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#373 🥇95% PICK • €108k • historic • village • 600–1300m² of minihub for fitout • well positioned big rambling townhouse
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St. Ambroix, Cevennes — near Ales, (Nîmes) Google map
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Environment: pine and scrub woods, rocky little river valleys; hikes on doorstep
Services: all
Access: bus/station at door: 1h Nimes / 1h30 airport, 2h15 Marseille/Montpellier airport, 5h Paris/Barcelona (2 changes)
Regional
Local/Cadastral
Area ✧ this little town is fairly pretty and lively with a good market and some cafes (including a salad bar) etc, multiple good restos, plus sushi and burgers
✦ the main town of Alès used to be rather ugly yet is undergoing rehabilitation notably with a new market hall, it's moderately lively and has tons of shops and restos, even an icerink
✦ in 2028 the railway line will be reopened bringing the main town to 20mins, until then the bus is reasonably good at 30mins (last 6:30pm) however visits would be minimal, mainly for access
✦ onward connections have good choice; Nimes airport is a train then shuttle and normally has year round service to Stansted and Brussels, plus seasonal to Luton and Morocco; many more options including Lisbon from both Marseille and Montpellier
✦ last train from Nimes is at 9:20pm which isn't bad, but last bus 6pm thus late arrivals would require pickup but should be avoidable
the river at the door isn't good for swimming though fine nearby for a splash, better and kayaking 20mins walk, or bike/bus
✦ 10mins walk to tennis, and a garden with a small natural rockface for climbing
✦ good variety for biking some trails reaching 600m (400m ascent) along a ridge for 4h there and back. amongst many others
✦ with the train to Besseges there'll be even more paths and trails
✦ 3 hikes/walks start 10mins along lanes with circuits and strolls possible, one to a ruined fort (being rebuilt by an association), a short drive gives more variety such as these lovely eroded pools 30mins drive (1h15 bike)
✦ good gorges with sup/kayak/climbing, and heights around 900m at a pretty village, plus the pont d'arc are 30mins drive
✦ for daytrips the nice little towns of Uzes and Andouze are a reasonable 45mins drive with the famous Pont du Gard at 1h
✦ winter climate is pretty good with an entire third of days clear and just a few of snow, though gets bursts of very heavy rain in spring and autumn and this is getting worse, with little rainfall the rest of the year
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✦ the main town of Alès used to be rather ugly yet is undergoing rehabilitation notably with a new market hall, it's moderately lively and has tons of shops and restos, even an icerink
✦ in 2028 the railway line will be reopened bringing the main town to 20mins, until then the bus is reasonably good at 30mins (last 6:30pm) however visits would be minimal, mainly for access
✦ onward connections have good choice; Nimes airport is a train then shuttle and normally has year round service to Stansted and Brussels, plus seasonal to Luton and Morocco; many more options including Lisbon from both Marseille and Montpellier
✦ last train from Nimes is at 9:20pm which isn't bad, but last bus 6pm thus late arrivals would require pickup but should be avoidable
the river at the door isn't good for swimming though fine nearby for a splash, better and kayaking 20mins walk, or bike/bus
✦ 10mins walk to tennis, and a garden with a small natural rockface for climbing
✦ good variety for biking some trails reaching 600m (400m ascent) along a ridge for 4h there and back. amongst many others
✦ with the train to Besseges there'll be even more paths and trails
✦ 3 hikes/walks start 10mins along lanes with circuits and strolls possible, one to a ruined fort (being rebuilt by an association), a short drive gives more variety such as these lovely eroded pools 30mins drive (1h15 bike)
✦ good gorges with sup/kayak/climbing, and heights around 900m at a pretty village, plus the pont d'arc are 30mins drive
✦ for daytrips the nice little towns of Uzes and Andouze are a reasonable 45mins drive with the famous Pont du Gard at 1h
✦ winter climate is pretty good with an entire third of days clear and just a few of snow, though gets bursts of very heavy rain in spring and autumn and this is getting worse, with little rainfall the rest of the year
