Saint Mammes
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#375 🏅82% €50k • typical • village • 300–360m² of satellite for rennovations • haphazard buildings
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Villeneuve-Minervois, southern France — near Carcassonne, Narbonne, (Beziers) Google map (exact; regional approx.)
☃️4–10–18°☀️3☁️5 • 🍂14–24°☀️4☁️3
Environment: vineyard valley, hills with good hikes close; 1h10 beach
Services: 3 restos and café, bakery and minimart; hypermarket 25mins bus
Access: station 10mins drive/bus, 5h30 Paris changing or night train, Barcelona 3h30; airport 20mins drive
Regional
Local/Cadastral
Area ✧ presentable little village in the heart of truffle country
✦ bakery, minimart, 3 good resto and a good pizziera/cafe (also salads, burgers, beers)
✦ sports hall with gym having access 6-22h(!) for €25/mo
✦ small public garden next to stream, and shaded pine tree greenspace 5mins
✦ 2 tennis courts
not so close to carca so popping out only passable, 25mins drive, 50mins bike
✦ regular town bus at door, 25/35mins (last 6pm), also for hypermarket 20/25mins (short and longer turnarounds)
✦ next village Caunes also by bus or 20mins bike
✦ minibus would be valuable but not essential to begin
climate is barely passable off peak yet lovely in summer and decent otherwise, but has frequent winds much of the year (the Cers from the west) though from this point hiking biking into the mountains can be done along the valleys which
45mins walk /15mins bike to a swimming resevoir
✦ by bike there's a quite a number of things to do which eliminates the need for driving, Lastours ruins just 30mins, underground caves, book village, abbeys, paper mill, …
✦ driving puts more villages plus the hilltops in 20–40mins
✦ I used to live in the town and though Carca is not exactly magnetic depsite the initial attractions of its impressive fort, it is very pleasant and one can easily sit and chill in cafes, eat good food, and stroll about, whilst also having moderate adventures … and reach the coast
✦ the countryside is quite pleasant with decent variety from bits of jagged hills with views, to chestnut forest and valleys and of course lots of vineyards
✦ the beach is 1h so in summer that'd be a daytrip, and Carcassonne does have a resevoir in lovely location with beaches just 25mins drive, with sup/teleski/wakeboard but quite busy in summer, or 25mins to a small lake for sup and sailing (good wind!)
✦ there's also kayak and sup much of the year on the river which is fairly tame but possible for long distance and 30mins drive
✦ lots of easy strolls from the door partly along vineyard lanes or tracks immediately into the deeper forested hills
✦ 'mountain' to the south 1h bike/30mins drive a pretty hefty round trip without pickup
✦ horse riding 30mins
45mins drive to Limoux
✦ 1h for Castelnaudry, Mirepoix, Narbonne, Beziers but at this distance town outings would be rare
✦ proper mountains are too far unless as daytrip with stops on the way
direct Barcelona train may be reintroduced but currently involves a change
✦ the airport is quite good for nomad connections (I used to fly to Porto quite regularly for Lisbon)
property detail ↗︎
✦ bakery, minimart, 3 good resto and a good pizziera/cafe (also salads, burgers, beers)
✦ sports hall with gym having access 6-22h(!) for €25/mo
✦ small public garden next to stream, and shaded pine tree greenspace 5mins
✦ 2 tennis courts
not so close to carca so popping out only passable, 25mins drive, 50mins bike
✦ regular town bus at door, 25/35mins (last 6pm), also for hypermarket 20/25mins (short and longer turnarounds)
✦ next village Caunes also by bus or 20mins bike
✦ minibus would be valuable but not essential to begin
climate is barely passable off peak yet lovely in summer and decent otherwise, but has frequent winds much of the year (the Cers from the west) though from this point hiking biking into the mountains can be done along the valleys which
45mins walk /15mins bike to a swimming resevoir
✦ by bike there's a quite a number of things to do which eliminates the need for driving, Lastours ruins just 30mins, underground caves, book village, abbeys, paper mill, …
✦ driving puts more villages plus the hilltops in 20–40mins
✦ I used to live in the town and though Carca is not exactly magnetic depsite the initial attractions of its impressive fort, it is very pleasant and one can easily sit and chill in cafes, eat good food, and stroll about, whilst also having moderate adventures … and reach the coast
✦ the countryside is quite pleasant with decent variety from bits of jagged hills with views, to chestnut forest and valleys and of course lots of vineyards
✦ the beach is 1h so in summer that'd be a daytrip, and Carcassonne does have a resevoir in lovely location with beaches just 25mins drive, with sup/teleski/wakeboard but quite busy in summer, or 25mins to a small lake for sup and sailing (good wind!)
