21 Segala

property details · for a Hub House co-operative coliving project

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

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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

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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

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access is good from Toulouse airport, but labourious from anywhere else
✦ night train is either longer via Toulouse, or with a 6am short change

property detail ↗︎

Property ✧ many others in the town and larger, see compare list
✦ decent condition could be quickly usable, however needs significant replanning
✦ unusual layout with good potential and great views ocross town
✦ south side of town very close to station; fronts the Rodez regional road but not busy
✦ ~100m2 of south exposed garden at back top floor, and behind (lower) neighbour thus probably partly with view, but only 3–4m deep; 1500m2 of woods might be possible to acquire if not town
✦ full footprint is ~110m2 with 20m2 courtyard, top has 45m2 of extension/sheds
✦ main north building ~50m2, 4 floors, plus 30m2 garage, 1st–3rd have balconies with double-glazed french doors, top west having a 15m2 solarium with glass on 3 sides but badly converted from a terrace with baulstrade thus really needs rebuilding; top floor is larger than others and could gain larger south windows becoming the main common space onto garden
✦ 15m2 south wing *3, each having a 9m2 terrace that could be sealed, ground very tall
✦ could be extended across the the courtyard for first 2 floors giving +20m2 each, plus a 20m2 orangerie on the 3rd rising to roof height, the passage/wing on this floor has windows the length thus could directly open into the orangerie
✦ east wing into hill connecting between the 2 building possibly just 10m2 passage, but on top floor about 30m2
✦ private sale
✦ parcel 289