3-Bed Stone Farmhouse with Spa, Barns & Pyrenees Views — Vacation Home Near Toulouse



Midi-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Les Tourreilles, France, Les Tourreilles (France)
3 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 200m² Floor area
€430,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
200m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a clear January morning, you step out onto the upstairs balcony with a coffee in hand and the Godin range cooker already warming the kitchen below. The Pyrenees are right there — not a postcard suggestion of mountains, but the full, snow-capped range stretching across the horizon in sharp winter light. Two hectares of land roll out beneath you, fruit trees bare and skeletal against the frost, a walled courtyard catching the first sun. This is Les Tourreilles, a corner of Haute-Garonne that most people drive through without knowing what they've missed.
The farmhouse dates to 1893, built from local pebbles and stone in the way they built things back then — to last. And it has. The walls are thick enough to keep August heat at bay without air conditioning, and the character that took more than a century to accumulate hasn't been renovated away. It's been respected. The current owner put serious thought and real money into the restoration: slate floors, high ceilings, cast-iron structural elements left exposed where they add something, quality throughout rather than flash.
Three bedrooms, each with its own bathroom — a practical arrangement that matters enormously when you're hosting family or renting the property. No arguments over the shower schedule. The living room organizes itself around a wood-burning stove, the kind of focal point that makes a room actually feel inhabited rather than staged. And the open-plan kitchen and dining area is the real heart of the house, anchored by that Godin range cooker running on gas, electricity, and wood — a serious piece of equipment that makes Sunday lunches an event. Granite countertops, quality fittings, nothing cheap.
Then there's the spa room, which is genuinely unexpected. Sauna, spa pool, full-height glass door opening the space to the landscape outside, slate flooring, those vintage cast-iron roof supports that give the room its industrial-meets-farmhouse atmosphere. It's the sort of space that pushes a property into a different category entirely — something you'd find in a boutique hotel in the Ariège, not typically in a 130-year-old farmhouse in a Haute-Garonne village. Whether you use it as a private retreat after a day on the ski slopes or as a genuine rental draw, it changes the arithmetic of what this place can offer.
Three substantial barns sit alongside the main house. The walled courtyard connects everything — electric gates, private driveway, that sense of arriving somewhere that feels properly yours. The outbuildings give you options: workshop, gîte conversion, storage for the small farm lifestyle the land invites. Two hectares is enough for kitchen gardens, olive trees, fruit trees already established and mature. Solar panels and a heat pump heating system keep running costs sensible for a property of this size and age.
Geographically, Les Tourreilles makes unusual sense for a second home. Toulouse is 50 minutes south, a proper city with an international airport (Toulouse-Blagnac, with direct flights from London, Brussels, Amsterdam, and beyond), excellent restaurants along the Rue du Taur and around Place du Capitole, and the kind of urban infrastructure that makes logistics easy when you're managing a property from abroad. The Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is close enough for weekend cycling along its poplar-lined towpaths.
Head the other direction — toward the mountains — and the Pyrenees ski resorts are 30 minutes away. Peyragudes, Saint-Lary-Soulan, and Superbagnères all sit within easy reach, which means this property genuinely works as a winter escape, not just a summer one. Come spring and summer, the GR10 long-distance trail cuts through the foothills nearby; the thermal spa town of Luchon (Bagnères-de-Luchon) is a short drive and offers everything from sulphur baths to road cycling routes used in Tour de France stage finishes. The local market towns of Saint-Gaudens and Montréjeau are close for weekly markets where you'll find Gascon duck confits, local chevre, and proper Armagnac.
The climate here is a genuine Midi-Pyrénées hybrid — hot, dry summers with long evenings, proper winters with real snow in the mountains, and two shoulder seasons that are, frankly, the best time to be here. Spring in April and May turns the foothills green in a way that's almost shocking after winter, wildflowers across the slopes, the rivers running fast with snowmelt.
For international buyers, Haute-Garonne is a well-established market with straightforward purchasing procedures for EU and non-EU buyers alike. The notaire system handles conveyancing, and the region has a solid pool of property managers and lettings agencies experienced with holiday rental properties. Given the spa facilities, the three en-suite bedrooms, the mountain access, and the proximity to Toulouse's airport, this property has clear short-term rental appeal — the kind of rural French farmhouse with genuine character and real amenities that performs well on platforms targeting the quality end of the market.
Some cosmetic work is needed — touch-ups rather than transformation. The bones are exceptional, the significant capital investment already done. This isn't a renovation project; it's a property that needs a coat of paint and a new owner's personal stamp.
Key features at a glance:
- 1893 stone and pebble farmhouse, 200 sqm, fully restored with character preserved
- 3 bedrooms, each with private en-suite bathroom
- Spa and fitness room: sauna, spa pool, slate floors, cast-iron details, glass doors to landscape
- Godin range cooker (gas/electric/wood), granite countertops, open-plan kitchen-dining
- Wood-burning stove in living room
- Upstairs balcony with direct Pyrenees panoramic views
- Three substantial barns with conversion potential
- Walled courtyard, electric gates, private driveway
- Solar panels and heat pump heating system
- Double glazing throughout
- Approximately 2 hectares with mature fruit trees and olive trees
- 50 minutes from Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport
- 30 minutes from Pyrenees ski resorts (Peyragudes, Saint-Lary-Soulan)
- 2 minutes from local shops and amenities
If you're searching for a vacation home in Haute-Garonne that earns its keep across all four seasons — a second home in Midi-Pyrénées with real architectural character, serious leisure facilities, and the kind of mountain and city access that makes ownership genuinely practical — this farmhouse is worth your full attention. Contact Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property dossier.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 200m²
- Price per m²
- €2,150
- Garden size
- 29750m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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