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Small holding project with guest house, in a beautiful setting
EXCLUSIVE TO BEAUX VILLAGES! This property offers an exciting project to revive this idyllic smallholding to its former glory. The main house, a converted barn, has recently undergone considerable refurbishment, including a beautiful, wooden beamed ceiling. It offers the new owners further development possibilities, to become a stylish and characterful home.
In addition, there is delightful cosy three-bedroom
farmhouse, which offers excellent income opportunities having been run as a very successful gîte business for some years and the site itself lends itself to hositng outside events and glamping ( please note - a future owner would need to obtain necessary permission and appropriate business registration).
There is also an attached atelier and a smaller barn which could, with the appropriate planning permission, be renovated to create an extension to the main house.
The buildings are set within 1.6 hectares of land, perfect for livestock, with a very pretty garden, an attractive terrace and swimming pool, a large potager and mini orchard, all of which are waiting to be restored to their former splendour and productivity. The whole complex is framed by views of the rolling forested hills of this wonderful Cathar region of France.
The main house offers numerous reconfiguration possibilities with a large entrance area leading into a spacious open plan kitchen diner with a working open fireplace. From here one direction leads to a flexible living space with an adjoined office/ workroom and the other takes you to a brand new, very solid wooden staircase, up to an area which could easily become a master bedroom suite, complete with en suite and a stunning large feature fireplace.
The farmhouse guest house has a hallway leading into a cosy sitting room and a kitchen/diner which has a separate sizeable butler’s kitchen. From the entrance hall, wooden stairs lead to a generous sized bedroom with an en suite, a small bedroom and a linen room. Further stairs lead to the attic bedroom which has its own toilet and an attached space ripe for development into a shower/bathroom. The guest house has its own private, pretty garden with views of the fields beyond.
The hamlet is just a very short drive from a picturesque village renowned for its creative community events and a further short drive takes you to the very busy town of Chalabre, which hosts numerous celebrated cultural events and offers bars, shops, and an hotel, as well as its own weekly artisanal market. The magnificent swimming lakes of Montbel and the mini resort of Puivert are minutes away abd the property benefits further from being just a 30 minute drive to prime vineyard country and well under an hour from both Carcassonne airport and a ski resort.
This property is perfect for buyers with imagination and flair who are ready for a project and have an appreciation for nature and the benefits of a rural lifestyle. Although perfectly habitable, there is work to be done. But the potential to create a special home for creativity, productivity and wellbeing is just waiting to be realised. A property which needs to be experienced, to appreciate all that is on offer!
In addition, there is delightful cosy three-bedroom
farmhouse, which offers excellent income opportunities having been run as a very successful gîte business for some years and the site itself lends itself to hositng outside events and glamping ( please note - a future owner would need to obtain necessary permission and appropriate business registration).
There is also an attached atelier and a smaller barn which could, with the appropriate planning permission, be renovated to create an extension to the main house.
The buildings are set within 1.6 hectares of land, perfect for livestock, with a very pretty garden, an attractive terrace and swimming pool, a large potager and mini orchard, all of which are waiting to be restored to their former splendour and productivity. The whole complex is framed by views of the rolling forested hills of this wonderful Cathar region of France.
The main house offers numerous reconfiguration possibilities with a large entrance area leading into a spacious open plan kitchen diner with a working open fireplace. From here one direction leads to a flexible living space with an adjoined office/ workroom and the other takes you to a brand new, very solid wooden staircase, up to an area which could easily become a master bedroom suite, complete with en suite and a stunning large feature fireplace.
The farmhouse guest house has a hallway leading into a cosy sitting room and a kitchen/diner which has a separate sizeable butler’s kitchen. From the entrance hall, wooden stairs lead to a generous sized bedroom with an en suite, a small bedroom and a linen room. Further stairs lead to the attic bedroom which has its own toilet and an attached space ripe for development into a shower/bathroom. The guest house has its own private, pretty garden with views of the fields beyond.
The hamlet is just a very short drive from a picturesque village renowned for its creative community events and a further short drive takes you to the very busy town of Chalabre, which hosts numerous celebrated cultural events and offers bars, shops, and an hotel, as well as its own weekly artisanal market. The magnificent swimming lakes of Montbel and the mini resort of Puivert are minutes away abd the property benefits further from being just a 30 minute drive to prime vineyard country and well under an hour from both Carcassonne airport and a ski resort.
This property is perfect for buyers with imagination and flair who are ready for a project and have an appreciation for nature and the benefits of a rural lifestyle. Although perfectly habitable, there is work to be done. But the potential to create a special home for creativity, productivity and wellbeing is just waiting to be realised. A property which needs to be experienced, to appreciate all that is on offer!
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€ 260,000
£ 219,076
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Reference
BVI79973
Property Type
House, House, Gîte
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Habitable Space
135 m²
Plot Size
16 336 m²
Area
Rivel
Department
Aude
Details
Location
Rooms and Areas
Features
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
N° Rooms
8
Habitable Space
135 m²
Plot Size
16 336 m²
Pool
Yes
Setting
Rural
Condition
Requires updating
Neighbours
Attached
Drainage
Septic tank
Heating Type
Electric, Wood
Heating Device
Radiator, Stove
Income Potential
Yes
Energy performance certificate
Realised: 23 September 2025
Estimated annual energy expenditure for typical use between €1280 and €1770.
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Energy performance
A
B
C
D
E
consumption
286
kWh/m².year
emission
8
kg CO2/m².year
F
G
Gas emission
A
B
emission
8
kg CO2/m².year
C
D
E
F
G
Country
France
Area
Rivel
Department
Aude
General
1 Land - (16336 M2)
1 Barn - (24 M2)
Main house - Ground floor
1 Kitchen - (21.6 M2)
1 Corridor - (10 M2)
1 Entrance - (3.48 M2)
1 Dining room - (29.1 M2)
Main house - 1st floor
1 Bathroom / Lavatory - (6.35 M2)
1 Living room/kitchen - (64 M2)
Guest Annexe - Ground floor
1 Living-room - (12.14 M2)
1 Kitchen - (10.74 M2)
1 Laundry room - (5.15 M2)
1 Lavatory
1 Lobby - (4.43 M2)
Guest Annexe - 1st floor
1 Bedroom - (15.25 M2)
1 Bedroom - (7 M2)
1 Corridor - (7.6 M2)
1 Corridor
1 Bathroom / Lavatory - (7.02 M2)
Guest Annexe - 2nd floor
1 Bedroom - (30 M2)
1 Lavatory - (1.5 M2)
Amenities
Fireplace
Double glazing
Swimming pool
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