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Main house 4 beds/4 baths
Apartment fully self contained with 1 bedroom
345m2 habitable
Garage/workshop
Village centre retaining privacy
Character property
Full central heating with double glazing
Salt water pool
Pretty terraced garden
1450m2 land

Located in a pretty hilltop village with basic shopping facilities, this impressive stone house has been tastefully maintained to provide spacious and comfortable family accommodation with the added bonus of a separate self contained apartment. Local towns include Duras (5 minutes), Marmande (15 minutes), Bergerac (40 minutes) and Bordeaux (1 hour 15 minutes).

The accommodation is laid out on 3 floors with the apartment located on the lower ground floor:

Entrance (3 x 2m) with tiled floor
Sitting room (5 x 5m) with tiled floor and open fireplace
Kitchen (5 x 5m) with tiled floor, fitted kitchen and door to lower garden and covered terrace
Bedroom (5 x 5m) with tiled floor
Cave (7.5 x 5m) with year round constant temperature for wine storage and an irrigation well.

An enclosed staircase leads up from the lower ground floor to the upper ground floor:

Main entrance hall (7 x 2m) with original floor boards
Sitting room (5 x 5m) with original wood floor, stone fireplace, exposed stone walls and glazed door to outside pool terrace
Kitchen (5 x 5m) with fitted units, central island, open stone fireplace and original wood floor
The kitchen opens into the dining room (5 x 5m) with open fireplace and exposed stone walls
Office/Bedroom 5 (5 x 5m) with open fireplace and original floor. A glazed door leads out to the side garden and down a series of stairs into the village
Bathroom (4 x 2.5m) with bath, laundry area, toilet and basin

First Floor

Landing (7 x 2m)
Bedroom 1 (5 x 5m) including en suite shower room and open fireplace
Bedroom 2 (5 x 5m) with open fireplace and en suite bathroom (2.5 x 1.9m)
Bedroom 3 (5 x 5m) with open fireplace and en suite shower room (2.5 x 1.8m)
Bedroom 4 (5 x 5m) with open fireplace

Attic (12 x 10m) with sufficient head height for accommodation, this floor is an ideal workshop or painter's studio.

The house has full oil central heating with a modern 'Buderus' boiler and the apartment has a separate gas central heating system with a large gas tank buried in the garden outside. All windows are double glazed and the house is connected to mains drains.

Garage/Workshop

Measuring 60m2 on the floor with a mezzanine area of 20m2 this is ideal space for the storage of tools and cars. Also excellent area for hobby practices.

Externally the gardens are split over 3 terraces with the apartment enjoying a private lower level and covered terrace, the main house has access to the upper garden where there is a salt water swimming pool and terracing. The middle garden provides access to the pool equipment and has many mature shrubs and trees. It is the perfect place to have a vegetable garden away from the more ornamental upper level. There is private external parking for 2 cars on the upper level with access through a pair of privacy gates.

This is a wonderfully equipped village house of beautiful & light proportions and is ideal for those seeking to live in the community but retaining a degree of privacy. The village has an excellent local reputation for its summer fetes and dynamic council. There is everything at hand for daily living including a popular village store, bakers, butchers, pharmacy, doctors, dentist, post office, primary school and sports facilities.