Property features
DPE1: 138 DPE2: 37 Number of rooms:…
Description
Located 15 mins north of Tarbes, you will fall under the spell of this authentic, charming and entirely renovated 19th Century dwelling. A former presbytery, this south-facing 300m² home with swimming pool offers a spacious living room, kitchen, 5 bedrooms (one of which on ground floor), a bathroom and shower room plus 850m² of enclosed and tree-filled land. The furniture, terracotta tiling, stone walls and original ceiling beams add to the charm of this splendid property. One for your shortlist.
Lovers of old world charm and authentic properties will adore this stone-facade property. The ground floor patio doors, balcony and generous windows give directly on to the terrace and swimming pool. On entering this house, you will discover the superb staircase serving the two upper floors.
The ground floor has a guest bedroom, toilet, kitchen and immense living room. The bedroom measures 30m², the kitchen 25m² with larder, bread oven and original stone hand wash basin whilst the living room offers a vast 60m². All adorned with terracotta flooring, apparent stone walls and ceiling beams. To cap it all, a beautiful mezzanine is open above the living room offering a view up the cathedral-style ceiling and boat-beam roof framework. A chimney with wood burner are present in the living room and kitchen.
The first floor is centred around the atypical 30m² central mezzanine opening down to the living room. A 25m² master bedroom enjoys a bath, walk-in shower and a 15m² walk-in wardrobe. A second bedroom and bathroom with shower, double sink and separate toilet complete this level.
The second floor has two further bedrooms of 15m² and 19m² with sloping ceiling.
The house is sitting on a plot of 850m² with garden including the 8x12m pool with pool house.
The roof is covered in tile and in very good condition. Windows are double glazed with wooden, aluminium and PVC frames present. Central heating is supplied by gas from a storage tank (boiler new in 2006) and complemented by the wood burners. A new electric-powered storage tank is brand new and supplies hot water. The diagnostic survey is up to date and available on demand. The pool is chlorine treated in winter and salt treated in summer.
You will be is a splendid country dwelling just 15 mins from the centre of Tarbes, 10 mins from the Meridien shopping complex, 15 mins from A64 motorway, 25 mins from airport, 1h from skiing and 1h45 from the Ocean.