Languedoc-Roussillon village house for sale near Carcassonne, Aude in the south of France with garden and garage
“Le Refuge” viewed with it's large discrete frontage, and dominated by the beautiful original wooden entrance door that has given access to the building since 1820...
Entrance into a separate lobby and access to the crossing hallway by this original separation with wooden window door, with access to the rooms, courtyard and garden.
Lobby and hallway with wood panels, large format floor tiles, high plastered ceiling and walls* see comments details*.
From the hallway on the right, access to the large kitchen with dining corner and an adjoining back kitchen.
The floor in large format tiles, good ceiling height. Walls and ceiling plastered, non equipped kitchen, with cupboard space, ditto to the back kitchen.
From the hallway to the left is the salon...with a very beautiful wooden chimney with built in matching wooden furniture cupboard space to both sides, the floor in large format tiles, high ceiling and walls in plaster...pleasant views of the countryside.
Further on and to the left, the dining room...for a long time the office of a Notary...the floor in large format tiles, nice wooden chimney, high ceiling, walls and ceiling in plaster, pleasant views of the countryside.
On the right of the hallway...the office with the floor in large format tiles, marble fireplace, good ceiling height, walls and ceiling in plaster...views of the courtyard.
To the side of the staircase a private WC, large format floor tiles and washstand.
The original wooden staircase to the floors with steps and risers in wood and partially old tiles.
On the first floor a crossing hallway to the bedrooms, the shower rooms, the private WC and the second floor.
Hallway with wooden floor, good height ceiling, walls and ceiling in plaster .
The first bedroom on the garden-courtyard side, is spacious with a wooden floor, high ceiling and plastered walls and ceiling.
A shower room to one side with entrance and access to the balcony, shower room area with bidet.
Tiled floor and the walls in assorted wall tiles.
The second bedroom on the garden-courtyard side, is again spacious with wooden floor, high ceiling with plastered walls and ceiling, pleasant marble fireplace.
The third spacious bedroom, with wooden floors, and a very beautiful wooden fireplace with the original plaster decoration element
Ceiling and walls in plasters.
Adjacent is the side the large private WC...with wooden floor on two levels and the original wooden entrance door with a pleasant wooden frame.
The fourth and most spacious bedroom with wooden floor and wooden fireplace and built in cupboard space to the side of the chimney with the magnificent original wooden doors.
High plastered ceiling and plastered walls, open access to the adjoining shower room.
An adjoining shower room to the fourth bedroom.
Wooden floor, plastered walls and ceiling.
The second floor could offer renovation possibilities...two spacious bedrooms and shower rooms Please see comments details.
"Le Refuge" does have a long history...but the renovations that have been effected have been done with respect for the integrity of the building and many original elements have been retained.




Land - (155.00 m²) - Land in two parts, courtyard area - (25.00 m²) - on the house level and garden area - (130.00 m²) - on a higher level, accessible by stone steps.
Completely fenced by walls, accessible by an iron gate from the house, and by the garage.
Traditional construction attached on 1 side. Non insulated roof.
The ground floor and the first floor entirely renovated in 2007.
The walls on the first floor show a problem of humidity, the asking price is adjusted.
A quotation of treatment is available.
Mains water and electricity.
Mains drainage.
Central heating on fuel.
Double-glazed windows.
Wooden and PVC framework.
South/west Exposition.
The house is situated on the edge of a village with all amenities, close to Carcassonne.
Presence of neighboring villages and close to the Canal du Midi.
Village surrounded by the beautiful countryside of the Minervois, undulated, vineyards...visible from one of the sides of the house.
Carcassonne with Cité and airport-Ryanair at 10 km.
Toulouse with International airport at 100 km.
Narbonne with railway station TGV at 66 km.
Canal du Midi at 8 km.
Autoroute at 11 km.
