Charming three storey

townhouse

Overview

This charming property is located in the heart of Lectoure, just a minute’s walk from the center, cafes, and restaurants.
With its stone facade and typical wooden front door, the property may appear similar to others at first glance. However, upon entering, its surprising layout reveals that it was originally two distinct houses later joined together.

Ground Floor

The front door opens into a tiled ground-floor room, separated from the rest of the property by a wooden staircase leading to the main house upstairs and a metal door through which lies the heart of the home.

One can imagine this ground-floor room being used as a professional space one day, such as an artist’s gallery or an osteopath’s office, while reserving the upper floors for private family apartments. This kind of arrangement works well in a highly touristic town like Lectoure, where shops often have such layouts, offering a more intimate feel than a traditional storefront.
However, proper permissions would need to be obtained to designate this space as commercial.
Currently, this room serves as a second living room for the owners.

First floor

At the top of the wooden staircase and through the metal door, we enter a cosy living/dining room with an open fireplace. This space is ideal for hosting friends for dinner or enjoying slow aperitifs by the fire.

With its intimate ambiance, this room comes alive in dim lighting and the glow of candles.

A window in this room overlooks a private courtyard, totally sheltered from the prying eyes of the outside world.

The kitchen opens onto the dining area and the courtyard. Though compact, the kitchen is well-organized, with a place for everything and enough space for all essentials. The direct access to the dining area is convenient and allows for easy hosting.

In the same part of the house, between the entrance and the living/dining room, there is a second wooden staircase leading to two generously sized bedrooms on the upper floor.

On the second floor, one bedroom faces the street and features an alcove where a bathtub once stood.

Currently, a small bathroom is located in one corner, though it could be interesting to reinstall a bathtub and retain the shower/dressing room.

The second bedroom is larger, with deep red walls and large built-in closets that span an entire wall, framing a fireplace. A door leads to a bathroom with a walk-in shower and a large window overlooking the patio.

Third floor

The staircase continues to a third floor, leading to a fantastic space in the attic. With sufficient ceiling height and an original window set into the old medieval cob wall, this area currently serves as a large office with a cozy corner for admiring the views over the rooftops and the surrounding countryside.

This space could easily be converted into a third bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, subject to connecting water and drainage.

Technical details

 •Connected to mains drainage
Electric heating
Electric water heating system
Partial double glazing
Fiber optic internet