Prestigious and entirely renovated XVII century bourgeois house Souleila de Gaudi 35, 09130 Durfort

—Ref. FR-1553

4SALE!
Prestigious and entirely renovated XVII century bourgeois house (Maison du Maître) a masterpiece of Ariège history with two magnificent turrets and a large outbuilding, situated in a uniquely private and quiet countryside location, 180° superb view of the legendary Pyrenees mountains, where you can sit on a terrace next to the pool and watch the sun rise and set without any obstructions from neighboring houses. Positioned on a plateau at the end of a long private driveway and set in about 2 hectares of land with highly diverse landscaped mature gardens and trees.
This incredible estate can provide a number of business opportunities, or be a dream home with 471m2 of ‘ready to move in’ luxury living space with 9 bedrooms, including two self-contained apartments (gites).

LOCATION
- Situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees;
- Less than 15 minutes from Saverdun with all amenities (supermarkets, restaurants, sports facilities, school, college, pharmacy, etc., and a very good train service to Toulouse, Ax-les-thermes (skiing), Paris and Barcelona;
- 50 km south of Toulouse (airport);
- The artisan village of Carla Bayle is only 15 minutes away;
- Ariège is within the Occitanie region rich with traditional culture and historical landmarks;

LAY OUT MAIN HOUSE- of 342m2
Ground floor:
Ground floor has a large entrance, shower room and toilet. Beautiful Neptune solid wood fully equipped kitchen, including Falcon cooker, Belfast sink and many artisan features. Living/dining room has a magnificent stone fireplace and is beautifully tiled throughout the ground floor. Storage room. Laundry room.

1st floor:
Large landing with two master suites, one with ensuite bathroom and dressing room, the other with ensuite bathroom, Jacuzzi and Italian shower made by a craftsman and separate toilet. The two further bedrooms are currently used as a gym and the other as a library/TV room.

2nd floor
Beautiful music room of 54m2 and two large bedrooms with shared bathroom.

THE GITES (HOLIDAY ACCOMODATIONS)
Gite 1 (76m2):
Very nice and recently constructed conservatory with fully retractable doors (built by an artisan) with a grand outdoor stairs which take you into the beautiful landscape view of mature trees, this addition is great for capturing winter sun & heat, living room with a fitted kitchen, very efficient wood pellet stove, separate toilet, 2 bedrooms, shower room and a second toilet on the ground floor.

Gite 2 (53.5m2):
Living room, kitchen, master bedroom overlooking the pool and mountain view, landing with sleeping area and shower room, separate toilet.

EXTERIOR
The swimming pool has a salt system with new polyester lining (30 years life span), and is heated by 2 solar panels.
The beautifully landscaped gardens contain many species of trees (in total over 4,000, including many fruit trees which yield a lot of cherries, apples, pears, plums; shrubs and hedges in addition to many grasses, herbs and flowers), a vegetable garden which can be extended, makes it a very special place for wildlife including butterflies and birds.
A pond which is fed by the barn's rainwater.
The land is terraced and is therefore accessible on foot or by quad bike, it is doubly enclosed and equipped with an electric double point gate with remote activation.

BARN
The outbuilding of 146m2 has water and electricity and contains two workshops, as well as a garage. This building has a new steel roof and is equipped with 60 solar panels producing around 13,000 kwh per year for an income of around 7,000€ per year with the end of the contract in 2035. There are three outhouses for chickens, ducks or pigs. In addition, this property offers a well and a holding tank for 18m3 of rainwater for irrigation via a pumping system, a fountain in front of the house and high quality exterior artisan made lighting. The house keeps beautifully cold in the heat of summer due to the 1m thick stone walls.

GOOD TO KNOW
- The renovation work includes new flooring and natural lime plaster on the walls;
- The professionally levelled and tiled driveway includes Provence fountain and sink features;
- The entire 1st floor has been fitted with an acoustic insulated protection under solid white wash oak flooring;
- Recently the roof was completely renewed with 4 layers of insulation, aluminium, glass wool, PS sandwich panels to give an insulation factor of 12;
- Two dormer windows have been installed;
- Very well insulated for a historical building (energy label C) with double glazing throughout;
- Gas central heating with condensing boiler, pellet stove and large wooden stove (Jotul) give full flexibility of heating;
- Sanitation by septic tank followed by a reed bed.
- Alarm system present and remote controlled.

We would be very happy to tell you more about this fantastic house!