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#358 🥉85% €129k • typical • town • 410–470m² satellite for optimisations • solid old building in impressive medieval town
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Villefranche, Aveyron — near Figeac (Rodez, Cahors, Albi) Google map
☃️2–8–14°☀️3☁️7 • 🍂12–21°☀️7☁️4
Environment: steep wooded river valleys and agricultural
Services: all
Access: station 10mins walk; 1h45 Toulouse (last 7pm) +45mins airport, +3h30 Barcelona; 7h Paris (last 2pm) or night train
Regional
Topographic
Cadastral
Area ✧ due to being partly protected, shops moving out, and the costs of bringing buildings up to standard, >35% are empty
✦ the town despite being just 12k people, is the largest for miles around, also hosting a large and lively weekly market in its impressive medieval entirely colonnaded market square
✦ a new square/greenspace is being created a stone's throw from the door behind the cathedral and covered market (rarely used)
✦ for the summers a swimming spot is being created 20mins walk away, plus a closer guignette on the river bank
✦ a good number of restaurants (inc bento) and a few cafes including one fancy
✦ minimart close, multiple supermarkets 20mins walk/bus, organic by bus
✦ assocaitive cafe around the corner that also runs cooking classes
✦ not bad for a rural town
has one big open park 15mins walk; a few mins away is a looped walking circuit for up to 2h along the river banks and lanes, in either direction with 2 shorter loops or there-backs on the trails for up to 45mins; 20mins bike to tennis (2 covered courts somewhere…)
✦ a couple of biking circuits start 10mins away and extend to Najac and St Martin where it possible start or return by train, or skip the more difficult bits (lots of climbing)
✦ no hiking from door, however the train offers some variety with 4 stations (15–40mins) offering options both by bike and foot albeit with the shortest return being 3h45, giving opportunities for more relaxed hikes with lunch stop (returns at 2:30pm and 6pm, but more out)
✦ fairly calm kayaking is possible from the town, or at Najac (Apr-Oct) with SUP as well
✦ 30mins drive to a fairly technical via ferrata above river
small but pretty town of Figeac at 35mins train is a good trip, with an 8pm bus back
✦ several great villages: medieval Caylus 30mins bus, St-Cirq on the lot gorges 45mins drive, as is Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val where there's good biking and hiking for occasional variation
✦ Cahors and Albi are also possible at 1h drive for rarer daytrips with diversions to break the journey
✦ Gaillac at 1h train is however more reasonable
access is good from Toulouse airport, but labourious from anywhere else
✦ night train is either longer via Toulouse, or with a 6am short change
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✦ the town despite being just 12k people, is the largest for miles around, also hosting a large and lively weekly market in its impressive medieval entirely colonnaded market square
✦ a new square/greenspace is being created a stone's throw from the door behind the cathedral and covered market (rarely used)
✦ for the summers a swimming spot is being created 20mins walk away, plus a closer guignette on the river bank
✦ a good number of restaurants (inc bento) and a few cafes including one fancy
✦ minimart close, multiple supermarkets 20mins walk/bus, organic by bus
✦ assocaitive cafe around the corner that also runs cooking classes
✦ not bad for a rural town
has one big open park 15mins walk; a few mins away is a looped walking circuit for up to 2h along the river banks and lanes, in either direction with 2 shorter loops or there-backs on the trails for up to 45mins; 20mins bike to tennis (2 covered courts somewhere…)
✦ a couple of biking circuits start 10mins away and extend to Najac and St Martin where it possible start or return by train, or skip the more difficult bits (lots of climbing)
✦ no hiking from door, however the train offers some variety with 4 stations (15–40mins) offering options both by bike and foot albeit with the shortest return being 3h45, giving opportunities for more relaxed hikes with lunch stop (returns at 2:30pm and 6pm, but more out)
✦ fairly calm kayaking is possible from the town, or at Najac (Apr-Oct) with SUP as well
✦ 30mins drive to a fairly technical via ferrata above river
small but pretty town of Figeac at 35mins train is a good trip, with an 8pm bus back
✦ several great villages: medieval Caylus 30mins bus, St-Cirq on the lot gorges 45mins drive, as is Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val where there's good biking and hiking for occasional variation
✦ Cahors and Albi are also possible at 1h drive for rarer daytrips with diversions to break the journey
✦ Gaillac at 1h train is however more reasonable
