This former majestic wine property consists of a stately manor house (early 19th century) and three other houses - grouped around a courtyard, a large wine cave on two floors, set in 14 hectares of park, wood and agricultural land, bordered by vineyards. The property is ideally situated in a quiet but not isolated setting only 10 minutes from Carcassonne and less than one hour from Toulouse
Description of the buildings
The main house offers 600m² of living space (and attic).
Ground floor (250m²): Entrance hall with office, spacious kitchen, dining room with fire place, living room with fire place, library/music room, cellar, covered patio (40m²), south facing terrace
First floor (180m²) : 4 bedrooms (each about 30m² each), 2 spacious bathrooms, cloakroom, dressing
Second floor (180m²): Project started for 4 bedrooms and two bathrooms
Attic (180m²): Fully renovated, actually used for storage
Next to the main house are two other houses.
House ‘Le Palmier’ (150m²), ground floor :
Dining/living room (60m²), fire place, fully equipped kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, separate toilet.
First floor (150m²)
Former hay storage (could be easily converted into apartment or extension of the house)
French doors opening to a large south facing terrace.
House ‘Le Laurier’ (125 m2) on 2 floors:
Ground floor: dining/sitting room with open kitchen. French doors opening to the park.
First floor: 3 bedrooms, separate toilet, bathroom with bath and shower.
Opposite the main house a third house (l’Olivier), 225 m² on 2 floors:
Ground floor: Living/dining room with open fire and wood stove, kitchen, bedroom with bathroom, another living room.
First floor: 3 bedrooms, small room and nice bathroom with bath and shower. Attic
Next to this house an apartment (45m²) on 3 floors.
Covered terrace (100m²) on courtyard
Outbuildings:
Wine cave/barn, with new roof, on two floors.
Ground floor: 500m² , 1st floor: 425m²
Two sheds for garden material (one of them a former so called ‘orangerie’)
Former pigeon house
Large swimming pool (14 x 7m) with pool house, toilet and about 200 m² of terraces
Grounds
Around the house are 8.3 hectares. A well kept garden / park (about 5000m²), the remaining agricultural land, bordered by nice vineyards. 5.7 hectares of wood not too far from the house. 4 wells, two of them with plenty of water
General condition
The main house as well as the three other houses are in an impeccable condition. Central heating (gas) in main house and Le Palmier’, electric central heating in ‘Le Laurier’,
Comments
This property with its 4 houses, nearby Carcassonne with its international airport and not too far from Toulouse, well situated with nice views and no new buildings in sight, quiet but not isolated is ideal for several families or friends who want to stay on their own .
Price AFI: 1 890 000€ - £1 572 858 - $2 487 240

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