Chateau (near Montesquieu Volvestre 31) in Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées

Property. Ref: LEB-GP3996 Date Added: 04-February-2010 Map / Approx. Location

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• 11 Bedrooms
• 9 Bathrooms
• Size: 800.00 m²
• Plot: 61.78 acres (25 ha)

€ 950,000 (Approx. £ 820,420) Estimate Notaire Fees The following links are for mortgage applications only Mortgage Application Mortgage Callback For mortgage enquiries ONLY: + 44 (0) 207 484 4615
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Chateau dating from 12C with 17C additions, in exceptional position with superb panoramic views. Also, 5-bed farmhouse/maison de gardien. Toulouse 1 hour.

THE ACCOMMODATION – CHATEAU
GROUND FLOOR

Entrance hall: 16th century staircase; beams; hand-finished floor tiles with hardwood lozenge design.
Winter salon: 57.6m2 – in the oldest part of the house; large stone fireplace, believed to be 14th century, with bread oven and wood-burning stove; original tomettes (terracotta floor tiles). Access to tower room in SE corner: 11.13m2
Summer salon / formal dining room: 52.16m2 – oak panelling;
fireplace; chestnut floor; French windows to south terrace.
Library: 15.7m2
Office: 10.17m2
Cloakroom
Separate WC
Kitchen and breakfast room: 45.15m2 – gas-fired 4-oven Aga; open fireplace; cupboards; access to cellar, boiler room, utility room; access to garden, front and rear.

FIRST FLOOR – WEST WING
Bedroom 1: 23.43m2 with En suite shower room & WC
Family bathroom: 12.48m2 – bath with shower attachment; twin basins
Separate WC with hand basin

Bedroom 2: 14.41m2 Bedroom 3: 15.77m2 Bedroom 4: 12.99m2
Dressing room: 7.87m2
Bedroom 5: 21.58m2
En suite bathroom: bath with shower attachment; twin basins; bidet; WC.
Bedroom 6: 24.18m2
En suite shower room: shower unit and hand basin.

FIRST FLOOR – EAST WING
The 4 rooms here (26.56m2; 26.56m2; 11.13m2 and 20.46m2) require further restoration though one is habitable and used as bedroom 7. They have interesting features such as original tomettes, fireplaces, and some decorative overmantles. This could well be an independent suite of rooms as some are inter-connected.

SECOND FLOOR
Comprises a series of rooms totalling 252.70m2 (132m2; 11.52m2; 12.48m2; 30.40m2; 66.30m2) which could be developed – one is used as an occasional study and another a small gym.

THE ACCOMMODATION – FARMHOUSE

Total habitable space is around 235m2 and the spacious accommodation is on one level. There is the possibility of further expansion in a 2-storey adjoining outbuilding on the east side. There is oil-fired central heating as well as an open fire and a wood-burning stove; there is double glazing and insulation.

All 5 bedrooms have en suite facilities with shower, hand basin, and WC. The kitchen 16.31m2 is free-standing. There is a small sitting room 17.m2; the main salon 58m2 with French windows to the south; dining room 36.84m2; separate WC; utility/boiler room; store room/cellar; garage/wood store.

The property has 26 hectares (about 60 acres)of parkland, woodland and meadows, with a pond, and a swimming pool with a sheltered terrace. There is a barn and stable block with 4 boxes, and a manège - outdoor schooling ring.

GUARDIAN HOUSE:
Consommation Energetique Idicative:
186 (D) kWhep/m².an

Emissions de gaz a effet de serre (GES)
56 (F) éqco2/m².an

This beautiful chateau, largely 17th century but dating back to the 12th century, is on the borders of the Haute Garonne and the Ariège. It is in an outstanding, elevated position, with superb panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and of the Pyrenees, weather permitting.
Nearest commerce is 10 minutes away in a small town. The larger town of Carbonne is about 20 minutes. The property is very handily placed for ski-ing, the Pyrenees being only 30kms. Toulouse airport is about 50 minutes.