access is good from Toulouse airport, but labourious from anywhere else
✦ night train is either longer via Toulouse, or with a 6am short change
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Property ✧ see #328 and #278 both at 90 for 400m2+ this one is only better because it has lots of windows and unencumbered by load bearing partitions thus probably easier to refit, or #288 at 55k which is a bit bigger still but rare windows; however see #315 for same price but twice the size but less interesting/natural area
versus the other properties here this needs much less work to be usable
✦ previously dry cleaner empty since 2009, would accept 115k if not less; sold 2020 for just 30k, then again end 2023 for 48k so the current owner has high expectations unless work has been done (possibly but nominal)
✦ exposed only east and north thus only some morning sun and none during day, but lots of big windows (4 close on east, 5 spaced along north), and option of some for evening/sunset
✦ 160m2 parcel but 100m2 given as usable so potentially larger, but staircase uses ~25m2
✦ one block down from main square and next to fontaine square
✦ would be excellent as mini-hub but not enough capacity
✦ very presentable with arched windows, large main door and large wooden staircase on centre north window plus to west
✦ floors all have good parquet, even attic, though ground has tiles which should be changed
✦ 110m2 ground floor having 75m2 open space with windows all along two sides at corner of street; would probably be casual workspace, plus dining (thus suitable for community events) and kitchen
✦ 1st or 2nd could actually have a balcony added which would make up for no garden allowing 2 windows to become french windows and be left open on nice days
✦ 2nd would have library-lounge with small focus workspace
✦ attic with 7 dormers (2 east, 3 north, 2 west) and a small skylight/dormer; west side would be suitable for library lounge getting sunset, with dormer windows lowered to floor for more light; 70m2 mentioned, but his 94m2 however overall the most edges are unusable except for capsules
✦ 2 low vaulted caves ~40m2 but maybe suitable for a cosy bean-bag movie space
partly usable with existing bathrooms but all windows need replacing
✦ a small section of the south-east roof and its dormer could actually be removed and converted to terrace looking over the fontaine square which in combination with a potential 1st or 2nd floor baclony with 1 french doors instead of the windows that could be left open would almost make up for no garden; nontheless this kind of work is approaching the cost of the giant property on the edge of town
✦ parcel 511
versus the other properties here this needs much less work to be usable
✦ previously dry cleaner empty since 2009, would accept 115k if not less; sold 2020 for just 30k, then again end 2023 for 48k so the current owner has high expectations unless work has been done (possibly but nominal)
✦ exposed only east and north thus only some morning sun and none during day, but lots of big windows (4 close on east, 5 spaced along north), and option of some for evening/sunset
✦ 160m2 parcel but 100m2 given as usable so potentially larger, but staircase uses ~25m2
✦ one block down from main square and next to fontaine square
✦ would be excellent as mini-hub but not enough capacity
✦ very presentable with arched windows, large main door and large wooden staircase on centre north window plus to west
✦ floors all have good parquet, even attic, though ground has tiles which should be changed
✦ 110m2 ground floor having 75m2 open space with windows all along two sides at corner of street; would probably be casual workspace, plus dining (thus suitable for community events) and kitchen
✦ 1st or 2nd could actually have a balcony added which would make up for no garden allowing 2 windows to become french windows and be left open on nice days
✦ 2nd would have library-lounge with small focus workspace
✦ attic with 7 dormers (2 east, 3 north, 2 west) and a small skylight/dormer; west side would be suitable for library lounge getting sunset, with dormer windows lowered to floor for more light; 70m2 mentioned, but his 94m2 however overall the most edges are unusable except for capsules
✦ 2 low vaulted caves ~40m2 but maybe suitable for a cosy bean-bag movie space
partly usable with existing bathrooms but all windows need replacing
✦ a small section of the south-east roof and its dormer could actually be removed and converted to terrace looking over the fontaine square which in combination with a potential 1st or 2nd floor baclony with 1 french doors instead of the windows that could be left open would almost make up for no garden; nontheless this kind of work is approaching the cost of the giant property on the edge of town
✦ parcel 511
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