Traditional Stone House and Restored Barn with Pool

La Grange details

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Mouledou

Mouledou and sunflowers

Home description

Mouledou, is situated midway between the picturesque bastides of Penne D’Agenais and Tournon D’Agenais, approximately 20 minutes drive from the bustling market town of Villeneuve sur Lot.

Mouledou, comprising the farmhouse and adjacent barn, is set in 4 acres of lawned gardens surrounded by fields of maize, sunflowers and orchards.

In this peaceful and idyllic rural setting you can relax and enjoy the views over the rolling countryside and the nearby hamlet of Cazideroque with its pretty houses, church and chateau. For the more energetically minded, Mouledou provides an ideal base for exploring Lot et Garonne by car, bicycle or on foot - the well known circuit des bastides’ is literally on the doorstep.

External features on site

• Barbecue
• Garden
• Swimming pool (exclusive use)

Accommodation detail

Swimming pool and sun terrace

Sitting/dining room

Poolside bedroom

Covered terrace

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‘La Grange’ combines tradition and history with modern convenience to provide an extremely comfortable and well equipped gite which accommodates up to 8 people in four bedrooms.

Ground floor:

• Living / dining room - very spacious double height open plan room. It is well furnished and contains TV/video/DVD player, radio/CD/cassette and is well supplied with books, games etc.
• Kitchen / diner - the old dairy has been turned into a pretty, fully fitted and well equipped kitchen, diner with electric oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge-freezer, electric kettle, dishwasher and washing machine
• Twin and double bedrooms - a step from the hallway leads to these bedrooms (with French door to the pool area)
• Shower room - fully tiled
• Separate WC

First Floor:

A wooden staircase leads to:

• Two double bedrooms
• Shower room - fully tiled
• Separate WC

Outside

• Patio doors leading to large terrace and private swimming pool for your sole use.
• Covered terrace with dining table, chairs and barbecue.
• Games room with table tennis, darts, boules etc.
• Fenced / walled and alarmed private pool approx. 10m x 5 m  plus Roman end access steps - depth 1.2m to 1.5m
• Extensive gardens, swings etc - lovely setting and views

About the location

The property enjoys a beautiful and tranquil setting of about 4 acres of grounds and is set back some 100m from a very quiet country lane. Famland surrounds the property - rotated crops include sunflowers and maize, others are permanent pasture for blond aquitaine cattle and plum orchards (for dried prunes - pruneaux). All the local towns and villages have regular, farmers markets where local produce can be bought very reasonably - these markets are a feature of the area and a must to visit! There are numerous chateaux wuthin 10 mins. which offer wine tastings.

The area is full of good quality eating places from small cafes and pizza establishments through a large range of trendy bistro / restaurants through to Michelin starred formal restaurants. All are very good value (cheap by English standards) and offer good food in pleasant surrounds.

The nearest shop with bakers, bar, cafe, restaurant, petrol, hairdressers etc is in Dausse - about 5 mins. away. The bastide towns of Tournon and Penne d'Agenais - both less than 10 mins. away - offer additional restaurants of all standards / price ranges plus post office, art galleries. Penne has a TGV railway station. St Syvestre (approx 10 mins) has all of above plus a small town centre with all shops including super-market. The nearest largest town Villeneuve-sur-Lot 20 mins. boasts, we are told, amongst other things the largest organic market outside Paris - fruit, veg, meat, snails, eggs, flowers, wine, etc!

The house stands on the "route des bastides" and these walled medieval villages are still the centres for commerce and tourism alike.

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and facilities.

Activities nearby

Sightseeing, Table tennis, Walking, Swimming

See Activities and attractions for more information on nearby activities and places of interest.

How to get here

Airports -

• Bergerac under 1 hour
• Bordeaux and Toulouse under 2 hours.

Rail -

• TGV: Paris-Agen 4 hours (Agen 30 minutes)
• Eurostar: London - Lille - Agen 9 hours.

Road -

• Channel Ports: St Malo, Roscoff, Caen, Calais, Le Havre - approx. 10 hours via either A20(via Cahors) or A10/A62 (via Bordeaux)

See Local guide and map for information on nearby towns and airports.