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#411 🥇96% PICK • €50k • typical • village • 320–380m² of satellite for optimisation • semi-usable in good area • dedicated units part-time only
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Besseges, Cévennes — near Ales, (Nimes)
☃️3–10–18°☀️7☁️3 • 🍂14–25°☀️7☁️2
environment
hills amongst windy rocky river valleys, scrubland and woods; hikes on doorstep
servicessupermarket, shops, bars/resto, weekly market; small town 10mins, big town 40mins
accessbus at door, station 15mins walk; Nimes 1h15, +airport 30mins shuttle; +train 3h Paris, 3h30 Barcelona
area
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✦ most activities would not be around the village itself but requring trips out, thus on-property facilities must be good; popping out for a coffee or bite is no issue in the village, yet much more pleasant hopping on the train/bus to the next, thus the appeal of the local village should only really be influenced by the fact that is has all that's needed
✦ the immediate countryside is not lush and lacks much variation, plus has major fire risks with dry conditions (followed by intense downpours at certain times of year), however the wider area within easy reach offers very impressive variety…
a quick train/bus/10min drive/30min bike to a much little town with several weekly markets (including organic), good cafes/retos, plus riding and easy kayak; and another village at 25mins thus 3 villages for nearby outings
✦ 5mins bike (20mins walk) is a guinguette/riverside cafe; whilst the river through the village is ugly, spots to splash are close both up and down river though unlikely adequate for an actual swim (requires driving)
✦ a stunning spot 30mins drive for hiking and splashing
✦ the Ardeche river with gorges and other locations down the Ceze are also 30mins, notably Les Vans, with good gorges and more kayaking/riding, plus great hikes, to 45mins for the famous Pont d'Arc and even more gorges
✦ other excursions would be an occasional daytrip at ~1h drive, for better mountain landscapes and some very nice small towns (Uzès, Andouze, Largentière), the Pont du Gard and the peak of Mont Lozere (nordic skiing)
✦ with a stopover for other sights to break the drive (from 1h30–2h), long days out bring Avignon, Ventoux, the beaches, Camargue etc into reach but these would be rare — coast is otherwise out of range, yet still possible as a two day trip staying over for those who really want it
several hiking circuits are possible on the hills either side of the river starting 15mins along lanes and climbing 450m; the GR44B passes the door and leads to an impressive chateau (1h biking); the nearest moderate peak (1300m) is 30mins drive, however can reach a 1000m summit in 2h30 biking entirely offroad climbing gradually with downhill all the way back ;) similarly there's a 2h route to the small town with return by train or along the road
✦ tennis 15mins walk; gym 10mins bike but mediocore(?) and outside the village
village promotes streetart
✦ minor wood pallet factory, and pile of humongous old factory buildings, some that have been repurposed into (basic) workshops and offices available for startups, with a bric-a-brac/repurposing space, and micro-brewery(!); a rather more distant space (20mins walk, 10 bike) houses a gym
the main town of Alès is pretty decent thanks to ongoing improvements including a new market hall in progress, and will be 40mins by train (5-times daily 1€) or car, versus 1h bus currently (last 6pm)
✦ the lovely little city of Nimes will be 1h15 which makes it just about plausible for a daytrip (and often also just 1€)
✦ access is good; from the station Nimes airport (+30mins shuttle; Ryanair) with year round service to Stansted, Brussels, plus seasonal to Luton, Dublin, Porto and Morocco; some further options including Lisbon from Montpellier (+1h train and shuttle) with most choice from Marseille (+1h15 train and shuttle; major lowcost hub) covering Poland, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Morocco, …
✦ Barcelona at ~5h door to door is best by train from €40, similar for Paris
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Has at the door: a station, shops, villages, nice countryside, plus a multitude of varied attractions closeby. Passable winter climate. France is a well served country with good infrastructure; the disadvantage is that the village is uninteresting, at the end of the rail line with a change to reach the mainline (Nîmes) not reopening until 2031 (decent bus until).
