French Belles Demeures for sale in 81 - Tarn , Midi Pyrenees France. This most attractive XIXth Century Maison de Maitre is ideally situated on the edge of a small hamlet in a peaceful location yet only 35 minutes from Toulouse with its international airport. Set in 3 hectares of land it benefits from wonderful views to the south towards the Pyrenees. The property comprises the Maison de Maītre, a Guest Chartreuse with clock tower, a caretaker's house and summer pavilion, a swimming pool and pool house, garaging for five cars, barns and storage areas. Acquired by the present owners in 1991 it has been rebuilt, restored and redesigned to provide luxury family accommodation, while the guest house, the Clockhouse, is also very popular for self- catering holidays all year round offering the possibility to provide an income. More jpg images available upon request.

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			81 - Tarn Ref: F1-263 - Stunning XIX C. Maison de Maitre, Pool, Guest House. Views. Reception Rooms: 6 Bedrooms: 8 Bathrooms: 7 Land - Acres: 7.41 Land - Hectares: 3 € 1,500,000 £ 1,247,400 $ 1,911,600 More Images / Login - Register and Download / Email Us / Add to viewing selection

This most attractive XIXth Century Maison de Maitre is ideally situated on the edge of a small hamlet in a peaceful location yet only 35 minutes from Toulouse with its international airport. Set in 3 hectares of land it benefits from wonderful views to the south towards the Pyrenees. The property comprises the Maison de Maitre, a Guest Chartreuse with clock tower, a caretaker’s house and summer pavilion, a swimming pool and pool house, garaging for five cars, barns and storage areas. Acquired by the present owners in 1991 it has been rebuilt, restored and redesigned to provide luxury family accommodation, while the guest house, the Clockhouse, is also very popular for self- catering holidays all year round offering the possibility to provide an income. More jpg images available upon request.

Maison de Maītre (336m²): Ground floor Entrance hall running North to South through the entire house. (This has been used for harvest celebrations and can seat 40 for festive occasions). Library / study 24m² with 10 m2 of bookshelves, telephone and internet access. Drawing Room/Salon 28m² with fireplace, thermostat controls for central heating. Huge 90m² living room with double fitted and equipped kitchens, space for twin washing-up machines, leading into dining room and sitting room with fireplace. Larder-laundry room, under stairs storage and WC.
First floor : Landing with fitted bookshelves, four bedrooms, each with own bathroom. Ladder access to loft, Master bedroom has large bathroom with separate dressing area & 7 built-in wardrobes and cupboards. Bedroom 4 features built-in cupboards & storage, while bathroom four offers five built-in linen cupboards with airing facility.
Fully insulated loft storage area, suitable for extra loft room. Radiator Central heating throughout with underfloor heating in the kitchen-dining room.
Caretaker's apartment 145m², could be used as a second guest apartment or granny flat. L-shaped sitting room, 93m². kitchen, bedroom, bathroom with separate WC. Underfloor electric heating. Good insulation. Electrical switch for main gate lock.
The Clock Tower; One enormous kitchen /dining /living room 16 x 6 metres (96 sq Metres). 2 double bedrooms with garden or terrace access, 2 bathrooms. Third bedroom in the Tower. Separate laundry room and WC. Electric underfloor C.H.Constructed in 2004 using the timbers and floor plan of the former barns and cowsheds of the farm property, and is insulated throughout with modern materials. Upstairs, the complex supporting beam structure of the inside of the square roof-tower demonstrate the fascinating traditional art of the maitre-charpentier. Outside a private own south-east facing sun terrace, with its own small rose garden. 2/...

Summer Pavilion (77m²) : Large summer salon 56m². with six folding French doors opening one side of the pavilion to the spectacular southern views, ideal for summer meals or children’s indoor/outdoor play area. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom with WC.
Two storey garage/barn at West side of main house, with storage for machinery and equipment, 2000 litre fuel storage container and boiler system with automatic controls. The first floor storage area could be converted into games room.
Satellite reception dishes on both houses. Two separate septic tank systems.
Electric main front Gates lead to a 120 metres drive, turning either to the Clocktower or to the main house. Turning area access to 5 car car port, ( 2004).
Garden To the north of the main house lies a formal landscaped parterre garden, laid in 2000, with 3 large beds of white roses flowering all summer and separating the two main buildings. From the lawns, steps lead down to the Clocktower to the East of which a path runs through 200 metres of trees and lawns to the gated entrance to the pool. Three wells on the property, one of which is fitted with pumps for watering the garden. To the East of the main house, by the kitchen entrance, lies the kitchen garden, with seven square beds constructed of old railway sleepers and raised half a metre above the ground to make gardening and maintenance easier.To the South of the main house is an attractive sheltered tiled sun terrace, created from the original 1830 floor tiles which were part of the house and ideal for al resco dining. Views over a low stone wall and lavender bushes across a spectacular valley, to the local village and the Pyrenees to the South.
Pool Sixty metres east of the main house is the 12 x 6 metre pool, installed in 2004, which has been upgraded and repainted in 2008. It features a heat-saving secure floating roof system which rolls back into a concealed underwater housing. Using the efficient and chlorine-free saltwater system, the pool is also heated and has a standard depth of one metre sixty throughout. The pool is surrounded by a large weathered Canadian-pine (teak look) deck. The pool house, 5x4 metres, contains the pump system with automatic ph control, salt electrolysis system and frost protection facility. The pool is surrounded and protected to the North and North-West by a crescent shaped bank upon which grows thick dwarf bamboo.Around and the pool is another one of the interesting features of the property, a productive olive grove, one of the first in this part of France. (Normally, olive production starts about 100km further to the South) Thanks to the sheltered area created by the hedging and banking, the trees thrive and crops of 55 kilos of olives were gathered in 2006 and 2007, from our principal seven trees, giving 15 litres of our own virgin cold pressed oil. Five further trees were planted in 2006, and will start bearing fruit shortly.To the south of the main lawn, which measures 100 metres by 70, is a large orchard, mainly planted in 1996, with several varieties of fruit, berry, and nut bushes.
Comments: Charming property tastefully restored , with glorious views, in a peaceful setting, just 35 minutes from the cosmopolitan and historic attractions of Toulouse. Further jpg images available upon request.