Mas, Farm

This 17th century Catalan mas is in a mountain location, in the Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie region of the South of France. The property gives a real sense of privacy and isolation and is wonderful for nature lovers, but is only a few kilometres of easy road from the nearest town. The land around the mas is open and sunny, surrounded by prairie, forest and mountains with a pool, tennis court, and trout pond. More than 3kms of track allow you to circulate around your land, winding up the mountainside to an old stone sheepfold of c 60m² and further prairies. This land is a paradise, served by several springs, ideal for horses or other animals. The main house is divided currently into two apartments, one on each floor and a large stone outbuilding houses the garage, workshop and further accommodation, currently an en-suite bedroom, but potentially a small studio. The house could be left as two apartments to provide gîte income, or remodelled into a large family home or B&B.Description of the Building The house offers 262m² of living space over 3 floors of the main building and an outbuilding- Ground floor: Access through glazed wooden doors -- Porch 2m², Hall 11m², Living Room 45m² fireplace with insert, glazed veranda 10m², kitchen 12m², pantry 4m², dining Room/study 17m² with terrace 4m², bedroom 14m², bathroom with picture window 10m², separate WC 1m², spiral staircase to give internal access to first floor. External  stone staircase from terrace to- First floor: Front door to apartment leads to hall 6m², bedroom 20 m² fireplace with insert, living room 32m², kitchen/diner 13m² large brick fireplace, bedroom 11m², bathroom 5m², pantry 5m², storage 2m² Second floor: Landing 1m², bedroom 8m², bedroom 7m², bedroom 7m² Outbuilding Large stone outbuilding currently used as garage 57 m², electric door with remote control, workshop 24m² Accomodation: Hall 1m², bedroom 18m², bathroom 4m². Grounds A solar powered automatic gate at the entrance gives access to the property which sits on 65 hectares of prairie and forest, mainly of green oak and chestnut with some ash, and an orchard of around 30 cherry trees. The driveway to the house and the parking area is tarmacked and there is a large paved terrace area around the house for outside dining. The land sits between 500 and 700m altitude. There is a fenced vegetable garden near the house and shelters for machinery further away. A stone sheepfold of c 60m² is found on a higher plateau reached by 3 kms of well-maintained track on the property. Pool 14x6m with sliding cover, pool house and pump room, tennis court with fencing and lighting, small pond on terrace and larger pond for trout near entrance. General Condition The mas, found in ruins by the current owner, was restored and renovated 40 years ago and is immediately habitable, but would require some updating and possible remodelling to suit a new project. There are some very nice features, exposed wooden beams, marble floor tiles in the ground floor living area, picture windows, stone walls and Mediterranean style roof tiles, some wooden floorboards, laminateand lino. There are 5 reversible air-conditioning units and three fireplaces with inserts, mains electricity, water heated by electricity and solar panels, windows and doors are a mixture of wood single glazing and aluminium double glazing. Water is supplied by springs and is filtered. Comment An outstanding location, boasting mountains, forest, prairie and several natural springs, a real heaven on earth and must be experienced to be truly appreciated. The farmhouse could be an amazing family home or guest accommodation and the property has the potential to be a wonderful animal or nature-themed commercial project. "DPE Blank unusable consumption"