17th-Century Stone Presbytery with Pool & Gardens — Vacation Home in Roquecor, SW France



Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn-et-Garonne, Roquecor, France, Roquecor (France)
4 Bedrooms · 4 Bathrooms · 171m² Floor area
€495,000
House
Parking
4 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
171m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a still Tuesday morning in July, you open the ancient shutters of your top-floor bedroom and the Tarn-et-Garonne countryside rolls out in every direction — sunflower fields, oak-lined lanes, and a sky so wide and blue it takes a moment to convince yourself it's real. The church bells from the village drift up the hill. You don't need to be anywhere until lunch. That's the whole point.
This 17th-century stone presbytery in the quiet hamlet of Roquecor is one of those properties that stops you mid-scroll. And rightly so. Built with the authority and permanence that the Catholic Church demanded of its residences in this part of France, it has aged into something extraordinary — all vaulted ceilings, original stone sinks, wide-plank floorboards, and a fireplace so substantial it practically has its own postcode. The priests who once lived here would barely recognise the interiors now: the present owners have brought the kind of quiet, confident taste that lets the architecture do the talking, with muted colours, carefully chosen furniture, and not a single unnecessary gesture.
You enter up a grand exterior stone staircase — the kind of entrance that makes guests stop and reach for their phones before they've even crossed the threshold. Inside, the layout unfolds across three floors. The ground level delivers a sitting room anchored by a monumental stone fireplace fitted with a wood-burning stove (the winters here are mild, but November evenings around that fire are something else), a snug that earns its name, and a country kitchen with original tiled floors, a fitted range, and a stone sink so characterful it would be the centrepiece of a lesser house. Below the kitchen, a vaulted stone cellar doubles as a wine store and utility room — cool, dry, and quietly magnificent in the way only centuries-old stonework can be.
The first floor holds three bedrooms, all with high ceilings and the original period detailing you'd expect of a building this age: exposed beams, thick stone walls that keep rooms cool through August without any assistance, and two bathrooms finished to a standard that doesn't fight with the architecture. Up one more flight, the top-floor suite has been finished with an eye for both comfort and drama — air conditioning for the peak of summer, a beamed ceiling that catches the evening light beautifully, and an en-suite bathroom that makes the most of the elevated position. Oil-fired central heating runs throughout, so this isn't a property that requires a fleece in April.
Outside is where the property reveals its full hand. The gardens — just over 2,270 square metres — sit behind an ancient stone boundary wall that muffles the outside world completely. Mature trees and thick hedging create a private enclosure around the 12 by 6 metre heated saltwater pool, and on a hot afternoon in August, with the cicadas going and a cold glass of Côtes du Marmandais within reach, it's genuinely hard to argue that there's a better place to be in France. A shaded dining terrace handles long lunches without requiring anyone to eat in direct sun, there's a separate outdoor shower and WC for pool users, and the gardens are partially fenced — a detail that sounds minor until you own a dog.
A second building on the plot is currently set up as a games room and gym, with double glazing and a fine beamed ceiling. Structurally sound and well-maintained, it could stay exactly as it is, or — with relatively modest conversion work — become a guest cottage, a rental annex, or a proper studio space. The planning potential alone adds meaningful value for buyers thinking beyond their own use. And then there's the stone outbuilding with a double bread oven, a rarity that most properties in this region can only claim to be near.
The village of Roquecor itself is a few minutes down the road — genuinely minutes, not the kind of French countryside "minutes" that turn out to be a twenty-minute drive. Jean-Marc's café in the village is the kind of institution that anchors a community: open early, reliably good coffee, and the sort of proprietor who remembers your order by your third visit. The local market culture in this corner of Tarn-et-Garonne is serious business. Valence-d'Agen, fifteen minutes west, runs a twice-weekly market that draws producers from across the Lot and Garonne valleys — foie gras, duck confit, cepes picked that morning, tomatoes in varieties you've never seen in a supermarket. Moissac, about the same distance in the other direction, is home to one of the finest Romanesque cloisters in Europe and the appellation that produces Chasselas de Moissac, France's most celebrated table grape.
The Canal des Deux Mers passes through this stretch of country, making it exceptional cycling territory — flat towpath riding beside poplar-lined water for as far as you care to go. The Lot and Garonne rivers both offer kayaking, fishing, and riverside picnic spots that don't make it onto anyone's tourist map. For more structured hiking, the GR65 — the Camino Francés, one of the great pilgrimage routes — passes through Moissac and is walkable in sections without committing to Santiago.
Agen, thirty minutes by car, is a proper French city with all the infrastructure international owners need: a hospital, international schools, specialist shops, and a TGV station with direct services to Paris in just over three hours. Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is around ninety minutes, with connections across Europe and beyond. Bergerac Airport, often preferred by buyers from the UK, handles regular Ryanair routes and sits roughly an hour north. The climate here is southwest French continental: hot, dry summers with temperatures regularly hitting 30°C through July and August, springs that arrive early and pleasantly, autumns that stay warm well into October, and winters that are cold but rarely bitter.
This is a functioning holiday home in good condition — move in, use the pool, cook in the kitchen, light the fire in December. No renovation project to manage from a distance, no compromises on comfort.
Key features at a glance:
- 17th-century stone presbytery with original period features throughout
- 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms across three floors
- 171 square metres of living space
- Monumental stone fireplace with wood-burning stove
- Vaulted stone wine cellar/utility room
- Top-floor suite with air conditioning and en-suite bathroom
- Oil-fired central heating throughout
- Heated 12x6m saltwater swimming pool
- Manicured gardens of 2,274m² enclosed by historic stone walls
- Second building currently used as games room/gym, convertible to accommodation
- Rare double bread oven in stone outbuilding
- Outdoor shower, WC, and shaded al fresco dining terrace
- Quiet dead-end lane, minutes from Roquecor village
- 30 minutes to Agen TGV (Paris in 3h+), 90 minutes to Toulouse airport
- Priced at €495,000
For international buyers, Tarn-et-Garonne remains one of the more accessible corners of the French property market — transaction costs are predictable, the notarial system is straightforward for non-resident purchasers, and the département does not attract the speculative pricing of Périgord or the Luberon. Rental demand through platforms like Airbnb and villa rental agencies is strong through the summer months, and a property of this character and condition — pool, period features, second building — sits at the quality end of a market that consistently outperforms generic holiday accommodation.
If you'd like to arrange a viewing or receive the full property dossier, contact us through Homestra today. Properties like this one — with genuine architectural history, a working pool, and a second structure with conversion potential — don't sit on the market long in this part of France. And once you've had your first coffee on that terrace with the valley below you, you'll understand exactly why.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 171m²
- Price per m²
- €2,895
- Garden size
- 2274m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 4
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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