An 18th-century stone barn, transformed into a holiday cottage, in a historical village, at the base of the Jura foothills - ref 676770
An 18th-century stone barn, transformed into a holiday cottage, in a historical village, at the base of the Jura foothills.
Located in the southwest of the Jura department, along the outskirts of the Bresse plain and at the base of the first foothills of the Jura Mountains, the historical and charming town of Saint-Amour, featuring shops and other services, is located 28 kilometres to the north of Bourg-en-Bresse, 90 kilometres to the northeast of Lyon, 33 kilometres to the southwest of Lons-le-Saunier and 95 kilometres from Geneva.
In addition, a train from Saint-Amour provides access to Lyon in a little more than one hour, via the Lyon-Strasbourg rail line, while the A39 green motorway, three kilometres from the village's downtown area, links Dijon to Bourg-en-Bresse in a little more than 1.5 hours. Boasting a rich multi-century history, Saint-Amour is also appealing thanks to its setting within a protected natural environment (featuring a type-1 Natural area of ecological, faunal and floristic interest located in the southern part of the region).
The two buildings that compose "The small stone barns of Saint-Amour", located in the middle of the aforementioned town, were built in 1750, while the holiday cottage, facing east-west, and the main dwelling, positioned along a north-south axis, feature a total footprint of approximately 350 m², including a small courtyard that separates the two edifices. As for the property, situated in the historical centre of Saint-Amour, it is only one minute from the former convent of the Celestines, one of the town's landmarks, founded in 1621.
With two floors, the holiday cottage boasts an inhabitable floor area of nearly 400 m², while a car park was created in front of its entrance as well as a barbecue area for its guests. Purchased in 2021 by the current occupants, this former barn, with a pointed rubble stone exterior and rectilinear or basket-handle doors and windows surrounded by ashlar stone, was completely renovated and has incorporated all the features of a modern holiday cottage within a charming and ancient edifice.
Sharing the interior courtyard with the holiday cottage, the former of which also provides access to a vaulted cellar, the three-storey main dwelling has not been fully renovated and its ground floor waits to be completed. It should be noted that the holiday cottage's electric heating system is supplemented with both a wood-burning stove and a wood-pellet stove in its areas dedicated to entertaining, such as the dining room and living room.
The Holiday CottageThe ground floor of the two-storey former barn is reserved for leisure activities and dining services with a kitchen, dining room, living room, as well as an area, on the right, furnished with table football and a snooker table, while the left side has been turned into a wellness area with a swimming pool located towards the back of the room. With faux-wood floor tiles for both the ground floor and upper level, the latter contains the guest bedrooms and their associated showers.
The ground floor
The large front door, accessible from the parking area skirting the holiday cottage, opens on to a room of approximately 60 m², including a rather sizeable dining room area for festive gatherings and a kitchen space to the left with four gas burners, while a staircase, to the right of the entrance, ascends to the upper level.
In addition, a wood-burning stove located under the stairs provides a cosy touch for this immense space, in the back of which three steps provide access to the living room area, of approximately 20 m², featuring, on the left, a fireplace with a wood-pellet stove and, on the right, a lavatory.
Immediately after the entrance, a small room (which contains the swimming pool's machinery) opens on to an area dedicated to relaxation, of approximately 50 m², with an ...