✦ there's also kayak and sup much of the year on the river which is fairly tame but possible for long distance and 30mins drive
✦ lots of easy strolls from the door partly along vineyard lanes or tracks immediately into the deeper forested hills
✦ 'mountain' to the south 1h bike/30mins drive a pretty hefty round trip without pickup
✦ horse riding 30mins
45mins drive to Limoux
✦ 1h for Castelnaudry, Mirepoix, Narbonne, Beziers but at this distance town outings would be rare
✦ proper mountains are too far unless as daytrip with stops on the way
direct Barcelona train may be reintroduced but currently involves a change
✦ the airport is quite good for nomad connections (I used to fly to Porto quite regularly for Lisbon)
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Property ✧ down from 70k (and higher) but now has an offer, likely too low to be accepted
✦ not at all usable but wouldn't be too much work to add basics, as one section is solid however to optimise would really require the annexe to be finished first
compare with #231 which is much closer to town and thus allows easier indepenent exploring and trips further afield by train, but has minor flood risk; this one has good hikes from door being directly at base of mountain better placed in nature
3 buildings, 3 floors
✦ 290m2 +40m2 roof terrace
✦ 160m2 footprint
✦ 45m2 annexe no roof/floors, 2nd floor would become roof terrace
✦ top floor currently has no stairs woudl probably add spiral
✦ facade is okay and simply needs pointing
✦ windows would be okay temporarily
main/west
✧ 60m2
✧ 3 windows south and 2 west
✧ new roof
✧ renovation started but only rails easy to move
✧ 1st floor good, 2nd floor passable but end needs new joists (maybe beam)
✧ stairs to 1st but could remove, none to 2nd (ladder)
✦ centre
✧ 12m2
✧ 1 window
✧ narrow but suitable if access hall with stairs at back (2m width)
✧ attic windows at rear/north
✧ needs new roof, could be part glass or have skylight over stairs
✦ end/east
✧ 45m2, 6.6m across, 6.8–7.8m deep
✧ 1 window/garage door
✧ no roof no floors, needs full renovation
✧ beam height is actually much more significant, but need to bring to same height thus would remove, else rotate into new positions
✧ 2nd floor would become roof terrace
whilst significantly more work, 3 floors plus a roof terrace could be maintained in the annexe, only with lowered slab heights
ground
✧ 3m height
✧ kitchen/dining/work bar in annexe
✧ lounge
✦ 1st
✧
✦ 2nd
✧ 2.2m height below beams at windows
✧ centre laundry room
✦ most of the surrounding buildinhgs are only 2-storey thus the roof terrace will have views, however part could be raised slightly for better
3 storeys 2.4+0.3 + 2.2+0.3 +2.4+0.3
✦ roof terrace 0.8m + 0.4 rail
✦ 2 storeys with 1.2 wall
1st 2.7; 2nd 5.2; 3rd 7.9
chimney has been removed so would need new
✦ probably the next 45m2*2 barn would be acquireable
✦ not at all usable but wouldn't be too much work to add basics, as one section is solid however to optimise would really require the annexe to be finished first
compare with #231 which is much closer to town and thus allows easier indepenent exploring and trips further afield by train, but has minor flood risk; this one has good hikes from door being directly at base of mountain better placed in nature
3 buildings, 3 floors
✦ 290m2 +40m2 roof terrace
✦ 160m2 footprint
✦ 45m2 annexe no roof/floors, 2nd floor would become roof terrace
✦ top floor currently has no stairs woudl probably add spiral
✦ facade is okay and simply needs pointing
✦ windows would be okay temporarily
main/west
✧ 60m2
✧ 3 windows south and 2 west
✧ new roof
✧ renovation started but only rails easy to move
✧ 1st floor good, 2nd floor passable but end needs new joists (maybe beam)
✧ stairs to 1st but could remove, none to 2nd (ladder)
✦ centre
✧ 12m2
✧ 1 window
✧ narrow but suitable if access hall with stairs at back (2m width)
✧ attic windows at rear/north
✧ needs new roof, could be part glass or have skylight over stairs
✦ end/east
✧ 45m2, 6.6m across, 6.8–7.8m deep
✧ 1 window/garage door
✧ no roof no floors, needs full renovation
✧ beam height is actually much more significant, but need to bring to same height thus would remove, else rotate into new positions
✧ 2nd floor would become roof terrace
whilst significantly more work, 3 floors plus a roof terrace could be maintained in the annexe, only with lowered slab heights
ground
✧ 3m height
✧ kitchen/dining/work bar in annexe
✧ lounge
✦ 1st
✧
✦ 2nd
✧ 2.2m height below beams at windows
✧ centre laundry room
✦ most of the surrounding buildinhgs are only 2-storey thus the roof terrace will have views, however part could be raised slightly for better
3 storeys 2.4+0.3 + 2.2+0.3 +2.4+0.3
✦ roof terrace 0.8m + 0.4 rail
✦ 2 storeys with 1.2 wall
1st 2.7; 2nd 5.2; 3rd 7.9
chimney has been removed so would need new
✦ probably the next 45m2*2 barn would be acquireable
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