4-Bed House with Two Private Lakes in Perigord Limousin National Park – Vacation Home



Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Dournazac, France, Dournazac (France)
4 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 132m² Floor area
€371,000
House
Parking
4 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
132m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the patio on a still September morning and watch mist lift off the surface of your own one-acre lake. The water lilies have opened. A kingfisher cuts across the far bank. The only sound is the creak of the old oak at the water's edge. This is not a postcard. This is Tuesday.
That is the kind of morning that comes with this four-bedroom house on the quiet edge of Dournazac, a compact, self-sufficient little village deep inside the Perigord Limousin Regional Natural Park. The property sits on just over two hectares — roughly 21,283 square metres — and includes not one but two private spring-fed lakes. That detail alone puts this in a completely different category from almost anything else available in this price range in southwest France.
The house itself was built in the mid-1970s to an individually commissioned design, and the quality of its construction is still obvious today. Solid materials. Wide windows that pull in far more light than you'd expect from a house of this era. The rooms feel generous without being cavernous, and the whole place has been kept in good condition — move-in ready while leaving room for a buyer who wants to put their own stamp on the interior. Think of it as a sound, well-maintained canvas rather than a renovation project.
Ground floor living revolves around a large lounge with a proper wood-burning stove and a dining area that opens directly onto the patio through French doors. On a warm evening, that threshold between inside and out effectively disappears. You're eating outside, the lake thirty metres in front of you, the sun dropping behind the treeline. A well-equipped modern kitchen sits just off the main living space, practical and ready to use from day one. Two bedrooms and a bathroom complete the ground floor, which means guests or family members can sleep and live entirely on one level if they prefer.
A marble staircase — the kind of detail that signals the original owner had a certain sense of occasion — carries you to the first floor, where the bedroom dimensions genuinely surprise. The master suite has a walk-in dressing room, a second wardrobe cupboard, and its own bathroom. Its windows frame lake views and the rear grounds. The second suite follows a similar logic: spacious room, private bathroom, walk-in wardrobe. Off the landing, two large open rooms currently serve as an office and a fifth sleeping space, which gives the house real flexibility for families or anyone who works remotely and wants a dedicated room for it.
Below the entire footprint of the house runs an enormous cellar, vehicle-accessible, which serves as internal parking, general storage, and a workshop space. There's also a separate wine cellar, a toilet, and a utility room down here. For a holiday property that doubles as a long-stay base, having this kind of practical underpinning makes a real difference. Central heating runs throughout, powered by a recently installed air source heat pump. Hot water works on the same modern system. Mains water, electricity, and mains drainage are all connected, and the internet connection is described as fast and reliable — not an afterthought in this part of rural France, where connectivity can vary enormously.
The two lakes deserve their own moment. The larger covers approximately one acre and the smaller around a quarter of an acre. Both are fed by a natural spring that fills the smaller lake first, then flows into the larger. Water lilies grow across both surfaces — a reliable sign of good water quality. The lakes hold a fishing certificate, though they haven't been fished in years, so whatever has built up in there is entirely unknown quantity and potentially very interesting. For a buyer who fishes, or who has children who fish, or who simply wants to sit beside still water at the end of a long day and do absolutely nothing, this is a rare find.
The surrounding grounds include lawned areas, mature trees, and established fruit bushes. The private driveway leads you in from the road, and the house sits at a slightly elevated position that gives the main rooms and patio that uninterrupted view over the water.
Dournazac itself is close enough to be useful without being intrusive. The village has a restaurant and bar, a pharmacy, a medical centre, a small supermarket, and a garage — the core of daily life covered on foot. The Perigord Limousin Regional Natural Park wraps around the whole area, and the landscape is exactly what the park's reputation promises: rolling hills, oak and chestnut forests, clean rivers, and a quietness that feels earned rather than manufactured. The Dronne and Tardoire rivers run through this part of the park, and kayaking stretches along both are popular from spring through early autumn. Cycling trails through the park connect villages that still hold weekly markets — Rochechouart's Saturday market, about twenty minutes away, is the one locals actually go to rather than the ones that appear in guidebooks.
Rochechouart itself is worth knowing about for another reason: it sits at the centre of one of the largest confirmed meteorite impact craters in Europe, and the local museum there explores the geology in a way that's genuinely fascinating rather than dry. The town also has a medieval castle that houses a contemporary art collection — an odd and rather wonderful combination that typifies this region's refusal to be easily categorised.
Limoges is approximately forty minutes north. France's capital of porcelain and enamel work, the city has a medieval quarter around the cathedral of Saint-Etienne that rewards an afternoon's wandering, and a Saturday market on the Place de la Motte that covers everything from local cheese and foie gras to the notoriously good Limousin beef. Limoges Bellegarde International Airport connects directly to several UK and European cities, which matters enormously for a second home — the difference between a forty-minute drive to the airport and a two-hour one changes how often you actually use the property.
Climatically, this part of France sits in a sweet spot. Summers are warm and long, rarely tipping into the punishing heat of further south. Spring arrives properly by April. Autumn is golden and extended, which is when the chestnut harvest comes in and the forests look their best. Winters are mild enough to be manageable, and the air source heating system means the house stays comfortable year-round.
For international buyers, the Haute-Vienne department has seen consistent interest from British, Dutch, and Belgian buyers over the past two decades, which means local notaires and estate agents are well-versed in cross-border transactions. France's property purchase process — typically eight to twelve weeks from signed compromis de vente to final acte — is transparent and well-regulated. Non-EU buyers can purchase freehold property in France without restriction.
Key features at a glance:
- Four bedrooms plus additional office and fifth sleeping room on first floor
- Three bathrooms including two private en-suite configurations
- Two spring-fed private lakes: approximately one acre and one quarter-acre
- Total plot of 21,283 m² within the Perigord Limousin Regional Natural Park
- Large vehicle-accessible cellar with wine cellar, workshop space, and utility room
- Wood-burning stove in main lounge with French doors to lake-view patio
- Marble staircase; quality 1970s construction with solid materials throughout
- Air source heat pump central heating and hot water — recently installed
- Mains water, electricity, and mains drainage connected
- Fast, reliable internet connection
- Walking distance to village amenities: restaurant, pharmacy, medical centre, supermarket
- Approximately 40 minutes to Limoges Bellegarde International Airport
- Lakes hold fishing certificate; natural spring water source
- Move-in ready condition with scope for personalised modernisation
- 132 m² of living space across two floors
A property with two private lakes and this much land at this price point in the Perigord Limousin is not something that sits on the market for long. If you've been looking for a French holiday home or second residence that delivers genuine seclusion without isolating you from practical life, this is the one to look at seriously.
Contact Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full property details. Our team can also connect you with local legal and financial specialists experienced in guiding international buyers through the French purchase process.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 132m²
- Price per m²
- €2,811
- Garden size
- 21283m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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