Property details

Ref:

M0007

Property type:

House

Location:

Close to Latronquiere, 30 minutes to Figeac. Approximately 90 minutes to Rodez.

Region:

Midi-Pyrenees

Département:

Lot 46

Habitable Space:

110 m²

Summary

A detached 4 bedroom, stone built house completely restored with annexe, off street parking and garden. The property would make an ideal holiday home or even a permanent residence for a family.

Property description

Summary

A detached 4 bedroom, stone built house completely restored with annexe, off street parking and garden. The property would make an ideal holiday home or even a permanent residence for a family. The annexe can be used as either an office, a studio for or a self contained unit for guests.

Local Airports are Aurillac (40 mins) and Rodez (60mins). Brive airport is approximately 1.5hrs away by car and Toulouse airport approximately 2.5 hrs away. The town of Figeac is 30 minutes away by car.

Property Description

The living accommodation in the main house is accessed from the front of the property with the front door opening into the lounge dining area.

Ground Floor

Kitchen / Diner (4.9m x 4.2m)

The kitchen diner has a tiled floor with whitewashed walls and exposed beams. A small kitchen area has been built around the open fireplace (Cantou) with the hearth of the fireplace being elevated with brick (this could be removed and replaced by a wood burner). The room is very light as a result of the double window to the front of the property. The stairs run from the Kitchen to the first floor and there is a door from the kitchen to the bathroom.

Lounge (4.8m x 3.8m)

The lounge is to the right of the front door and connects to the kitchen / diner. The floor is tiled, the walls are whitewashed as are the exposed beams. There is a double window to the front of the property.

Bathroom (2.6m x 4.0m)

The bathroom is accessed from the kitchen / base of stairs. There is a window to the side of the property and a glazed door to the rear of the property. The bathroom has a sink, toilet and bath with shower attachment.

First Floor

Bedroom 1 (2.9m x 5.9m)

This is the largest bedroom in the property and has a wooden floor, white washed walls and open beams in the ceiling. The room has a double window to the front of the property with a view of the surrounding countryside with a further double window to the side overlooking the garden.

Bedroom 2 (2.8m x 2.9m)

This bedroom faces the front of the property has a wooden floor, white washed walls and a pine tongue and groove ceiling.

Bedroom 3 (2.8m x 5.0m)

This bedroom faces the front of the property has a wooden floor, white washed walls with open beams and boards for a ceiling.

Bedroom 4 (2.8m x 4.1m)

This bedroom is accessed via a corridor to the left of the top of the stairs. The room has a concrete floor, painted plasterboard walls and ceiling with one wall being of pointed stone. The room has a glazed door to the balcony and first floor of the annexe attached to the building.

Annexe – First Floor

Room 1 (2.9m x 3.2m)

This room is entered into via a glazed door to the balcony which can be accessed from bedroom 4 or from a set of stairs from the parking area.

The room has pointed walls, tiled floors and insulation panels in the ceiling. There is a small en-suite bathroom (1.1m x 2.9m) with toilet, sink and shower.

Room 2 (4.9m x 5.1m)

The room is accessed from room 1. The height at the midpoint of the room is 1.8m rising from 1.15m to 2.4m.Not all the space is easily utilised but it is more than large enough for a good sized double bedroom.

Annexe Ground Floor

The ground floor of the annexe provides a large garage (5.0m x 4.7m) which is accessed by double doors to the front. On the right of this is a room that is used as a kitchen / utility room (3.1m x 3.2m) this room has a sinl and point for a washing machine.

Gardens

The property is cut into sloping terrain, the land to the right of the property could be levelled to improve access and usability. The current owner has received a quote for €6,000 to level the terrain and build a retaining wall. There is some land to the back of the property that is laid to grass and the garden is surrounded by woodland.

General

The roof has been replaced and all windows and doors are new double glazed. Central heating is provided by independent electric panel radiators.

Services

The property has mains water, sewerage, electricity and telephone with electric panel heaters. The village also has ADSL connectivity.

How to Get Here

Road: Approximately 12 hours from Calais (9-10 hours without small children!)
Airports: Rodez 60mins by car, Brive 90 mins by car, Toulouse 2 hours by car, Aurillac (daily to Paris) 30 mins by car.

About the Area

The property is 5 minutes from the village of Latronquiere with a few small bars, bank, post office and small supermarket. There is a large lake set in a 38 hectare site stocked with fish (a license is required), within 10 minutes drive. The lake has a number of dedicated barbecues and picnic facilities, dedicated swimming area with waterslides, child’s play area and an exercise track, for more information see www.mairie-latronquiere.info46.com.

Maurs (15 mins) has a weekly market, fantastic for buying local produce, see www.ville-maurs.fr for further information.

The historic town of Figeac is approximately 30 minutes away giving access to a number of excellent restaurants, shopping facilities etc, see www.ville-figeac.fr for further information.

Other well known attractions (there are many more) within a short distance include Rocamadour, see www.rocamadour.com, Conques, see www.conques.com, and Padirac, see www.goufre-de-padirac.com.

Aurillac is also about 40 minutes away providing comprehensive shopping with many bars and restaurants see www.ville-aurillac.fr for further information.

Another surprise not known to many people in the UK is the ski resort of Le Lioran which is about a 75 minute drive from the property. The resort provides excellent walking and mountain biking from spring to autumn and winter sports with the skiing season from December to April. See www.lelioran.com for further information.

There is also the Volcano Park between Aurillac and Le Lioran which provides magnificent walking with picture postcard views. This being approximately 75 minutes away, see www.puymary.fr for further information.

Agency set up by an Anglo French couple with 2 children who have lived in the area for 5 years. We aim to provide a high quality open and honest service to our customers. We have relocated to the area from the UK and are able to provide an insight on both the positive and negative aspects of such a move.

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Available now for

€117,700

Agency Fees Included? Yes

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