3-Bed Timber-Frame House with 3.5 Acres Near Issigeac, Dordogne – Holiday Home



Issigeac, Aquitaine, 24560, France, Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde (France)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 165m² Floor area
€299,450
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
165m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Early on a Tuesday morning in Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde, the only sounds are wood pigeons in the oak trees and the faint clang of the Issigeac market setting up four kilometres down the road. You could be drinking coffee on your terrace, looking out over 14,195 square metres of your own land, watching the mist burn off the Périgord hills. That is not a fantasy. That is an ordinary Tuesday when you own this house.
Built in 2013, this timber-frame property sits at the quiet edge of a small village, positioned almost exactly between Issigeac and Villeréal—two of the most historically rich towns in the Dordogne. The house is not old and crumbling and romantic in the way that requires a decade of renovation money. It is well-constructed, energy-efficient, and genuinely move-in ready. That matters more than people admit until they've spent a summer watching contractors not show up.
The ground floor has a proper layout for real life. A living room that gets afternoon light, a kitchen set up for people who actually cook—not a show kitchen, but a professional-style space with the counter room and equipment to handle a big family lunch or a dinner party of eight. There is a bedroom and shower room at ground level, which means guests or elderly family members never have to deal with stairs. The large reception room is separate enough to feel like its own world—good for a home office, a studio, a music room, or simply a space where teenagers can disappear and leave the adults in peace. Upstairs, four rooms including two bedrooms and an attic give you the flexibility to configure the space around however your life actually runs.
The basement deserves a mention because in this part of France, a good basement is genuinely useful. Car access, solid construction, and real potential: workshop, wine cellar, games room, extra storage for the kayaks and bikes you'll accumulate within about eighteen months of owning a Dordogne property. Wood heating is the primary system, with an electric backup—practical, economical, and the kind of setup that makes cold November weekends feel like an asset rather than a problem.
Then there is the land. Three and a half acres in Aquitaine, at this price, is rare. The plot gives you genuine privacy—no neighbours peering over a fence, no shared driveway negotiations. You have room for a kitchen garden, an orchard, a pool if you want one, a pétanque court, a chicken run. Or you could just leave most of it as the rolling green space it is, because the Dordogne countryside is beautiful enough that you don't always need to do anything with it.
Issigeac on a Sunday market morning is one of those experiences that makes you understand why people relocate here. The medieval bastide layout means the market fills the circular town centre—goat's cheese from farms you could probably drive to in ten minutes, walnuts (the Périgord walnut is a genuinely different ingredient, not a supermarket approximation), foie gras, duck confit, local wines from Bergerac and Monbazillac. The town's half-timbered houses and covered market hall date back to the 15th century, and the whole thing is small enough that after two visits, the cheese vendor knows your name.
Villeréal, eight kilometres in the other direction, earned its Plus Beaux Villages de France designation honestly. The 13th-century covered market hall at its centre is one of the best-preserved in the southwest. The Thursday market there draws people from across the surrounding communes. Between the two towns, you have your social calendar essentially organised.
Bergerac is about 30 kilometres west—a proper town with a TGV-connected train station, an airport with direct flights from several UK and European cities, a hospital, restaurants, the Maison des Vins where you can work through the Bergerac AOC appellations systematically. The Monbazillac château and its famous sweet wine vineyards are close enough for an afternoon visit. Périgueux, the departmental capital, is an hour north and worth the drive for the Roman ruins alone—the Tour de Vésone is an extraordinary thing to encounter in the middle of a French town, completely intact and absurdly undervisited.
The Dordogne River itself, about 40 minutes from here depending on where you join it, is the activity spine of the region. Canoe hire is available at multiple points between Sarlat and Bergerac. The river moves slowly enough for beginners, dramatically enough to stay interesting, and the cliffs and châteaux you pass—Beynac, Castelnaud, La Roque-Gageac clinging to its limestone cliff face—make it feel like paddling through a history book. In summer the riverbanks have sandy beaches that work perfectly for an afternoon swim.
Hiking in the Périgord Pourpre—the southern purple Périgord, named for its wine country—means quiet lanes between walnut orchards and sunflower fields, with very little competition from other walkers. The GR 636 long-distance trail passes through this area and links to a wider network across the Lot-et-Garonne border. Cyclists will find the terrain rolling rather than brutal, and the local roads have remarkably light traffic outside the school run.
Climate-wise, this part of Aquitaine gets genuine summers—July and August regularly hit 30°C and above, and the region averages around 2,000 hours of sunshine annually. Spring arrives early, autumn runs long and golden, and winters are mild enough that a wood-burning heating system handles everything comfortably. This is a property that works as a year-round second home, not just a school-holiday bolt-hole.
For international buyers, France has a well-established legal framework for property purchase. Notaire fees run approximately 7% on top of the asking price—budget accordingly. The property's energy efficiency credentials (wood heating, solid 2013 construction) make it a sensible long-term hold. Annual property tax sits at 1,500 euros, which is modest for a plot of this size. Rental income potential is real: the Dordogne sees consistent demand from UK, Dutch, Belgian, and German visitors from May through September, and a well-managed property of this size with outdoor space can generate meaningful income during the weeks you're not using it yourself.
Key features at a glance:
- 165 sq m timber-frame house built in 2013, good condition throughout
- 3 bedrooms, 1 shower room, plus large reception room usable as office or studio
- Professional-style kitchen designed for serious cooking
- Ground-floor bedroom and shower room for flexible living
- Substantial basement with car access and multiple use possibilities
- Wood heating system with electric backup — energy efficient
- 14,195 sq m plot (over 3.5 acres) with complete privacy
- Located between Issigeac and Villeréal (Plus Beaux Villages de France)
- 30 km from Bergerac with its international airport and train connections
- Annual property tax of 1,500 euros
- Strong short-term rental potential in peak Dordogne season
- Room to add a pool, outbuildings, or extensive gardens
- Price: 299,450 euros (agency fees included)
This is the kind of property that photographs well but actually lives better than it photographs. The combination of a solid modern build, a genuinely large plot, and a location between two of the Périgord's most visited small towns doesn't come up often at this price point. If you've been watching the Dordogne market and wondering when the right property would appear, this is a reasonable answer to that question.
Reach out to the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or to ask any questions about the buying process in France. We can connect you with bilingual legal advisors, local mortgage brokers, and on-the-ground contacts who know this corner of Aquitaine well. Don't let this one sit in your saved listings until someone else makes the call.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 165m²
- Price per m²
- €1,815
- Garden size
- 13985m²
- Has Garden
- No
- 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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