An 18th-century farmhouse with nine hectares of grounds, nestled in a village
between Carcassonne and Toulouse in the Montagne Noire province of south-west France
between Carcassonne and Toulouse in the Montagne Noire province of south-west France
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AUDE
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Location
The Montagne Noire natural province of south-west France is a unique area in the country’s Occitania region. It is spread over France’s Aude, Tarn, Haute-Garonne and Hérault departments. Here, dense, enchanting forests extend beside rivers and quaint villages. In this beautiful area conducive to relaxation you can discover sites of cultural interest and enjoy outdoor pursuits. The property lies in the country’s Aude department, in a rural village where you can admire a bucolic backdrop of colourful, undulating land that stretches as far as the eye can see. It is 15 minutes from the town of Castelnaudary, 35 minutes from the city of Carcassonne and one hour from Toulouse–Blagnac international airport.
Description
The property is surrounded by woods and meadows for horses. You reach it via a stony driveway. It has six distinct buildings. The farmhouse, which is the main dwelling, is divided into two twin buildings that adjoin each other. One is the owner’s home and the other one is a gite. The walls are made of stone and cob filler. The gable roofs are covered with barrel tiles. Five outbuildings stand nearby: four stables built in a row and a little building that houses a traditional bread oven. They are also made of stone and crowned with tiled gable roofs.
The farmhouse
The farmhouse was built in the 18th century. It is made up of two identical buildings: a family dwelling and a gite. Each one has a ground floor and a first floor and is crowned with a gable roof. The walls are made of local stone and cob filler. They are typical of the local Lauragais area’s architecture. The colours of the whole farmhouse range from beige to ochre. The windows and doors are fitted in brick or wood surrounds. They are not aligned with each other, so there is not a symmetrical design in the facade. The roofs are underlined with double-row génoise cornices, which run across the top of plain elevations of exposed stonework. A wooden, glazed entrance door stands beneath a canopy with a single slope of barrel tiles.
The ground floor
The family dwelling has a lounge with wood strip flooring and walls of exposed stonework. Exposed beams run across the ceiling and a wooden staircase with a plain wrought-iron balustrade leads upstairs. Broad French windows fill the room with natural light. The lounge connects to a workshop heated with a large wood-burning stove and to a leisure space. In the kitchen, a door has been blocked up to separate the gite’s ground floor from the family dwelling, ensuring privacy. The gite has a reception room with a corner fireplace of stone and wood strip flooring. Exposed beams run across the ceiling, supported by side trusses. A professional tiled kitchen adjoins the reception room.
The first floor
A wooden staircase leads up to a corridor that connects to four large bedrooms and a bathroom. The first bedroom is adorned with wood, from the floor to the ceiling. The second one has oak strip flooring, a white ceiling with an exposed beam and two large windows. The third bedroom has a floor area of around 28m². It could be turned into a library or television room. Its golden wood strip flooring brings out its ceiling of brown beams and joists. From here, a few wooden steps lead to the fourth bedroom, which has wood strip flooring and a cathedral ceiling. At the end of the corridor, on the right, a blocked-up door separates the gite’s first floor from the family dwelling. A single room takes up the whole first floor of the gite, covering around 200m². It offers many possibilities for redevelopment.
The outbuildings
The annexes are built in a single row along an earthen track that leads from the farmhouse. There are five of them. There are two stables that could be converted into gites. The local town council has already given permission for this change of purpose. There are two other stables. And there is a little building that houses a bread oven in working order. These outbuildings have stone and earthen floors. The roof frames are in good condition.
The grounds
Up to now, the grassy grounds have been devoted to horses. They are made up of meadows and woods with trees of different varieties. They cover nine hectares. A river flows at the bottom of the grounds.
Our opinion
This delightful property has authentic charm and character. It is tucked away in a bucolic backdrop. The home offers generously sized rooms with plain decoration and high-quality materials. The different buildings and surrounding meadows make it possible to quickly start a business activity that makes the most of this ideal location in France’s beautiful Aude department, near several large towns. Or, more simply, the property could just be your pleasant home with plenty of spaces for a range of purposes. The whole place needs some renovation. And two of the four stables could be turned into rural gites. The quaint village nearby is nestled in calm countryside that is typical of the Montagne Noire region with its rivers, forests, moorland and meadows of sheep. The area’s highest point reaches an altitude of 1,211 metres and you can admire vistas of the Pyrenees in the distance.
750 000 €
Fees at the Vendor’s expense
Reference 798115
| Land registry surface area | 9 ha |
| Main building surface area | 600 m2 |
| Outbuilding surface area | 300 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.
