4 bed villa for sale

Val-Du-Faby, Aude, Occitanie

This unusual, large, beautifully modernised, south-facing stone-built village house was the resident tailor's house, attached to a barn. It has been lovingly restored to encompass comfortable modern eco living.
The solar pv panels provide an income as the electricity is sold to the grid and free hot water for the house. Whilst staying cool in the hot summers, the property is very well insulated for winter with its double glazing windows throughout, a wood burner, electric thermostat controlled heaters, new roof and flooring throughout and new zinc deep-profile guttering.
The south-facing roof terrace has great views over the village to the hills beyond.
The light and spacious rooms throughout are a blank canvass for creating your own family home or lock up and leave holiday home in the Val du Faby, South of France.
The property is situated on a quiet road in the pretty village of Rouvenac in the foothills of the Pyrenees. The village has two restaurants, a church, a children’s play area and a daily bread van. A beautiful valley road, lined with sunflowers and vines, leads you down to Esperaza, with its colourful Sunday market and lively events, only 6 minutes' drive away. The area is great for cycling and walking and there are plentiful accessible ski resorts, the closest just 47 minutes away. A school bus runs to Esperaza and the larger market town of Limoux. Just 15 minutes from Rouvenac is the larger town of Quillan with supermarkets, shops, pharmacies, a hospital and many other amenities, including swimming and fishing lakes.

The property is configured as follows:

Ground Floor:
The fully fitted kitchen 15.56m2 with tiled floor has a log burner range oven and hob with further oven, plentiful cupboards, a large, cool, walk-in pantry 4.29m2, store cupboard and space for large dining table and chairs. Electric heater with thermostat. All new electrics, water pipes, and water filter.
The kitchen leads into:

Light and spacious sitting room 36.34m2 with three double aspect windows, beautiful marble tiled floor, double stained-glass doors on either side (to street and to stairs), with display cupboard. A traditional stone fireplace with large modern glass-fronted woodburner with flue provides heat up the stairs to above floors. There is an attractive built-in wall display cabinet. The sitting room includes heaters with thermostats.
The double stained-glass doors lead to a vestibule with a useful downstairs cloakroom: Toilet and washbasin with extractor fan.
Spiral, traditional timber stairs lead to:

First Floor with wooden floorboards throughout:
A family bathroom 6.68m2 with white suite of large bath, separate shower with mixer taps, toilet, washbasin, electric heater with thermostat and large window, giving plentiful light.

An upper vestibule area 12.9m2 for washing machine and dryer, sink and solar cylinder (free hot water for most of the year). Electric heater with thermostat. Room for large table with chairs, can be used as a study, computer area or for occasional guests.

Bedroom one 22.16m2 a large light and airy room with beautiful timber beams, large windows with views over the village, church clock tower and hills beyond, tasteful tongue and groove panelling and electric thermostat controlled heater.

Bedroom two 13.02m2 dual aspect windows with great views, timber beamed ceiling and electric heater with thermostat.

Timber spiral staircase to:

Second Floor:
Bedroom three 22.34m2, a large light and airy room with two windows, one with timber painted railing with again, great views and a further velux window. A ladder leads to an upper mezzanine storage area.
This bedroom also has the benefit of a further en suite shower room.

Bedroom four 30m2 is a light, spacious attic area with triple aspect windows and electric heater with thermostat that could also be used as a lounge area or games room.

Steps lead to a small roof terrace with outstanding views across to the hills and down the village, looking over roof-tops to the church clock and square, suitable for star-gazing, private sunbathing, swallow and bat watching.
Perfect for an early morning coffee or a glass of the excellent local wine from the many surrounding vineyards in the evening.

This beautiful property needs to be seen to appreciate its full potential.