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Property ✧ recently down from 130k and higher before
✦ same good value as bedarieux, probably larger but no garden nor outlook
✦ part usable; better to compare with #155 Castellas a couple of stops further up the railway which is a bit bigger with more nature around, yet this one means direct integration with the village and more easily accessible
✦ would make an excellent public community hub with walk-in coworking, possibly even a cafe, makerspace, … but probably not immediately
currently 7 apartments, 2 shops
parcel footprint is massive 590m2 but the parts for sale is not all the lots but would likely be a majority; one of the ads says 490m2 of attics so possibly all the attic lots are included(!); appears likely any not included would be possible to acquire except the two remaining (operational) shops (a hairdresser and newsagent)
✧ north-east streetfront shop (empty), and probably all this section above ~40m2 *3 (3 street windows)
✧ centre-east section behind this ~60m2 *3 with only west windows onto courtyard
✧ south ~150m2 but probably only 80m2, 2 south windows onto a lane, but 3 if all plus north windows onto courtyard as well
✧ centre-north street section ~40m2 a brasserie that has a ground floor extension into the courtyard and so provides the tiny ~15m2 1st floor roof terrace
✦ the remainder of the building is in similar condition and could probably be acquired (2 more smaller shops)
the basserie has been there decades and probably has a lease renewing every 9 years, but could be the owner's, and thus; once vacated would be an excelletn public coworking; would be hard to move without spending significantly on refurb of new location
is cited as 450m2 usable on 1st and 2nd floors so excluding ground floor shops/cave/garage and attic
✦ needs complete refit except roof which is cited as and appears ok
✦ one or two beams need replacing or at least columns/partitions to hold them up
plenty of opportunity for roof terrace, most sensible would be the east-centre for up to 50m2 but likely smaller keeping some of the attic as covered lounge
street is busy, but as north rooms would require good windows and would be quiet at night
✦ the streetfront is actually north-west so gets some evening sun
✦ same good value as bedarieux, probably larger but no garden nor outlook
✦ part usable; better to compare with #155 Castellas a couple of stops further up the railway which is a bit bigger with more nature around, yet this one means direct integration with the village and more easily accessible
✦ would make an excellent public community hub with walk-in coworking, possibly even a cafe, makerspace, … but probably not immediately
currently 7 apartments, 2 shops
parcel footprint is massive 590m2 but the parts for sale is not all the lots but would likely be a majority; one of the ads says 490m2 of attics so possibly all the attic lots are included(!); appears likely any not included would be possible to acquire except the two remaining (operational) shops (a hairdresser and newsagent)
✧ north-east streetfront shop (empty), and probably all this section above ~40m2 *3 (3 street windows)
✧ centre-east section behind this ~60m2 *3 with only west windows onto courtyard
✧ south ~150m2 but probably only 80m2, 2 south windows onto a lane, but 3 if all plus north windows onto courtyard as well
✧ centre-north street section ~40m2 a brasserie that has a ground floor extension into the courtyard and so provides the tiny ~15m2 1st floor roof terrace
✦ the remainder of the building is in similar condition and could probably be acquired (2 more smaller shops)
the basserie has been there decades and probably has a lease renewing every 9 years, but could be the owner's, and thus; once vacated would be an excelletn public coworking; would be hard to move without spending significantly on refurb of new location
is cited as 450m2 usable on 1st and 2nd floors so excluding ground floor shops/cave/garage and attic
✦ needs complete refit except roof which is cited as and appears ok
✦ one or two beams need replacing or at least columns/partitions to hold them up
plenty of opportunity for roof terrace, most sensible would be the east-centre for up to 50m2 but likely smaller keeping some of the attic as covered lounge
street is busy, but as north rooms would require good windows and would be quiet at night
✦ the streetfront is actually north-west so gets some evening sun
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