For lovers of Architecture and Wine!  

 

No work required, turnkey sale, fully equipped and furnished, sleeps 6 comfortably.

 

Thirty minutes from the beaches !  176 m2 loft house, fully renovated in 2021 by architects VossArch, with panoramic views over vineyards and hills. Finished and furnished, the house is ready to live in or rent, ideal for seasonal investors or as a second home.

 

The building was a former wine cellar converted into a home with an industrial style and raw materials, with rooms inside former wine vats.

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How to come

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Airports: Carcassonne 45 min (ryanair), Beziers 35 min, Perpignan 1h, Toulouse 1h30, Toulouse 1h30, Montpellier 1h30

Train: Narbonne 25 min

Airports: Carcassonne 45 min (Ryanair), Beziers 35 min, Perpignan 1h, Toulouse 1h30, 

Train: Narbonne 25 min

Due to be completed by 2040, is a new TGV station that will be built just 15 mins away in Montredon-les-Corbières. This will link the area to Paris (3 hours) and to Barcelona (1 hour) radically transforming the area and its potential as a shrewd investment.

 

Reverse triplex layout

- Ground floor: a grandiose 16m2 entrance for bikes, gallery, wine cellar, whatever your taste; a large 18m2 bedroom with its own shower room and WC, a large 20m2 utility room (which could become a garage).

- First floor: two 18m2 bedrooms and a bathroom with a bath and a second WC

- On the third floor: your open-plan living space of 46m2 inside + 25m2 outside, bathed in sunshine all year round, with fantastic open views over the vineyards. Incredible acoustics thanks to the thin concrete walls throughout the house, which will appeal to music lovers.

 

Materials

Railings and staircases made by a local artist in bespoke steel serving seven half-levels, original walls and floors in polished concrete, new floors and ceilings in French poplar, sustainable insulation in wood wool and cellulose wadding. Large stainless steel kitchen with solid brown oak island, whitewashed. Healthy, dry building made mostly of reinforced concrete.

 

Rooftop

25m2 lovely south-facing rooftop terrace with mature planters and wooden shading pergola. Please not the house has no land associated with it. Traditional roof tiles revised and in good condition.

 

New technical elements - 2021

Electric heating with inertia radiators (wood-burning stove would be a simple install). Electric domestic hot water 200L, integrated variable speed VMC bathroom ventilation system. Roof and facade insulated with wood wool. Very good inertia due to high wall mass of concrete meaning the house stays cool throughout summer so no need for AC. New facade rendering.Electricity consuel 2021 and Linky meter. Fibre optics 2021, excellent 4G/5G connection. Modern black aluminium framed double-glazing, including burglar-resistant glass on the ground floor. Electric hoist to take groceries up to the kitchen. Underfloor locable storage to ground floor.

 

Furniture included

Fully equipped kitchen, induction, dishwasher, oven, quality drawer fridge, freezer, 6p solid oak artist fabricated dining table. Living room with two leather sofas, 4K TV and fibre optics. Three double beds + two extra single beds, three chest of drawers. Terrace furniture in teak and rattan, stainless steel plancha.

 

Location

In the heart of the Minervois vineyards, you will enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside on the outskirts of a village of 600 inhabitants with artists' residences and a thriving local cultural life (concerts, garage sales, exhibitions, vernissages, etc.). Sainte-Valière is situated on a small plateau in an elevated, non-flood zone.

 

Activities

On the edge of the mountain bike trails and the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. 10 minutes from swimming in the River Cesse, 15 minutes from the most beautiful street markets in the area and hiking in the Montagne Noire, 25 minutes from the Halles de Narbonne and the Grands Buffets, 35 minutes from the lively beaches of the Côte du Midi. Countless wineries in the surrounding area for lovers of Languedoc wines.

 

Amenities

150m away: grocery store/post office, primary school, tennis courts, coworking space. 

15 minutes: supermarkets

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Property tax: 2000€/year;

Electricity: approx. 2000€/year

Seasonal rental: €1000/week

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Energy performance classification: C

CO² emissions: A

 

Selling price: € 309,000

Visits by appointment please contact us on whatsapp +33658668962

To ensure an efficient sale, proof of solvency is requested before the visit (proof of equity or bank/broker agreement in principle). 

 

We look forward to seeing you,

 

NB: No agencies and curiosity visits thank you