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15928AW47 Price €339,200
Lovely equestrian property. 2.83 hectares. House with 4/5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 2 stables and 2 field shelters.
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Property Summary
With outstanding views, this lovely property is in a small village and comprises a house with 4/5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, 2 stables, 2 field shelters, 2.83 hectares of land, including fenced paddocks, a large swimming pool and a pond.
Property Description
The house, that faces due south with extensive views, is approached via a drive with electric gates. The road from the village finishes at this property, so there is no passing traffic. On the ground floor, there is a large living room (38m2) with corner fireplace housing a log burner. Exposed stone walls. To the left of the entrance hall is a large kitchen (21m2) with dining area, fitted kitchen and large fireplace. There is a utility area (20m2) at the rear with shower room and separate WC. Additionally at the back of the house are two further large rooms, one currently a bedroom (16m2), the other a study (17m2). A pretty staircase leads to the first floor where there are three large double bedrooms (12,15 and 14m2) and a family bathroom (10m2) with large built-in bath, washbasin and WC. Views from all these rooms are remarkable. To the rear of the house is a large cellar (30m2). Outside is a newly constructed swimming pool of 50m2, a water-lily pond about 20m x 10m, a barn housing 2 boxes, a tack room and storage, plus a smaller barn with chicken house and piggery. The 2.83 hectares of land is enclosed, a part of which are permanently fenced paddocks. You can ride directly from the property along bridle paths. 45 minutes to Bergerac 10 minutes from Villeneuve-sur-Lot 5 minutes to a village with baker, pharmacy etc Motorway 1 hour
Location in France
The Lot-et-Garonne has been called the Tuscany of France because of its yellow fields of sunflowers, vineyards, cypress trees and red roofed buildings.
In the south-west corner of France, midway between Toulouse and Bordeaux. 2 hours to the Atlantic coast and the Pyrenees, 3 hours to the Mediterranean. This department of the Aquitaine is a must when searching for a house for sale in France. Excellent motorway and rail links and an airport at Bergerac with Flybe and Ryanair flying to destinations across England and Scotland.
An area full of unspoilt villages and bastide towns with maisons de maître, barns and village houses for sale, rivers and the canal latéral de la Garonne (part of the canal du Midi), up which the few remaining working barges still sail.
The views are expansive and comprise rolling hills and valleys of agricultural land. Much of the produce grown is well known in France - prunes of Agen, tomatoes and strawberries of Marmande, Armagnac brandy, apples, pears, kiwis and cherries. It is also a prolific wine growing area with Duras and Buzet being the most well known.
On the foody front, the most recognisable of the region is duck in its many forms such as foie gras, magret and gésiers. You can't help passing duck farms as you travel around that sell these products directly. Quite likely next to a vineyard selling their wine. Converted farmhouses are amongst many of Leggetts' properties for sale in the Lot-et-Garonne.
There are many chateaux in the Lot-et-Garonne including Biron, Lauzun, Lamothe, Scandaillac and Nerac, to name but a few. Medieval towns many of them bastides (of which there are 20) are to be found including Castillones, Monflanquin and Villereal. Top end properties such as manoirs are for sale in the department.
It is an exhilarating area for walking with much of the department marked out for ramblers and cyclists along paths where you'll meet hardly a soul. As most villages are part of these routes, it's quite likely to find one within walking distance of your French house.
All year round are morning markets in many towns and villages. The perfect place to meet friends and family over a coffee or something stronger. This really is life unchanged for centuries. During the summer months, many of these towns hold lunchtime and evening producers' markets, where food and drink is consumed in a convivial environment.
You would expect life in the Lot-et-Garonne to be unhurried. Well, it is in the winter, when, in front of the fire, we put up our feet with a glass of wine, but the summer is quite different.
The château at Duras, for example, plays host to opera, classical concerts and the occasional rock concert. There are the producers' markets, wine fairs, antique fairs, village fetes and the "vide greniers" – France's wonderful alternative to the car boot sale - a must for any collector. You could furnish your house in France!
