Four Bed Bungalow with Gite & Heated Pool, Near Carcassonne

Property Description

Single Storey South Facing Four Bedroom Villa & Gite, Heated Pool, Villemoustaussou, Aude, Languedoc Roussillon, France


Overview
Constructed in 1975 and substantially extended in the mid 1990’s this single storey “Colonial” style four bedroom villa provides around 237m2 of space with an independent fully self-contained single storey, one bedroom apartment.

If purchasers are interested, the property may be available furnished or part furnished and complete with ride on lawnmower, trailer and trusty Renault Megane Scenic if required (subject to agreement)

Sitting in around 3500m2 of garden the south facing front terrace overlooks the 10 x 5 metre heated pool whilst the wooded rear north facing rear garden provides shade.

Conveniently located on a low hill ten to fifteen minutes’ walk from the centre of the Circulade village of Villemoustaussou which has everything needed for day to day living and is around 5 kilometres north of Carcassonne, the Unesco World Heritage city.

Location
The property is ideally located in the Aude region of Languedoc Roussillon a fifteen minute drive south takes you to the historic 12th century “Cite” of Carcassonne which is an internationally renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site with a fascinating history, a wide range of events and activities for all ages and an excellent selection of restaurants.

Villemoustaussou is a much sought after village, 5 kilometres north of Carcassonne. The vibrant village holds regular events throughout the year in the local civic hall, including art exhibitions, musical evenings, “Vide Grenier” and festivals of dance and music.

Extensive screen planting to the boundaries of the property ensures high levels of privacy.

The village is well served with local shops and facilities Including:

• Bar/ restaurant (Boulevard Café)
(see Trip Advisor reviews),
• Convenience Store which is well stocked
with everyday items.
• High quality butchers.
• Three Boulangeries.
• Fruit & Vegetable Shop.
• Florist.
• Tobacconist / Newsagent.
• Post Office.
• New pharmacy and Doctors group
practice.
• There is also a petrol filling station
and excellent local garage.
• Church.
• Primary School.
• Sports Club.

The recently opened state of the art Hospital with twenty four hour Accident & Emergency service is a fifteen minute drive away.

The nearby the “Pont Rouge” retail park has a recently extended Carrefour supermarket, Aldi, Artisan Boulangerie featured on the “Hairy Bikers” programme, Multi-screen cinema, restaurants, hotel, electrical (PC World type) shop, log merchants, banks, insurance brokers and opticians.

Transport:

Bus:
There is a regular bus service between the village and the centre of Carcassonne.

Rail:
Carcassonne railway station provides a wide range of services both locally and into Spain via Narbonne.

Taxi:
There is also a local Taxi firm who are very reliable. Costs around €20 for two people to the airport.

By Air:

Carcassonne (Salvaza) Airport. All year round Ryanair Flights to / from London Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Cork, Manchester, East Midlands, Porto & Charleroi Airports. Airport 20 minutes drive away.

Toulouse
All year round Easy Jet & Fly-Be flights to the UK.
Flights within France, Europe and Internationally.
One hours drive away and accessible via Train and tram.

Perpignan
All year round Fly-Be & Ryanair flights to Birmingham, London Stansted, Dublin, Belgium, Nantes, Paris Orly & Morocco
One Hour Fifteen minutes drive away.

Bezier Cap D’Agde
Seasonal flights to Manchester, Bristol, Luton, Edinburgh, Dusseldorf.

Other airports within a two to three hour drive are:
Nimes
Girona
Montpellier

By Car:

The Mediterranean coast at Narbonne Plage or Gruissan are both around a forty five minute drive away

The historic city of Perpignan is an hour and fifteen minutes away.

The Spanish border is just under two hours and Barcelona is a three and half hour drive away or two and half hours by train from Carcassonne.


Attractions:

In addition to the fascinating, Historic Cite of Carcassonne, the nineteenth century Carcassonne “low town” is a vibrant place to spend time. With its twice weekly market and open air events in the square there is always something to see or do.

There is a Theatre and regular organ recitals and classical music concerts in the Church of St Vincent and the Cathedral in the “Cite” during the Summer and Autumn.

The famous Pont Rouge Aqueduct where the Canal du Midi passes over the river Fresquel is fifteen minutes drive away.

