Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Lasseube, France

Built in the 1890, this immaculate three-storey townhouse of 245m² is located in a tranquil market town with schools, shops, bars, restaurants and a weekly farmers' market... all just a short stroll away!

The townhouse faces south-west, making the rooms feel light and airy. At the back of the house is a garden which borders a small river at the far end. You can dine on a decked terrace next to the river shaded by mature trees or on a covered terrace next to the kitchen - and there would be more than enough room for installing a barbecue area and a summer kitchen in the garden.

It is possible to park for free outside the property, from where the townhouse's traditional front door opens into a huge sitting room with a wood-burning stove. Beyond this room is a wonderful kitchen with a cosy dining area and doors out to the covered terrace and garden. A pantry and a utility room adjoin the kitchen; there is also a WC on the ground floor between the sitting room and the kitchen.

A lovely wooden staircase leads up to the first and second floors to the property's five bedrooms: three on the first floor, two on the second floor.

The first-floor accommodation comprises a mezzanine used as an office area, a master bedroom and two further bedrooms. The master bedroom has a wood-burning stove and access to a balcony with views of the garden and river. This room also has an adjoining dressing room, an en suite bathroom with a bath and shower and a separate WC. The other two bedrooms have access to a large dressing room and a lovely shower room with a WC.

The second floor also has a mezzanine, which is used as a sitting area, along with two bedrooms of 37m² (18m² Loi Carrez) and 33m² (16m² Loi Carrez), along with a shower room with a WC. Please note that both bedrooms have sloping ceilings and low wooden roof beams.

Exquisitely restored and renovated in 2018, this gorgeous townhouse combines original architectural features with a stylish, contemporary décor, making it perfect for using as a family home, a holiday home or even for a Bed & Breakfast business... and you can move in straight away!

This lovely house is situated in the delightful Béarn in south-west France in the pretty town of Lasseube with schools, boulangeries, shops, bars and bistros. Set amidst the famous Jurançon vineyards, Lasseube is 45 minutes away from Pyrenean ski resorts and mountain trails to the south... and 80 minutes away from Atlantic beach resorts, which are to the west. The city of Pau, the Medieval riverside market town of Oloron-Ste-Marie and the verdant Basque Country are all under 30 minutes away; Toulouse and Bordeaux are just over two hours away.

THE TOWNHOUSE

Ground floor:
- a garden with a covered dining terrace and a decked riverside terrace
- a spacious sitting room (54m²) with a wood-burning stove
- a huge kitchen with a dining area and doors out to the dining terrace and garden (33m²)
- a pantry
- a utility room (5.4m²)
- a WC

First floor:
- a balcony (8.8m²) overlooking the garden
- a mezzanine used as an office area
- a large master bedroom (24m²) with a wood-burning stove and access to the balcony
- an adjoining dressing room area, an en suite bathroom (bath & shower) and a separate WC
- two further bedrooms (13.9m², 12.8m²)
- an adjoining dressing room
- a shower room with a WC

Second floor:
- a mezzanine used as a sitting area
- two bedrooms
- a shower room with a WC

NB: please note that the second-floor rooms have sloping ceilings and slightly low wooden beams


THE GARDEN

- a mature garden of 250m²
- a covered dining terrace next to the kitchen
- a decked terrace next to the river
- ample space for installing a barbecue area, a summer kitchen, a boules piste...


THE POTENTIAL!

In perfect condition, this splendid townhouse can be moved into straight away. For families with children, there are schools in the town (up to the age of 15/16), a bilingual school in Navarrenx (French/English) and a great choice of lycées for older children in Pau, Oloron-Ste-Marie and Orthez. There is also the International School of Béarn in Pau, which teaches the English National Curriculum (35 minutes).

The property is within easy commuting distance of Pau and TotalEnergies HQ (25 - 35 minutes), Oloron-Ste-Marie (15 minutes), Mourenx (25 minutes) and Orthez (50 minutes) - and for anyone who works from home, the mezzanine areas on the first and second floors or one of the bedrooms would be ideal to use as an office.

If you are hoping to find an excellent-value property that could be rented out to long-term tenants or to holidaymakers as a gîte for short-term stays, the townhouse has excellent income potential thanks to its proximity the Pyrénées, the Atlantic coast, Pau and Biarritz.

One or more of bedrooms could be used for welcoming Bed and Breakfast guests, if desired. There is an ever-growing demand for B&B accommodation from tourists visiting this beautiful area, especially during the summer months, the skiing season and for Christmas and New Year. along with year-round demand from pilgrims following the Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compostelle, which passes just 6.5km away.

As well as offering evening meals to your guests, you could even consider providing picnic hampers for your guests' day trips... especially if the hampers are full of Béarnaise delicacies freshly bought that morning from the town's local shops and weekly farmers' market!


SERVICES & TECHNICAL

Telephone & cable internet
Partially double-glazed
Heating: gas central heating + wood-burning stoves
Mains water
Mains drainage
Free parking in the street


THE LOCAL AREA

The townhouse is located in the peaceful town of Lasseube, which has a boulangerie, a patisserie, a grocery shop, restaurants, bars and a weekly market, all within easy walking distance of the property! Nearby Oloron-Ste-Marie (15 minutes) has several hypermarkets to choose from; Pau (25 minutes) has a TGV station and a small airport.

If you have children, the area has many excellent schools, including a bilingual French/English school in Navarrenx and an International School in Pau, which teaches the English National Curriculum.

The Béarn is popular with tourists all year round and is loved for its proximity to the mountains and the sea, as well as its Jurançon vineyards and healing thermal spas in Salies-de-Béarn. The area is excellent for hiking, mountain-biking, white-water rafting and skiing... and for those who prefer beach-based activities, the famous coastal resorts of Biarritz and St-Jean-de-Luz are about 80 minutes away...

Airports: Pau, Tarbes-Lourdes, Biarritz
Train: Ogeu-les-Bains, Pau
Ferry: Bilbao, Santander
Coach: Pau, Orthez

Ski: Eaux-Bonnes, Gourette, Artouste, Issarbe, La-Pierre-St-Martin, Iraty, Val-d’Azun, Somport, Candanchú (Spain)...
Beaches: Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye, Hossegor, Tarnos...

Attractions: Aqua Béarn, Le Petit Train d’Artouste, Parc'Ours, Grottes de Bétharram, Gorges de Kakuetta, Passerelle d’Holzarte, Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Oxocelhaya, Le Train de La Rhune, Route d'Artagnan, Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compolstelle...