This stone house along with its in-ground swimming pool, its large adjoining barn and an old convertible cottage is located less than 5 minutes from the village of La Croisille sur Briance and 45 minutes’ drive from Limoges. A very beautiful and large garden planted with numerous fruit trees spreads out in front of the buildings, as well as a meadow, perfect for 

The main house
The South-West facing house is built partly over a cellar, except for the kitchen. A few steps lead up to the entrance of ca. 6’4” x 15 ½’ with the enclosed staircase. To the left of the entrance, the tiled and fitted kitchen has a surface area of 12’ x 12’. It has a chimney, to which a wood range cooker is currently connected. A door opens onto a living/dining room of approximately 12’ x 12’1” with tiled block-and-beam floor. To the right of the entrance, a ground-floor bedroom of ca. 13’ x 13’ with a built-in wardrobe and wood flooring covered in Lino. At the other end of the entrance, a separate toilet is placed right next to the bathroom fitted with a shower cubicle and a sink. Total surface area of 6’2” x 9’1”. Right next to it, we have a second bedroom of ca. 12’1” x 12’6”, also with a built-in wardrobe and Lino-covered wood flooring.

 On the 1st floor, the attic has been partly converted into a landing area of ca. 5’9” x 8’3” connecting to a 5’9” x 9’3” bathroom with a WC and a Velux, the shower cubicle of which still needs to be installed, and a 3rd bedroom of ca. 12’1” x 12’8” with a Velux window. The converted part of the attic is insulated with glassfibre wool under the eaves of the roof and on the walls. Part of the attic remains to be converted and insulated, for a surface area of just under 330sqft.     The entrance staircase leading to the basement reveals a pantry, a utility room and a boiler room with the oil boiler, the electric hot water tank, and the swimming pool filtration system. A door from the boiler room allows you to return to the garden.    

The outbuildings
The original farm dating from before the Second World War, there is not a more modern and less graceful agricultural building here, but instead, two beautiful barns with a floor space of approximately 67’2” x 26’2” and an old cottage to renovate with around 15’4” x 24’6”, made up of 2 ground-floor rooms, including one over a cellar and a convertible attic above. The front facade has been tastefully repointed, which gives it a very nice character. The floor of the old kitchen has retained its magnificent stone pebble floor, typical of the area, which the owners have renovated well. The large stone fireplace was also repointed, as well as the interior walls and the plastering of the old partitions walls was repaired. Really very cute! The location would lend itself to the creation of a gîte for visiting friends or family, after the necessary permissions have been granted, of course. It will also be necessary to install a second septic tank, if available. Added to this, there is a garage, old but still usable, to park your car under cover, a small stone stable for garden tools and a recent covered terrace in wood and tin, to enjoy sunny afternoons.

The garden
Without a doubt, one of the assets of this property. Facing South-West, it is located in front of the main buildings, separated by a hedge of trees to protect the house from prying eyes, even if you are about a hundred yards from the road and you would need binoculars to see anything! The garden, which has been laid out as lawn and orchard, is completely fenced in. An electric gate allows access to the property and a private dirt road leads up to the house. In front of it and the barns, a large, gravelled terrace allows many vehicles to be parked. A second gate placed on the side of the land close to the old cottage allows for separate access for guests if desired.

Next to the house, a well-maintained and very accessible vegetable garden, just below which is the 13’ x 26’ salt-filtered pool with a 2022 liner. Adjacent to the garden, with its own access gate, a meadow of approximately 2 ½ acres with a wooded plot of ca. 7.300sqft. The meadow is currently maintained free-of-charge by a neighbouring farmer. It will be available upon completion, without further formality.  

Access and amenities
The property is located in the village of La Croisille sur Briance, a pleasant village with schools and amenities of the Millevaches regional park. You are about fifteen minutes’ drive from Châteauneuf la Forêt and its swimming lake, 45 minutes from the city of Limoges. Bellegarde International Airport is approximately 50 minutes away.