Description Anglais: Spacious detached house built in 1980s with garden and magnificent views overlooking lovely village and surrounding countryside. Rare - situated on protected site so there is no possibility of further properties being built and ruining the surrounding environment. Very quiet and peaceful. Only 5 minutes from medieval market town of Pezenas and just 25 minutes from the Mediterranean with countless beaches and ports. Excellent transport links. Situated in the beautiful Languedoc-Roussillon region, renowned for its sunshine, vinyards and being the fastest growing region in France, with the most dynamic and solid property market. Population is due to increase 40% by 2050 so a purchase here will always be an very solid investment.
Située sur les hauteurs d'un petit village languedocien, maison année 80 de 140 m2. Jardin clos paysagé et fleuri d'environ 800 m2 avec terrasses ombragées orientées sud et ouest. Bel environnement calme. Idéal famille.
House / La maison
The house is on two levels, with the main living room and the kitchen on the ground floor, along with two bright bedrooms and a large bathroom and separate toilet. One bedroom has a wooden floor. The living room has visible wooden beams in the ceiling and a traditional fireplace. There is a large L-shaped terrace outside the south facing side of the house with spectacular views over the village and surrounding countryside (valley of the Herault and foothills beyond).
On the first floor there is a further 3 rooms, used as a bedroom, study and television room. Off one upstairs room there is another lovely little terrace (6sq m) with a wonderful view over the countryside.
There is a further room attached to the house currently used as a utility room, but which has been used in the past as a study, with storage space.
Maison de plein pied donnant entièrement sur le jardin avec étage. Au rez-de-chaussée une pièce buanderie ayant été utilisée comme bureau par le passé, grande cuisine/pièce à vivre de 45 m2 avec cheminée traditionnelle et trois portes fenêtres avec accés direct sur la terrasse, deux chambres d'environ 12 m2 chacune, une salle de bain spacieuse et WC séparé. A l'étage une chambre, une salle TV et un bureau donnant sur une petite terrasse de 5 m2 (ou trois chambres). Les trois pièces de l'étage de 9 m2 chacune sont orientées plein sud.La terrasse donne sur le plateau et ses bois de chênes.
Cellar / Cave
Underneath the entire house is a huge cellar, divided into three rooms. This presents an enormous amount of storage area and can be used as a utility room, workshop or even converted into further living space.
Cave de taille importante couvrant la surface au sol de la maison et divisée en trois pièces et construite à même la roche.
Garden / Jardin
The garden has been well looked after and stocked with sturdy plants. It is well designed with plenty of space for a vegetable garden (such as tomatoes, peppers and aubergines) or herb garden (basil, sage, coriander, thyme etc) and other ornamental plants. The climate is so mild that many vegetables can be grown over the winter. There is also enough room for the construction of a swimming pool. The south facing part of the garden has an unobstructed view on the countryside.
There is a barbecue attached to the exterieur of the house.
Jardin paysagé et fleuri de 800 m2 environ orienté sud et ouest - chêne vert, cyprés, acacias, lauriers roses, rosiers et autres. Jardin donnant sur un Causse ( plateau ) naturel préservé et inconstructible et protégé du fait de l'existence de plantes rares . Façade Nord et Est vue exceptionnelle sur la vallée de l'Hérault, sur les contreforts des Cévennes et sur le village et son clocher d'époque, ainsi que sur la campagne environnante et ses vignes.
Heating / Chauffage
There is a fireplace in the main living room for burning wooden logs in and a chimney for a woodburning stove in the corridor leading to the upstairs bedrooms. There are also modern electric heaters in the bedrooms and television room. The winters in the region are extremely short (December to February) with on average 300 days of sunshine a year.
Chauffage bois ( cheminée et poèle à bois ) dans la pièce à vivre et couloir, et convecteurs radiants électriques neufs dans les autres pièces.
Situation
The house is at the end of a cul-de-sac with only 5 other houses in the street (2 of which are holiday homes) so it is very quiet. On the south side (open countryside) there is an access road for the residents which only leads to vineyards, so again there are literally only 2 or 3 cars or tractors which pass per day. We are only a few minutes on foot to the centre of the village we overlook, which has a general store, a post-office, a primary school and a café as well as the traditional church and village square with a fountain. Neighbouring villages (5 minutes by car) have other shops (butchers, bakeries, greengrocers, newsagents, pharmacies, cafés etc) or there is the market town of Pezenas which is also only 5 minutes away.
Le quartier
- L'environnement
Maison située dans une châtaigneraie, et située au fond d'une impasse.
Environnement calme.
- Proximité des transports, commerces et écoles, à 3 mn à pied du centre du village avec sa place, sa fontaine et son café et une épicerie ouverte 7j / 7.
Festival de musique pendant l'été et de nombreuses autres animations tout au long de l'année.
Commerces et supermarchés à 5 mn en voiture ( Pézenas ), ainsi que collège et lycée.
Pezenas
House is 5 minutes from beautifully preserved and historic market town of Pezenas, former site of the Parliament of Southern France, with amazing architecture and a unique selection of traditional craft shops in the centre. Plenty of cafés, restaurants and shops in a unique location. A large traditional market every Saturday and a wide selection of supermarkets and smaller shops. There are also all other services (hospital, GPs, dentists, garages, car-hire etc.) and a cinema which regularly shows the latest films in English versions.
La maison est située à 5 mn de la petite ville médievale de Pézenas célèbre pour son hôte Molière qui s'y établi pour un temps, son architecture exceptionnelle, ses échoppes moyennageuses, son grand marché hebdomadaire, ses restaurants et cafès, ainsi que ses très nombreuses festivités à chaque saison.
Region / La région
The vibrant city of Montpellier is always worth visiting, at only 40 minutes away, with a very attractive pedestrianised historic centre (with tram) and many fantastic shops, restaurants and galleries. Toulouse and Barcelona are also within visiting distance. The Mediterranean and its beaches and fishing towns is only 25 minutes away, as are the hills of the protected Parc du Haute-Languedoc with fantastic walking and hilltop villages to visit. There are many festivals in the region throught the year, in the villages as well as the towns, from cinema and theatre to music and of course wine. Spain is only 90 minutes away.
Montpellier (40 m ), Toulouse (2h), Barcelone (3h), La côte Méditéranéenne (25mn).
Transport Links
The region has excellent and rapid transport links whatever method used.
Airports / Aéroports
- 30 minutes from Beziers/Cap dAgde airport (flights to London and Bristol)
- 45 minutes from Montpellier international airport
- 75 minutes to Carcassonne airport
- 90 minutes to Perpignan airport
- 2 hours from Marseille Provence airport
(all served by Ryanair.)
- 2 hours from Toulouse international airport (Easyjet).
Driving / Accés routiers
- 25 minutes from Mediterranean and huge selection of beaches.
- 25 minutes from Nature Reserve of the Haut-Languedoc.
- 10 minutes from A75 motorway up to central France and Paris
- 20 minutes from A9 motorway to Provence, Toulouse or Spain.
- 40 minutes drive from city of Montpellier.
- 90 minutes to Roman town of Arles and gateway of Provence.
Trains
- 25 minutes from Beziers and Agde railway stations (TGV to Paris in 4 hours.)
- 45 minutes from Montpellier railway station (TGV to Paris in 3.5 hours.)
- Train to Barcelona in 3 hours.
Other Information / Autres informations
The region is connected to a fast broadband network. (ADSL)
There are many British and Anglo-French social and support groups in the region for new arrivals.
The health service is excellent and inexpensive.
Secondary schools in Pezenas.
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