3-Bed Stone House with Pool & Guest Annexe in Rural Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine



Aquitaine, Lot-et-Garonne, France, Dolmayrac (France)
3 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 181m² Floor area
€275,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
181m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
You wake up to no particular sound except a wood pigeon in the pear tree and the faint clang of a bell from the village down the lane. The kitchen smells of last night's fig jam still cooling on the counter. Through the window, the farmland rolls out golden in every direction, and by the time your coffee's done, you've already decided you're not going anywhere today. That is exactly the pace of life this three-bedroom stone house in Dolmayrac delivers — and once you've had a taste of it, ordinary weekends will never quite measure up again.
Dolmayrac sits in the Lot-et-Garonne département, one of those quietly extraordinary corners of southwest France that doesn't appear on postcards but absolutely should. The Lot Valley cuts through the landscape a short drive away, and the market town of Villeneuve-sur-Lot — with its Saturday farmers' market spilling across Place Lafayette — is close enough to be genuinely useful without intruding on the rural quiet. This is Aquitaine without the tourist crowds, without the inflated prices of the Dordogne, and without any sense that you're following a well-worn expat trail. It feels discovered rather than packaged.
The house itself is built in the stone that defines this region — thick walls that keep the interior cool through July and August without air conditioning, and which hold the warmth of a log fire well into November. Inside, exposed beams run the length of the generous living and dining room, where two wood-burning stoves sit at either end like old friends. The stonework throughout is honest and unhurried, the kind you simply couldn't replicate today without serious money and serious patience. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms across the main house give you room to host properly — a family, a mix of friends, or that rotating cast of people who always seem to find an excuse to visit once they hear you have a saltwater pool in southwest France.
That pool deserves a proper mention. At 8 by 4 metres, it's not a decorative gesture — it's the centre of summer life here. The terrace faces southwest, which means it catches the sun from mid-morning through the long Aquitaine evenings when the light turns the stone a deep amber. Salt water, so no eye-reddening chlorine, no strong chemical smell drifting into the garden. On the hottest days — and in July they can push well above 30°C — the large northeast-facing covered terrace across the way provides serious shade and a natural draught that makes lunch genuinely comfortable even in a heatwave.
Then there's the guest annexe. Separated from the main house but sharing the pool terrace, it has a living room, bedroom and shower room — a fully self-contained space that works brilliantly for visiting family who want their own front door, or as a potential gîte rental. Subject to the relevant planning permissions, renting it out during peak summer weeks could comfortably offset a significant portion of running costs. The Lot-et-Garonne consistently draws visitors from the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany throughout June, July and August, and rural gîte demand in this pocket of France outstrips supply most summers.
Around the house, roughly 5,000 square metres of mature grounds give the property a sense of space that is increasingly rare at this price point in France. The fruit trees alone — apple, pear, cherry, peach and fig — mean that from June through October there is always something ready to pick. If you've ever made a tarte Tatin from your own apples or eaten a fig still warm from the tree, you'll understand why that matters. A working well sits on the land, a practical bonus for garden irrigation through the dry summer months. A 27-square-metre cellar provides proper storage (wine, preserves, equipment), and the garage-outbuilding of over 30 square metres, plus a covered wood store, mean there is no shortage of practical space for a rural property of this kind.
The house will benefit from some updating — this is priced honestly and reflected in the asking price of €275,000. Think of it as a property with good bones and real soul, ready for a buyer who wants to put their own mark on it rather than inherit someone else's renovation choices. The structure is solid, the character is authentic, and the setting is genuinely peaceful in the way that only working farmland countryside can be.
Seasonally, this region gives you a great deal to work with. Spring brings the sunflower fields to the north of Agen into full gold by late June, and the Lot river becomes the destination for kayaking and lazy afternoon swims at Castelmoron-sur-Lot and Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot. Autumn in Lot-et-Garonne is arguably the finest season — harvest markets in Agen, truffle searches in the woods, vendange at the local Côtes du Marmandais vineyards, and air cool enough for long walks along the GR652 long-distance trail that threads through this part of Aquitaine. Agen itself, just over 20 kilometres away, is famous across France for its pruneaux d'Agen — a preserved plum with a genuinely extraordinary depth of flavour — and the Michelin-starred restaurant Mariottat sits just outside town for the kind of dinner you plan a trip around.
For access, Bergerac Airport is roughly an hour north and receives direct flights from London, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and several other UK and Irish cities, particularly with Ryanair throughout summer and into autumn. Bordeaux-Mérignac, with its much wider international network, is around 90 minutes by road. The A62 motorway connecting Bordeaux to Toulouse passes close by, making road trips in either direction entirely straightforward.
For international buyers considering a second home in France, the purchasing process is transparent and well-established. A notaire handles the conveyancing, contracts are clearly structured, and the costs associated with purchase — roughly 7-8% for older properties — are well understood. EU buyers and non-EU buyers alike can purchase property in France with no restrictions on foreign ownership. If rental income is part of the plan, a micro-BIC tax regime offers a simplified approach for furnished rental income up to certain thresholds, worth exploring with a local tax adviser early in the process.
Key features at a glance:
- 3-bedroom stone house with 2 bathrooms, 181 square metres of living space
- Separate 1-bedroom guest annexe with living room and shower room, potential gîte conversion
- Southwest-facing 8x4m saltwater pool on a sun-drenched terrace
- Large northeast-facing covered terrace for shaded outdoor dining
- Two wood-burning stoves and exposed beams throughout living areas
- Approximately 5,000 square metres of mature private grounds
- Orchard with apple, pear, cherry, peach and fig trees
- Working well on the property
- 27 sqm cellar, 30+ sqm garage/outbuilding, 10 sqm covered wood store
- Short drive to Villeneuve-sur-Lot and local villages with shops and bakeries
- 20 km from Agen, with direct road access to the A62 motorway
- Bergerac Airport approximately 1 hour away, Bordeaux around 90 minutes
- Priced at €275,000 with honest updating scope — strong value for Lot-et-Garonne
- Rental income potential through summer gîte letting
- No foreign ownership restrictions for international buyers
Properties like this one — real stone, real land, real quiet, with the kind of flexibility that comes from having a guest annexe and a pool — are getting harder to find in this part of France at this price. The market in Lot-et-Garonne has been firming steadily as buyers priced out of the Dordogne look south and east, and rural properties with outbuildings and land at under €300,000 are moving faster than they were just two years ago.
If you want to see it in person, a summer visit will show it at its peak — pool sparkling, fruit on the trees, markets in full swing. But the photos alone will tell you enough to know whether this is the kind of place worth getting on a plane for.
Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full property details. Someone who knows this area well will be in touch quickly.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 181m²
- Price per m²
- €1,519
- Garden size
- 5000m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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