SOUTHERN ARDECHE : An exceptional charming house of 173m2 with a cottage of 57m2, a swimming pool and 1.22ha of land.

SOUTHERN ARDECHE : 20 minutes driving from the ‘Gorges de l’Ardèche’, nearby a picturesque village with a splendid view: an exceptional charming house of 173 m2 hab. dating from 1723, with a cottage of 57 m2, a swimming pool and 1.22ha of land and a well. The house includes a living-dining room with fireplace, a kitchen, 4 bedrooms, one with a large mezzanine, a bathroom with loo, a W.C, a large vaulted cellar, 2 terraces; the cottage includes a living room with fireplace, a kitchen, a bathroom with loo, two bedrooms and a terrace. Oil-fired central heating and wood stoves. All connected to the mains sewerage.

A little away from a small, picturesque village located in a protected natural environment and yet only 20 minutes from the tourist spots of the Gorges de l’Ardèche, this house of 1723, is typical of the architecture of the farmhouses of the southern Ardèche with its covered terrace supported by a large vault and its sheepfold, today renovated as a cottage. By a beautiful stone staircase, the entrance to the main house is sheltered by the covered terrace with a splendid view of the village and the hills of Mediterranean vegetation. It opens onto the 46m2 living room which is decorated with an original fireplace equipped with a wood stove and includes a dining area in front of the kitchen entrance. The kitchen of 13.14m2 equipped by a carpenter, is lit by a large bay window. A French door leads to a second terrace shaded by a linden tree, with a serein view of the garden and pool.

From the living room a clearance allows to reach a bathroom of 8m2 with walk-in shower, 2 basins and loo, as well as a separate W.C. On this level, a large mezzanine of 22.58m2 fitted with cupboards allows to reach on the lower ground floor a spacious room of 29.21m2 with an old fireplace. On the same level is another room of 12m2 with a wash basin and a French door to a small terrace. On the top floor, accessible by the living room or the clearance near the bathroom, are two bedrooms of 19.34m2 and 14.7 m2, each accessible by an independent staircase. The largest one allows to reach an attic of 30m2.

A few dozen meters from the house, the cottage, converted old sheepfold has been renovated to welcome family and friends and why not, paying guests. It enjoys a shaded terrace and opens onto a living room of 20.28m2 with an old fireplace equipped with a stove, a kitchen of 8.43m2 and a bathroom of 5m2 with a loo. Upstairs are two attic bedrooms of 9.56 m2 and 11.42m2.

Facing the cottage, slightly below, is the swimming pool of 11.50m x 5m with a staircase of a depth of 0.50m to 2.80m with a reinforced PVC liner, surrounded by a paved beach. The technical room of the pool is housed in a small stone outbuilding.

This former farmhouse whose renovation reinforces the original charm of its typical architecture, enjoys an exceptional location with 360° views of the hills framing the picturesque village. An exceptional property !