Character House For Sale in Montpellier, Languedoc Roussillon, South of France

*** Reduced Price *** Magnificent unique Bastide with all modern comforts and top quality materials, beautifully landscaped garden, in a residential area with view on a forest, just outside Montpellier, at walking distance to shops

This elegant Bastide (264m²) is a new property built to perfection and with exquisite taste. Using carefully chosen reclaimed top quality materials like old stone floors, the beautiful walnut entrance door from a convent and the old pharmacy cupboard. The property has a spectacular 6.25m high entrance hall (perfect acoustics for private concerts), large living room, kitchen and lounge also with high ceilings, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, study, large garage, 100m² stone terraces with fountain and the relaxing sound of murmuring water, lovely pool on 1620m² landscaped garden with palms, pines, oaks, olive trees as well as fruit trees. The property is very private, overlooking in front a couple of houses and has an open view to the forest behind. This very residential area is only a few steps away from shops and the centre of the village; in just a short drive you reach the tramway with a Park & Ride

Description of the building
The Bastide offers 264m²/ 2850ft² of living surface on 2 floors.
Ground floor:
. spectacular entrance hall 35m² with beautiful monumental stone staircase and a dome painted in a renaissance style with a crystal chandelier
 . lounge 42m² with stone fire place and plasterwork cornice and columns, fitted cupboards
. fully fitted kitchen with dining area 34m² in classical style with high ceiling ‘à la française’, work top and back of the wall in red marble, stone sink, antique handles, all in perfect harmony with the central feature of a ‘Godin’ (like an Aga stove), original butcher tables, old table with lace and cast iron and an old beautiful pharmacy cupboard for the dishes and crockery as well as the in-built fridge; all this and many more items are part of the sale!
. cloak room with old marble
. Office  
. Laundry room
First floor:
. wide landing with large door to the balcony, flanked on either side by a small round window.
. romantic master en-suite bedroom 50m² with ornate plasterwork cornice with flowers in stucco (19th century design), the headboard and bedside tables in plasterwork, large cupboards, mirrored doors on the right and on the left of the bed with paintings above indicating the following room, one is the dressing room and the other the bathroom. Very charming bathroom with beautiful double sink furniture with marble top, matching vanity unit, big shower, a classical bath on feet with a Venus statue standing above in the corner, WC.
. bedroom with small shower room
. bedroom with small shower room
 . Separate WC
. room useable as a bedroom or a second study
Basement:
Garage 80m², technical room and large laundry  


Pool 6m x 8m tiled with stone surround style ‘bassin à l’ancien’
100m² stone terrace running on two sides of the house
Stone fountain by the entrance
Car shade, car parking  

Grounds
The 1620m² beautifully landscaped garden with the Mediterranean trees like palms, pines, oaks and olives gives a very relaxing feeling. There are also many fruit trees and a vegetable garden.  

General condition
The Bastide is in excellent condition and was built in 2004 with reclaimed original materials which were collected over the years item by item. The Bastide offers all modern comforts like town gas central heating system (under floor in the reception rooms and by radiators upstairs), high quality and perfectly blending in tailor-made windows, the big double glazed window doors are in iron with wooden shutters, the remaining windows are equipped with electric rolling shutters, remote controlled gate with video, alarm system, town water and mains sewerage.   

Comment
A true Prestige Residence of major beauty, full of charm in an idyllic bucolic environment!

1 695 000€ - £1 363 119 - $2 156 209

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