UNIQUE BÉARNAISE HOUSE NEAR ORTHEZ + YOGA STUDIO & FUNCTION ROOM (120m²) + 6 BEDROOMS + POTENTIAL B&B/GÎTE...

Do you dream of buying a property that has a function room ready for you to host yoga and wellness retreats... corporate seminars and events...small weddings and celebrations?

If your answer is "Yes!", this unique Béarnaise house with adjoining barn will be perfect for you!

Located on the edge of a rural farming village, this characterful property is used as a family home by the current owners, but the barn is also rented by a nearby wedding venue to accommodate some of their wedding guests!

Should you have your own plans for an events or tourism-related project, the layout of the barn could be changed to create some B&B suites, a rental apartment or even a gîte for large groups who want to holiday together.

Should you want to host corporate events (ERP conformity required), the property is easily accessible from the Pau, Bayone, Bordeaux and Toulouse, as well as the smaller towns of Orthez, Salies-de-Béarn, St-Palais, Oloron-Ste-Marie...

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Dating back to to 1870, this traditional Béarnaise house and adjoining stone barn (added in 1907) are linked by a sunny internal courtyard. Both buildings have been renovated inside, but the exterior façades are in need of some TLC! You will, however, appreciate this property's energy efficient feautures, which include an air-water heat pump, underfloor heating and double glazing throughout!

Set back from the road, you could create a lovely private drive and parking area/carport at the front of the building.

The front door of the house opens into a light and airy entrance hall. Straight ahead are some floor-to-ceiling glazed doors, which open out to the internal courtyard. To the left of the hall is a study of 13.5m², which could be used as a bedroom or an office, especially as this room has French doors out to the front of the house.

To the right of the hall, a door opens into a spacious open-plan main room of 45m², which has a sitting area, a dining area and a kitchen area. There is also an open fireplace in the sitting area and French doors out to the grounds.

The ground floor of the barn is directly accessible from the kitchen area, as are a utility room and a shower room with WC (between the kitchen area and the function room).

From the main room of the house, a staircase leads up to the first floor and a delightful open-plan mezzanine area of 45m². At one of the mezzanine is a bedroom area; at the other end is a study/office area. You can also climb a ladder up to a loft-style sleeping platform/storage area of 7m²!

If you prefer to sleep in a bedroom, a glazed corridor, which overlooks the internal courtyard, leads round to two bedrooms and a bathroom with a WC.

The ground floor of the barn has been converted into a wonderful function room of 120m², ideal for hosting yoga and wellness retreats, leisure and sporting activities, meetings, seminars, courses, events... The function room is accessible from the ground-floor of the house, the internal courtyard and the grounds.

A staircase from the function room leads up to the first floor of the barn, which has a floor area of about 67m². The first floor has been divided up into several small rooms, but the layout could easily be changed to create a self-contained apartment/gîte or one or more B&B suites with en suite shower rooms. You could also add a kitchen area, either on the first floor or the ground floor. Should you not need a function room, the ground floor could also be used to create rental accommodation.

The property's grounds of 3,705m² are bordered by mature trees and a small stream. There is ample flat land to instal a swimming pool (permission required), as well as a summer kitchen, a barbecue area, a children's play area, a badminton/tennis court, a boules piste...

Whether you're searching for a unique family home, a spacious holiday home or a somewhere with huge business potential, this lovely Béarnaise property will, quite simply, charm you!

Located near the riverside town of Orthez (6 minutes), this unique village property is situated in the Béarn in south-west France. The region is famous for its Jurançon vineyards, its thermal spas and its magnificent scenery! There are so many things to see and do all year round... walking, cycling and skiing in the Pyrénées... white-water rafting on the "gaves" (rivers)... swimming and sunbathing at a nearby leisure lake... sailing and surfing on the Atlantic coast...

THE HOUSE (168m²)

Ground floor (86m²):
- an internal courtyard with covered terrace (accessible from the house and from the ground-floor function room in the adjoining barn)
- an entrance hall (18m²), with access to the internal courtyard
- a spacious open-plan main room (45m²) with a sitting area, a dining area, a kitchen area, an open fireplace, French doors out to the grounds and a staircase to the first floor
- a study/office/ground-floor bedroom (13.5m²) with French doors out to the grounds
- a utility room (5m²)
- a shower room (5m²) with an Italian-style shower and WC
- internal access to the function room + the first-floor rooms in the barn

First floor (81m²):
- a delightful open-plan mezzanine (45m²) with a bedroom area at the far end and a study/office area
- access via a ladder to a loft-style sleeping platform/storage area (7m² with sloping ceilings)
- a glazed corridor (7m²) overlooking the internal courtyard
- two bedrooms (13.5m², 10.3m²)
- a bathroom with a bath and a WC (6m²)

