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Period Village House With Converted Wing
3 receptions, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
Property Description
An appealing traditional house with half timbering set on an open corner of a peaceful village and enjoying views to distant ridges and the Pyrenees. The main rooms are well proportioned and have good natural light. A converted wing with pretty timber trellis work has an apartment for long stay guests or possible letting. Further space for development remains on first floor level. Equally suitable as a holiday home or a permanent residence with the security of being part of a friendly community. All neighbouring properties in this part of the village are now fully developed which protects the outlook and views. 8km to an active market town. 35kms SW of Auch. 90 minutes from Toulouse airport.Ground Floor
Entrance hall, 5x2.3m, with stair. Dining room, 5x5m, with wood burning stove in Gascon fireplace, windows on three sides, N,E & S, beamed ceiling, four wall lights above dado rail. Kitchen-breakfast, 5.5x5m, exposed beam ceiling, windows S&N, Gascon fireplace with wood-burning stove, contemporary white units with beech worktops, composite sink, gas hob, electric oven, vented extractor. Utility room, with stainless sink and connections for appliances, ample space for food storage, rear door to carport. Downstairs bathroom, 2.4x2.2m, with bath and shower, pedestal basin & WC. Sitting room/study, 5.8x4.4m, with double French windows to garden. The ground floor has the same pale ceramic tile throughout. Heating is by programmable electric storage heaters downstairs and two wood-burning stoves.
First Floor
Handsome original staircase build in oak, with an easy rise. Front landing with window above front door. Bedroom I, 5.5x5m, L-shaped with en-suite bathroom, 2.7x1.6m, with bath and shower, pedestal basin & WC. Bedroom II, 5.2x5m, a particularly light room with windows on three sides, sea-grass carpet on wooden floor.
Barn wing apartment
Kitchen-breakfast, 4.6x3m, with stainless sink and simple shelving, French windows to garden. Billiard room, 5.3x4m, as potential living area, with double French windows, rustic walls, carpeted floor. Steep temporary stair to first floor level, which is converted within the eaves, with exposed beams, laminate flooring and fully glazed front walls overlooking garden. Sitting area, 5x3.3m. Shower room, 1.4x3.2m, with shower, basin & WC. Bedroom I, 3.5x3.2m. Door to undeveloped area 9x5m plus further extension in undeveloped area. Bedroom II, 5x4m, with horizontal beam at 1.5m ht. The apartment needs minor finishing works and is separated from the main house by a storeroom and workshop, both 4.5x3m approx.
Land
2109sqm. Pillars, entrance gates and a gravelled drive lead from the lane to a hard-standing area and to carport, 9x5.5m, at the rear. The front garden has a pretty wistaria covered pergola which shades a paved patio. The main garden area is down to grass with a variety of shrubs and flowering bushes and is bounded on three sides by mixed hedges.
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St Maur, 32300 Mirande
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