10 Rue du Palais
property details
for a Hub House co-operative coliving project

Area ✧ climate is barely passable off peak yet lovely in summer and decent otherwise, but has frequent winds most of the year (the Cers from the west); the off-season would thus be 4 months

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Barcelona direct due to be reinstated soon
✦ well connected all-year airport for Stansted/Manchester, seasonal to Porto, Sardinia, Dublin, Tangiers; many others close (Toulouse, Beziers, Nimes, Perpignan, Marseille, Barcelona)

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town is decent especially in season, moderately lively, and extremely photogenic with its remarkable fort hanging over it, plus nice square, canal and riverfront
✦ canalside village of Trebes by bus or bike
✦ small towns of Castelnaudry 20mins train (last 9pm), Limoux 30mins train (€1) also having bus service (train eventually, ) running up to Quillan (but 1h30)
✦ Narbonne 30mins train (last 10pm), larger Beziers (45mins train)
✦ quaint Mirepoix by bus or 45mins drive, also Revel another market town
✦ Toulouse as a big interesting city is well within reach at 45mins train (last 8:30pm)
✦ various interesting smaller villages

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lake with beach volleyball courts and SUP (in season, but could have own), 30mins bike
✦ some good escarpments are biking distance, or a short dropoff for hikes
✦ forests in the hills to north 40mins drive also possible by bus
✦ adventuous countryside is a good 1h drive, but when the train returns this will somewhat improve for hiking and biking
✦ horse riding 15mins bike
✦ tennis courts at riverfront 10mins walk
✦ several strolls possible along the canal and river in both directions, also good for jogging, paths kinda start on the other side of the fort which is 30mins walk, but get interrupted by sections of lanes; better if dropped off at the lake or taking the train
✦ biking is good with several long rides albeit also somewhat broken up, more variety taking the train

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aside — I lived here for a few years doing a renovation, having chosen the town for its connections, tourism (which mainly affects the fort, much less the town) and plans for public space renovation which has made it a fair bit more attractive; the main problem is the 4 shopping centres on the outskirts (one just built!) and thus loss of shops in town, however this is finally becoming a priority as in many towns, although does not represent much tangibly as it's also flighting ecommerce, but the town does have an adequate number, and notably because of the tourism, some actual cafes that don't follow a typical french format; there are still multiple large buildings empty and in need of renovations, and plans are afoot to demolish some decrepit little buildings to open up public space //Jacob

property detail ↗︎

Property ✧ not as good value as the hotel which is much larger if lacking character (though could be created!); at this price it's arguably better waiting for a chateau, however this is accessible will all facilities and doesn't need much work

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70m2 front terrace partly walled onto street, would be used with benches tables, chairs, parasols
✦ 210m2 very nice sunken garden with walls and trees and south exposure along one wall
✦ 145m2 building *4, basement opening into lower garden
✦ limited attics, but possibly suitable for some mezzanines
✦ could definately make a roof terrace, but view over to city would be mainly obsctructed by a neighbouring building that's just 1 storey taller, though a raised section (two level?) would resolve this
✦ the garden could be part open keeping trees, and part covered with a roof terrace and street level orangerie thus gaining 100m2 covered, and 50m2 orangerie for nicely varied outdoor spaces (streetside terrace, upper orangerie, upper terrace, lower courtyard garden)
✦ 5 windows across west on each floor, 3 on east and south but 2 blocked on south would need reopening

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note--other similar unsold buildings in town