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New Detached House, Pyrenees, Ariege
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Number of Bedrooms: 4 Price: €358,000
Living Space: 260 m²
Land: 2000 m²
Location: Near Foix
Area: Department 09, Pyrenees, Ariege.
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Ref: BF 0807-Les Tonnelliers
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The first thing to mention before giving the details of this house for sale is that the region in which it is situated is an area of outstanding natural beauty and one of the last truly wild and undeveloped areas in Europe, yet within 1 hour of two international airports but without the overflights.
This recently completed new 4 bedroomed house placed in 2000 m² (1/5th acre) of private garden is offered for sale due a change in family circumstances.
Built and finished to high standards by an English architect living permanently in France, for himself and his family, it was completed in 2006.
This property is being sold privately.
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Level 1
The Basement: 110 m²
Above ground basement
Garage
Workshop
Wine cellar
Storage
Scullery and laundry area
5 double glazed windows
Level 2
Approached from the purpose built car port: 5 m x 6 m has an entrance with WC. Door to:-
Kitchen/dining area: 3.80 m x 4.30 m The new fitted kitchen has everything you would expect from a modern kitchen. There is a picture window giving a superb southerly view to Le Picou, the nearest mountain (1602 m) Door leads to the office/bedroom 4
Office, or bedroom 4: 2.60 m x4 m This room is equipped with TV point, telephone and broadband computer wireless connection. The door leads to the sitting room
Sitting room: 5 m x 4.7 m Also accessed from the kitchen/dining room. The sejour is a room with three picture windows making it very light and spacious with far-reaching unspoilt country views. It has wooden beams and there is a fireplace with log store. This room gives onto a
Large balcony with privacy and country views: 3.90 m x 6.8 m. Stairs lead from the balcony down to the garage etc
From the sejour one enters into the downstairs principal double bedroom: 4.30 m x 3.75 m French doors to private balcony. Door to ensuite bathroom
Ensuite bathroom: 1.7 m x 3.6 m with vanity unit basin and mirror, bidet and WC. Large corner whirlpool massage bath. Large mirror
Level 3
Principal bedroom: 4.30 m x 3.75 m Large built in wardrobes, two picture windows with stunning views to the East, South and West. It opens onto a
Wooden balcony: 6.80 m x 1.80 m from which the sunset can best be appreciated
Bedroom 2: 3.80 m x 3.90 m French windows with easterly and southerly views also opening onto a large balcony. As with the larger bedroom it is equipped with a large built in wardrobe with mirrors
Bathroom: Comprises bath/shower, vanity unit and WC, large mirror
Outside
The garden is private and hedged with laurel
Swimming pool: 8 m x 4 m Sited to take maximum advantage of the southern aspect with a surrounding sun lounging patio
Technical room is situated in the garage
Heating
The house is heated by underfloor gas central heating from a highly efficient condensing Veissman boiler. An annual service agreement is in force with the installer (¤150 pa). The gas tank is installed out of sight in the ground.
The whole house has been designed to exceed modern thermal requirements, minimising fossil fuel gas usage making it a very warm low expenditure habitation.
Services and Charges
The house has very good satellite (UK and European) reception
The property is on main drainage
The property is not metered for water - an annual charge of ¤ 130 is levied by the water company
The houseowner pays: Drainage ¤ 104, Taxe habitation ¤ 418 pa, Taxe foncier ¤ 93 pa
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Local Amenities
There is a popular local cafe bar at La Mouline (1 km). A boulangerie with wood fired oven and a general store 2 km. Another general store/newsagent/tabac 3 km. La Mouline has an open air public swimming pool. There is a hotel restaurant at St. Pierre de Riviere and a sub post office. (5 minutes)
Foix the medieval city with its spectacular castle and old medieval town is 10 minutes by car and has four large supermarkets, many speciality shops, good parking, many pavement cafes and restaurants. Market day is all day Friday.
Sports and activities
The house is situated in the foothills of the beautiful and completely unspoilt natural wilderness of the Parc Natural Regional des Pyrenees Ariegeoises in the highly sought after Vallee de Barguillere. Locally the area is covered with natural broadleaf forest. Rivers and streams are everywhere. Access to this natural treasure is free and unhindered and the countryside is open to all for walking, mountain biking, alpine climbing, hill walking, horse riding canoeing and canyoning. In addition in the area you can learn to para-glide. Within 20 minutes of Foix there are two go-kart tracks - one an international race venue.
Skiing and winter sports
It takes exactly one hour from the house, (door to door), to be at Mont D'Olmes skiing resort, this location is popular with families and has less demanding skiing than Ax Les Thermes,(one hour) Ax has easy cable car access to the hundreds of kilometres of piste and off piste skiing and the usual attendant shops, cafes, restaurants, night life casino etc. Le Plateau de Beille is 35 minutes away and is primarily a resort for cross country skiing (Nordic). Now very popular you can learn to handle a sledge and huskies. Walking with snow shoes or raquettes is also very popular. Andorra with it's duty free status, its designer shopping and many top class skiing resorts, caters for all levels of experience.
Golf
18 hole golf course is situated at La Bastide de Serou which can be reached in 20 minutes. Within 1+ hour distance there are many others.
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This area is always in high demand from people wanting to rent holiday accommodation during the summer and the winter, the area is outstanding in it's leisure facilities, it has always been a preferred holiday venue for the French and Northern Europeans for the summer climate and winter skiing.
Every year all good accommodation is fully booked - usually a year in advance and anyone considering buying this property as an investment can be sure of a regular and premium income from letting.
Maintainance for absentee owners
For anyone wanting to let the house on a regular and year round basis, the following will be of great interest.
The owner of the property can provide a house and garden/pool maintenance local (English) contracter who will guarantee the house and garden is always in good condition, this involves two visits per week in the summer and one per week in the winter, the annual cost of this service is ¤ 1700.
Letting service for absentee owners
If you are letting the house the owner of the property can introduce you to someone who will clean the house twice a week, will change and launder linen after each guest has left, can arrange key hand-overs etc.
Adding to the house
The owner of the property designed the house in such a way that should they, or some-one else want another two bedrooms on the first floor it would be easy and inexpensive to do because all the support structure is already built in.
Another 2 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms would cost ¤50,000. The present owner of the property is prepared to build them for this sum. This house with 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms would command very good rental income.
In addition the present owner deliberately left a piece of land to the North side of the house of approximately 100 m² which would provide the space to be able to build a further two storey building which could encompass four bedrooms and bathrooms. The present owner is prepared to discuss this as a building project in addition to the house.
Building Land adjoining the house
Adjoining the house and garden is a piece of land which belongs to the present owner and which is constructible. It comprises 1700 m², has road frontage and is on mains drainage.
The present owner is not prepared to sell this land seperately but would consider a reasonable offer from a potential purchaser of the house. A reasonable offer means something over ¤45 a m².
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