Beautiful manor house in the heart of the Perigord Noir

Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne

€ 1 200 000
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BVI73378
482 M²
29.077 M²
9
5
  • Historic manor house with authentic interiors
  • Set around a stunning courtyard
  • 2 possible gites or caretaker's cottage and guest annexe
  • Countryside location in Perigord Noir Golden Triangle

About this Property

An authentic and historic property set in the countryside of the Golden Triangle of Perigord Noir around 10kms from Sarlat-La-Canada.

The property entrance is through a gateway into a stunning courtyard including the main house, dating back to the 15th Century and other buildings including a guest annexe, and caretaker's cottage, a reception room thought to date back to the 13th Century and two open barns or loggias, one of which has its own fireplace. Some of the buildings have the traditional lauze stone roofing of the area.

The main stone house has a pretty kitchen with range cooker, a sizeable living/dining room with huge working fireplace and large windows bringing in lots of light. Doors lead out to the terrace and the swimming pool (12 x 5m). There is a downstairs bedroom with shower room next door. The ancient stone stairs lead up to two further bedrooms, another shower room and a stunning master suite, with gorgeous fireplace and large en suite bathroom. There is an intriguing stone spiral staircase from the bathroom that leads up to the tower room where the famous French novelist Robert Merle used to write.

The guest annexe is around 115sqm and has a pretty living dining area opening onto the courtyard, a small kitchen, 3 double bedrooms and a bathroom, perfect for friends and family or even to rent out as a gite (subject to necessary permissions). The gorgeous caretaker's cottage is 60sqm and has a living dining area, fitted kitchen, shower room and 2 bedrooms. It also opens onto the courtyard.

Stone steps lead up from the courtyard to a tower with a studio at the top. The bottom of the tower gathers rainwater in a tank which is used to irrigate the garden. The gorgeous reception room with its original inglenook fireplace also has a small terrace, perfect for an apéro. Other areas include a wood store and wine cellar, and laundry room, workshop, garages and boiler room.

The gardens are made up of 2.9 hectares of park with mature specimen trees, an orchard, vegetable garden and woodland.

This is a unique property that could equally suit a large family with frequent visitors, or potentially as a main house and two gites (subject to necessary permissions). Let your imagination run wild!

Antony Bryan

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Aquitaine

Dordogne

Sarlat-la-Canéda

Aquitaine

If you want variety, Aquitaine is possibly the place for you. The largest administrative region in France, covering pretty much the whole of the south west corner. It has Atlantic coastal towns and seemingly endless pine forests to the west, the stunning backdrop of the Pyrénées in the south, vineyards (both wine and cognac) in the centre and north, lush pastures and agricultural landscapes in the north east and the most stunning architecture, valleys and villages from the centre towards the east.

BVI73378

9

5

482 M²

29.077 M²

Good

Yes

Septic tank

Radiator, Fuel oil

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consumption 242 kWh/m².year
emission 49 kg CO2/m².year
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emission 49 kg CO2/m².year
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Testimonials

    Testimonial by Andrew Cotton

    Having decided to go ahead with our plan to buy an investment property in France, we initially tracked the market across a number of websites and across a wide area covering the Dordogne and the Lot regions. It quickly became clear that the responses we received from the Beaux Villages team were the most helpful and, based on some discussions about what we were looking for, we were able to put an initial viewing trip together. Based on this viewing trip, we narrowed the geographic area of our search and Beaux Villages became the leading agent we spoke to, including arranging some visits to see properties that were not exclusively listed with them, which made the viewing trips easy to arrange and manage. After a second viewing trip, we found our dream property, albeit at a price which was a little over our budget. At this point, the Beaux Villages team helped us navigate the process of understanding what the different stages of the offer and purchasing process would be, what the fees for each aspect would be and allowed us to put together an offer which was rejected initially, but some months later secured us a property we are really pleased, and sometimes a little amazed, to now own. Without the input of Judith Whitlow [, and her husband Kevin,] we would have not had the confidence to navigate the process successfully. Their input, from the initial offer all the way through to the couple of weeks after our purchase went through (when dealing with some of the issues which arise when buying a property abroad), was clear, pragmatic and incredibly helpful. Based on their experience having lived in France for some time and the clarification they could therefore offer on issues which were sometimes difficult to understand and assess, we felt very comfortable making decisions about what is a very significant investment for us. I warmly recommend Judith to anyone considering purchasing a property in France – without them, we would have had a much more difficult time getting to completion.