Other attractions within a half hour drive away are:

• The Gouffre De Cabrespine - www.gouffre-de-cabrespine.com/en
• Cathar Castle at Lastours
• Canal Du Midi
• Le Grotte de Limousis - www.grotte-de-limousis.com
• Lac de Cavayere
• National Parks

The Mediterranean beaches are 45 minutes away by car and the Pyrenean Ski Resorts of Font Romeu and Axe-Les-Thermes are a two and half hour drive. Barcelona is a three hour drive away or two and half hours by train.

The Property:

The Villa is an individually designed property constructed to a high standard in 1975 in landscaped grounds of approximately 0.9 of an acre / 3542m2.

It was substantially extended in the 1990’s when a separate ground floor apartment was created and the garage, carport and store / plant rooms were added.

The well designed layout of the property has the bedrooms on the eastern side with the living rooms facing south and west. The kitchen faces the wooded rear garden to the north.

The kitchen was refitted and re-tiled in 2008 and the main bathroom refurbished.

New high efficiency radiators were fitted throughout the property at the same time and a high capacity electric water heater fitted.

The guttering throughout and the flat roof above the apartment were replaced in 2017.







Layout (See Floor Plan):
The layout of the property offer spacious and flexible accommodation, comprising:

Main “L” shaped lounge / Dining Room
With open wood burning fireplace and French windows providing access onto the south facing and east facing covered terraces

Second Lounge
South facing with built in bookcases and French windows providing access to the south facing terrace.

North facing “L” shaped Kitchen / Breakfast room
Kitchen fully re-fitted in 2008 with built in Fridge / Freezer, bottled gas hob, Convection oven, stainless steel 1.5 bowl sink, integral Microwave oven. Integrated Dishwasher.

Ultility Room
Plumbing for washing machine.

Internal lobby area with cloaks cupboard and reversible air conditioning. Lobby providing access to:

Bedroom One
Double bedroom with built in wardrobes and east facing French windows onto garden.

Bedroom Two
Double bedroom with built in wardrobes and east facing French windows onto garden

Bedroom Three
Double bedroom with built in wardrobes and east facing French windows onto garden

Bedroom Four
Small double bedroom, currently used as a study. West facing French windows onto rear courtyard.

Shower room
Shower, WC and vanity unit.

Separate WC
WC and wash hand basin.

Bathroom
Bathroom with Jacuzzi bath, WC and vanity unit.

Gite /Apartment
In addition to the main house, there is a one bedroom independent Gite comprising:

Lounge / Mini-Kitchen / Dining area with reversible air conditioning.

Shower room with WC, shower and wash hand basin.

Twin bedroom with built in wardrobes and French windows onto south facing garden.

Ancillary Spaces

• Covered carport for three cars

• Large garage with built in cupboards, sink and worktops

• Plumbing and power for washing machine

• Secure store room

Plant Room housing:

• Swimming pool pump and filtration system

• Arrosage System & Controls

• Oil Fired Boiler

• Electric water heater

Gardens & External Space:

• The front, south facing garden is laid to lawn with specimen trees and a parking area for two cars

• South facing covered terrace with occasional views to the Pyrenees and glimpses of the Historic Cite

• West facing covered dining area with access from lounge

• North facing rear forecourt with rear entrance from car parking area

• East facing garden with access to bedrooms

• Sunken garden area with lighting

• Drying Area.

• Extensive shaded garden to the rear of
the property


Space:

• Internal floor habitable floor area
approximately 237m2 (2550sq ft)

• Land area approximately 3545m2
(0.9acres)




Other Features:

• Electric gates

• Broadband

• CCTV

• Landscape architect designed gardens

• 10 x 5m heated swimming pool with
electric roller cover

• Automatic garden watering system

• External power points in garden area

• Mains drainage

• Well

• Reversible Air conditioning to apartment lounge and bedroom corridor.

• Oil fired central heating

• Parking for several vehicles

• Potential to convert garage block into
further self-contained apartments or
living space


Income Generation:

The location of the property, heated swimming pool, extensive grounds and proximity to many tourist attractions, motorways, trains and the airport make the property and ideal “Holiday Let”.

Similar properties are let during the summer season for between £1500 to £2300 per week. The separate Gite would enable an owner occupier to generate income from the Gite whilst remaining in the main property or vice-versa.


Further Information:

For further information, please contact Philip or Christine Millson by email on:

Philip – pm@millsonassociates.co.uk

Christine – christinelukemillson@hotmail.com