3-Bed Single-Storey House with Heated Pool Near Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Dordogne



Aquitaine, Dordogne, France, Creyssensac-et-Pissot (France)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 116m² Floor area
€322,250
House
Parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
116m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's a Saturday morning in late June, and you're already swimming laps in a 9-by-4.5-metre heated pool before the rest of the hamlet has stirred. The Dordogne air is cool but warming fast, the swallows are cutting arcs over the meadow, and through the covered summer kitchen you can smell coffee brewing. This isn't a fantasy borrowed from a magazine. It's Tuesday, actually—because when you own a place like this, every day feels like a day you chose.
The house sits in the tiny hamlet of Creyssensac-et-Pissot, tucked into the rolling green hills of the Périgord Vert, a corner of France that still operates largely on its own timetable. Built in 2012 on a generous 3,725 m² plot, the single-storey villa carries none of the renovation burden that comes with older Dordogne stone farmhouses—no crumbling walls, no damp to chase, no ten-year project looming over your holidays. It earned a B energy rating thanks to full double glazing and underfloor heating throughout, which means winter visits are genuinely comfortable, and your energy bills won't make you wince.
Inside, the open-plan living space does what good architecture should: it gets out of your way. The lounge, dining area, and fitted kitchen flow together naturally, lit by wide windows that pull the countryside views directly into the room. The log burner in the corner is less of a necessity—the underfloor heating handles that—and more of an occasion. Light it on a wet November evening with a bottle of Bergerac rouge and a board game on the table, and you'll understand why people keep coming back to the Dordogne season after season. Three well-proportioned bedrooms branch off a central corridor, alongside a family bathroom with both bath and shower, plus a separate WC. Practical. Quiet. The kind of floor plan that doesn't require an argument to navigate.
Storage, often the unglamorous afterthought in holiday properties, has been taken seriously here. A large double garage adjacent to the kitchen doubles as a pantry and utility space—ideal for long stays when you're shopping at the Ribérac Friday market and coming home with wheels of cheese, duck confit in jars, and enough walnuts to last the winter. Directly across the driveway, a second double garage (recently built) handles the overflow: bikes, kayaks, garden equipment, whatever the season demands. The whole property is enclosed, accessed through a motorised gate that opens onto a wide driveway with serious parking depth.
The garden is the kind you can actually enjoy on holiday rather than spend the whole visit maintaining. Primarily laid to lawn, it's punctuated with flowering beds, established shrubs, and a scattering of trees that provide summer shade without blocking the views. The vegetable garden behind the house is a proper one—not a token raised bed—and in spring it produces the kind of tomatoes and courgettes that remind you why supermarket versions are such a disappointment. The pool terrace is positioned to catch the afternoon sun, and the adjacent covered summer kitchen means outdoor dining isn't weather-dependent. Eat outside in April. Eat outside in October. The Dordogne has the climate for it.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is just minutes down the road. Listed among Les Plus Beaux Villages de France—and genuinely deserving of it, not just honoured by committee—the village is built into white chalk cliffs above the Dronne river. The troglodyte church of Saint-Jean, carved directly into the rock face, is one of those places that stops conversation cold the first time you see it. The weekly market in summer brings regional producers and a crowd that mixes French locals with expats and tourists in a way that feels easy rather than awkward. The café on the square does a croque-monsieur that has no business being that good.
The broader area is serious outdoor territory. The Dronne and Bandiat rivers are ideal for canoe trips—you can rent from Aubeterre itself and drift downstream through limestone cliffs and riverside forest for a half-day with minimal effort. Cyclists know the Dordogne's back roads well, and the terrain around Creyssensac-et-Pissot offers routes through vineyards and fields at a gradient that rewards rather than punishes. Come autumn, the chestnut forests turn amber and ochre, and the truffle season begins in earnest—the Périgord Noir truffles are world-famous, but the markets around Ribérac and Brantôme run their own quiet trade from November through February.
Brantôme, sometimes called the Venice of the Périgord for the way its Benedictine abbey reflects in the River Dronne, is around 40 minutes north. It's worth the drive for the Saturday market alone, where you can fill a basket with foie gras, aged Cantal, walnut oil, and handmade pottery before stopping at one of the riverside restaurants for a long lunch. Bergerac, with its international airport serving routes from the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, is roughly an hour south—making this one of the more accessible rural properties in the Dordogne. Périgueux, the departmental capital, is under an hour and covers any urban need: hospital, train station with TGV connections, big-box shopping.
As a vacation home in Dordogne, the property is as close to move-in ready as it gets. There is no punch list waiting for you. No builder's quote folded in your jacket pocket. The current condition is immaculate—the kind of clean that tells you the previous owners cared. For international buyers, France's property purchase process is structured and transparent, handled through a notaire, with purchase costs (including taxes and fees) typically running 7-8% for existing properties. The B energy rating is a genuine asset here: French regulations around energy performance are tightening, and owning a property that already exceeds the standard is not a small thing.
Rental potential is real. The Dordogne draws visitors from May through September, and a property of this calibre—pool, multiple garages, enclosed grounds, proximity to Aubeterre—commands strong weekly rates in the holiday rental market. Many international owners choose to use the property personally in June and September while renting the peak July-August weeks, effectively offsetting a significant portion of annual ownership costs. Management companies operating in the Ribérac and Aubeterre area are experienced with international clients and can handle everything from key handover to pool maintenance.
Key features at a glance:
- Single-storey house built in 2012, 116 m² of living space
- Three bedrooms, bathroom with bath and shower, separate WC
- Bright open-plan lounge, dining area, and fitted kitchen with log burner
- Underfloor heating throughout, full double glazing, B energy rating
- 9 x 4.5 m heated in-ground swimming pool with poolside terrace
- Covered summer kitchen for year-round outdoor dining
- Two double garages plus outbuilding housing pool pump and filter room
- Vegetable garden, established lawn, flowering borders, and mature trees
- Fully enclosed plot of 3,725 m² with motorised gate and ample parking
- Minutes from Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, one of France's most celebrated villages
- Around 1 hour from Bergerac Airport (UK, Irish, and Dutch routes)
- Lock-up-and-leave friendly with strong holiday rental potential
- Peaceful hamlet location with countryside views on all sides
- Price: €322,250
If you've been watching the Dordogne property market, you already know that well-maintained, modern homes at this price point—with a pool, land, and this kind of accessibility—don't sit around. Get in touch with the team at Homestra today to arrange your viewing. This one earns a personal visit.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 116m²
- Price per m²
- €2,778
- Garden size
- 3721m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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