Conques sur Orbiel, Aude
GROUND FLOOR
Lobby - (1.60 m²) - The original wooden entrance door, large format floor tiles, wooden panels, heigh ceiling and the original window door to the hallway
Hallway - (16.00 m²) - Luminous space, crossing on to the garden, large format floor tiles, good ceiling height, wooden panels, access to the kitchen, salon, dining room and the office
The original wooden staircase to the floors
There is a problem of humidity with the walls on the ground floor. The asking price has been adjusted to account for this.
A quotation for remedial treatment of this work is available.
Kitchen - (23.50 m²) - Access by window door, floor in large format tiles, non equipped kitchen with dining corner, good ceiling height with covered beam and access to the back kitchen
Back Kitchen - (3.20 m²) - Access from the kitchen by double window door, large format floor tiles, cupboard space, a second entrance by staircase
Salon - (21.84 m²) - Large format floor tiles, original chimney / fireplace in wood with built-in corresponding furniture cupboards to both sides, good ceiling height with covered beam, views of the countryside and the village
Office - (14.40 m²) - Large format floor tiles, good ceiling height with covered beam, marble fireplace, views of the courtyard
Dining room - (17.72 m²) - Large format floor tiles, good ceiling height with covered beam, wooden fireplace, views of the countryside
WC - (1.80 m²) - Private WC large format floor tiles, washstand
Staircase - (4.00 m²) - The original wooden staircase, partially in old floor tiles
Access to the back kitchen and the floors
FIRST FLOOR
Hallway - (9.50 m²) - Crossing, wooden floors and good ceiling height. Walls and ceiling in neutral coloured plaster
Access to the bedrooms, the shower rooms, the private WC and the second floor
Bedroom 1 - (15.20 m²) - Wooden floor, plastered walls and ceiling, ceiling with covered beam
Views of the garden
Shower room - (8.00 m²) - Good space with an entrance area that offers access to the adjoining balcony. Tiled floor with assorted wall tiles
Bidet and cupboard space
Bedroom 2 - (17.43 m²) - Wooden floor, marble fireplace, plastered walls and ceiling with covered beam
Bedroom 3 - (20.80 m²) - Wooden floor, a very agreeable wooden fireplace with an element in plaster decoration. Walls and ceiling in plaster, ceiling with covered beam
WC - (4.90 m²) - Large private WC with pleasant wooden entrance door, wooden floor on two levels
Bedroom 4 - (23.50 m²) - The original wooden entrance door, wooden floor, walls and ceiling in plaster, ceiling with covered beam, pleasant wooden fireplace
Open access to the shower room
Shower room - (3.20 m²) - Adjoining and open to bedroom 4, wooden floor, plastered walls and ceiling
SECOND FLOOR
Large space of - (100.00 m²) - divided into four rooms of which two are very well suited to be revised / renovated into two further rooms with more than adequate head-height. One room of
- (20.00 m²) - and another of - (17.50 m²) - with window openings
Water and waste connections possible and present. The capacity of the central heating boiler would make it possible to connect the central heating to these rooms.
EXTERIOR
Courtyard - (25.00 m²) - Courtyard accessible by the crossing hallway and by the garage (with concrete floor) container plantings and access to the garden by stone steps
Boiler room - (22.00 m²) - Access from the courtyard, concrete floor, boiler and cupboard space
Garage - (25.00 m²) - Access from the countryside road by wooden double door, concrete floor
Fuel tank
Garden - (130.00 m²) - Entirely gated garden with access from the courtyard by steps and by large iron gate from the street, village side
Garden laid to lawn with planted borders, shrubs and some trees
Access to the laundry room and the balcony on the first floor
Laundry room - (22.00 m²) - Access from the garden, concrete floor, cupboard space
Balcony - (15.00 m²) - Access by stone steps from the garden, concrete floor, access to entrance of the shower room on the first floor
A good potential for this exterior of "le Refuge", with the possibility to further develop the outside spaces and the annexes that could give revised possibilities!
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