4-Bed Restored Quercy Farmhouse with Pool & Barn Near Montaigu-de-Quercy



Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn-et-Garonne, Montaigu-de-Quercy, France, Montaigu-de-Quercy (France)
4 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 140m² Floor area
€349,000
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
140m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's a Tuesday morning in July, and the only sound reaching you through the open kitchen window is birdsong and the faint rustle of wind through the oak trees bordering your garden. No road noise. No neighbors. Just 140 square meters of 1800s Quercy stone, your swimming pool catching the early light, and absolutely nowhere you need to be.
That's the daily reality at this four-bedroom farmhouse on the elevated plateau above Montaigu-de-Quercy — and once you've spent a morning here, the idea of going back to city life gets harder to justify.
The house itself has been through a careful restoration that didn't sand away its soul. The original stone staircase is still there, worn smooth by two centuries of footsteps. Exposed oak beams cross the ceilings the way they were intended to — not as a design affectation, but because they're structural, honest, and genuinely beautiful in the way that only old things can be. The stone walls, thick enough to keep the interior cool through August without air conditioning, bear the marks of the craftsmen who laid them. This is a building with a geological patience to it.
On the first floor, two generous double bedrooms look out across open countryside toward the rolling Tarn-et-Garonne patchwork of sunflower fields and walnut orchards — the view changes colour almost month by month. Downstairs, the country kitchen with its traditional terracotta-tiled floor is the kind of room that makes you want to cook slowly. A built-in wood-burning stove anchors the living room — and from November through March, when the Quercy plateau gets cold and clear and the stars over the garden are ridiculous, that stove becomes the centre of everything.
The practical side has been handled properly. Double glazing throughout, electric heating as a backup system, and a private driveway that means nobody stumbles past your gate by accident. The property sits on approximately 0.4 hectares of flat, landscaped garden — mature trees on the perimeter, open lawn in the middle, the swimming pool positioned to catch afternoon sun. It's a layout that works for a family with children running around as much as it works for two people reading in garden chairs.
The stone barn attached to the main house is worth particular attention. It's substantial, solid, and full of possibility. Depending on your vision and local planning permissions, it could become a guest cottage for visiting family, a rental studio generating income during the summer season, a workshop, or a proper separate dwelling. The additional outbuildings on the plot extend those options further. This is a property that has more potential than its current footprint suggests — and in the current Tarn-et-Garonne market, that kind of unconverted stone barn is increasingly hard to find at this price point.
Montaigu-de-Quercy is five minutes away by car — a proper lively market town, not a sleepy village that's lost its bakery. Wednesday market day fills the square with local producers selling duck confit, aged Laguiole, prunes from Agen, and the regional rillettes you won't find in a supermarket. Roquecor, one of the designated plus beaux villages of Quercy Blanc, is close enough for an evening walk — its medieval bastide streets and hilltop views over the Barguelonne valley are the kind of thing visitors come to this region specifically to see. You'll have it on your doorstep.
The nearby Lac de Montaigu offers a proper sandy beach, supervised swimming, pedalo rental, and kayaking through summer — practically a private facility during weekdays in June, genuinely buzzing during July and August. For cycling, the Voie Verte greenway network threads through the wider area; for longer hikes, the GR65 pilgrimage route to Santiago passes through the broader region, and day sections make excellent weekend walks.
Gastronomically, you're in the heart of Gascony-adjacent southwest France. This means foie gras, magret de canard, cassoulet (the real kind, debated passionately between the Castelnaudary and Toulouse schools), and wines from Cahors — the deep, tannic Malbecs that age in the limestone caves only forty minutes north. Autumn in this part of France is truffle and walnut season, and the markets change entirely around October: earthier, richer, slower.
International access is straightforward. Bergerac Airport — with direct Ryanair connections to London Stansted, Dublin, Birmingham, and several other European cities — is around an hour's drive. Toulouse-Blagnac, with its full range of international and long-haul routes, is roughly 90 minutes. Bordeaux is similar. For those driving, the A20 motorway corridor from Paris to Spain runs within reasonable distance, making the property reachable from the Channel ports in a single long summer day.
For international buyers, France's property purchase process is transparent and well-structured. Notarial conveyancing provides strong legal protection, and ownership through an SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) is a common and tax-efficient route for non-resident buyers managing succession and rental income. The property is priced at 349,000 euros — sensible value for a restored stone farmhouse of this size, quality, and privacy in Tarn-et-Garonne, where demand from British, Dutch, and Belgian buyers for rural properties with pools and outbuildings continues to outpace supply. Summer rental income for comparable properties in this area runs between 1,200 and 1,800 euros per week in peak season, making a managed rental program a realistic option when you're not in residence.
Key features at a glance:
- Authentic Quercy limestone farmhouse built circa 1800, sympathetically restored
- Four bedrooms and one bathroom across 140 sqm of living space
- Original stone staircase, exposed oak beams, and thick stone walls throughout
- Country kitchen with traditional terracotta tile flooring
- Wood-burning stove in the main living room
- Private driveway with no through traffic and exceptional seclusion
- Swimming pool in south-facing landscaped garden
- Approximately 0.4 hectares of flat garden with mature perimeter trees
- Substantial attached stone barn with conversion potential (subject to planning)
- Additional outbuildings on the plot
- Double glazing throughout; electric heating system
- Five minutes by car to Montaigu-de-Quercy's shops, cafes, and weekly market
- Nearby recreational lake with beach, swimming, and water sports
- Bergerac Airport approximately 1 hour; Toulouse and Bordeaux approximately 90 minutes
- Strong rental income potential with established summer season demand
This is a property for someone who wants the real version of rural southwest France — not a manicured weekend retreat, but a working farmhouse with centuries of character, room to spread out, and a setting that genuinely delivers on its promise of quiet. If you're ready to see it for yourself, reach out to the team at Homestra today to arrange a private viewing. Properties with this combination of privacy, outbuildings, and authentic fabric don't stay available for long in this corner of the Quercy countryside.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 140m²
- Price per m²
- €2,493
- Garden size
- 4623m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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