THE ADJOINING BARN (187m²)

Ground floor (120m²):
- a fantastic function room (120m²), ideal for using as a yoga studio, holding leisure activity courses (art, dance, theatre, wine-tasting, gastronomy...), hosting corporate meetings, seminars and events, welcoming groups for weddings, celebrations, fêtes...
- direct access to the the house, the utility room and the shower room
- access to the internal courtyard and the grounds

First floor (67m²):
- a space of 67m², currently divided up into several bedrooms, the layout could be changed slightly to create a stylish apartment/gîte or several B&B suites for holidaymakers... or you could continue to use it for overnight accommodation for yoga retreats, leisure activity guests, wedding guests...

NB: these first-floor rooms have sloping ceilings

THE GROUNDS

- partially wooded grounds of 3,705m², bordered by a stream
- an internal courtyard (26.5m²)
- a covered terrace adjoining the courtyard (29m²)
- suitable flat land for installing a swimming pool (permission required), summer kitchen, barbecue area, children's play area, badminton/tennis court, boules piste...
- ample space to create a private drive and parking area with carport for several cars

THE POTENTIAL!

This characterful Béarnaise house and adjoining barn have a combined living space of 355m², making it perfect for a spacious family home or a luxurious holiday home... and with six bedrooms to choose from, you will have plenty of room to accommodate your friends and family when they come to visit you!

The property is perfectly located for anyone who works in Orthez, Bayonne or Pau - and Total's HQ and the International School of Béarn in Pau are just 35 minutes away.

If you work from home or need an office/consulting room for your business, the study/ground-floor bedroom in the house could be ideal, especially since it has its own private entrance from outside. The function room in the adjoining barn would also be suitable.

Should you wish to offer gîte or B&B accommodation to holidaymakers, you will need to register with the Mairie. You can use the function room to host activities for your holidaymakers - and you could even offer them themed holidays and retreats. You could also rent out the whole barn as a "gite de groupe" for groups of up to 15 people. In addition, the property is midway between the Pyrénées and the Atlantic coast, making it ideal for day trips to the mountains and the beach. The installation of a swimming pool would also be an added attraction for guests...!

Should you wish to host larger events in the function room, you will need to register as an "Etablissement recevant du public" (ERP) and conform to certain regulations. This would, however, allow you to host a variety of different events, courses, conferences
and seminars - and there would be plenty of room to erect a marquee in the grounds and create a dedicated area for wedding ceremonies, for example.

There is also plenty of room in the grounds to create one or more dining terraces, where they can enjoy sunny breakfasts, long, lazy lunches and moonlit suppers beneath the stars...

SERVICES & TECHNICAL

Cable internet connection
Double glazing throughout
Heating: air-water heat pump + underfloor heating + electric radiators + open fireplace (not currently used)
Mains water
Septic tank (will need works)

THE LOCAL AREA

The property is located near the Medieval town of Orthez, which offers a good choice of supermarkets, bars and restaurants, along with a twice-weekly farmers' market and numerous cultural and sporting events throughout the year. There is also "La Base de Loisirs d’Orthez-Biron", which is a leisure lake with a beach, so you can swim, sunbathe and picnic as if you are by the sea!

If you have children, the area has many excellent schools, including bilingual French/English schools in Orthez (6 minutes) and Navarrenx (15 minutes), as well as the International School of Béarn in Pau, which teaches the English National Curriculum (35 minutes).

The Béarn is extremely popular with tourists throughout the year. The region is loved for its proximity to the mountains and the sea, as well as its Jurançon vineyards and healing thermal spas in Salies-de-Béarn. The area is superb for hiking, mountain-biking, white-water rafting, skiing, fishing... and for those who prefer beach-based activities, the famous resorts of Biarritz and St-Jean-de-Luz are about 55 minutes away...

Airports: Tarbes-Lourdes, Biarritz, Pau
Train: Orthez, Puyoô
Coach: Pau, Bayonne
Ferry: Bilbao, Santander

Ski: Issarbe, La-Pierre-St-Martin, Val-d’Azun, Eaux-Bonnes, Artouste, Gourette, Somport, Candanchú (Spain)...
Beaches: Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye, Hossegor, Tarnos...

Attractions: Base de Loisirs d’Orthez-Biron, Aqua Béarn, Golf, Thermal Spas, Casino, Le Petit Train d’Artouste, Parc'Ours, Grottes d'Isturitz et d'Oxocelhaya, Grottes de Bétharram, Grotte de la Verna, Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compostelle (5km)...
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