Five Bedroomed Property with Mountain Views

Property Description

Highlights
Detached house with swimming pool.
Magnificent 180’ vista of the Pyrenees.
Tranquil rural setting yet not isolated.
Easy access, 12 minutes, to a main town with all amenities.
Great base for various activities including walking, skiing, golf.


Overview
This five bedroomed South-facing property benefits from wonderful 180’ views of the Pyrenees.
Built around 1970 the detached property is built in an ‘old’ Commingeois style with wooden beams. It is situated on an approximate 0.72 acres site.

Location
Although a rural location, it is not isolated and only a twelve minute drive to the local town of St Gaudens 8km away which has shops, supermarkets, cafes, a tennis club, a rugby club and buildings of interest including a church and cloisters.
The property is fifteen minutes from the A64. It is a one hour, 102km, drive to Toulouse with its many cultural activities, historic buildings, shops and restaurants.
A golf course is thirty minutes’ drive, 37km, at Lannemazan.
It is 71km to the nearest ski slope at St Lary Soulan in the French Pyrenees. Whilst Baqueira Beret on the Spanish side of the mountains is only 87km away.
If you don’t ski you can walk, birdwatch, cycle or just have a day out to watch the Tour de France in the beautiful mountains.
The nearest airport is at Toulouse.
It is 118km to Pau airport and Carcassonne is 183km away. All these airports have numerous flights operating.
The nearest rail link is at St Gaudens.

The House
The original two bedroomed property was extended by us ten years ago to give a further two bedrooms (the largest being 5.1m x 4.6m) and a four piece bathroom on ground level. An oak staircase leads to the fifth bedroom.
An open plan living/ dining area of 7.2m x 7m has an open fireplace and working chimney. There is a range of low level units and a large storage cupboard in the kitchen. The gas hob is fuelled by bottles gas whilst the single oven is electric. There is ample worktop space.
A further two bedrooms, separate w.c. and shower room complete the interior.
Six of the rooms have uninterrupted views of the Pyrenees.

Outside
At the front of the property is a covered terrace area. In the garden which is lawn at the front and side of the property there is a 12m x 6m swimming pool with flagged surround and conforming security cover.
You can even see the mountains whilst swimming!
Cherries, pears, figs and damsons grow on the mature trees in the garden.
Behind the property is an attached outbuilding which houses the boiler, fuel tank, storage units and is plumbed for a washing machine.
There is a detached single garage.

Additional
The property has mains electricity and water.
The central heating is fuel. The drainage is to a septic tank.
The original doors and windows were replaced two years ago so all the house is double glazed.
The floor is tiled in the living areas and wood in the bedrooms.
There is an attic the length of the original house with potential to develop into more living space if required.
Annual Taxe d’habitation (with TV licence) is 875 euros
Annual Taxes Foncieres is 727 euros.

Whilst living and working full time in the UK this property has been our retreat for fourteen years. We are only selling as we have bought an old house in the same area.