4-Bed Renovation House on 2,500m² in Landes, 20min from Atlantic Surf Beaches



Aquitaine, Landes, St-Geours-de-Maremne, France, Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (France)
4 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 200m² Floor area
€265,000
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
200m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
The morning light in the Landes hits differently. It comes in low and golden through the pine trees, and by the time you're drinking your first coffee on a 2,500 square metre flat plot with no neighbours in sight, you start to understand why people who discover this corner of southwest France rarely leave. This four-bedroom house in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne is one of those rare finds that gives you something increasingly hard to come by in the region: genuine space, serious potential, and a price that actually makes sense.
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne sits in the heart of the Landes, that vast, pine-forested département that stretches between Bordeaux and the Basque Country. The village itself is quiet, unpretentious, and exactly the kind of place where locals still nod at strangers on the street. But don't mistake quiet for remote. Dax, with its thermal baths, covered market, and weekly Saturday feria buzz, is less than fifteen minutes away. Bayonne — home to the famous Fêtes de Bayonne in August, arguably the wildest five-day festival in all of France — is under forty minutes by car. And the Atlantic coast? The surf breaks at Hossegor and Capbreton are a twenty-minute drive, where in September the Quiksilver Pro brings world-class competition to waves that churn year-round.
The property itself is 200 square metres of living space, made up of an original older house of around 100 square metres combined with a substantial 100 square metre extension already built across two levels. The extension is structurally complete — the shell is there, the bones are good — but the interior fit-out is yours to define. That's not a flaw; that's the opportunity. Anyone who's tried to buy a finished, move-in-ready house in the Landes at this price point knows the market has been tightening steadily. Here, you're essentially buying a completed structure and getting to specify everything from the flooring to the kitchen layout without paying someone else's renovation markup.
The plot is the real conversation starter, though. Two thousand five hundred square metres, flat, private, with no overlooking from neighbouring properties. In a region where outdoor living is practically a religion from May through October, that kind of land gives you genuine options: a proper pool with room to landscape around it, a petanque court, a kitchen garden growing Landes asparagus and Espelette peppers, or simply wide open lawn for the kids and the dogs. There's room for all of it, with space left over.
Summers here run long and warm — the Landes regularly records some of the highest sunshine hours in metropolitan France, with temperatures sitting comfortably in the mid-to-high twenties from June through September. The pine forests that blanket the region moderate the heat just enough to make cycling and hiking practical even in July. The Forêt des Landes, the largest man-made forest in Europe, has hundreds of kilometres of marked trails threading between the trees. Rent bikes from any of the nearby villages and you can ride to the beach on dedicated paths that cut straight through the pines — no cars, no traffic, just the smell of resin and the distant sound of the Atlantic getting louder as you go.
When the summer crowds thin out, the Landes reveals a slower, more genuinely local rhythm. October brings the duck season, and the markets in Dax and nearby Montfort-en-Chalosse fill up with foie gras, magret, and confit from the farms just a few kilometres away. The thermal spa circuit in Dax — one of the most visited in France — runs year-round, and the town's Musée de Borda and Hôtel-Dieu architecture give it a cultural substance that surprises first-time visitors. Winter here is mild by northern European standards: frost is rare, and while the surf beaches are stripped of tourists, they're genuinely beautiful from November through February, all grey sky and empty sand.
For international buyers considering a second home or vacation property in southwest France, Saint-Geours-de-Maremne ticks practical boxes that more obvious destinations don't. Biarritz Airport is under fifty minutes away and receives direct flights from London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Brussels, and several UK regional airports. Bordeaux-Mérignac, with its wider network of European connections, is about ninety minutes north. The A63 autoroute makes the whole Atlantic coast corridor — from Bordeaux down to San Sebastián — easily accessible, and the TGV from Dax reaches Paris Montparnasse in around three and a half hours.
On the investment side, the Landes has been tracking upward for several years. Proximity to Hossegor — which has developed a genuine international profile through surf culture and a well-heeled Basque Country overflow — has lifted values across the surrounding communes. A renovated, well-specified 200 square metre house on this size of plot in this location would sit comfortably in a stronger market bracket, making the renovation spend genuinely recoverable. Rental demand across July and August in this corridor is robust; four-bedroom properties with outdoor space command serious weekly rates from surf families and groups who want the beach within reach but prefer the quiet of the inland villages to the summer chaos of Hossegor itself.
The property carries an energy rating of E, which is standard for older construction in the region and is addressed as part of any renovation program — improved insulation, updated heating, and double glazing will move that rating meaningfully. French property law is well-established for foreign buyers, and EU citizens face no restrictions on ownership. Non-EU buyers will want to consult a notaire early in the process, but the legal framework is clear and the notaire system provides strong transaction protections.
Key features at a glance:
Four bedrooms across original house and completed extension
Total living space of 200 square metres across two levels
2,500 square metre flat, private plot with no overlooking neighbours
Structurally complete extension requiring interior fit-out — full customisation possible
In good condition overall, with renovation works required to finish and modernise
20 minutes from the surf beaches of Hossegor and Capbreton
15 minutes from Dax thermal spa town and Saturday market
40 minutes from Bayonne and the Basque coast
Under 50 minutes to Biarritz Airport with direct UK and European connections
Strong rental demand in July and August across the region
Energy class E with significant improvement potential through renovation
2,500m² plot with ample space for pool, garden, and outdoor entertaining
Set in a quiet village with all daily amenities close at hand
Fees paid by the seller
If you've been watching the southwest France market and waiting for the right entry point, this is a serious one. The land alone at this price in this location makes the numbers work; the structure is a bonus. Properties combining this amount of space, this size of plot, and this level of customisation potential don't come up often in the Landes, and when they do, they don't sit around.
Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or request the full technical dossier. We work with trusted local notaires, renovation specialists, and bilingual advisors across the Landes who can help you move from first visit to signed compromis with confidence.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 200m²
- Price per m²
- €1,325
- Garden size
- 2500m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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