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Quietly and conveniently situated overlooking the Garonne River and only 30 minutes from the centre of Toulouse sits this beautiful and unusual chateau property. Walking distance to shops, restaurants and businesses in the village on who's outskirts it sits and surrounded by 5 acres of wooded garden that runs down to the Garonne itself. Built on vaulted brick foundations it is rich in history dating from the 13th and 16th centuries and offers over 700m2 of habitable space in the main house plus a pool house and triple garage and workshop. Would equally suit a family or a business usage. Offering mostly centrally heated accommodation, principally on the 1st floor where the owners have created two distinct but adjoining suites of rooms, allowing for friends or family to remain independent when visiting. The main residence, entered via a spiral stone staircase opens into the main reception room, extremely light with 4.2 meter high ceilings and large stained glass windows with the chateau's blazon on the western set, with beautiful carved fireplaces at either end, one in black marble the other in cherry wood, both displaying carved shells reflecting the influence of the pilgrimages passing through this area. Leading from this room south is a garden room/bar overlooking the garden and pool it has French doors to three sides and opens onto an arched patio space, ideal for BBQ's. The private rooms here consist of a fully fitted kitchen with its own access to the garden, a breakfast room/dining room with functioning fireplace house w.c. and two bedroom suites, the master with a Basque influenced functioning fireplace, bathroom and dressing room. Both these suites have access to the garden via an exterior staircase. Continuing on this level and divided from the master suites by a central hallway with stained glass ceiling lantern is a dual aspect office with marble fireplace and the guests suite of rooms. These consist of three double bedrooms, w.c. shower room and linen store. All rooms have original stripped floorboards. On the ground floor, accessed either via a generous circular staircase between the apartments or via several entrances directly from the garden there are various rooms, currently with no distinct function they would make excellent restaurant premises, gym, cinema etc etc. Continuing on the ground floor we have the 'Salle des Templiers' it is a brick vaulted dining room or reception room of 90m2 ideal for large social gatherings. This floor is completed by a master bedroom suite and office with east and west access to the garden directly. The second floor has a separate suite of rooms, with a bedroom and potential bathroom dressing room, a large day room with impressive fireplace and a nanny's suite of rooms with large bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. The property is built on brick vaulted foundations and has impressive cellars, a large "orangery" with the central heating boiler and technical room for the pool. The detached buildings consist of a triple garage and workshop, a large greenhouse with water and electricity, a garden shed and a pool house in need of refreshing with a separate garage. The chlorinated L shaped pool is 10x10 meters and sits to the south. The park surrounds the property on all sides with two entrances, one little used the other with electric gates. There is a vegetable garden, assorted established fruit trees and lovely specimen trees. Despite its history the chateau is not listed so it can be remodeled following usual planning consent. Highly desirable and extremely well situated for Toulouse shopping and business districts, Pyrenees skiing and walking and Spain.