The property is accessible via a small country road, which runs alongside a stone enclosure wall cadenced by two pavilions and a row of centenarian plane trees.
Once past the dovecote/carriage entranceway, which provides a direct view of the manor house, placed perpendicular to its immense outbuildings (with the exception of a woodshed and a barn, which are set back from the building complex), the two-storey, rectangular dwelling, facing east, appears in the background topped with a barrel tile gable roof. In addition, its main façade, extended by a wide patio, and its western exterior, bordered by a garden, both feature rectilinear windows and doors with ashlar stone surrounds, whereas the adjacent outbuildings are connected to the Gascon dwelling via a small covered passageway, which also protects a well from the elements.
Built along an east-west axis and connected to one another by a third of their shared gable ends, the outbuildings each have a long façade facing the Pyrenees, preceded by a vast swath of lawn, as well as rectilinear, low arched or semi-circular arched windows and doors, surrounded by ashlar stone or brick, and interlocking or barrel tile gable roofs.

The Gascon Dwelling

With fawn-colour roughcast rendering, which recalls the characteristic colour of this region’s soil, the dwelling’s main façade is cadenced by rectilinear windows, framed by ashlar stone and safeguarded by painted wooden shutters, while a wide Vianne stone patio, partially covered by a wide porch roof and protected from the elements via a glass partition, extends along the entire dwelling to the east, providing the edifice with an immaculate appearance, typical of the region.
On the other side, its western exterior opens on to a garden bordered by a hedge, which creates an intimate atmosphere for both its occupants and visitors alike, whereas some of the dwelling’s windows and doors are surrounded by briquettes, which were used in the dwelling’s northern extension, built in the 19th century.

The ground floor
The double-door main entrance, topped with an arched fanlight, opens on to a sizeable entranceway bathed in light with ancient octagonal terracotta floor tiles, which provide a charming touch and subtly dialogue with its walls, which are coated with warm, colourful lime paint.
Behind the entranceway, a perpendicular hallway provides access to a coatroom located on one end, as well as a lavatory, while on one side of the entranceway is a living room with a crawl space, narrow-plank hardwood floors and a flecked marble fireplace from the late 19th century. With yellow-painted walls, reflecting the natural light and participating in this room’s decorative warmth, directly opposite the living room, a study, also with a hardwood floor, provides a calm and quiet space.
In addition, facing the main entrance, double doors open on to a sunny dining room, facing the small, enclosed garden to the west via two sets of glass double doors on either side of a wooden Louis-Philippe fireplace. On the opposite wall, two large built-in briquette display cases contribute, along with this room’s other original details, to this space’s overall charm, while on one side of the dining room is a small sitting room, ideal for relaxation, and, on the other, another study, which was formerly a pantry and still has its small serving hatch, a subtle nod to its original vocation.
Extending on from the hallway, a stairwell provides access to the upstairs level and leads to an immense kitchen. Designed in the Gascon spirit, it is large enough to accommodate a number of guests around a table near its vast fireplace, whereas, all around are the kitchen’s many amenities: several sinks, a large, top-of-the-line gas cooker and another small wood-fired stove hooked up to the dwelling’s mixed central heating system. With a door to the north providing access to a wide covered patio, a refreshing haven in the summer months, the kitchen also communicates with a small hallway, which provides access to the dwelling’s second entrance, as well as a storeroom, to one side, housing the furnace, a farmhouse fireplace and the family’s food provisions.
Although not all of the dwelling’s fireplaces are currently used, none of them are sealed and could easily be put back into service, while the insulation between the ground floor and the upstairs level, which includes an attic accessible via a trapdoor, is made up of 20 centimetres of hydroponic rockwool.
The upstairs
The wooden staircase leads to an immense dual-aspect landing, which extends from north to south across the entire floor, while the dwelling’s current owners decorated the stairwell’s ceiling with a stained glass window, of their own design, which provides soft and colourful light for this central space. With narrow-plank hardwood floors in warm hues throughout this level, on one side of the stairwell a small hallway provides access, on either side, to a library and a convenient and deftly organised laundry room, whereas two sunny bedrooms, facing east, one of which has a marble fireplace, each come with its own shower room with lavatory, guaranteeing comfort and privacy for its occupants.
In addition, at the end of the hallway, a small window provides, on nice days, enchanting views of the Pyrenees Mountains, which are also visible from the garden, while the main suite, facing west and enjoying dazzling sunsets, is made up of a small bedroom from which an interior staircase leads to a large duplex bedroom. The latter, topped with a gently sloping ceiling and a carpeted floor, also comes with a shower room and lavatory, whereas immense cupboards span an entire wall and the rafters, partially visible, create a geometrical symmetry that provides this space with a one-of-a-kind cachet.
Lastly, a final bedroom, with a marble fireplace, also comes with its own bathroom with a shower and lavatory.