![]() Covering the former province of Perigord, Dordogne has become an ever popular destination for French property buyers. The traditional, long farmhouse is steeped in light and reflects a successful contemporary style that blends perfectly with the warmth of the old building’s yellow stone.Dordogne is the northernmost department of Aquitaine, in the south west of France. It is laid out with a reading area, a study as well as two bedrooms, sharing a shower room. The upstairs takes the form of a mezzanine, looking down into the lounge below. A bedroom, with a private shower room, completes this floor. Meals can be convivially taken either in a 19.5 m² dining room or in a 17.5 m² kitchen. It opens, on the south side, on to a terrace, spanning approx. The garden level is taken up by a large, 52 m² lounge, enhanced with a cathedral ceiling and a stone fireplace. 50 m², comprising a living room, a kitchen, two bedrooms and a shower room. The first, on the north side, is upstairs and opens on to a large terrace. The old tobacco barn was ingeniously converted into a traditional, long farmhouse in 2008. Bedroom no.2 also has its own private lounge. Each one has its own bathroom, four of which have both a bath and a shower. Three of the bedrooms face south (no.2 23 m², no.3 32 m² and no.4 32 m²), the other two (no.5 16 m² and no.6 22 m²) are illuminated by windows facing west, east and north. This level is taken up by five comfortable, rather bright and attractively decorated bedrooms, some of which are enhanced with a fireplace, made of stone or featuring a wooden mantel. Numerous openings help to maintain permanent contact with the charm of the external surroundings. Meals can be taken by the side of an original, monumental stone fireplace. ![]() Two lounges and a bedroom take up the southern section of the house, whilst a dining room and a kitchen are laid out further to the north. A stairway on the east side goes up to the first floor. The main entrance, on the north side, provides access to a large hall, with cement floor tiles laid in a chessboard pattern, leading to the various, soberly decorated rooms on this level. Exposed beams, walls that are lime-rendered or painted in pale hues, stone fireplaces, stone, cement or terracotta floor tiles or even parquet flooring are all features that help to make this house welcoming and pleasant to live in. One of said bedrooms is on the ground floor, together with two lounges, a dining room, a large kitchen as well as a laundry room. It has a total of six bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom. Great attention was paid to the insulation (attic space, walls and windows). All the rooms are spacious and rather bright, given the construction era of the house. 430 m², are in a very good state of preservation throughout. The interiors, spanning a surface area of approx. The roofs, all enhanced with an overhanging cornice, were restored with local, flat tiles during the 1990’s, when major improvement works that included the adding of modern-day home comforts, were carried out. The north-east corner is flanked by a round tower. The north and east facades bear witness to later extensions that now give the building an L-shape. The old, 15th century, stronghold house formed a quadrilateral, spanning two levels, topped with a hip roof. Set a short distance from the buildings, it is concealed behind a tall yew tree, under which it is possible to enjoy certain meals. It is also possible to glimpse a pond, where it is pleasant to sit and appreciate the surroundings. ![]() 1.85 ha and dotted in places by trees, many bearing fruit, as well as by a densely wooded hillside. The landscaped parklands are extended by a meadow, spanning approx. This property is surrounded by protective grounds, spanning a little more than 4.5 hectares, thus keeping the neighbours in the adjoining hamlet at a distance and, above all, providing a superb, south-facing panoramic view which cannot be changed since it is protected by a non-aedificandi easement. A pedestrian path separates the house from its annexe building, an old tobacco barn now a traditional, long farmhouse, and gives access to the parklands on the south side. The main house completes the enclosure of this area. 82 m², and a lean-to set at right angles, spanning approx. It is delimited by a low stone wall, a hedge and a little, wooded garden, abounding in flowers, as well as by outbuildings which, following one on from the other on the east side, include a dovecote, a barn spanning approx. A vast, limestone-lined courtyard is used for parking cars. The property entrance, on its north side, is reached via a little, no-through lane. This large, pleasant village has all local shops and schools. On a plateau dominating the Dordogne Valley, this property is barely a kilometre from the village under whose jurisdiction it falls.
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