Village House and barn

2, Impasse des Voyageurs, Ouveillan.

A charming old 2/3 bedroom, fully renovated cottage situated in a quiet cul de sac, close to the village centre and its amenities.

• Kitchen/Dining room - 5.6m x 3.6m

With hand made corner kitchen and terra cotta tiled floor, staircase off.

• Lounge - 5.6m x 2.7m

With glass fronted wood burning foyer and stone surround. Terra cotta floor tiles.

• Outside courtyard/ dining area - 3.4m x 2.6m

With quarry tiled floor.

• Utility room/ toilet - 3.4m x 1.6m

Washing machine site, shelving and water heater. With white tiled shower, w/c and wash hand basin.

1^st floor. The original red tommettes have been restored and retained on the floors of landing and bedrooms.

• Bedroom 1 - 3.1m x 2.7m.

With original French window and balcony.

• Bedroom 2 - 3.2m x 2.8m.

With built in storage over staircase.

• Study/Bedroom 3 - 3.8m 2.7m

With external glazed door onto terrace (3.4m x 1.8m) overlooking courtyard. Currently used as an office with computer terminal, and occasionally as an extra bedroom.

• Bathroom - 2.6m x 2.4m

With new “Roca” w/c and basin and large shower. “Velux” roof window over.

Remise.(Outbuilding)

Immediately opposite the narrow “impasse”, the restored outbuilding comprises…

Ground floor - 4.5m x 3.2m.

Log store and workshop, with concrete floor and new beamed ceilings. Staircase off.

1^st Floor - 4.5m x 3.9m

Studio, with new double glazed window and “Velux” roof window. New pine boarded floor and high insulated plasterboard ceiling. Large fitted work table and bench.

The remise has been put into first class order, with all the old addled plaster removed and the walls rendered and painted. There is potential to install a sleeping platform on the first floor and to turn the ground floor into a kitchen and shower room. Drainage and water supply are immediately outside. Permission would be required for this work, but there is no reason why this should not be forthcoming.

The property was purchased by the present owners in 2002 in a sorry state. New external doors and windows were fitted, new partition walls and doors on first floor. Ceilings were insulated , plaster-boarded and plastered. The plumbing and drainage system was entirely replaced as was the entire electrical system. A “Noirot” electric central heating system was fitted. It was, of course decorated throughout.

The house is genuinely cheap to run, with butchers, bakers and supermarkets all within 2 minutes walk. Security is not a problem, which makes it ideal for vacations or for full time living.

Ouveillan is unusual in that it has not suffered from depopulation and is able to support a good array of shops. There are currently two butchers, two bakers, two bars and two excellent small supermarkets. There is a cinema and a pottery, a vibrant rugby club and sports complex and a successful wine cooperative also an old fashioned hotel/ restaurant.

The village is most definitely non “inondable”as it is sited in an elevated position.

It is only some 10 kilometres from the lovely city of Narbonne and the autoroute links south to Spain (75min), North to Bordeaux (3hrs) and East to the Rhone(90mins). The beaches are less than 30 mins, as is the Haut Languedoc National Park, with its magnificent scenery, and the canal du midi is a couple of miles away. The place is Nirvana for the wine buff, with all the great wines of the midi within easy reach.

We are well served by airports, Carcassonne is 45mins, Perpignon 60mins, Toulouse, Nimes and Gerona all 90 mins.

For more information please telephone 00 33 4 67 25 14 75.