Accommodation: House - 220m² over 2 floors. Old buildings - 330m². New buildings - 530m.

The house is in a good state of repair and provides very flexible accommodation. The stone barns are an attractive feature and could be exploited to create extra living space. The property has been rewired and replumbed quite recently and it is heated by electric radiators throughout. The windows and doors are in excellent condition and a particularly fine feature is the exposed, dressed stonework around all the door and window openings.

House.

The property was built in 1791 in a very solid position on a rocky outcrop. To accommodate the slope of the land the house is built on two levels which creates an interesting layout. It would be very easy to provide two separate living units.

East Wing - Upper Level.

¨     A solid oak door leads from the east façade into a wide passage that gives access to a large living/kitchen.

¨     Kitchen, 4m x 3.8m, with window, tiled floor, plaster ceiling, the original stone sink and a good range of high-quality oak units fitted with Ariston equipment as follows: extracor, hob, oven, dishwasher and refrigerator.

¨     A step up from the kitcehen is the living area, 4.5m x 5m, with tiled floor, Velux window, colombage (half-timbered) wall, exposed staircase and  cathedral roof overlooked by mezzanine.

¨     The staircase from the living room leads up to an excellent mezzanine room, 7m x 4.5m, with wooden floor, woodstrip ceiling, beams and Velux. This is currently used as an office.

¨     Salon, 4m x 5m, an elegant room.with cathedral ceiling, beams, window and carpeted floor.

¨     Bedroom (1), 4.2m x 4.5m, with beams, exposed stone, colombage wall and fireplace with stunning chimney breast in Toulouse brick.

¨     Bedroom (2), 3.8m x 4.2m, with beams, carpet, window and pretty wallpaper.

¨     Bedroom (3), 3m x 3.8m, with carpet, beams and window.

¨     Bathroom, with bath, basin, wc and tiled floor and walls.

¨     Unconverted space, 8m x 4m, leading from the landing, with window, wooden floor and beams; The current owner intended to turn this space into a very large bathroom.

¨     A staircase links the two different levels.

¨     Adjacent to the kitchen/living room and linked by a door is a single garage/storage area with double doors to the exterior. This could provide extra accommodation.

South Wing - Lower Level.

¨     The south facades is  particularly charming, with a solid oak front door opening into a reception hall, 7.5m x 5m, with exposed beams, tiled floor, old stone sink, splendid open Gascon fireplace and vertical beams which form a visual division between the living area and the staircase (leading to the upper level).

¨     Room (1), 4m x 3.2m, with tiled floor, window and exposed beams.

¨     Room (2), 4m x 4m,  with tiled floor, window,  exposed beams, original cupboards and fireplace with ornamental plaster overmantel.

Stone Barns

¨     Forming a courtyard with the back of the house are the following buildings:

¨     Barn, 10m x 4m.

¨     Wine cellar and bread oven, 5m x 4m..

¨     Barn, 15m x 4m with potential for creating an upper floor.

¨     Open garage, 18m x 6m, a curved building which forms the end of the courtyard.

¨     Stables, 9m x 5m.

¨     Cow barn, 10m x 5m, with waterers, feeders, drainage and an upper floor for hay storage.

¨     Small detached barn, 6m x 4m, with new roof.

Modern Buildings

¨     The woodwork in the new barns has been put together, in the old style, using oak and chestnut beams with traditional pegged joints. The main buildings are 30m x 16m and a smaller adjacent building, used for veal calves, measures 50m².

¨     These buildings could be dismantled for resale if the future owner had no need of them

This is a very interesting property, consisting of a large house in good condition, excellent old stone buildings and a most attractive location in the centre of its own picturesque countryside. The views are lovely with occasional glimpses of the Pyrenees.

¨     The land is in one very attractive parcel of 25 hectares, so the house is surrounded an all sides by its own land.

¨     A long private drive leads to the house.

¨     The land consists mostly of undulating pasture with some woodland.

¨     There are three streams on the property and they always have water..

¨     A small lake has been created which supports ducks, turtles, fish and a kingfisher's nest.

¨     There may be an EU grant for the grassland.

¨     There is a further 30-35 hectares which will almost certanly become available in the course of the next four years.