A traditional Provence house with large outbuildings, a swimming pool, tree-filled garden, and 2 hectares of fig trees, near to Hyères and 20 minutes
A traditional Provence house with large outbuildings, a swimming pool, tree-filled garden, and 2 hectares of fig trees, near to Hyères and 20 minutes from the beaches.
Halfway between Hyères and Toulon, this property is a multifaceted place for living, farming and holidaying, at the foot of the 702-metre altitude Mount Coudon, which overlooks the administrative centre of the Var area and the surrounding municipalities. Consequently, it enjoys proximity to the sea and a wide range of water-based leisure pursuits, while also looking inland towards an almost limitless wealth of walks in the hills. The house is just a few minutes away from the nearest village and can be reached by a small country road winding through the plains of farmland, made up of fig orchards, olive groves and vineyards. The Toulon-Hyères international airport is only 15 minutes away, as is the high-speed TGV railway station in Toulon via the A57 motorway, while the nearest beaches are just a little further.
From the country road, a lane lined with fig trees, also leading to other houses, heads directly to the property's entrance and its wide, sliding gate, behind which there is a large, tarmacked inner courtyard. This vast parking area serves the two outbuildings used for the farming activity but also the two-storey main dwelling and the adjacent single-storey apartment to the west.
The country house, which was erected more than 20 years ago, combines the main dwelling and independent apartment. It boasts a sober and classic appearance that is respectful of Provence's architectural traditions: a subtly toned pink rendered façade, almost perfectly symmetrically laid out rectangular windows - though some doors and patio doors are arched - pastel blue Venetian louvred shutters and, depending on the section of the building, hipped or half-hipped roofs made of half-round tiles, underlined by a double genoise corbel. Its southern façade overlooks a large patio that stretches out in front of the apartment to the west, while the approximately 800-m² garden mainly expands to the south and east. The swimming pool and pool-house are located at the southeastern tip of the garden, which is enclosed by walls and hedges, while a working, approximately 2-hectare, certified organic fig tree orchard can be found to south of the house.
The main dwellingThis two-storey house has a surface area of approximately 174 m². Its main, south-facing façade overlooks an ornamental garden after which a fig tree orchard spreads out over around one hundred metres. Consequently, the house enjoys uninterrupted views and is not overlooked by neighbours. On the southern façade, topped by a hipped roof, there are six rectangular openings in keeping with the traditional architecture of Provence country houses.
The garden-level floor
The main entrance is to the north: a wide, glazed, aluminium door allows light to stream into the hall, which mainly opens onto the reception rooms but also to a corridor to the right leading to the house's technical facilities (a utility room and boiler room, amongst others), a lavatory and the apartment in the extension to the west. The reception rooms include a snug, a lounge and a dining room with an open-plan kitchen. The various sections of this comfortable volume, with a ceiling height of almost 3 metres, are linked by wide, vaulted arches. Thanks to this and the house's typically Provence style south-facing aspect, they are bathed in light. The snug, located to the rear of the lounge, boasts a cosy and comfortable ambiance thanks to its double hearth. Furthermore, this fairly recently built house nevertheless possesses a vintage and traditional character thanks to the old, whitewashed planks on one wall and the whitewashed beams on the ceiling, as in all the rooms. The floors are tiled, except in the lounge where there is ...
