3-Bed Stone Village House with Walled Garden & Pool in Coussac-Bonneval, Limousin



Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Coussac-Bonneval, France, Coussac-Bonneval (France)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 153m² Floor area
€181,000
House
Parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
153m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a still morning in Coussac-Bonneval, the only sound you'll hear from the kitchen window is birdsong and the faint clang of the village church bell marking the hour. That's not a selling point — that's just Tuesday. This is a corner of rural France that hasn't been polished for tourists, and that's exactly what makes it worth your attention.
This three-bedroom stone village house sits in the heart of Coussac-Bonneval, a quietly compelling commune in the Haute-Vienne department of Limousin, and it has been fully renovated without losing the bones that make it genuinely special. The original parquet floors are still there, worn smooth in the best possible way. The exposed timber beams cross the ceilings upstairs with the kind of presence you simply can't recreate. Two fireplaces anchor the interior, and a wood-burning stove in the living and dining room turns a rainy October evening into something you'd want to repeat every year.
At 153 square metres spread across two levels, the house has real breathing room. The ground floor opens with an entrance hall that leads into a generous 39-square-metre living and dining space — French doors push open to a south-facing terrace, and in summer you'll barely bother eating indoors. The kitchen is fully fitted and functional, with a ground-floor WC keeping the layout practical. Upstairs, three bedrooms share two bathrooms, each with its own WC, plus a further separate WC — sensible for families or groups of friends who all need to be somewhere at the same time on a Saturday morning.
Outside is where this property really opens up. The walled garden runs to 1,101 square metres, giving you genuine privacy without feeling like you're managing an estate. There's a paved terrace for long lunches, a pétanque court — mandatory in this part of France — and an above-ground pool that gets serious use from June through to early September. A front courtyard handles parking without any of the usual village-house scramble for space. Attached to the main house, a 36-square-metre garage and a 28-square-metre workshop mean there's room for tools, bikes, a car, or whatever projects you bring with you.
The garden has open views over the surrounding countryside — gentle, rolling Limousin farmland with its famous green pastures and Limousin cattle grazing at a pace that feels deliberately therapeutic. On clear evenings, the light here turns everything a particular shade of gold that photographers drive hours to find.
Coussac-Bonneval itself is worth understanding properly. The village is anchored by the Château de Bonneval, a medieval castle with towers you can see from parts of the garden, still privately owned by the same family who've held it for centuries. The Tuesday market in nearby Nexon — about 12 kilometres north on the D11 — is where locals do their serious grocery shopping: local chèvre, walnuts from the Périgord just to the south, duck confits, and vegetables that haven't seen a refrigerated lorry. Limoges, the departmental capital and home to the porcelain and enamel tradition that put this region on the cultural map, is roughly 30 kilometres away — close enough for a proper dinner out, far enough to feel genuinely rural when you're home.
Limousin sits in a geographic sweet spot. The Vézère Valley, launching point for canoe trips past prehistoric cave sites at Lascaux and Les Eyzies, is about 70 kilometres south. The Millevaches plateau to the east offers serious hiking across open moorland, with trails threading through old-growth forest and past glacial lakes. In winter, the Massif Central skiing at Le Lioran is a manageable two-hour drive. Spring and autumn here are extraordinary — the forests turn amber and copper in October, and the countryside smells of damp earth and woodsmoke in a way that's completely addictive.
Limoges-Bellegarde Airport is about 35 kilometres away and handles direct flights to London, Dublin, Amsterdam, and various UK regional airports, which makes this genuinely accessible as a second home rather than a once-a-year commitment. Bordeaux, with its full range of international connections, is about two hours by car — a reasonable run if you're flying in from further afield.
The property is in good condition and move-in ready, with the renovation work already done to a thoughtful standard. There is also the option to purchase the furniture, which makes an immediate rental or holiday use scenario entirely realistic without additional outlay. For international buyers considering the French vacation property market, Haute-Vienne continues to offer substantially better value per square metre than Dordogne or the Lot, with steady demand from both British and Northern European buyers who discovered the area during the past several years and keep coming back.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with WCs, plus additional separate WC
- 153 m2 of living space across two floors
- Fully renovated with original parquet floors, exposed beams, and period fireplaces intact
- 39 m2 living and dining room with wood-burning stove and terrace access via French doors
- Fully fitted kitchen, ground-floor WC
- Above-ground swimming pool
- Pétanque court
- South-facing terrace overlooking a walled garden of 1,101 m2
- Open countryside views from the garden
- Front courtyard for off-street parking
- 36 m2 attached garage plus 28 m2 workshop
- Furniture available by separate negotiation
- Walking distance to village shops and amenities
- 30 km from Limoges, 35 km from Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
At €181,000, this is a rare chance to own a genuinely liveable, fully renovated stone house in a village that still feels like the France people come looking for. If you'd like to arrange a viewing or find out more about buying a vacation home or second property in the Limousin region, get in touch with the team at Homestra today. Properties at this price point with this combination of space, condition, and outdoor living don't stay available for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 153m²
- Price per m²
- €1,183
- Garden size
- 1101m²
- 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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