3-Bed Stone Sheepfold with Pool in Fayence — Var Vacation Home



Provence-Alps-Cote d`Azur, Var, Fayence, France, Fayence (France)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 100m² Floor area
€499,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
100m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a Sunday morning in Fayence, the church bell at the top of the old village counts nine slow strokes, and they drift down through the lavender-scented air all the way to your terrace. Coffee in hand, you're looking out over a ripple of forested Provençal hills, the surface of the pool catching the early light. This is not a fantasy. This is a Tuesday in October, or a Thursday in June — this is just what life looks like when you own a converted stone sheepfold in one of the most quietly compelling corners of southern France.
Fayence sits in the Var, roughly halfway between the bustle of Cannes and the rocky grandeur of the Gorges du Verdon. It's a perched village — the kind the Var does so well — with cobbled lanes climbing to a 15th-century church, a rotating cast of artisan markets, and restaurants that take their bouillabaisse and daube provençale seriously. The Tuesday and Saturday markets on the Place de la République pull producers from across the region: olives pressed in Draguignan, goat cheese from the farms above Callian, honey from hives in the Maures hills. You're not driving to a supermarket here. You're walking five minutes to fill a basket.
That proximity to the village center is one of this property's quiet advantages. It reads as countryside — the greenery around it is dense and genuinely peaceful — but the boulangerie and the pharmacy and the small épicerie are on your doorstep. International buyers often underestimate how much this matters day-to-day when a property is used across long stretches of the year rather than just a single summer fortnight.
The sheepfold itself is the real draw. Stone construction of this age and character is increasingly hard to find in good condition in the Var at this price point. The walls are thick, the kind that keep interiors cool well into August without the air conditioning running. That said, every level of the house does have air con — a practical reality in a region where July afternoons push past 35°C — and the energy rating reflects a building that has been sensibly updated without being stripped of its personality.
The layout unfolds across three floors, each with its own character. At garden level, an entrance hall with guest WC and storage leads into a bright living room anchored by a stone fireplace — the thing you'll want lit on cool November evenings when the Var empties out and the light turns amber and low. The kitchen is separate and decorated in the colors that Provence actually uses: terracotta, faded yellow, the particular dusty blue of old shutters. A bedroom and laundry area complete this floor. Up the internal staircase, the first floor holds an office space that connects to the shower room, plus a bedroom with a private terrace that looks directly into the surrounding trees and hills. On still mornings up there, the only sounds are birds. On the second floor, a third attic bedroom — the sort of room that becomes a teenager's favorite, or a writer's retreat, depending on who's visiting.
The living room opens onto a partially covered terrace that steps directly to the pool. That covered section matters more than it sounds: it's where lunch happens on July days when the sun is too sharp to sit in directly, where dinner stretches past ten because no one wants to go inside. A garage and stone shed add practical storage for garden equipment, bikes, kayaks — whatever you end up accumulating when you have a house in the Var.
The outdoor life around Fayence deserves serious attention. The lake at Saint-Cassien is fourteen kilometers away, a broad, calm reservoir ringed by oak and pine where you can swim, paddleboard, or rent a canoe on a weekday morning and have whole stretches of water to yourself. The Gorges du Verdon, one of Europe's deepest river canyons, is under an hour's drive — serious hiking territory, with trails along the Sentier Martel that reward with views down to the turquoise Lac de Sainte-Croix. In winter, the ski stations of Grasse and Séranon are reachable in roughly ninety minutes. Cannes, with its beaches, its Croisette restaurants, and its year-round film and festival calendar, is about forty-five minutes by car. Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport is an hour away — one of the most important practical facts for any international second-home buyer calculating how often they can realistically get here.
And the answer, with this location, is: often. The Var has a climate that makes extended shoulder-season visits genuinely attractive. September and October are warm, dry, and far quieter than August — arguably the best months in Provence. April and May bring the hillsides into bloom and the markets to life again after the slower winter. Even January has its compensations: truffle season in the villages around Aups, clear cold days perfect for long walks through the garrigue, the particular satisfaction of having the Var almost entirely to yourself.
As a vacation home in France, this property sits in a market that continues to perform well for international buyers. The Var consistently attracts northern European and transatlantic interest, and hilltop village properties with authentic architectural character tend to hold value through broader market fluctuations. For buyers considering rental income between personal stays, Fayence has consistent demand across a long season — the proximity to Cannes and the Côte d'Azur extends the rental window well beyond the peak summer weeks. French property ownership structures are well-established for non-residents, and the fees here are paid by the seller, which reduces upfront acquisition costs.
Key features at a glance:
- Authentic converted stone sheepfold with original character preserved
- Three bedrooms across three floors, including a private terrace from the first-floor bedroom
- Living room with stone fireplace opening to pool terrace
- Separate Provençal kitchen with traditional detailing
- Air conditioning on every level for year-round comfort
- Private pool with partially covered terrace for outdoor dining
- Garage plus separate stone shed for additional storage
- Walking distance to Fayence village center, markets, and amenities
- 45 minutes to Cannes, 1 hour to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
- 14km to Lac de Saint-Cassien for swimming and water sports
- Under 1 hour to the Gorges du Verdon
- Peaceful, green setting with genuine countryside feel
- Seller pays agency fees
- Energy class D / Climate class B — annual energy costs estimated at €1,160–€1,580
Properties like this one — stone, characterful, in good condition, with a pool, near a proper Provençal village, under €500,000 — are genuinely becoming harder to find in the Var. If you've been watching this market, you already know that. If you're new to it, trust the instinct that brought you here.
Get in touch with the team at Homestra to arrange a private viewing. We'll help you understand the purchase process as an international buyer, connect you with trusted local legal and notarial support, and make sure your first visit to Fayence feels like the beginning of something real.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 100m²
- Price per m²
- €4,990
- Garden size
- 2801m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- 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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