Languedoc-Roussillon, Hérault, La Livinière, France

A45598LHS34 - From the charming village square, the entrance door opens into a lobby with a coats cupboard, which insulates and accesses the 19m² ground-floor living room, with its antique spiral staircase. The living room has exposed beams, a mixture of plastered and exposed natural stone walls, and looks out through sliding double-glazed doors onto the 15m² private courtyard with its climbing plants and flowers.

Also opening with glazed double doors onto the courtyard is the fully integrated and air-conditioned timber kitchen of 15.4m², with exposed timber beams, butler's sink, travertine tiles and doors in solid oak.

A lobby leads to the principal bedroom suite of 17.5m², with a storage light well of 7m², dressing area, lounge area, TV and air-conditioning. Opposite is the smart white and blue shower room (6.3m²) with easy access in case of mobility problems.

A utility area (8m²) off the same lobby has large cupboards as well as units, a washing machine, and tumble dryer, plus a door to a little street behind the house. Access to the garage (22.3m²) and the 17m² of land in front of it, is also on this floor.

The circular stair in the living room curves up to the main lounge area of 38m², which has windows to both sides of the house, and glazed double doors that give access to the 6.8m² terrace, overlooking the square. Again, this area has exposed timber beams and an exposed natural stone wall. It also has a large stone and brick fireplace with a quality modern woodburning insert that can slide up completely to leave an open fire, or open as a door for more efficient heating.

It would be possible to create a fourth bedroom in the area of the lounge overlooking the courtyard.

From this room, a lobby leads to another bedroom suite, with a shower room with multicoloured tiles (3.5m²), a through room suitable as a study or extra small/child's bedroom (9m²) and the bedroom itself of 14,5m², or 20.5m² if you count the floor area under 1.8m height. This room has a Velux rooflight and a window, and a shower room with separate WC. There is programmable electric heating and a storage area.

Up a separate staircase from the lobby, is a third bedroom in the roofspace with timber beams and a dressing area (4.5m² over 1.8m and 11.9m² total space).

The whole house is double-glazed and the heating is by electricity. Some rooms have air conditioning.

The property is within easy walking distance of the shops and restaurant in the village: there is a superette, a pharmacy, and the quality restaurant, that doubles as a tapas bar, has live entertainment in summer. The wine in this village is the champion of the MInervois, which is already a wonderful area for wine!

There are 7 restaurants within 5 km of the village, which is 9 km from Olonzac, the local market town, with a good selection of shops and restaurants. La Livinière is also 30 km from Carcassonne, 36 km from Narbonne, 50 km from Béziers, 54 km from the sea at Narbonne Plage, and 128 km from Spain (an hour and a half's drive).