Exceptional Property on Lot/Dordogne Border

Lot 46, Midi-Pyrenees

€389,500

Property details

Ref:

Property type:

House

Location:

Gourdon

Region:

Midi-Pyrenees

Département:

Lot 46

Habitable Space:

190 m²

Summary

Exceptional and delightful 4-bed 'Maison de Maître' type house in excellent condition, set in a 0.97Ha 'parc' and having large pool with fully fitted summer kitchen, shower room and W.C.

Property description

Located close to Gourdon in the Bouriane Lot, this attractive and substantial property is available for immediate and comfortable occupancy and offers the pleasures of rural living whilst at the same time providing for all essential ‘urban’ conveniences.

Solidly constructed with Dordogne stone façades to a traditional local style, the house was built in the 1970’s and was extensively renovated in 2004/05. In a tranquil setting of 0.97 hectare (2.4 acres) of gardens, pastures and two small woods, this 190m2 house is located just 30 minutes from Sarlat, 45 minutes from the new Brive/Souillac airport and the airports of Bergerac, Limoges and Toulouse are also readily accessed. Also, the excellent north-south A20 auto-route road link is just a ½ hour away and Gourdon is on the Paris/Toulouse rail link.

Being conveniently close to but in the rural fringe of the town, the house is perfectly located for all essential commerce, including several supermarkets and DIY stores, a main post office and banks, as well as many other local amenities, including, schools, a cinema and comprehensive medical services. Additionally, the town has a good range of shops, plus the regular and popular Gourdon markets which offer wide ranging fresh produce and products of a multitude of types and descriptions. Also, there is a wide selection of restaurants, bars and cafes, either in town or within short driving distances.

The layout of the house is of a ‘traditional’ plan with proper individual reception rooms rather than being of the now ubiquitous open plan layout. To add to the charm and attractiveness of the house, the amply proportioned windows offer a light and airy atmosphere, especially to the spacious lounge, kitchen and breakfast room, each of which catch the morning sunlight in abundance.

Effectively offering three levels of living, all of the principle rooms are on the upper ground level (rez de chaussée), which is accessible either from the front of the house, or from the lower ground level (rez de jardin) by an attractive hard wood, shallow riser, staircase. Similarly, the comble (dormer roof) upper level is accessed by a staircase of identical design. The comble, which remains undeveloped, is readily adaptable for two additional bedrooms which could be made to be en-suite.

The rez de jardin level, which gives onto the gardens and pool area, has two bedrooms, one of which is presently used as a study, a bathroom with a walk-in shower, a separate w.c. and the laundry/boiler room. As the rez de jardin level is self-contained, it could be adapted for chambre d’hôte type accommodation. On that level there are also, the garage, a workshop and a small keeping cellar/store room.

A modern, low temperature, Geminox Astrane oil fired boiler, which has an integral domestic hot water cylinder for virtually unlimited supplies of domestic hot water, provides the main heating for the house which is fully central heated with radiators in all habitable areas. To supplement the central heating on those cooler winter evenings, the large lounge also has its welcoming wood-burning ‘insert’ type fire to give that extra cosy ambience. Both bathrooms are equipped with thermostatically controlled and programmable electric towel rail type heaters.

All habitable areas have PVC double glazed windows and retractable fly screens have been installed in all living area windows.

Including hall, laundry, bathrooms and w.c.’s, there are 14 principle rooms.

Externally and set in the extensive, mature and well stocked gardens with a large parking area, is the very private 12m x 6m swimming pool (which is 2.3 metres at the deepest end) and the cuisine d’été (summer kitchen), surrounded by a large, paved plage (terrace). To provide for a true al-fresco summer lifestyle, the cuisine d’été has been fully fitted and equipped, just as one would expect to find in a house and also has its own hot water system and an attached and fully equipped salle d’eau with shower, wash hand basin and separate w.c.

Within the grounds are two paddocks, two ancillary buildings and a natural pond.

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