Beautiful House in the South of France, with Outstanding Views, Near to Uzes, Nimes and the Mediterranean Coast. B/B Pot…

Property Description

Beautiful House in the South of France, with Outstanding Views, Near to Uzes, Nimes and the Mediterranean Coast. B/B Potential.

Summary
Facing South, and situated in the foothills of the Cevennes National Park, an area of outstanding beauty, this property, (154 square metres) located in the village of St Julien Les Rosiers, is now offered for sale as the English owners, after 15 happy years in the house, wish to return to the UK to help raise their grandchildren.

With outstanding views of the Cevennes and St Julien Les Rosiers, the house ( air-conditioned, but 3/5 units need gas) is perfect for a relaxing life, entertaining friends and family, and enjoying a most wonderful climate with great outdoor living.

Ground Floor: Garage (electric doors) and Workshop with washing machine and drier, bedroom with en-suite shower leading directly on to the outdoor terrace. Oil-fired boiler and large oil storage tank.

First Floor: Large Lounge (54 sq metres), 2 bedrooms, Kitchen, Study (used as a bedroom, making 3) Toilet, Bathroom with superb bathtub and shower cubicle. The Lounge has floor to ceiling double glazed windows (2 sides) which offer outstanding views of the Cevennes and the local area. Equally brilliant in winter these windows magnify the afternoon sun. Windows are equipped with electric shutters, as well as full length curtains. Central stove with multi-fuel options for added warmth in winter.

Outdoors: Large Terrace, with outdoor lighting, summer kitchen/BBQ and 9 m x 5 m oval swimming pool. Kitchen garden for your summer/winter vegetables. Boules court and flower borders. The lower level garden is essentially an Orchard, with cherries, apples, apricots etc.

Parking for 3-4 cars at the front. Electric gates with internal intercom.

We are in easy reach of Ales, Uzes, Nimes and the Mediterranean coast, as well as super road/rail connections to Spain (Barcelona and Madrid). Nearby airports include Nimes, Montpellier, and Avignon.

An English-speaking doctor is only 15 minutes away. Similarly Ales hospital is nearby (15 minutes). Ales and nearby Barjac host weekly markets.

The property extends to around 2300 sq metres in total.

Location
10 minutes from Ales, 45 minutes from Uzes/Nimes
Plenty of golf courses
Lovely restaurants in Ales
"Pont du Gard" about 50 minutes away
15 minutes from entry to the Cevennes National Park

Access
Nearby airports include Montpellier, Nimes and Marseilles

Interior
Gound Floor includes bedroom and "en-suite" large shower and toilet, garage and atelier (workshop) with Laundry facilities.
First floor includes very large lounge (54 metres square) with floor to ceiling double glazed windows providing outstanding views of the Cevennes and the local coutryside. This floor also includes two bedrooms, a study (used as a bedroom, making three actually), toilet, bathroom and a fully-fitted kitchen.

Exterior
The total surface area of the property is 2300 Metres Square. About half of the outside area is orchard, which has a sloping side The top terrace is paved, and enjoys an outdoor kitchen enclosed on 3 sides with super BBQ and a roofed terraced area. The house is south facing, and so the sunsets are spectacular from the terrace in the evening. The top terrace has a boules area, flower beds, a kitchen garden and plenty of parking.

Additional Details
Over the years the house has benefited from numerous improvements, including but not limited to:

Updated electrical system;
A new roof in the terrace area (to make it totally covered);
New arms for the electrical gates;
A new liner for the swimming pool;
A fence (very high quality) ensuring the swimming pool meets the appropriate safety standards;
Roof Insulation;
New electric shutters to enable the lounge to be totally screened (Outdoor shutters as well);
Transformation of the ground floor studio into a high quality bedroom and toilet with an enormous shower;
Renovation of first floor toilet and bathroom to a high standard;
Astroturf to pool surround.

The "Taxe Fonciere" for 2023 was 1577 Euros.

Why not join "Brits Nimes" an Association geared to enjoying life in the Gard, such as monthly lunches, apero evenings, walking, chess, billiards. gardening club, making new friends etc. etc.

Revenue Generation
Not now, but in past years we have opened up the ground floor bedroom/shower room and toilet to B and B guests. We stopped this as too many preferred to stay and enjoy the garden/pool soaking up the sun. Thus we, the owners were denied the pleasure. However from a financial point of view it was very successful.