Delightful and characterful village house, formerly the village cafe with rooms to let above, offering more than 350m2 of habitable space over 4 floors, with 6 bedrooms and 3 terraces (2 with views of the Canal du Midi), located in a central position in the village, 2 minutes from the banks of the Canal.

With huge, light spaces/rooms and furnished in a distinct, minimalist style, the property retains much of the character and style of the original building. To the front is a covered terrace that opens onto an enormous living room with a vintage log burning stove and ornate glazed doors that open out onto a terrace of around 50m2 with stunning views of the Canal and countryside beyond (including for part of the year the snow-capped Pyrenees).

To the side of this vast room is the kitchen and a dining room, as well as a small hall with a staircase to the upper floors. From the kitchen, there are stairs going down to a lower level, which is at street level at the back of the property, where there is a large bedroom with a new en-suite bathroom and independent access onto the street. This level could easily be transformed into an independent self-contained unit with the addition of a kitchenette.

The main staircase leads to a mezzanine level with a shower room and dressing room, then the first floor, which has another shower room and 3 bedrooms, the largest of which has a loggia with far reaching views. There is a storage room on another mezzanine floor. The top floor has 2 further very large bedrooms.

There is plenty of space in this fascinating house to create a principal residence with separate lettable rooms or units, as well as a part that could generate an income such as a cafe, an art gallery or library, subject to necessary permissions. A unique piece of real estate!

Lower Ground floor:

Bedroom 1 - 33m2

Bathroom - 9.5m2

Ground Floor:

Cafe terrace - 10m2

Living room - 80m2

Dining room - 30m2

Kitchen - 12.5m2

Hall - 10m2

Main terrace - 50m2

Mezzanine shower and dressing room - 15.5m2

1st Floor:

Hall - 8.6m2

Bedroom 2 - 13m2

Bedroom 3 - 15.5m2

Bedroom 4 - 40.7m2

Shower room - 5m2

Terrace - 11m2

Hall to mezzanine - 2.6m2

Storage room - 13m2

2nd Floor:

Bedroom 5 - 27m2

Bedroom 6 - 34m2

General:

Mains drainage

Tax Fonciere approx. 1341 euros a year.

Location: Paraza is a Beautiful village on the banks of the Canal du Midi with amenities including seasonal restaurant and general store, 15 minutes from Narbonne, 35 minutes to beaches and 45 minutes to airports at Carcassonne, 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.

French property buyers look in this region due to its numerous and varied landscapes as well as the rich cultural heritage, Aude has become an ever popular destination recently due to the gastronomy of the region, as well as its many festivals and dramatic scenery.

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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