4-Bed Stone Farmhouse with Pool & Annex Near Tournon-d'Agenais Bastide, Southwest France



Aquitaine, Lot-et-Garonne, Tournon-d'Agenais, France, Tournon-d'Agenais (France)
4 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 297m² Floor area
€595,000
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
297m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the terrace on a clear July morning and you can see the entire silhouette of Tournon-d'Agenais sitting up on its ridge—the church tower, the medieval ramparts, the rooftops catching the early light—while down below you, the saltwater pool glints and the Lot-et-Garonne countryside rolls away in every direction without a neighbor in sight. That view is the first thing you notice. It won't be the last thing you remember.
This is a serious property. A 19th-century stone farmhouse of 297 square meters, a fully renovated guest cottage, a massive old tobacco barn, multiple outbuildings and workshops, a ten-car garage, and nearly two hectares of established gardens—all sitting behind a gated entrance on a quiet rural lane just minutes from one of the most photographed bastide towns in Aquitaine. Properties that combine this scale, this condition, and this setting in Lot-et-Garonne come along rarely. This one is move-in ready.
The renovation has been thorough and thoughtful rather than cosmetic. Travertine floors run throughout the main house, cool underfoot in summer and warmed from below by an efficient heat pump system in the cooler months. Exposed stone walls and original oak beams have been kept exactly where they should be—everywhere—while the infrastructure underneath has been quietly modernized: double glazing throughout, an air circulation system, underfloor heating, radiators as backup. The bones of the 1800s, the comfort of the present.
The main living space opens into a generous open-plan room with a soaring mezzanine above and wide glass doors that fold back onto the terrace. On a warm evening this isn't a room that ends at a wall—it spills outside. The covered dining room with its summer kitchen is where long lunches happen in this part of France, the kind that start at noon and finish somewhere around four, with a good Buzet or Marmande rosé on the table and the sound of cicadas doing all the talking. This room was built for exactly that.
Two full kitchens, which sounds excessive until you spend a summer here. The principal kitchen has granite worktops and a Godin range cooker—the French equivalent of an AGA, beloved by serious cooks—while the second, with fully integrated appliances, handles the overflow when the house is full of guests. A study and garden lounge with sliding glass doors and exposed stonework provides a quiet corner that doubles as a reading room in winter when the light drops early and the walnut trees outside lose their leaves. Two comfortable bedrooms in the main house and two modern travertine-clad bathrooms complete the picture.
The guest cottage is a separate stone building, fully renovated to a high standard with contemporary interiors that respect the old structure rather than fighting it. It works perfectly as accommodation for family and friends, or as a rental unit generating income when you're not in residence. Short-term rental demand in this corridor of southwest France—between Agen, Cahors, and the Dordogne—has grown consistently over the past decade. A property of this caliber, with a private pool and sweeping countryside views, commands strong nightly rates on platforms like Airbnb and Gîtes de France throughout the eight-month tourist season.
The tobacco barn alone would stop most buyers in their tracks. These old agricultural buildings are increasingly rare in the Lot Valley area, and this one is in excellent structural condition. Convert it, keep it for storage, use the workshops—the options are genuinely open.
Tournon-d'Agenais itself is worth knowing better. It's a 13th-century English bastide—built under English rule during the Hundred Years' War—perched on a rocky promontory with views that stretch for thirty kilometers on a clear day. The Friday market in Place de la Liberté sells local foie gras, Agen prunes, goat's cheese from the Causse du Quercy, and seasonal vegetables from the surrounding farms. The town has a good boulangerie, a butcher, a pharmacy, and a couple of café-restaurants where the prix-fixe lunch menu rarely disappoints. It's a real working French village, not a tourist set piece.
The wider region is exceptional for outdoor life. The Lot and Célé river valleys are within easy reach for kayaking and cycling along canal towpaths. The GR36 long-distance trail passes through the area, connecting the Dordogne to the Pyrenees. Wine tourism is serious business here—the Cahors appellation, famous for its deep Malbec-based reds, is 40 kilometers north, while the vineyards around Marmande and Duras are even closer. In autumn, truffle hunters work the oak forests nearby, and local restaurants in Puymirol and Villeneuve-sur-Lot serve menus built around whatever came out of the ground that week.
Climate here is properly southwest French: hot dry summers from June through September, mild springs, genuine winters with occasional frost but rarely snow at this altitude. The pool season runs comfortably from late May to early October.
Agen, the departmental capital, is 35 kilometers away with a TGV connection to Paris Montparnasse in around three hours. Bergerac Airport handles regular Ryanair services from London Stansted and several other UK and European cities. Toulouse-Blagnac is 90 minutes by car and opens up the full range of international connections. For UK buyers post-Brexit, France remains one of the most accessible European second-home markets, with established legal frameworks for non-EU property ownership and straightforward mortgage options through French lenders for qualifying buyers.
Key features at a glance:
- 19th-century stone farmhouse, 297 sqm, fully renovated to excellent condition
- 4 bedrooms across main house and separate guest cottage
- 3 modern travertine-clad bathrooms
- Two fully equipped kitchens including Godin range cooker with granite worktops
- Heat pump with underfloor heating, radiators, air circulation system, and double glazing throughout
- Open-plan living room with mezzanine and terrace access
- Covered outdoor dining room with summer kitchen
- Self-contained stone guest cottage with contemporary interior—ideal for rental income
- 8x4m saltwater swimming pool with electric cover, sun terrace, and pergola
- Monumental tobacco barn plus workshops, cellar, and garage for approximately 10 cars
- Nearly 2 hectares of established gardens
- Gated entrance in a private rural setting
- Far-reaching views over Tournon-d'Agenais and the surrounding Lot-et-Garonne countryside
- Minutes from the bastide town center, markets, and essential amenities
- Strong vacation rental potential in a growing southwest France tourism corridor
This kind of property—at this scale, in this condition, with this much outbuilding space and a view like that—doesn't sit on the market long in Lot-et-Garonne. If you're considering a vacation home in southwest France, a second residence in Aquitaine, or a property with genuine rental income potential, this is one to see in person before forming any opinions. Contact Homestra today to arrange a private viewing or to request the full property dossier.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 297m²
- Price per m²
- €2,003
- Garden size
- 19882m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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