A fortified manor house nestling away from prying eyes in the middle of 18 hectares of meadows and woods,
with a renovated holiday cottage, in the Périgord Pourpre area, near to Bergerac and its airport
with a renovated holiday cottage, in the Périgord Pourpre area, near to Bergerac and its airport
Bergerac,
DORDOGNE
aquitaine
24100
FR
Location
This property is located in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region and in the southwest of the Dordogne area, twenty minutes from Bergerac town centre. Resolutely looking to the future, the town, through which the Dordogne River runs, has been recently classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is renowned for its architecture and history. It is 1 hour from Bordeaux, which in turn is 2 hours and 20 minutes from Paris by high-speed TGV train. All your daily travel be carried out by bicycle thanks to a cycling track that winds its way through the town, which boasts all essential services, facilities and shops.
Périgord culinary specialities, which are always in tune with the seasons, owe their flavours and renown to a blend of traditional ingredients combined with Bergerac wines. The river is popular with local anglers and also provides its share of delights, such as shad, pike lamprey and trout. Many fruit-based sweet specialities from the area are sure to delight gourmets’ taste buds, but the truffle is without doubt the queen of the seasonal products, also known as the “black gold of the Périgord”.
Description
This property is located in the countryside, in the middle of a vast meadow surrounded by woods. Originally, it was a medieval coaching inn built next to an ancient Roman road. A long earthen track runs past the woods and a farm hangar before arriving at the residential buildings. The massive, fortified manor house was built with a lower ground floor and garden level opposite a patio in order to adapt to the slope of the surrounding relief.
In the Middle Ages, the building was rectangular, boasting defensive elements, and as the years passed it transformed into the current square construction thanks to an extension that doubled its size. The oldest part is made of rubble stone and is topped with a hipped roof made of flat tiles. An adjoining small tower and square tower, both with pavilion roofs, are made of ashlar, which was also used for the door and window frames as well as the quoins. The most recent part of the building boasts façades that are rendered and a hipped roof similar to the older part.
Thanks to its own drive, the former barn has been renovated and is used as a holiday cottage. It also has its own patio and garage.
The former pigsties located between the two buildings are currently used for storage. A stream runs along the edge of the land that is part of the property. It is possible to acquire the 20 hectares of woods on the other side of this stream.
In the Middle Ages, the building was rectangular, boasting defensive elements, and as the years passed it transformed into the current square construction thanks to an extension that doubled its size. The oldest part is made of rubble stone and is topped with a hipped roof made of flat tiles. An adjoining small tower and square tower, both with pavilion roofs, are made of ashlar, which was also used for the door and window frames as well as the quoins. The most recent part of the building boasts façades that are rendered and a hipped roof similar to the older part.
Thanks to its own drive, the former barn has been renovated and is used as a holiday cottage. It also has its own patio and garage.
The former pigsties located between the two buildings are currently used for storage. A stream runs along the edge of the land that is part of the property. It is possible to acquire the 20 hectares of woods on the other side of this stream.
The fortified manor house
The street-level floor
The living room is bathed in light through large arched French windows in the south-facing façade, highlighting the simplicity of the house’s materials. The walls are made of exposed stone and the ceiling’s exposed beams give it character. The floor is made up of hexagonal terracotta tiles, while square tiles of similar nature can be found in the adjoining vaulted cellar, located underneath the patio, with arched windows at each end. A kitchen leading into a utility room and laundry room can be found behind a thick, load-bearing wall. Next to the wood-burning stove, a wooden door leads into the garage.
The garden-level floor
The only two entrances to the garden level are located on the patio. Above the studded wooden entrance door, there is a window with a wrought-iron grill. The entrance door opens directly into the former living room which is now used as a lounge. It boasts a monumental fireplace, a high ceiling with period exposed beams, 19th-century pitch pine wooden flooring and a small room in the square tower. The lounge houses a dark wood double-quarter turn staircase that climbs up to the attic and leads, via several hallways, to three bedrooms, one of which opens out onto the patio, to a shower room, separate lavatory, a straight staircase leading to the driveway level and a large, bright central room that can be used as a master bedroom or a living room.
The attic
The staircase from the lounge provides easy access to the attic level, which boasts old wooden floorboards and small windows to let the light in. The roof tiles and frame are in good condition.
The holiday cottage
This former barn built in a style typical of the Périgord has recently been transformed into a modern house. The house has approximately 145 m² of living space, with two bedrooms, a lounge with a wood-burning stove, a dining room, a shower room, a kitchen and a pantry.
The grounds and surrounding land
A long, un-surfaced driveway leads through a wood to the two residential buildings standing together in the middle of a meadow. The unobstructed 180° view is accentuated by the slight slope of the land towards the stream. The open grounds extend from the edge of the wood, where horn of plenty mushrooms grow. Along the walls and around the patios, the grounds boast trees and shrubs of many species, some of which are one hundred years old, others which are more recently planted: elm, hornbeam, red oak, date plum, magnolia, jasmine, crapemyrtle, lime, wisteria, althea, lilac, roses, quince, fig, walnut and apple trees provide cool shade in summer. The surrounding land is a mix of meadows and woods, mainly made up of oak and chestnut trees, alongside a few pines that are ready to be felled. The part beyond the stream corresponds to the 20 hectares available for purchase as an option.
Our opinion
This fortified manor house is full of character, both inside and out. The preservation of its remarkable period features has been enhanced by a tasteful renovation driven by the idea to provide all the necessary modern comfort. Whilst it is tucked away from the hustle and bustle plus prying eyes, it is also near to all essential services of a lively village and the town of Bergerac plus its airport. It will provide a long-lasting environment of peace and tranquillity thanks to its natural, countryside setting and the babbling brook running through it. In addition, thanks to the modernisation work already carried out in the house and former barn, it is possible to move in and rent out the holiday cottage immediately.
725 000 €
Fees at the Vendor’s expense
Reference 321363
| Land registry surface area | 18 ha 31 a 89 ca |
| Main building surface area | 239 m2 |
| Number of bedrooms | 4 |
| Outbuilding surface area | 675 m2 |
| including refurbished area | 145 m2 |
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NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.
