Property Description
Located 10 mins from Bagnères-de-Bigorre is this splendid property which has been carefully renovated to preserve the charm of its 1800's construction. You will have 250m² of living space with five bedrooms, spacious living/dining with fireplace, kitchen with dining space and original stone bread oven, bathroom, shower, three toilets, an attached gîte and outbuildings to serve as you wish, all on 2300m² of land.
The front door, a mix of wood and wrought iron, opens to the nice hallway with oak staircase and white painted roof beams.
To the right is the spacious, 47m² living/dining room where the original charm has been preserved with open fireplace, oak beams and stone walls. A patio doors open to a small garden.To the right is the excellent 30m² kitchen with central work space, lots of storage space and an integrated wood burner. The beams have been painted a shade of grey to harmonize with the furniture. A wide patio doors allows lots of natural light whilst the bread oven reflects the history of this building.
Upstairs you will discover a 12m² bathroom with corner bath, shower, double sink, towel-dryer radiator and separate toilet with wash basin. The first bedroom is 20m² and has wooden flooring and a walk-in wardrobe whilst the second bedroom measures 13m².
A spiral staircase leads up to the second floor where two bedrooms are to finish as you wish, with a nice view of the mountains as well as a toilet and wash basin.
Attached to the main house is a first outbuilding with independent entrance perfect for creation of a gite. It currently houses, on the ground floor, a laundry area with lots of storage, shower and toilet and a sitting room decorated in an original design using a hayrack and old cupboard doors. Stairs lead to a bright mezzanine which serves, to the right, an 18m² bedroom, and to the left, access to the loft and the attic of the second outbuilding. A superb space for creation of a gite or chambre d'hotes.
Outside and to the rear, you will discover a tile-floored, 24m² workshop (old livestock barn) and a shelter for hens and pigs.
Construction is traditional with 50cm thick stone walls. The roof is covered in slate and in good condition, newly laid 15 years previously. The renovations were carried out carefully and professionally and the diagnostic survey on the property attests to this. Under-floor heating by electricity is on the ground floor and augmented by the fireplace and wood burner. Upstairs, ceramic radiators use electricity as well as for hot water. All windows are double glazed with wooden shutters except the bedrooms where there are electric roller shutters. The septic tank system is up to current regulations at time of publication.
The gate to the property is automated. The outside areas are divided into three separate areas with a small garden at the entrance, a south-facing courtyard and a larger garden with views of the countryside. You will also have a well for saving money on water.
This beautiful house is in a village just 10 mins from the thermal spa town of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 10 mins from A64 motorway, 25 mins from Tarbes for TGV, 35 mins from airport, 40 mins from skiing, 1h30 from Toulouse, 1h45 from Biarritz and 3h15 from the Mediterranean.