Forcalquier Property Description
FOR SALE-HAUTE PROVENCE:
Large spacious 4 bed villa + 3 generous sized gites 14/19 beds (could be converted to 4) set in 5000m2 of well planted and maintained grounds, with covered (full height )73m2 swimming pool . All set with in an easily accessed securely fenced terrain 100m from quiet departmental road on the edge of a small friendly village (600 inhabitants- designated village of character close to the eastern edge of the Luberon national park) with basic amenities- baker, epicerie, tabac, post office, bar, and restaurant/auberge. Gites (3* prefectoriales) are fully equipped and all furniture etc could be left in place.
799000€ negotiable for quick sale for further details contact
philippe.saga@orange.fr
The main villa:
This comprises the owner’s accommodation and the smallest gite. They have separate entrances but share one connecting internal door, so can be used as one or two units.
OWNERS side:
Ground floor:
Round tower entrance hall (equipped as office/reception) giving onto spacious internal galleried hallway. Step down into large sitting/ dinning room (59m2) and well equipped kitchen (capable of catering for 16/20 guests). The kitchen, dinning and sitting rooms all give on to full length south facing sunny terrace, surrounded by mature climbing roses, with decking extension and steps leading down to covered swimming pool.
First floor:
stairs lead to open galleried landing
1. Round tower bedroom( has a 2m diameter round bed) and small balcony- currently used as B&B room
2.Twin bedded room with small balcony overlooking swimming pool and garden also used as B&B
These two rooms are either side of a shared shower bathroom( renovated last winter)
3.Large main bedroom with enclosed sunny terrace and shower bathroom.
4.Bedroom currently used for storage but large enough to take 2 single/double bed+ relevant furniture.
This represents 151m2 living space (not including bathrooms and landings etc) with a total surface area of 164m2
This main area would benefit from a facelift and new double glazing.
Gite 1:
The front door opens onto a corridor : to the right a doorway leads to a well equipped kitchen with breakfast and step down to salon , French windows open onto west facing terrace over looking orchard. To the left there is a separate WC, new shower room and double bed room. The accommodation is on ground floor only.
This represents 32m2 of living space with a total surface area of 42m2.
Situated in the grounds below this main villa is a completely separate self contained 2nd villa which comprises two recently built very spacious gites approached from a communal terrace.
Gite 2:
entrance into large well equipped airy kitchen dinning room, with exposed timber ceiling. The dinning room is large enough to accommodate 12 people, with French windows opening onto an east facing terrace. A doorway connects into a huge galleried salon with French windows opening onto the same east facing terrace, with exposed timber ceiling and “character” staircase. Opening of this salon at ground floor level are 2 double bedrooms one en suite and a separate shower room, which in turn open onto a covered south facing terrace.
At first floor level there are 2 double bedrooms and one shower room opening of the galleried landing.
This gite represents 118m2 living space over a total surface area of 164m2. This gite could be divided into 2 separate gites.
Gite 3:
The main door opens directly into a light living /dinning/ kitchen, with exposed timber ceiling and French windows onto the west facing terrace. There are two twin bedrooms opening of the main room each with its own shower room and French windows onto south facing terrace.
This gite represents 59m2 of living space over a total surface area of 70m2.
General
Both properties have mains electricity and water, they are connected to the main village drainage system (NOT a Fosse sceptique). The swimming pool has a full height cover which allows the swimming pool to be used from early in the season to late on from the greenhouse water heating effect, and can be used with the cover rolled back or in place. The gites are well appointed, tastefully furnished and equipped (all furniture fixtures and fittings can be left in place subject to an agreement of price) There are large “caves” under the main villa equipped with two washing machines and plenty of storage space. There is also a large “dépendence” beside the vegetable garden- this is on the “cadastre” and could therefore perhaps be converted into a further small gite. There are approximately 85m3 rain water storage tanks under the gites south terraces. These gites are a step into business they are ready to let and could start to generate income immediately.
The area:
The property is situated just outside the eastern side of the Luberon national park in the “pays de Forcalquier” 04 department. It is a beautiful quiet area of Provence well known for its many outdoor leisure activities, its honey coloured stone houses, lavender fields and perched villages, with the sound of cigales, frogs and bee eaters never far away. It is a tranquil, of the beaten track area much loved by walkers, mountain bikers and climbers, not to mention those that just like a quiet life!
The whole could generate a very comfortable living as gites with B&B rooms run by active owners. The gites could just as easily be rented out on a permanent basis to provide an income for a less active couple.
We have genuine reasons for selling, and offer the whole property at 799000€ (negotiable) for a quick sale.
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