Pont Vieux

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

area ✧ village is quite delightful with pretty much everything, a venezuelan cafe, sushi place, organic brewery, organic shop, good bar with garden, good burger place and several restaurants inc above the river, plus 2 supermarkets
✦ could operate all year, being low yet still only 25mins train to skiing
✦ weather despite having good days and less rain than other parts of the mountains does still get snow even as late as march, but doesn't last long
✦ almost no overcast days but similarly few fully clear, thus always at least some cloud

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Foix (small town) 15mins train and Pamiers (larger town) 30mins (last 7:45pm or 11pm bus) from where Mirepoix is possible by bus, or 40mins drive
✦ from Paris the night train departs 10pm and arrives 9am thus great for connectivity but can be more expensive than simply overnighting, otherwise 7h with 1 change and last at 1pm
✦ from Barcelona (R3,TER) a single 30min change at the top of the Pyrenees, last 2:30pm (3 earlier but with 1h30 change); is hoped that a direct Barcelona-Toulouse train will be reintroduced
✦ there's also an overnight bus from Barcelona which allows for later flights without having to overnight but is 7h (10pm–5am, 1h30 change for train)
✦ last train to Foix from Toulouse is actually quite late (8:45pm/9:45pm fridays) nontheless could do pickups (20min drive)

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several outdoor spaces in the old village: the tower as the village's highest point over the river, with some grassy patches; a small place with some grass having great views, a larger grassy area next to a ruined tower at the (unused) main square, a small grassy hillside next to the cemetary, plus some grassy riverfront
✦ in early may a spring festival, Aug a 3-day world music festival

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from the doors there's a path climbing to 1100m with several circuits, lovely escarpments with tons of climbing spots and good biking
✦ the local bus adds hiking variations, and with the train there's tons
✦ tennis 15mins walk; easy kayaking and SUP 10mins drive; various castles and caves (including a 5h caving experience 15mins walk from town); canyoning 15mins drive, via ferrata, lots of rock climbing
✦ whilst the upper hills and mountains are barren and open there's woods and forests and even the occasional waterfall on the lower slopes; hikes to mountain lakes from 20mins drive
✦ from from Foix there's a 45km greenway
✦ 40mins to Montsegur cathar castle

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at Ax (25mins train) there's a ski station and thermal station with sauna, hammam and ice shower, but in fact there's also some wild spots a short walk
✦ skiing/bikepark 25mins train then gondola (2300m); smaller 35mins drive; Andorra 1h15+ (train then bus)

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the train unfortunately is not a €1 line so if used frequently would be costly, there is also a local bus

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would be 1h drive to a 'competitor' in the next valley but they're much further into the mountains and so harder to reach, this location does have better transit, towns and choice, however collaborative activities around the half-way mark (good peaks!) could easily be organised to build a more dyanmic community

property detail ↗︎

property ✧ 2 adjoining buildings in an L on different lanes:
✦ 15 Barri (45m2), is narrow with a shopfront and 4 full floors with 2 north windows on each
✦ 6 Pont Vieux (45m2), has a garage 2 floors, and attic, each 2 east facing windows
✦ at the back of both is an open recess where stairs are mounted covered by a roof but open to the south with view from the 2nd floor, this entire space could be enclosed and landings enlarged for use
✦ some roof works have been done
✦ 1 south room has a balcony
✦ a roof terrace would be highly desireable, however the upper landings as sunroom would be adequate