Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn, Graulhet, France

A20396SOM81 - Move-in ready town-house – No renovation required, turnkey condition
Large, mature garden (room for pool, vegetable garden, chickens)
Excellent energy rating – Low running costs with modern efficiency - the rating of C is 2 just points off an excellent B
Ground-floor suite – Bedroom, shower room, dressing room (accessibility-friendly)
South-West France location – Tarn, Occitanie (non-tourist, authentic)
All amenities in town – Schools, shops, medical, markets, culture, sports
Easy access – Toulouse (1h), Albi (30min), Pyrenees/Mediterranean (2h)

The ground floor offers kitchen, light-flooded dining room overlooking the garden, cosy living room, WC, bedroom with en-suite shower room and walk-in wardrobe., all situated off a large and welcoming entrance hall.

The solid wooden stairs lead to a first floor with large master suite overlooking the garden, family shower room and second bedroom.

The second floor provides two further bedrooms plus a very large attic space currently offering clean, dry storage but ripe for conversion to more bedrooms or bathrooms, to office space or other uses.

The basement is where we find the laundry room, a further shower, a wine cellar, a large office and further utility spaces with a pellet burner heating the whole space. The basement enjoys natural light and access to the garden.

This classic French town house with garden sits in a central yet quiet position in Graulhet (say groy-yay), a charming small town in South West France that remains refreshingly untouched by mass tourism. The gated property offers easy vehicular access with 3 parking spots at the front and additional rear parking and garage.
The spacious, well-maintained garden (primarily lawn) features mature trees for summer shade, olive trees, and a reliable drip irrigation system fed by two wells (12m). There’s ample space for adding a pool (above or below ground), growing your own produce, or even keeping chickens – making this ideal for a young family, retired people, those looking for a level of self-sufficiency in town.


Please contact me for more information, more images and to book a viewing if you like what you see.

Location: Graulhet is based around a medieval centre and has a recent industrial history that has left it with a varied architecture. It is not a tourist destination, which makes property here well-priced, and yet it is in a beautiful region. Everything a family needs is here: education from pre-school to age 19, theatre, cinema, sports venues and clubs from yoga to flying, cultural and social associations, shopping, medical services, restaurants. There is a small weekly market on the square in front of the house so you don't even need to drive to the supermarket if you don't choose to. Another market in the town offers more choice still.
Further afield, we have Albi (UNESCO World Heritage Site) at 30 minutes' drive, Toulouse within 1 hour and many smaller towns and villages to explore in this area known as "Little Tuscany". The Gaillac winegrowing region is full of undiscovered gems and the countryside offers endless opportunity for leisure and sports in the mountains, fields, lakes and rivers. The regional cuisine is largely based on fresh local ingredients, traditional French dishes often with a modern twist. Think seared duck breast with a fruity sauce and enormous salad, or cassoulet (a stew of beans and mixed meats) in its home town of Castelnaudary. Or, if you are eating in, a rotisserie chicken fresh from the market with potatoes cooked in the drippings and a fresh green salad from the stall next door, all served on your shady terrace with a glass of rosé from the estate down the road.