A stately and sunny 19th-century dwelling, with its ornamental grounds, swimming pool and holiday cottage, 55 minutes from Toulouse - ref 205725
A stately and sunny 19th-century dwelling, with its ornamental grounds, swimming pool and holiday cottage, 55 minutes from Toulouse.
In the Occitanie region, a region known for its history and gastronomy, and within the rolling, terraced countryside of a region known as "French Tuscany", the property is located within the former perimeter of a "sauveté", or village that once provided refuge to fugitives and wanderers, founded in the 12th century by monks from Moissac. Today, protected under the stewardship of three Natura 2000 zones and three natural areas of ecological, faunal and floristic interest, the village enjoys a mild climate, while the dynamic municipality includes many services for daily life, including shops, medical facilities and schools. In addition, a TER train station is approximately 15 minutes away, whereas Montauban and Toulouse are 35 and 55 minutes away, respectively.
A secondary road, rarely frequented, runs parallel to the property on one side, which is, in turn, bordered by a pink brick wall with coping, topped with spiked wrought-iron fencing and lined with panels in order to shelter the property from view. A wide and tall gate with solid metal leaves is framed by two square pink brick pillars, which abut a building on either side, while the entrance itself opens on to an interior courtyard, covered in white and beige gravel. Flanked on either side by the two edifices and a low wall, it extends over approximately 525 m², and features a central well, clad in brick and Garonne River pebbles.
On one side, the courtyard provides access to an L-shaped, two-storey, dual-aspect outbuilding, of approximately 365 m², topped with a barrel tile hipped roof and renovated in 2006, which communicates, in the back, with a meadow featuring flowering shrubs, a swimming pool and a vegetable garden.
As for the other side of the courtyard, a two-storey manor house is crowned with a hipped roof and features an inhabitable floor area of approximately 306 m². Extending on from here, a door provides access to a small outbuilding abutting the dwelling, while a double-leaf gate, framed by two square pillars, opens on to a private, tree-filled garden, via a gravel area sheltered from the sun. This garden, extended by a small patio and entirely enclosed by walls, communicates with the rest of the grounds below where a remarkable multi-century cedar stands amidst a variety of different trees.
The Manor HouseBuilt on a rectangular foundation, the manor features two pink brick exteriors, while the other two are coated in plaster. Cadenced by a variety of rectilinear or arched windows, most of which are safeguarded by white-painted wooden shutters, on the ground floor, the house is accessible via four sets of double doors as well as an individual one, located on either side of the dwelling. As for the garden side, a patio bordered by a low wall topped with pink brick skirts one side of the building and provides access to the garden or the gravel area via several different openings.
The ground floor
On the courtyard side, a pair of white wooden double doors with wrought-iron nails, opens on to an entrance hall, which is, in turn, extended by a wide corridor and decorated with white wooden moulded wainscoting as well as wide terracotta floor tiles in an array of soft hues, which provide a splash of colour for this functional space.
As for the corridor, it provides access, on the left, to a kitchen and a living room, and, on the right, to a dining room, while a staircase with a wrought-iron guardrail featuring ornate details provides upstairs access.
With a floor area of approximately 26 m², the renovated kitchen is arranged around an eating area and a central island and has been outfitted with quartz countertops, dark grey terrazzo floor tiles and visible ceiling beams. In the back, a door ...
