Property details
Property Description
This charming and comfortable 5 bedrooms (or 4 bedrooms + 1 office), 2-1/2 bathrooms town house would be a great family home or a turn-key vacation home. Its surface area is 175 m² (1883 sq. feet), spread over 5 floors (not counting garage, cellar and attic).
The house itself is full of character with original stone walls and beams as well as four fireplaces (three non-working). There are original hard wood floors in two rooms. It also comes furnished.
The house is equipped for fiber optic (high speed) internet and comes with air conditining (reversible heat pump).
Open to discuss a Viager libre.
House layout
The front of the house is at a street level which is higher than the street at the back of the house, the building is set up as a series of half-floors with a central staircase with a velux at the top. So, from bottom to top, one successively visits the following levels:
- -1 & -2: garage & cellar (at back street level)
- 0: dining-room & kitchen (entrance at front street level)
- 1: living room
- 2: bedroom & bathroom
- 3: master bedroom & ensuite bathroom
- 4: bedroom & office (or 5th bedroom)
- 5: bedroom, 1/2 bathroom and attic/roof access
Additional information and associated costs
Utilities (as of 2025):
- Real estate taxes: 1200 euros per year
- Electricity: approx. 250 euros/month (includes water heater and a/c)
- Water: approx. 50 euros/month
- Telephone/Internet: 60 euros/month
- Garbage collection: 20 euros/month
- Insurance: 68 euros/month
- Chimney sweep & burner cleaning: 240 euros/year
Heating:
- a heat pump (a/c and heating) in two of the bedrooms
- an oil heating system with radiators (with a tank fully filled with 1200 liters of fuel)
- a fireplace with insert (with 5 steres of wood stored in a perfectly dry cellar)
DPE rating: C
Location
The beautiful village of Chalabre (population 1,000) was recently selected by the British newspaper DAILY MAIL as one of the 18, up and coming best French villages to invest in now. It is officially listed as a "village fleuri" and designated as a "Site Patrimonial Remarquable".
It is only 90 minutes from Toulouse airport (Blagnac) and train station (main lines) and 45 minutes from Carcassonne airport (Ryan Air only) and train station (mainlines).
More information
For more information please contact the owner or visit this website which gives you more specific details about the property: https://www.randylofficier.com/house-for-sale.html#78X5ZxAn
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Market Summary
The property market in Chalabre is currently favourable, particularly for international buyers seeking value in a tranquil setting. With a competitive price of EUR 165,000 for a spacious five-bedroom house featuring original character, the opportunity for both investment and personal use is appealing. The recent recognition of Chalabre as one of the best French villages to invest in further enhances its attractiveness, making it a promising location for both residential and holiday properties.