Elegant bourgeois 'Maison de Maitre' style Manor House dating from 1850 for sale in the centre of a lively Minervois village, offering nearly 400m2 of habitable space comprising 8 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms plus a separate and independently accessed former doctor's surgery and waiting room, with a garden and garage on a plot of over 900m2.

The property is in a well maintained and original condition, retaining many original features such as marble fireplaces, beautiful floor tiles, double wooden doors and ornate high ceilings.

Ground floor: an impressive hallway leads to two large salons and a kitchen. A separate hallway leads to the old doctor's surgery and to the garden.

First Floor: A beautiful sweeping stone and wrought iron staircase leads to the first floor hallway with 4 bedrooms, bathroom and a small office space.

Second floor: there are 4 further bedrooms and a bathroom.

Outside: To the back of the house is a mature garden with a central stone water feature. A period 'serre' or greenhouse in steel and glass makes an interesting feature in the garden. There is a well that supplies the fountain and the watering system.

The property also benefits from a garage of around 90m2 with an upper floor, which is accessed from the road behind the house.

With a wealth of period features and good proportions, this property is a good example of its type, in fair original condition. With some updating and redecoration, it would make a great B&B or family home, with plenty of character and charm.

Ground Floor:

Living Room 1 - 25m2

Living Room 2 - 23m2

Kitchen - 23m2

Old doctor's surgery and waiting room - 20m2

Utility room - 16m2

Hall 1 - 17m2

Hall 2 - 5m2

1st Floor:

Bedroom 1 - 23m2

Bedroom 2 - 25m2

Bedroom 3 - 22m2

Bedroom 4 - 23m2

Bathroom - 3m2

Office - 4m2

Hall - 21m2

2nd Floor:

Bedroom 5 - 13m2

Bedroom 6 - 23m2

Bedroom 7 - 25m2

Bedroom 8 - 13m2

Bathroom - 12m2

Hall - 24m2

General:

Heating by wood burning stove (granules)

Anticipate having to refit new bathrooms and kitchen

Mains drainage

Tax Fonciere approx. 2800 euros a year.

Location: Peyriac-Minervois is a Pretty village in the heart of the wine producing region of Minervois, with all amenities including restaurant, cafe and bakery - 20 minutes from Carcassonne , 30 minutes from Narbonne, and less than an hour from beaches and airports at Beziers and Perpignan

The department of Aude is in the Languedoc-Roussillon region located in the south of France. It is surrounded by the Pyrenees-Orientales, Ariege, Tarn and Herault departments.

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Carcassonne is the cultural heart of the Aude department, and all through the region you will find lovely properties either to live in or to use as holiday homes. Aude is an agricultural area dominated by wine-growing in the east and the climate is that of the Mediterranean so summers are hot and dry and winters are mild and humid.

It is the perfect location if you are looking for a quiet life and to be in harmony with your surroundings.

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