Description

Pretty wine village with a shop, bar, bakery, restaurant, school, post office, and library, 10 minutes from Castelnaudary, 40 minutes from Carcassonne (airport), and 45 minutes from Toulouse (airport).

Outside the village, a magnificent estate located on the banks of the Canal du Midi includes a château, a caretaker’s lodge, two gîtes, one of which is on the canal, and sheds of over 1,000 m², all on a 5.63-hectare plot with a swimming pool and the remains of the old fort. Boat mooring is available.
The château, a 17th-century fort remodel in the 18th century, has retained all its charm and original features.

Castle (840 m² + 420 m² attic)
Basement = 43.66 m² workshop + 6.2 m² hallway + 11 m² cellar + 12.83 m² billiard room (access to the garden) + 14 m² wine cellar.

Ground = Hall of 76.72 m² (original tiles, carved wooden fireplace, exposed beams, columns, access to the garden and rear terrace) + living room/library of 67.90 m² (original tiles, wood paneling, carved fireplace) + corridor of 4.77 m² + office of 7.37 m² + utility room of 4.29 m² + fitted kitchen of 30.56 m² (upper and lower units, electric and gas hobs, oven, microwave, dishwasher, extractor fan, wood burner) + pantry of 2.98 m² + corridor of 10.10 m² + utility room of 16.67 m² (sinks, refrigerator, shelves) + dining room of 64 m² (paneling, ceiling and original tiles, carved wooden fireplace) + corridor of 4.72 m² + storage room of 1.28 m² + WC of 4.5 m² (hand basin, WC) + office of 19.63 m² (woodwork, parquet flooring) with ensuite of 8.63 m² (shower, sink, WC) + hall of 29.07 m² + room of 12 m² + courtyard of 58.41 m² (sunny terrace, sheltered spaces) + corridor of 8.82 m² + workshop of 29.88 m² (original fireplace, access to the garden) + wood store (2 floors) of 60 m² + shower room of 2.34 m² + boiler room of 20.59 m² (boiler, indoor barbecue).

1st = Landing of 8.62 m² + billiard room of 79 m² (woodwork, wall friezes) with rear balcony of 4.81 m² and front balcony of 2.25 m² + corridor/sports area of 5.89 m² + bedroom of 12.26 m² + corridor of 7.38 m² + bedroom of 31.85 m² (woodwork, fireplace) with ensuite (WC, shower, sink) and dressing room of 22.98 m² (fireplace) + corridor of 4.70 m² + bedroom of 17.05 m² with ensuite of 9.7 m² (bath, sink, WC) + bedroom of 15.15 m² with ensuite (shower, WC, sink, fireplace) and dressing room of 15.56 m² + bedroom of 29.71 m² with ensuite (bath, sink) + bathroom 7.10 m² bathroom (WC, shower) + 14.10 m² dressing room + 17.32 m² library + 19.08 m² bedroom + 4 rooms of 11.75 m², 19 m², 21 m² and 15.6 m².

2nd = 420 m² attic containing the fort’s grain elevator.

Gîte 1 (80 m²)
Ground floor = Living room/equipped kitchen (40 m²) with fireplace.
1st floor = 2 bedrooms + shower room (shower, sink, toilet).

Gîte 2 (180 m²)
Ground floor = Living room with fireplace + kitchen + bathroom.
1st floor = 3 bedrooms.

Gîte 3 (160 m²)
Ground floor = Shower room (toilet, sink, shower) + living room + kitchen.
1st floor = 2 bedrooms.

Exterior = Large, fenced and wooded south-facing plot + 5x9m swimming pool + ruins of the original fort + 1,000 m² sheds (9 buildings including garage, stables, and storage).

Miscellaneous = Many original features + well + estimated annual energy costs for standard use: €6,449 per year. Average energy prices indexed as of January 1, 2021 (including subscriptions) + property tax of approximately €4,500 + oil-fired central heating + wood-burning stoves and fireplaces + roof renovated 15 years ago + mains water + septic tank + not in a flood zone + good structural condition.

The prices indicated include the agency commission payable by the sellers; notary fees are to be added according to the current scale. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géo-risques website: georisques.gouv.fr