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Situated in a small peaceful hamlet in the Haute-Vienne on the edge of the Monts de Chalus in the Perigord-Limousin Natural Park, this property is only 5 minutes by car to the large village of Dournazac, which has a mini market, bakery, school etc and only 15 minutes from the historic town of Chalus. About 40 minutes drive to the international airport at Limoges.

Needing a bit of TLC, this south west facing farmhouse with double glazing and beautiful open country views is set on 2,465m2 of land and includes 2 barns, a small stone building opposite housing with an old bread oven, and old pigsty attached to the house which could offer the opportunity to extend the kitchen.

The property comprises on the ground floor:

- Hall (-3,5 m2) with wooden staircase to first floor;
- Dining kitchen (-22,5m2), wood floor, original beams, log burner, gas hob, electric oven, built in cupboard and understairs cupboard with access to the cellar and electric meter;
- Cellar with hot water cylinder;
- Living room (-20m2), floor part tiled and part floorboards, exposed beams, 14kw log burner, patio door leading out onto the side patio;

On the first floor:

- Landing with original oak floorboards leading to
- Bedroom 1 (-13m2), beams, electric radiator;
- Bedroom 2 (-12m2), beams, wooden flooring, electric radiator and en-suite bathroom (-5m2) with shower cubicle, hand basin and WC;
- Bedroom 3 (-10m2), beams, electric radiator;
- Family bathroom (-6,5m2), bath, over bath shower, hand basin, WC and electric heating.

Attic accessed by a staircase from the first floor (-57m2), insulated, partially convertible.

Outbuildings:

- Opposite the house a small stone outbuilding (-55m2) with old bread oven;
To the side of the house, 2 stone barns (roofs need some attention):
- Barn 1 (-140m2), earth floor and 2 mezzanines;
- Barn 2 (- 85m2), earth floor, 1 mezzanine;
- Attached to the south-east gable wall of the house are two old pig sheds (-20m2) partly renovated with concrete floors and electricity - possibility to extend the house into this building with relevant permissions;

Attached enclosed garden and parking area (-1600m2).
A separate garden (-865m2) opposite the house.
Electrics are relatively recent and the house has a septic tank system with filter (to be confirmed).

Consommation conventionnelle :
9999 kWh ep/m2.an

Estimation des Gaz a effet de serre :
9999kg eqCO2/m2.an

About Limousin

The region known as Limousin, which consists of Haute Vienne, Creuse and Correze, has been incorporated in the new region of Nouvelle Aquitaine since 2016. The area is situated at the top end of southwest France and has often been referred to as France profonde or the French Lake District. To my mind, however, Limousin most resembles the Cotswolds in the U.K. It's a very good area in which to buy French property because of its beauty, accessibility and property prices.

Scenically, the rolling countryside of Limousin consists of meadows, woods, rivers and lakes interspersed with pretty hamlets and flower filled villages. It is typically very rural but one is never far away from a small bustling market towns and there are many picturesque riverside towns such as Beaulieu and the larger cultural centre of Limoges, famous for its porcelain industry. Just about every village and town has a weekly market and seasonal produce is reflected in the menus of the numerous, small local restaurants.

If you to choose to buy property in Limousin you will be buying into an area where the quality of life will be more important than the quantity of your possessions. There are very few chateaux in Limousin and most property is either delightful farmhouses or cottages surrounded by orchards and vegetable gardens or pretty village houses. Your neighbours are almost certain to be welcoming as long as you treat them with the respect that anyone who chooses to live off the land deserves.

In your new property in Limousin your social life is likely to revolve around aperitifs with friends and neighbours, trips to the market, tending your garden and the occasional visit to English or French speaking films, a concert, opera or ballet. Come the hot days of summer, swimming in the many rivers and lakes or lazing in the garden are a must, probably followed by a barbecue under the starry night sky.

Life in Limousin is as gentle as the