stairs descend from the entrance hall to the garden level, an out-of-the-ordinary space with its dressed stone and ancient bread oven. This space opens directly onto the first of the outside areas, a garden of about 50m. There is also a spacious cellar here.

An ancient sentry walk encircles this beautiful fortified village. Just the other side of the walk is a 3,673m parcel of meadow. This land is not buildable because the outskirts of the village are protected so it is used as a pleasure garden. However, it could be used for small animals such as sheep or even for a market garden. For such an activity, the garden level would be very useful (storage, maturing…).

In the village, there is a primary school which is part of a group of schools. The town of Auch is 20 minutes away.

Detailed surface areas :
Main floor :
Kitchen (26.5m) with clay tiled floor
Large Salon (36.3m) with fireplace, clay tiled floor and plaster ceiling with original mouldings
Second Salon (25.6m) with wood-burner
Room (9.4m)
Shower Room (4m) with shower, washbasin, lavatory and bidet
Utility Room (4.8m)
Storage (2.8m)

First Floor Total : 111m
Upper Floor – First Part
Siting Area (20.4m)
Bedroom (33m) with original timbers
Bathroom (9.8m) with bath, washbasin and lavatory
Mezzanine – Study (16.5m)
Total : 80m
Upper Floor – Second Part
Bedroom (9m)

HABITABLE TOTAL (200m)
GARAGE (33m)
GARDEN LEVEL (62m)
CELLAR (29m)

Other Features :
Connected to mains water, electricity and telephone-internet (fibre optic)
Mains drainage
Roof redone in 2004
Heating : wood and electricity (modern radiators)
Insulation (roof and walls of the 1st part of the upper level)
Partially double-glazed. The new sliding French window in the kitchen is double-glazed

Location :
In a village
15 minutes from the town of VIC-FEZENSAC
20 minutes from the town of AUCH
75 minutes from the city of TOULOUSE with its International Airport

Property taxes: 1091 €
Key points: School/s nearbyHigh speed internet
Views : Countryside views