4-Bed Stone Farmhouse & Gîte with Pool on 8.5ha Near Montcuq, Lot



Midi-Pyrénées, Lot, Montcuq, France, Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc (France)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 204m² Floor area
€695,000
House
Parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
204m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the travertine terrace on a July morning and you'll understand immediately why the current owners spent years getting this place exactly right. The Quercy Blanc hills roll south in every direction — pale limestone villages half-hidden by oak trees, sunflower fields that glow almost orange by mid-afternoon, and a silence so complete you can hear the swallows working the air above the pool. This is not a renovation project or a work-in-progress. It's a fully realised property on just under eight and a half hectares of southwest French countryside, the result of patient, expensive, deeply considered restoration.
The original structure dates to the 1820s — a stone farmhouse and its pigeon tower, the kind of agricultural pairing that defines the Lot's rural architecture. Pigeonnier towers like this one were once symbols of status, owned only by the landed gentry, and they remain among the most sought-after features in Quercy property. The current owners understood what they had and worked with it rather than against it, preserving the handmade stone walls and the scale of the original rooms while rewiring the thinking inside them. The sitting room has a beamed ceiling and a large open fireplace that actually gets used — January nights here are cold enough to make a fire essential, and the room earns its keep all year. The oak kitchen is the kind built for proper cooking, not the kind installed for resale value. Central heating runs on oil, the aluminium windows seal out the wind, and the whole farmhouse reads as a home rather than a stage set.
The guest accommodation — a one-bedroom stone cottage with its own entrance, modern fitted kitchen, aluminium double glazing, and a hot-and-cold heat pump system — sits separately from the main house. As a gîte, it generates rental income during the long Quercy summer; as accommodation for family or friends visiting from London, Amsterdam, or Dublin, it solves the problem of too many guests and not enough privacy. Either way, it pulls its weight.
The 14 by 7 metre pool is serious. Stone terracing surrounds it at a scale that doesn't feel cramped even when the whole extended family descends in August. The south-facing aspect means afternoon sun on the water from mid-morning until it drops behind the ridge, and the landscaping — conceived as part of the same long restoration project — channels views outward rather than inward, so you're always looking across the countryside rather than at a fence. There's a renovated stone barn with two electric garage doors for vehicles (several of them), a large storage area, and an underground workshop with its own access point. A second open stone barn provides additional parking. The property has its own water source and established trees. It is, in short, a compound — the kind of place that makes a family want to stop searching.
Montcuq itself is about fifteen minutes by car and worth every minute of the drive. Market day there on a Sunday draws producers from across the Lot: chèvre and tomme, duck confit from the farms around Cahors, Malbec from just up the valley, and vegetables that actually smell of earth. The Tuesday market is smaller but the cheese stall has regulars who arrive before 8am. The town has a 12th-century tower that dominates the skyline, a handful of decent restaurants — La Table de Montcuq is worth the reservation — and a rhythm that slows you down the moment you park the car. This part of the Lot is sometimes called the Tuscany of France, which is both an oversimplification and not entirely wrong.
Cahors is less than an hour away, with its medieval Valentré bridge, its AOC Malbec vineyards, and its Monday market that sprawls through the old quarter. Puy-l'Évêque, a cliff-top village above the Lot river, is worth a detour in either direction. The Dordogne border is close enough for day trips to Sarlat, to the Château de Castelnaud, to the caves at Pech Merle where prehistoric handprints sit under low limestone ceilings. Summer cycling here is exceptional — the Lot valley routes are quiet, flat along the river and steep in the hills, with village bakeries spaced at intervals that feel deliberate.
Toulouse airport is just over an hour south by autoroute, with year-round connections to London Gatwick, Manchester, Dublin, Brussels, and Amsterdam. For buyers flying from further afield, Paris Orly connects to Cahors-Lalbenque airport, a forty-minute drive. The property is easy to reach, and that matters when you own a second home in France — the difference between a property you visit twice a year and one you visit eight times is often simply how long it takes to get through the door.
The climate here is benign. Summers run from June through September with consistent warmth — typically 28 to 34 degrees in July and August — and the autumns are long and golden, with walnut harvests, truffle season starting in November, and vineyards turning red above the river. Spring comes early. Even February has its clear cold days when the light across the hills is sharp enough to make the stone glow.
For international buyers, the French property purchase process is transparent and well-regulated. A notaire handles the conveyancing, the compromis de vente locks in the terms, and the ten-week process is predictable. Non-EU buyers should take early advice on ownership structure — SCI (Société Civile Immobilière) arrangements are common and worth understanding before signing. The Lot has seen steady property value appreciation over the past decade, and quality restored farmhouses with pools, land, and income-generating accommodation in this price bracket are increasingly rare.
Key features at a glance:
- Original 1820s stone farmhouse with pigeonnier tower, fully restored
- 4 bedrooms across main house and separate guest cottage
- 2 bathrooms
- 204 sqm of living space across both properties
- 14m x 7m swimming pool with travertine stone terracing
- South-facing aspect with panoramic countryside views
- Just under 8.5 hectares of land with mature trees and own water source
- One-bedroom gîte with independent kitchen, heating, and double glazing
- Renovated stone barn with two electric garage doors and storage
- Underground workshop with separate access
- Second open stone barn with two-car parking
- Oil-fired central heating in main house, heat pump in gîte
- 15 minutes to Montcuq, just over 1 hour to Toulouse airport
- Move-in ready condition throughout
- Income-generating rental potential from gîte
This property is listed on Homestra, the specialist platform for vacation homes and second homes across Europe. To arrange a private viewing or request the full information pack, contact the Homestra team today. Properties at this level of completeness in the Quercy Blanc don't return to market often — and when they do, they don't wait long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 204m²
- Price per m²
- €3,407
- Garden size
- 8430m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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