Le Madrid
property details
for a Hub House co-operative coliving project

Environment ✧ vineyard valley, escarpments with good hikes on doorstep; 1h coast/mountains

Services ✧ supermarket, small weekly indoor market, bakery, restaurants, brunch place

Access ✧ station 30mins drive/45 bus; 5h30 Paris changing, Barcelona 3h changing; airports 2h+ changing

Area ✧ not a great village, albeit pleasant, due to being a declining thermal station, but offers facilities and fantastic countryside from the door / by bus
✦ other villages are not interesting either, with only Pezenas at 40mins being worth a trip, but others offer a few distractions such as restos/cafes/markets
✦ the little local town of Bedariuex is 10mins bus, several smaller villages such as Olargues at 25mins bus are plasusible outings or points for hikes
✦ for towns, Beziers (decent, pretty, can be combined with beach), Pezenas (pretty, lively market), Clermont (meh) and the remote village of St-Pons are all 35mins drive thus providing some regular outings most likely for markets, including some by bus at 1h for when people need to escape independently

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trails start 10mins along lane, with a choice of east or west sides, plus across the river the south thus great choice
✦ nice small park 15mins walk, tennis and archery 5mins, horse riding 30mins walk
✦ small theatre/cinema showing original versions
✦ kayaking, fantastic hikes and river swimming by bus
✦ via ferrata 20mins drive, and lots of climbing spots
✦ greenway 5 mins bike, for 45mins to the gorges/kayaking
✦ trails start 15mins bike, 30mins walk on lane
✦ lake 30mins drive (40mins to the watersports), beach 1h, bigger gorges and more villages 1h

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regular direct bus from Montpellier 1h30 last 6:30pm (arriving 8pm) +30mins tram from station (2h total)
✦ 35mins train to Beziers, 15mins drive for pickup, last at 6:20pm
✦ one direct bus from Beziers 5:20pm arriving 6:30pm (out 7am)

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could probably operate as a minihub
✦ the nextdoor building is recently converted with 6 studios and apartments for short-rentals if extra capacity was ever needed

Property ✧ still not sold but delisted so possibly a private arrangement without transfer
✦ owner died thus contact details invalid
✦ worth noting that for probably the same price, there's #147 a functional retirement home 20mins up the valley having 1500m2 and a larger garden just above the river
✦ located in a quiet corner at the very top of the village (15min walk from the centre) opposite a little fountain and some significant buildings (one abandoned)
✦ building is 160m2 inside with 2 floors, the ground was a bar resturant and has a glass front being mostly open inside with a 90m2 roadside terrace
✦ almost 600m2 total outdoor space
✦ at the side is 280m2 of parking, 100m2 of which would be kept, especially if as a minihub, as street parking is possibly a bit limited
✦ building could be extended to the side/south with a roof terrace at rear garden level for up to 90m2 additional, or 180m2 as 3–4 mezzanine cohousing units
✦ the rear has a 50m2 ground level courtyard, and 160m2 1st floor garden currently with a ramp from the parking
✦ 80m2 2 floor wing on one side of the cortyard
✦ 280m2 flat parking would become garden
✦ 800m2 plot behind for a larger garden, unlikely to sell for building but might be expensive
✦ 80m2 shed/wing