4-Bed Stone House with Pool & Country Views — Vacation Home in Corrèze, Limousin



Limousin, Corrèze, Louignac, France, Louignac (France)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 110m² Floor area
€249,500
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
110m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a clear morning in Louignac, before the rest of the world has quite caught up, the view from the pool terrace is the kind that stops you mid-coffee. Rolling green hills, not another rooftop in sight, just the odd buzzard circling over the tree line and the faint mechanical hum of a tractor somewhere far off in the Corrèze countryside. This is rural France doing what it does best — unhurried, unfiltered, and quietly extraordinary.
This four-bedroom stone house sits at the heart of one of the Limousin's most genuinely peaceful corners. The region doesn't shout about itself the way Provence or the Dordogne do, and that's precisely the point. Property prices here still reflect reality rather than hype, the markets are full of locals rather than tourists, and the land rolls on in every direction without apology. For buyers chasing authentic French country life — not a postcard version of it — Louignac delivers.
Step inside and the kitchen-dining room sets the tone immediately. It's a proper working kitchen, fitted and equipped, with enough space that Sunday lunch becomes an event rather than a logistics challenge. This room opens directly into the living area, where a pellet stove anchors the space — genuinely efficient, low-maintenance, and exactly what you want when October mist rolls in off the hills. The view through the back windows is the kind interior designers try to replicate with wallpaper. You won't need to.
Behind the kitchen, a laundry room gives you the practical backbone every country house requires. But it's also a flexible space — with the right desk and a decent internet connection (fibre has arrived in much of rural Corrèze), it converts into a quiet home office without much effort. Remote workers and half-time residents increasingly find Limousin properties like this one serve double duty beautifully.
Upstairs, three bedrooms — two of which connect, making them ideal for families with young children or for guests who want proximity without sharing a wall. The bathroom and separate shower room mean morning routines don't become competitive. The layout is sensible without being predictable.
Then there's the outside. The swimming pool, with its unobstructed view over open countryside, will genuinely be the reason you end up buying this house. Float on your back on a July afternoon and there's nothing between you and the sky. The garden gazebo is a different kind of pleasure — shaded, quiet, made for a long novel and a cold glass of Bergerac rosé. The garage keeps a car dry through the wetter months, and the dedicated pool room makes maintenance practical rather than a chore.
A word on the town distances, because they matter more than they might seem. Objat is twenty minutes away — a proper French market town where Thursday mornings bring farmers with cèpes, local cheesemakers, and a charcutier whose duck rillettes have a small but devoted following. Terrasson-Lavilledieu, twenty-two minutes east, sits on the Vézère river and hosts one of the Périgord Noir's better garden festivals each summer, the Jardins de l'Imaginaire, which draws visitors from across Europe. Brive-la-Gaillarde, thirty-eight minutes south, is the region's beating heart — a mid-sized city with a proper covered market, the Marché de Brive, a rugby team with a fiercely loyal local following, and a train station with direct TGV services to Paris in under three hours.
The Corrèze department itself is worth exploring slowly. The gorges of the Dordogne river are within easy driving distance, and the medieval village of Collonges-la-Rouge — built entirely from local red sandstone — is thirty minutes south and looks like nowhere else in France. Turenne, Curemonte, and Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne are all within a forty-minute radius and regularly appear on lists of France's most striking villages. You won't run out of reasons to keep exploring.
Seasonally, the Limousin offers more variety than people expect. Spring brings wildflower meadows and mild temperatures ideal for cycling the Vézère valley trails. Summer is warm but rarely the punishing heat of the south — pool weather without the forty-degree days. Autumn is arguably the best time of all: the forests turn amber and copper, hunting season brings the region's gastronomy into full swing, and truffles start appearing on restaurant menus across Brive. Winters are quiet and cool, the pellet stove earns its keep, and the surrounding countryside takes on a stark, cinematic quality.
For international buyers, the Corrèze property market represents one of France's more sensible entry points. At €249,500, this house offers the kind of space, land, and build quality that would cost three times as much in the Luberon or the Côte d'Azur. France's legal framework for foreign buyers is well-established and transparent — a notaire handles the conveyancing process, costs are typically seven to eight percent on top of purchase price, and ownership structures are clear. EU buyers face no restrictions; non-EU buyers should seek early advice on tax residency implications if they plan extended stays.
Rental potential in this part of Limousin is quietly strong. Gîte tourism is deeply embedded in French rural culture, and four-bedroom properties with pools in the Corrèze regularly achieve ten to fourteen weeks of bookings annually through platforms catering to French families and international visitors seeking alternatives to crowded coastal resorts. The house is in good condition — not a renovation project, not a ruin with promise, but a property you can arrive at and actually use.
Key features at a glance:
- Four bedrooms across two floors, with flexible connecting layout for families
- Two bathrooms (one full bathroom, one shower room)
- 110 square metres of interior living space
- Fitted, fully equipped kitchen-dining room opening to the living area
- Pellet stove in the living room for efficient, low-cost heating
- Separate laundry room / convertible home office
- Swimming pool with open countryside views
- Garden gazebo and dedicated pool equipment room
- Private garage
- Objat market town 20 minutes, Terrasson 22 minutes, Brive-la-Gaillarde 38 minutes
- TGV Paris connection via Brive in under 3 hours
- Strong gîte rental potential in an established rural tourism market
- Corrèze property — one of France's most competitively priced rural departments
- Move-in ready condition — no major works required
If you've been looking for a second home in France that delivers real country life rather than a sanitised version of it, this house in Louignac is worth a serious look. Get in touch with the team at Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property dossier — this kind of price-to-quality ratio in rural Corrèze doesn't sit on the market for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 110m²
- Price per m²
- €2,268
- Garden size
- 8312m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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