18th-Century Stone Farmhouse with Pool & 1 Hectare in Lot-et-Garonne – Vacation Home



Aquitaine, Lot-et-Garonne, Engayrac, France, Beauville (France)
4 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 214m² Floor area
€450,000
House
Parking
4 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
214m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Sunday mornings here start with the smell of coffee drifting through stone walls that have been standing since the 1700s. The kitchen window frames a view of rolling southwest French countryside—no rooftops, no roads, just the slow green hills of Lot-et-Garonne doing what they've done for centuries. By the time you've wandered outside with your cup, the light is already doing something extraordinary to the old barn wall beside the pool.
This is Engayrac. Most people have never heard of it, and the people who live here like it that way.
The farmhouse itself is one of those rare places where a serious restoration has been done without scrubbing out the soul. Exposed stone walls, original beamed ceilings, travertine floors, an old staircase that creaks just enough to remind you it's real—it's all still there. So is the stone fireplace, the wainscoting, the sense that this house has stories going back well before anyone alive today. But the plumbing works. The heating works. The energy performance rating sits at C, which for an 18th-century stone structure in rural France is not something you get without real investment. A new heat pump heating system and a recently installed septic tank mean the infrastructure is sorted—genuinely sorted, not "we'll deal with it next summer" sorted.
Four bedrooms spread across three floors give the house a natural rhythm. Ground floor for cooking, eating, living. First floor for quieter things—a spacious sitting room, an office that actually earns the name, two bathrooms with clean contemporary finishes that don't clash with the old bones of the place. Then the top floor, which is the kind of surprise that makes you stop mid-sentence when you first see it: a cargo-net lounge strung beneath the eaves, the sort of space that will be immediately claimed by whoever gets there first, adult or child. It's impractical in the best possible way.
The kitchen sits at the heart of things, fitted with a wood-burning stove for the months when Lot-et-Garonne turns cool and grey, and a second electric oven for anyone who takes their cooking seriously—which is the right attitude in a region where the markets at Agen overflow with Chasselas grapes, prunes from Agen itself (the famous pruneaux d'Agen that the whole world exports but few people get to eat straight from the source), duck confit, foie gras, and local cheeses that don't survive the journey home with their dignity intact. Driving to the weekly market at Puymirol or Prayssas on a Saturday morning and coming back with more than you meant to buy is practically a local tradition.
Outside, the property sits on just under one hectare of fully fenced garden—fenced well enough that horses, donkeys, or whatever four-legged residents you have in mind will stay put. A covered terrace runs along the back of the house, large enough for a proper dinner with eight people and no one feeling crowded. The saltwater pool arrived recently: heated via its own heat pump, covered by an electric cover, and positioned so that the converted stone barn wraps around one side of it, creating a natural enclosure that feels more like a private courtyard than a suburban pool area. On a July afternoon, with the temperature sitting around 30 degrees and the hills beyond the fence turning gold, this is exactly the kind of spot you don't leave until after sunset.
Lot-et-Garonne doesn't get the tourist traffic of Dordogne or the Médoc, and that's genuinely part of what makes it work. The Garonne river runs through the department in long, easy curves. The Canal de Garonne—a quieter cousin of the Canal du Midi—draws cyclists from across Europe along its poplar-lined towpath, and the riding is flat enough to be genuinely pleasant rather than virtuous. Agen, 30 minutes away, is the department capital and a proper French city: markets, restaurants, the Musée des Beaux-Arts with its Goyas, and a TGV station that puts Paris just over three hours away. Toulouse, with its international airport, is under an hour by car—direct flights to London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and beyond make this accessible year-round rather than just a summer escape.
The Lot-et-Garonne countryside changes season by season in ways that keep it interesting. Spring brings the orchards into flower—plum blossoms first, then apple, the valley floors turning briefly and improbably pink and white. Summer is long and warm, the kind of heat that makes the pool essential and the shaded terrace a place to spend whole afternoons. Autumn is arguably the finest month: harvest time, cooler evenings, the smell of wood smoke starting again, mushroom season in the forests around Gavaudun and Bonaguil, and the Château de Bonaguil itself sitting up on its limestone spur like something from a book. Winter is mild by northern European standards—cold enough to justify the fireplace, rarely cold enough to be a problem.
For anyone considering this as a vacation home in France, the practical side is already done. There's nothing here that needs a contractor, a project manager, or a difficult conversation about budgets. The restoration work is complete, the systems are new, and the property has the kind of condition that means you can hand it to a rental management company—or simply arrive with your family in July and not think about any of it. Rental demand in this part of Aquitaine is steady; well-presented rural properties with pools and space attract families who've tired of the Dordogne crowds and want somewhere quieter, more genuine, and more affordable for a week or two.
For international buyers, France's legal framework for property purchase is transparent and well-established. Notarial conveyancing is standard, and English-speaking notaires operate throughout Lot-et-Garonne. EU buyers face no specific restrictions, and non-EU buyers will find the process straightforward with appropriate legal guidance. The property's price—at 450,000 euros for 214 square metres of restored stone farmhouse, a saltwater pool, nearly a hectare of land, and outbuildings—reflects a value that would be genuinely difficult to recreate from scratch at current construction and material costs.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms across three floors, 214 sqm of living space
- 18th-century stone farmhouse, fully and sensitively restored
- Energy performance rating C—new heat pump heating system installed
- New saltwater swimming pool with electric cover and dedicated heat pump
- Pool set against a converted stone barn wall with sunny terrace
- Fully fenced plot of just under one hectare—suitable for horses or livestock
- Original period features throughout: stone walls, beamed ceilings, travertine floors, stone fireplace, wainscoting
- Cargo-net lounge on the top floor—a distinctive and genuinely charming space
- Large covered terrace for outdoor dining; multiple outbuildings; gated entrance with parking
- Wood-burning stove and second electric oven in the kitchen
- Well and water tank on site; new septic tank installed
- Village shops 5 minutes away; Agen (TGV to Paris) 30 minutes; Toulouse airport under 1 hour
- Strong vacation rental potential in an increasingly sought-after region of southwest France
- Move-in ready—no works required, no budget surprises
If you've been looking for a second home in France that doesn't require a second job to maintain, this is the one to see in person. Contact Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property details—this kind of restored farmhouse, at this price, in this condition, does not sit on the market for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 214m²
- Price per m²
- €2,103
- Garden size
- 9800m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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