4-Bed Béarn Farmhouse with Pool, Barn & Pyrenees Views – Holiday Home in Laàs



Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Montfort, France, Laàs (France)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 190m² Floor area
€349,000
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
190m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the upper landing on a clear October morning and the Pyrenees are right there — not a distant suggestion, but a full wall of snow-dusted peaks running the entire width of the horizon. That view alone stops people mid-sentence. Add a hectare of land, a pool, a barn with real potential, and a five-minute walk to one of the friendliest village squares in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and you start to understand why properties like this one in Laàs don't sit on the market for long.
Laàs itself is quietly special. It sits in the heart of Béarn, a region that most people outside France haven't quite discovered yet — which is exactly the point. The village has a genuine rhythm to it. On Sunday mornings, the smell of coffee and warm bread drifts out from the boulangerie before eight o'clock. The château de Laàs, a 17th-century manor house with formal French gardens, stands just up the road and opens to visitors through the warmer months. The restaurant near the village centre — and yes, there's one worth going to, not just one that exists — draws locals from across the valley for long Friday lunches that tip over into the early evening without anyone checking their watch.
The house itself is spread across 190 square metres and laid out in a way that actually works for family living. Downstairs, the kitchen connects through to a dining room which opens into the living room — the kind of fluid ground floor arrangement that means nobody's stuck in the kitchen alone while everyone else is gathered around the fire. There's also a separate snug, the sort of small room that ends up becoming everyone's favourite: the right size for a book and a glass of Jurançon wine on a winter evening when the mountains turn purple at dusk.
Upstairs, the four bedrooms are arranged over two floors, giving the house a useful sense of separation — parents on one level, children or guests on another. Two bathrooms serve the upper floors, which is practical for a house of this size used by a full household. The condition throughout is good. This isn't a renovation project requiring months of work and a local builder you have to chase; it's a property where you can arrive with bags and start living.
The barn is the kind of bonus that buyers either overlook or immediately start planning around. With the right vision, it becomes an artist's studio, a games room, a separate guest annexe, or simply useful covered storage for bikes, kayaks, and ski gear — all things you'll collect quickly once you're based here.
The pool sits in the gardens, and the full hectare of land gives the property genuine breathing room. There are no neighbours crowding the edges of the plot. You have space to plant, to sit, to let children run. The garden faces the mountains, which means every evening in summer you're watching the light change on the peaks over an aperitif on the terrace.
On the outdoor lifestyle front, this location is quietly unbeatable. The ski stations at La Pierre Saint-Martin and Artouste are just over an hour's drive — close enough for a proper day on the slopes without the exhausting early starts that come with a long transfer. The Atlantic coast, Biarritz and the surf beaches of the Basque Country, are also roughly 75 minutes away, which is an extraordinary double. Beach in August, ski runs in February, and the slow green Béarn countryside right outside the door for every season in between. The GR hiking trails through the valley and up into the foothills start practically from the doorstep.
Orthez, the nearest market town, is a short drive and covers everything practical — a good weekly market, supermarkets, a hospital, and a train line with connections to Pau and Bayonne. Pau itself, less than 40 minutes away, is a proper city with a château, a lively old town, a weekly street market at Place de la République, and an airport with direct flights from the UK and other European cities. That airport connection is significant for anyone buying as a vacation home or second residence — getting here doesn't require a complicated journey.
For international buyers, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques has a clear track record. The area has attracted British, Dutch, Belgian, and German buyers for decades, which means the infrastructure for foreign ownership — English-speaking notaires, cross-border mortgage brokers, bilingual property managers — is genuinely in place. Rental income potential is solid too. A four-bedroom house with a pool and mountain views, within reach of both ski and surf, covers a wide band of rental seasons and commands consistent demand on platforms catering to the French and European holiday market.
At 349,000 euros for 190 square metres, a barn, a pool, and a hectare of land in a village with this much going for it, the value is straightforward. The Béarn interior remains underpriced relative to the Basque coast and the more crowded parts of Gascony — and that gap won't stay open indefinitely.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms across two upper floors, ideal for families or mixed guest groups
- 2 bathrooms plus separate WC
- 190 sq m of living space in good, move-in ready condition
- Separate barn with conversion or storage potential
- Private swimming pool
- Full hectare of gardens and land with panoramic Pyrenees views
- Ground floor with kitchen, dining room, living room, and separate snug
- Five-minute walk to Laàs village centre and restaurant
- Château de Laàs and its formal gardens within easy reach
- Ski stations (La Pierre Saint-Martin, Artouste) just over an hour away
- Atlantic coast and Biarritz beaches approximately 75 minutes by car
- Pau airport with European connections under 40 minutes away
- Strong vacation rental market with year-round seasonal demand
- Well-established area for international property ownership
- Priced competitively for the land size and location combination
If you want to know more about this holiday home in Laàs, arrange a viewing, or get guidance on the buying process as an international purchaser, get in touch with the Homestra team today. Properties in this part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques with this combination of space, setting, and accessibility rarely come back to market once they're sold.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 190m²
- Price per m²
- €1,837
- Garden size
- 9032m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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