Farmhouse for Sale in France Pyrénées-Atlantiques Orthez Small Farm close to Orthez with 14 hectares

Small Farm close to Orthez with 14 hectares

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Farmhouse for sale in Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Just 30 minutes to the West of Pau, close to Orthez, this small farm just needs finishing off the renovation, and offers 75m² on the ground floor, plus the same floor area in the loft space, in 14 hectares of land, with a large metal hangar in the course of construction.

The place just oozes the charm of yesteryear, built from brick and local stone, with stone detail around all the doors and windows. It is flanked to the one end by a small road, and to the other by a hillock, opening on to the fields and woods forming its land.

The nail studded wooden front door leads into a small hallway, which opens in turn onto the main living room, which is completely tiled with ‘tomettes’ laid straight into the soil – local quarry tiles, rare and much sought after, giving the whole room warmth and character from their russet tones. To the left you find the kitchenette area (8m²) with a window to the North, and to the South a dining area (12m²) with a period open fireplace fitted with an ‘insert’ – glass fronted, vented woodburner – very attractive and efficient form of heating – which heats most of the house, supplemented by electric radiators. On the other side of the entrance is the salon (20m²) which extends from the front to the back of the house, and thus has windows to the South and the North. At the end of this room a door leads into a large bedroom (21m²). There is also the bathroom and wc (6m²) on this floor.

Going back to the entrance hall, a wooden staircase opposite the door winds up to the loft space. To the right of the top of the stairs is the other bedroom (11m²) with a window in the western gable looking out at the woods further up. The rest of the loft space remains to be converted, and with the wealth of exposed carpentry could easily be used to create a couple more rooms – bedrooms, play room, office… whatever you wish.

With more renovation to carry out in the loft, and just a bit of finishing off on the ground floor, the entire interior of this property has lots of charm with loads of exposed beams and other original materials throughout, and just needs completing to your taste.

The house is surrounded by lightly undulating fields and woods, and, South facing, enjoys views of the Pyrenees – a lovely spot!

A metal hangar is in the course of construction to the North East of the property (24m x 10m) with a roof in tile red everite, which could be used for many purposes – garage, storage, stables…

The construction is traditional and sound, the roof is local tiles, the walls have been rendered in grey, but this could be taken back to reveal the original ‘torchis’, brick and stone walls. The heating is provided in the main by the ‘insert’, supplemented by electric radiators, the windows are wood with some pvc double glazed, and the automatic drainage is into a septic tank.

It is situated close to all shops, schools and banks, and faces South with lovely views over the surrounding countryside and of the Pyrenean mountain chain in the background.

The farm is just 14 minutes from Orthez and 10 mins from the motorway, 30 mins from Pau (Ryanair), 1 hour from Biarritz and the Atlantic beach resorts, 1hr 20mins from Spain and from the lower ski slopes, 1hrs 15mins from Toulouse (Easyjet, Flybe, BMIBaby, Aer Lingus), and 3hrs 30mins from the Mediterranean.

Price:
€ 220,000

Features at a glance

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Sleeps: 0
Size built: 145m2 Size of plot: 14000m2
Farmhouse in Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Ref: Z-2914/ 237

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