Axat, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Terraced townhouse with beautiful volumes to renovate located close to shops and transport with views of the river. Entrance: hall 12.78m², dining room 24.96m², kitchen with balcony overlooking the river 24m², cellar 57.86m². On the 1st floor: 2 rooms which can be used as bedrooms (11.37 and 12.65m²), living room 23.72m², shower room with wc 3.02m². On the 2nd floor: 3 bedrooms (12.50, 11.35 and 13.15m²) Bathroom 11.45m², shower room with wc 2.98m². Attic suitable for conversion. New flooring on the ground floor and new hot water tank. Roof in good condition. Electricity and plumbing to be finished.

Axat is located in Cathar country at the doors of the Aude Pyrenees some 45 km west by northwest of Perpignan and 10 km southeast of Quillan. Access to the commune is by the D117 road from Belvianes-et-Cavirac in the north which passes east through the top of the commune and continues to Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes. Access to the village is by the D118 which branches from the D117 in the north of the commune and goes south to the village then continues south through the length of the commune before turning west to follow a mountain ridge to Puyvalador. The commune is alpine in nature with extensive forests and rugged terrain. The village is in a valley in the north of the commune.[3]

Axat is a pretty tourist town situated in the high valley of the Aude. Surrounded by mountains and gorges, the narrowest Gorge of Saint Georges is only 3 km away. The River Aude is in a picturesque setting and is a popular whitewater sports location. There are 300 metres of fly fishing stretches where the quality of oxygen in the water attracts salmon and trout.

A privately owned tourist railway known as The Little Red Train (Train du pays Cathare et du Fenouillèdes), runs on part of the old Carcassonne to Rivesaltes via Quillan SNCF railway line, from a station just west of the village. In summer it links Axat to Rivesaltes passing through Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet with 60 km of track running over impressive viaducts and through tunnels on open-air carriages. The former track between Axat and Quillan no longer exists.

The river Aude flows through the length of the commune from south to north then continues northwest at the start of its journey to the Mediterranean Sea. Many tributaries rise in the commune on both banks and flow into the Aude including the Ruisseau d'Artigues (which rises in Artigues), the Ruisseeau de Seilles, and many other unnamed streams.