3-Bed Stone House with Garden & Garage in Rural Limousin – Holiday Home in France



Roziers-St-Georges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France, Roziers-Saint-Georges (France)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 85m² Floor area
€158,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
85m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the terrace on a Saturday morning and the only sounds you'll catch are birdsong, the distant bark of a hunting dog somewhere in the oak woods, and the faint clatter of a tractor on the lane. That's life in Roziers-Saint-Georges — unhurried, grounded, and genuinely rural in a way that most of France has long since traded away for tourism infrastructure. This three-bedroom stone house sits in the Haute-Vienne department of Limousin, a region most international buyers haven't discovered yet, which is precisely what makes it worth paying attention to right now.
The house itself is honest architecture. Thick granite walls — the kind that keep rooms cool in July without air conditioning and hold warmth in October without the heating working overtime. The original stone structure has been extended with a timber-clad addition that widens the ground floor living space and gives the interior an unexpected texture: rough-hewn stone on one side, warm wood on the other. Single-level living runs across the main floor, making the everyday practical and comfortable. Head upstairs and the sloping ceilings of the upper floor add a certain character — the kind of attic-ish charm that adults secretly love and children turn into dens within minutes of arriving.
At 85 square metres, this is a manageable property. No vast rooms to heat or maintain, no sprawling grounds to upkeep when you're back in your home country. The garden is real enough to feel like a garden — space to eat outside, to grow tomatoes, to sit and do absolutely nothing — without becoming a burden. A stone terrace extends the living space outdoors through the warmer months, and given that Limousin enjoys genuine summer heat from late June through September, that terrace earns its keep. A garage, cellar, and outdoor storage sheds mean there's room to keep tools, bikes, wine, firewood, and all the practical detritus of a well-used second home without cramming it into the living spaces.
Roziers-Saint-Georges is a commune in the gentle rolling countryside south of Limoges. The landscape here is a mix of dairy pasture, forests of chestnut and oak, and the kind of winding lanes that reward slow driving and spontaneous stops. The Vienne river runs through nearby valleys, cold and clear, popular with anglers who come for the brown trout and pike. In summer, wild swimming spots open up along the tributaries. In autumn, the forests turn amber and the locals get serious about mushroom foraging — cèpes, girolles, and trompettes de la mort appear on menus across the region and in baskets at the Limoges market halls from September onwards.
Limoges is roughly 30 kilometres north, reachable in under 35 minutes on good roads. It's a proper city — 130,000 people, a medieval cathedral quarter around Saint-Étienne, and a reputation built over centuries on fine porcelain. The Musée National Adrien Dubouché holds one of the world's great ceramics collections. The covered market on the Place de la Motte runs every morning and the stalls are serious: local cheeses, Limousin beef (the breed was literally named after this region), chestnuts in season, and the clafoutis-adjacent gâteau de pommes de terre that you won't find anywhere else in France.
For day trips, the options stack up quickly. Oradour-sur-Glane, the preserved wartime village maintained as a memorial, sits 45 minutes away and is one of the most quietly powerful historical sites in all of France. The Plateau de Millevaches to the southeast is high, windswept, and dramatic — brilliant walking and cycling country. Guéret, Aubusson with its famous tapestry workshops, and the medieval town of Uzerche are all within 90 minutes.
Limoges Bellegarde Airport connects to London Stansted year-round and serves additional UK routes seasonally, making this viable as a long-weekend destination, not just a summer base. Brive-la-Gaillarde, about an hour south, adds further flight options. By car from Calais via the A20, the drive runs around seven hours — comfortable with a single overnight stop.
For international buyers, France's legal framework for property purchase is well-established and transparent. The notarial system provides strong buyer protections, and the compromis de vente process locks in the agreement with proper cooling-off provisions. Non-EU buyers can purchase freely with no additional restrictions. The Limousin property market remains one of France's most accessible — prices here are significantly below what comparable stone houses command in the Dordogne or Brittany, and the area hasn't been subject to the inflationary pressure of more heavily marketed regions. At 158,000 euros for a solid stone house in good condition with outbuildings and a garden, this sits at a level where renovation investment, if desired, remains financially sensible.
Rental potential is modest by coastal standards but real for the right audience. The region draws walkers, cyclists, anglers, and slow-travel enthusiasts — a growing market of travellers actively seeking out the quieter parts of France. Gîte rental is well-understood in Limousin and local management agencies operate in the area if remote ownership is the plan.
Key features at a glance:
- Three bedrooms across single-level and upper-floor accommodation
- One bathroom
- 85 square metres of interior living space
- Authentic stone construction with timber-clad extension
- Garden with stone terrace for outdoor dining
- Garage and cellar for storage and practical use
- Outdoor storage sheds
- Good overall condition — move-in or rental-ready
- Quiet rural commune in Haute-Vienne, Limousin
- 30km south of Limoges city centre
- Limoges Bellegarde Airport with direct UK connections
- Strong value positioning in an undersold French region
- Brown trout fishing, forest hiking, and wild swimming all nearby
If you've been watching the Dordogne prices climb out of reach or found Brittany too crowded in August, Limousin is the honest answer — less famous, more affordable, and arguably more authentically French for it. This house is ready to become someone's base for exploring a genuinely overlooked part of the country.
Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or request a full information pack. Properties in this condition, at this price, in a region gaining quiet momentum don't stay on the market long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 85m²
- Price per m²
- €1,859
- Garden size
- 2301m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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