On a quiet summer morning in the Périgord Vert, the kitchen windows are already open. The smell of damp grass comes in with the light. Somewhere beyond the mature trees at the garden's edge, a wood pigeon calls. You're standing in 44 square metres of farmhouse kitchen with underfloor heating warming your feet, a coffee on the exposed-beam counter, and absolutely nowhere you have to be.
That's the daily reality of owning this four-bedroom farmhouse in Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien — a rare find in the northern Dordogne that delivers exactly what buyers dream about when they picture rural France, without the usual compromises. No major works needed. No years of renovation ahead of you. Just 277 square metres of genuinely habitable space, a landscaped garden stretching over 5,260 square metres, and a 10m x 5m heated pool surrounded by stone-paved terrace ready for the first swim of the season.
The property sits in genuine peace and privacy, set back from the lane with fully fenced grounds and mature trees that give the garden a settled, unhurried feeling. But it's not remotely isolated. A local restaurant and bar is just a few minutes away — handy for those evenings when you want a carafe of Bergerac rosé without getting in the car. Saint-Séverin, with its supermarket and full range of shops, is a short drive. And then there are the two villages that anchor social life in this corner of the Dordogne: Verteillac, 15 minutes away, with its Friday morning market where local producers line the square selling walnuts, goat's cheese, and jars of duck confit; and Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, about 20 minutes south, one of the most visited medieval villages in the Charente, perched above the river with its monolithic church carved directly ... click here to read more
