Superb hamlet house with extraordinary views
From its elevated position, this property has some of the finest views in Gascony, overlooking a patchwork of cultivation and with the Pyrenees mountains extending across the southern skyline.
Style: House
Period: Restoration Project
Condition: Good
2 Receptions
4 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
Floor Area: 300 m²
Land Area: 1150 m²
Garden
Outbuildings
Ground floor
Entrance hall, 3.6x8m, a grand central space, with beamed ceiling & flagstone floors.
Family kitchen, 5.4x5.4m, with original hexagonal terra cotta tiles, wood burning stove.
Utility room, 3.8x2.2m, with sink and worktops.
Larder with shelving.
Sitting room, 5.4x4.7m, with decorative stone fireplace, oak parquet floor.
Cloakroom for hanging coats. Downstairs shower, basin & WC.
Dining room, 5x3.7m, with east window and oak parquet floor.
There is an intriguing stone sink feature below the main stair.
First floor
A broad staircase in oak rises to a central area mirroring the hall.
Landing, 3.8x8.2m, with full length glazed doors for the view south.
Bedroom 1, 5.6x4.9m, with original oak floor, fireplace and 2 built-in cupboards. Ensuite bathroom.
Bedroom 2, 3.5x4.5m, with exposed beams and carpet-laid floor. Ensuite bath, basin, bidet & WC.
Bedroom 3, 3.5x3.7m, with east window and small ensuite shower, WC.
Bedroom 4, 5.5x3.4m at best, potentially sharing ensuite bathroom 2 via a lobby.
Attic
The staircase continues to a vast and lofty attic, 160sqm, providing useful dry storage space.
The attic has a tall central window flanked by two dormer windows.
Outside
Covered barn, 65sqm, a sublime outdoor dining and entertaining area with the amazing views.
Garden store & Workshop, both with windows set to the rear of the covered barn.
Land
1,150sqm in all. On the north is a party wall with a small neighbouring dwelling, that goes almost unnoticed.
Stone pillars and metal gates lead into a gravelled terrace with double carport and guest parking.
The terrace continues across the front of the house above a bank of established flowering shrubs.
Steps at both ends of this bank descend to a lower path with a stone bench.
A circular site, 6-meters in diameter, takes a dismountable swimming pool, currently stored.
The boundaries to the sides are delimited by laurel hedges and to the rear a stone wall.
Fixtures and Fittings. Only those items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale.
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The hamlet has a unique atmosphere, with its medieval archway entrance, notable church and only half a dozen dwellings set around an open central area. On the St Jacques de Compostelle route to Spain, the present owners have offered overnight accommodation to pilgrims in the past.
Facing due south, the mellow facade has perfect symmetry, with eight windows flanking the front entrance and balcony above. Known as Le Manoir, the most notable house in the hamlet, the house forms part of a friendly rural community and there is a splendid photograph of the commune celebrating the year 2000. Marciac, 7 kms along a quiet road, is a favourite town in Gascony, internationally renowned for its Jazz in Marciac festival. Other nearby towns with weekly markets are Villecomtal and Vic en Bigorre.
With 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, the house works well as either a permanent or holiday home, easy to lock and leave. The room proportions are generous with double windows in all main rooms. An attached open barn, with French doors off the kitchen, provides a sublime outdoor dining and entertaining area enjoying the magnificent views.
NB The house would now benefit from a general refurbishment. The asking price has been set to reflect the updating work that a new owner might undertake: upgrade of kitchen and bathrooms; new septic tank; redecoration. With these improvements the property would substantially increase in value. The air-source heat pump heating system requires replacement parts and for this reason the thermal efficiency badge (DPE) is not shown.
Distance to nearest airport: 44 Km
Distance to nearest train station: 44 Km
Distance to nearest commerces: 7 Km
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