Located 15 minutes from Mont de Marsan, this extremely beautiful house has got character. It has been renovated and has a living space of 320 m²which includes an entrance hall, a kitchen, a storeroom, a living-cum-dining room, a lounge / library, 3 bedrooms, an office, 2 bathrooms, a swimming pool, a barn, a loose box and a self-catering cottage with 4 rooms. The enclosed grounds are flat and measure 1 hectare.
The charm of this house is unbelievable. It was restored in 1988 with a lot of taste and with quality material; yet, it has kept much of its original 1880 style ?its stone structure for example, stones from the area.
To the right of the opulent-looking entrance hall is a big 32 m²old-style kitchen fitted with walnut cupboards. The tile and woodwork recall life of yesteryear. At the far end of the kitchen are two storerooms, one being used as a laundry room. To the left of the hall is a magnificent glass door opening onto a 72 m²living-cum-dining room. You抣l love the peaceful and relaxing atmosphere of this room thanks to its woodwork, its old-style earthenware tiles and its beautiful fireplace. Next, you have the 56 m²lounge / library which has white as the predominant colour. This room is very bri ht which makes it the perfect place to relax and the ideal place for your hobbies ?reading, music, or painting. The French doors open onto a terrace hidden from view. It抯 in front of the 12m x 6m swimming pool which faces south.
There are two staircases leading to the first floor. One is in the library and the other, made of elm, is in the entrance hall. If you take the latter, you arrive on an 18 m²mezzanine which is equipped with cupboards. To the left is an en-suite bedroom of 35 m²with a bath. There are two more en-suite bedrooms (35 m²and 40 m² with a bath and toilets which face south-west and their windows overlook the swimming pool. On the landing, there is a very comfortable corner office.
The wooden shutters painted in blue bring out the charm of this property even more. The tiles on the roof come from the area. The central heating is oil-fired and some rooms have an under-floor heating system. The terrace has an electric awning. The old tiles are those used by the 揂rchitectes de France.? The drainage is connected to a septic tank. A well can be used to supply water to the swimming pool or for watering thanks to its integrated circuit.
The little house which is used as a self-catering cottage is delightful and comfortable. The living space is centred around the fireplace in the dining room, with tiles from the epoch. It has two comfortable bedrooms (about 12 m²each) and a small child抯 bedroom / office (8 m². To the rear of the house is a large kitchen and a storeroom. The windows have double glazing and the house has a heat pump. The tiling has just been redone.
An open barn is used for parking your cars. Behind this is a loft, a henhouse and a stable. These all show the past of the house. A loose-box for horses is beside the small house.
This superb property has an ideal location: 5 minutes from a small town that has all amenities; near a 揋reen?vacation resort on the banks of three regions (Tursan, Marsan, and Lower Armagnac). It shows the past and the future thanks to its fabric of associations.
Located 15 minutes from Mont de Marsan (The City of 3 Rivers), a golf course and a train station serving Dax, which is 40 minutes away and has a high-speed train station (TGV); 1 hour from the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean; 1 ?hours from Biarritz; 2 ?hours from Toulouse.