✦ most activities would not be around the village itself but requring trips out, thus on-property facilities must be good; popping out for a coffee or bite is no issue in the village, yet much more pleasant hopping on the train/bus to the next, thus the appeal of the local village should only really be influenced by the fact that is has all that's needed
✦ the immediate countryside is not lush and lacks much variation, plus has major fire risks with dry conditions (followed by intense downpours at certain times of year), however the wider area within easy reach offers very impressive variety…
a quick train/bus/10min drive/30min bike to a much little town with several weekly markets (including organic), good cafes/retos, plus riding and easy kayak; and another village at 25mins thus 3 villages for nearby outings
✦ 5mins bike (20mins walk) is a guinguette/riverside cafe; whilst the river through the village is ugly, spots to splash are close both up and down river though unlikely adequate for an actual swim (requires driving)
✦ a stunning spot 30mins drive for hiking and splashing
✦ the Ardeche river with gorges and other locations down the Ceze are also 30mins, notably Les Vans, with good gorges and more kayaking/riding, plus great hikes, to 45mins for the famous Pont d'Arc and even more gorges
✦ other excursions would be an occasional daytrip at ~1h drive, for better mountain landscapes and some very nice small towns (Uzès, Andouze, Largentière), the Pont du Gard and the peak of Mont Lozere (nordic skiing)
✦ with a stopover for other sights to break the drive (from 1h30–2h), long days out bring Avignon, Ventoux, the beaches, Camargue etc into reach but these would be rare — coast is otherwise out of range, yet still possible as a two day trip staying over for those who really want it
several hiking circuits are possible on the hills either side of the river starting 15mins along lanes and climbing 450m; the GR44B passes the door and leads to an impressive chateau (1h biking); the nearest moderate peak (1300m) is 30mins drive, however can reach a 1000m summit in 2h30 biking entirely offroad climbing gradually with downhill all the way back ;) similarly there's a 2h route to the small town with return by train or along the road
✦ tennis 15mins walk; gym 10mins bike but mediocore(?) and outside the village
village promotes streetart
✦ minor wood pallet factory, and pile of humongous old factory buildings, some that have been repurposed into (basic) workshops and offices available for startups, with a bric-a-brac/repurposing space, and micro-brewery(!); a rather more distant space (20mins walk, 10 bike) houses a gym
the main town of Alès is pretty decent thanks to ongoing improvements including a new market hall in progress, and will be 40mins by train (5-times daily 1€) or car, versus 1h bus currently (last 6pm)
✦ the lovely little city of Nimes will be 1h15 which makes it just about plausible for a daytrip (and often also just 1€)
✦ access is good; from the station Nimes airport (+30mins shuttle; Ryanair) with year round service to Stansted, Brussels, plus seasonal to Luton, Dublin, Porto and Morocco; some further options including Lisbon from Montpellier (+1h train and shuttle) with most choice from Marseille (+1h15 train and shuttle; major lowcost hub) covering Poland, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Morocco, …
✦ Barcelona at ~5h door to door is best by train from €40, similar for Paris
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property
✧ solid but been empty with a broken window pane for at least 10 years, and one missing window for almost as long
✦ arguably the mountains of the pyrenees are more appealing but this would be usable all year and easier to reach, however as compared #403 this would still require new windows though its existing ones would suffice provisionally
bought 2021 for just €12,500 so scope for negotiation
✦ possibly they also bought the next parcel up which was 15k and are sellign both together
✦ faces south-west on a small square at the end of the road through the village next to the church
✦ ground floor has big shop front
220m2 grassy garden onto lane at back for shed/direct access
✦ has a retaining wall all along the west, and a wall at the top/north thus quite private, most is raised slightly above front ground level up a couple of steps
✦ would be very pleasant with some pergolas, an orangerie and even a pool would be possible
✦ additional 60m2 at ground level and effectively a courtyard, would be easily built as an extension with roof terrace for 1st floor significantly extending the space and possibly allowing it to operate as a minihub with dop-in coworking
85m2 *4
✦ 10m deep, 9m wide with 3 windows across thus nice generous rooms
parcel #69 408m2
✦ arguably the mountains of the pyrenees are more appealing but this would be usable all year and easier to reach, however as compared #403 this would still require new windows though its existing ones would suffice provisionally
bought 2021 for just €12,500 so scope for negotiation
✦ possibly they also bought the next parcel up which was 15k and are sellign both together
✦ faces south-west on a small square at the end of the road through the village next to the church
✦ ground floor has big shop front
220m2 grassy garden onto lane at back for shed/direct access
✦ has a retaining wall all along the west, and a wall at the top/north thus quite private, most is raised slightly above front ground level up a couple of steps
✦ would be very pleasant with some pergolas, an orangerie and even a pool would be possible
✦ additional 60m2 at ground level and effectively a courtyard, would be easily built as an extension with roof terrace for 1st floor significantly extending the space and possibly allowing it to operate as a minihub with dop-in coworking
85m2 *4
✦ 10m deep, 9m wide with 3 windows across thus nice generous rooms
parcel #69 408m2
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