Sunday mornings here have a particular quality. The kitchen window is propped open, coffee is on, and from somewhere across the valley — past the fruit trees, past the old bread oven — you can hear church bells drifting up from the village below. That's the rhythm of life in Mauroux, a hamlet in the Lot that most people drive past and then spend years trying to find again.
This four-bedroom stone farmhouse sits on a quiet lane in a tiny hamlet just outside Mauroux, less than ten minutes from the market town of Tournon-d'Agenais. The house is old in the best sense — thick limestone walls that keep rooms cool through July heat, floors that have absorbed centuries of footsteps, a staircase carved from the same local stone as the exterior that curves up through three levels with a solidity you just don't get in modern builds. But it's been looked after properly. Double glazing throughout, air conditioning, a pompe à chaleur heat pump for efficient heating, a water softener — the infrastructure is modern even when the bones are ancient. This is a property in good, move-in condition. You could arrive with suitcases and be sitting on the terrace with a glass of Cahors Malbec by evening.
The layout across three floors is generous without feeling sprawling. Downstairs, two double bedrooms open through French doors directly onto the sun terrace and pool — which means summer mornings that begin with a swim before breakfast become less a fantasy and more a daily habit. The main living space upstairs is open-plan, anchored by a stone fireplace fitted with a log-burning stove. Beamed ceilings, thick walls, afternoon light slanting in from the south. In winter, this room earns its keep: load the stove, pull the shutters, and the whol ... click here to read more
