A large property with two Neo-Basque style houses and grounds of 8,000 m² on the banks of the Garonne River, less than 10 minutes by car from the cent
A large property with two Neo-Basque style houses and grounds of 8,000 m² on the banks of the Garonne River, less than 10 minutes by car from the centre of Toulouse.
The property is located near the Gallic oppidum of Vieille-Toulouse, the Capitole and downtown Toulouse, on the banks of the Garonne where it converges with the Ariège River, in the Haute-Garonne department, part of the Occitanie region. Just a stone's throw away from all of the assets, attractions, centres of interests and commodities that the pink city has to offer, which is regularly ranked as one of the most dynamic cities in France, as well as the drawing power of the Toulouse basin, a European hub for the aeronautic and space industry, you can reach downtown Toulouse in 9 minutes by car and the Toulouse Blagnac international airport in 15 minutes.
The property includes two houses surrounded by grounds of approximately 8,000 m², bordered on one side by the Garonne River flowing towards the city and, on the other, the road running alongside the river. The first house, which dates from the end of the 1930s and requires some renovation work, has a floor area of 224 m², while the second, built at a later time, but inspired by the same architectural style, has a floor area of 136 m². Both are extended by a patio and face the grounds that gently descend towards the banks of the Garonne.
The property is accessible via two entrances from the road that runs parallel to the river and leads to the city centre, while an exterior private parking area adjacent to the property has enough room to park five vehicles. The first entrance opens onto a landscaped space, where it is also possible to park a car, and from which a path using irregular cut stone, in the Ancient Roman style, leads to the main house.
Alongside the landscaped garden softly descending towards the river, the first house on the right includes a cellar, ground floor, upstairs and an attic space. A patio abuts its western façade and provides a vertiginous view of the carefully maintained garden, followed by the Garonne River peacefully flowing towards Toulouse. The path then continues and goes past a covered agricultural storage building, which has enough room for three more vehicles, followed by a French-style landscaped garden before ending with a green lawn in the middle of which lies the rectangular turquoise blue swimming pool.
The second house is located in the property's southeast corner and includes a cellar, ground floor, an adjacent garage and an upstairs, while its patio overlooks the lawn descending towards the river. Like the main dwelling, its understated faux timber-framed and plaster-coated façades are cadenced by a variety of rectilinear windows, while its overhanging gabled roof is covered in barrel tiles.
The First HouseThis building is located at the end of the path, which starts in the parking area and is bordered by a shady pergola. The building's architecture is typical of the Neo-Basque style, which was in fashion in south-western France, especially Toulouse, in the first half of the 20th century, influenced by "Ramuntcho", a romance and adventure novel written by Pierre Loti. In characteristic fashion, an asymmetrical roof crowns the house's gable ends, one of which is shrouded in Virginia creeper. The façades' faux timber framing, wooden wrap-around balconies and guardrails are all painted green, while its protective eaves are wood-panelled.
The ground floor
Once past the threshold, the house is laid out in a circular pattern, with an office on the left, followed by a kitchen. On the right is a large living room whose windows face the patio, the garden and the Garonne River in the distance, acting as the focal point for this magnificent view.
The upstairs
From the ground-floor living room, the L-shaped staircase leads to this level, ...
