3-Bed Holiday Home with Heated Pool & Solar Energy in Rural Corrèze, Limousin



Limousin, Corrèze, Troche, France, Troche (France)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 94m² Floor area
€227,500
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
94m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out of the garage in the early morning and the first thing you notice is the silence — not the hollow kind, but the full, layered quiet of deep rural France, where the only sounds are wood pigeons in the oaks and the faint trickle of water from the pool filter kicking on. This is Troche, a hamlet in the folds of Corrèze, and life here runs at a pace most people only experience on holiday. Which is exactly the point.
Built in 2022 and sitting on nearly 3,000 square metres of open countryside, this three-bedroom house punches well above its modest footprint. At 94 square metres, every centimetre has been thought through. The living room opens directly into a fitted kitchen — no awkward corridor, no closed-off cooking — so whoever's at the stove is still part of the conversation. French doors from this space lead straight to the heated swimming pool. That detail matters more than it sounds. On a July afternoon in the Limousin, when temperatures climb into the low thirties and the air smells faintly of warm cut grass, being three steps from the water is everything.
The three bedrooms are calm, well-proportioned spaces. Two come with built-in wardrobes, practical for families who actually want to live here rather than just visit twice a year. The bathroom has both a bathtub and a walk-in shower — again, small choices that reflect considered design. There's also a dedicated storeroom, which international buyers often overlook until they're trying to figure out where to keep pool equipment, bikes, and the extra firewood they didn't expect to use.
Then there's the technical spec, and this is where the property genuinely stands out in its price bracket. An air-to-water heat pump handles heating and cooling. A thermodynamic hot water tank. Solar panels. For a house sold at €227,500, this level of energy infrastructure would be impressive in any market — in rural Corrèze, it's frankly unusual. Running costs here will be a fraction of what you'd pay on a comparable older property in the region. The garage is attached to the main house, with a second garage nearby on the plot. Plenty of room for a car, a ride-on mower, or the kind of workshop projects that seem to multiply once you own land in France.
Speaking of the land: 2,967 square metres of it, with open countryside views on multiple sides. No neighbours crowding in. No overlooking windows. Just rolling Corrèze hills, patchwork fields, and the occasional hawk riding thermals overhead.
Corrèze is one of those French departments that Parisian second-home buyers have known about for decades, but that international buyers are only recently discovering. It sits in the heart of Limousin — a region of granite plateaux, glacier-carved lakes, and dense chestnut forests that turn deep amber in October. The Vézère river runs through nearby Uzerche, a medieval village perched on a promontory so dramatically sited that it earned the nickname "the pearl of Limousin." Drive twenty minutes south and you're eating truffade at a roadside auberge in Brive-la-Gaillarde, a proper market town with a TGV station that puts Paris within two hours.
The Corrèze is not a beach destination. It's a place for people who want something else: canoeing on the Vézère, cycling the Véloroute des Fleuves, walking the ridge paths above Lac de Vassivière — a vast artificial lake popular for sailing, open-water swimming, and contemporary art installations at the island-based Centre International d'Art et du Paysage. Autumn means mushroom foraging — cèpes, specifically, the prized porcini of the French southwest — and the weekly market at Objat, just a short drive from Troche, where farmers still sell directly from the back of vans.
For international buyers, the practical case is solid. Brive-Vallée de la Dordogne Airport serves direct flights from London Stansted, Southampton, and other UK regional airports. The property is move-in ready — no renovation budget required, no trade coordination from abroad, no unexpected structural discoveries. What you see is a 2022 build in good condition, designed for comfort and energy efficiency, on a generous rural plot. Rental potential exists, particularly for the summer season when demand for private-pool properties in rural Limousin consistently outstrips supply.
France remains one of the most straightforward European countries for international property ownership. Notarial transactions are transparent, title searches are rigorous, and the legal framework for non-resident ownership is well established. A leaseback arrangement or seasonal rental through a local agency are both viable options for buyers who won't be in residence year-round.
Key features at a glance:
- 2022-built house in good condition, move-in ready
- 94 sqm of interior living space across three bedrooms
- Heated swimming pool with direct access from living area
- Plot of 2,967 sqm with open countryside views
- Air-to-water heat pump for heating and cooling
- Thermodynamic hot water tank for efficient energy use
- Solar panels reducing long-term running costs significantly
- Two wardrobes in two of the three bedrooms
- Bathroom with both bathtub and separate shower
- Attached garage plus second garage on plot
- Dedicated storeroom for outdoor and seasonal equipment
- Located in Corrèze, Limousin — one of France's most affordable rural property markets
- Easy drive to Brive-la-Gaillarde TGV station (Paris in under 2 hours)
- Direct flights to UK via Brive-Vallée de la Dordogne Airport
- Strong summer rental demand for pool properties in the region
If you've been circling rural France for a while — watching the market, wondering whether to go for a renovation project or something ready to use — this is the kind of property that ends that deliberation. It's already done. The pool is heated. The solar panels are on the roof. The countryside views aren't going anywhere.
Get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property dossier. The summer calendar fills up faster than you'd expect in Corrèze.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 94m²
- Price per m²
- €2,420
- Garden size
- 2967m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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