Castelnau-Rivière-Basse, Midi-Pyrénées 65700

Fully restored mansion of 468 m2 of living space set in a fenced park of 4300 m2 You are in a quiet hamlet of a few houses arranged around a very beautiful fortified church from the 11th century (no bells!). The village of Castelnau Rivière Basse is three minutes away with its grocery store, pharmacy, a community bar, and a primary school in a mixed-grade with the nearby village. Not forgetting Montus castle, a flagship of the Madiran vineyards. All amenities are within fifteen kilometres, in Riscles or Maubourguet; Tarbes is a 35-minute drive. The house itself dates from 1786 and has regularly undergone renovations and works. It is laid out on three levels with the main house plus two autonomous spaces with independent access. Follow me for the tour. You enter the Gascon-style house through a large entrance hall which to the right leads to a large kitchen and a dining room, and to the left a living room, a bedroom, and a reconfigured space forming a shower room, kitchen, WC and pantry. On the first floor a renovated landing, with on one side a large bathroom and a bedroom with superb views of the garden and the church in the background, and on the other side two bedrooms and a relaxation room. Finally on the second floor, a large play area that serves three attic bedrooms and a bathroom. The barn has also been restored and offers an independent dwelling comprising a lovely living area with terrace and summer lounge, a kitchen, a shower room, and upstairs a large bedroom currently laid out as a library. Heating is provided by a heat pump for the entire dwelling except for the barns independent unit (inertia radiators). Windows and French doors are double-glazed or high-end secondary glazing. Domestic hot water is supplied by three water heaters to prevent heat loss. The only works to foresee concern the sewer system, which no longer meets standards and has been undersized since the last extensions. The property tax is 2077 & 8364. Externally, you have a park with a pebble boundary wall, two small shaded summer lounges, one covered, a large south-facing terrace, a flowering and very well wooded garden, and a concrete pool of 8x4 meters. All of this with the backdrop of this superb fortified church giving the place a very special charm. On the north side, a flat 600 m2 plot was recently added to install a parking area with a three-car covered carport. The little extras: - A lot of recent works: kitchen (2019), roofing ridge tiles (2020), heat pump (2021) - Thick walls provide excellent thermal inertia, with coolness in summer and good heat retention in winter - Two electric gates for access to the house courtyard and the parking - A satellite dish is in place, with decoder and no subscription, capable of picking up channels from around the world - The house is connected to fibre - Additional videos and photos are available - Weekday and weekend visits possible - Frédéric Porchy / /