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Property Description

A fully restored traditional farmhouse, dated 1878, surrounded by its own ground and in an entirely private setting, yet close to an appealing market village with excellent amenities. Facing south, with a symmetrical facade and a glazed summer-room to the west, the property has pleasant views over wooded countryside. The accommodation is well presented & maintained and easy to heat with the majority of windows double-glazed. There are some useful outbuildings for garaging and storage, a hot tub and swimming pool with linking terraces and a hard tennis court in the grounds. 3kms from Aignan. 60kms west of Auch. Airports: Tarbes 60mins; Pau 75mins; Toulouse under 2 hours.

Ground Floor
Entrance hall, 9x1.8m, in traditional colombage with replaced glazed front door.
Living room, 5.4mx3.3m, stone & brick fireplace, fitted carpet, double doors to verandah.
Dining room, 5.2x4m, with beamed ceiling, Gascon fireplace with raised hearth, windows E&S, stone sink feature.
Kitchen/breakfast, 4.7x4m, with painted timber units, laminate worktops, electric oven, gas hob with extractor, fitted low refrigerator. Side door & window towards garage. Passage opposite kitchen
Utility room, 3.6x2.8m, traditional sink, connections for appliances, downstairs WC. (A shower could easily be added here or the room converted to a second bathroom.)
Verandah, 10x4m, a splendid, heated and fully glazed room with thermal blinds and sliding aluminium bays overlooking the dining terrace & garden, terracotta tiled floor and barbecue fireplace.
The ground floor has stained timber beams, rustic plastered walls & quarry floor tiles.

 

First Floor
A traditional stair turns to landing the full depth of the house.
Bathroom, 4.7x3m, approx, with central roll top bath, corner shower, wide pedestal basin, twin built-in cupboards. Separate WC.
Bedroom II, 5x2x4m, double fitted wardrobe, E window.
Bedroom I, 4.6x4.1m, marble fireplace with electric fire, double fitted wardrobe, windows E&S.
Bedroom III, 5.2x3.4m, with timber fireplace, south window.
Stair rises to an attic storage area under a newly laid roof.
The first floor has fitted carpets throughout.

 

Outside
Dining terrace, off verandah, shaded by twin Mulberry trees. Hot tub for 3-4 persons.
Swimming pool, 9x6m, 'double bubble' shape, set in crazy paving and rustic walling. Terraces have been created on the descending levels with strategic sitting areas. Small chalet for filtration equipment. Hard tennis court with fencing.
Chalet, 4.8x3.6m, currently as exercise room potentially summer office or children's playroom.
Garage, 6.8x5.2m, ladder to half loft. Workshop & tool room.
Boiler room, with oil-burner, hot water cylinder. Lean-to for timber storage at rear.
Free-standing barn in metal & timber.

 

Land
8,474 sqm. The house is approached via a 200m chemin rural, effectively a private drive. Pillars and entrance gates lead in from the lane to a paved hard standing area between house and outbuildings. The gardened area is relatively low maintenance with numerous decorative plantings, wistaria on the house and a variety of indigenous and exotic trees. Covered well and vegetable garden area. Beyond the pool, a sweep of grassland extends below an ancient oak to woodland forming the boundary.

 

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