4-Bed Stone Village House in Verteillac, Dordogne — Second Home in Rural France



Aquitaine, Dordogne, Verteillac, France, Verteillac (France)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 133m² Floor area
€175,000
House
Parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
133m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Sunday morning in Verteillac starts slowly. The boulangerie on the main square opens early, the smell of baking bread drifting down the stone street before most shutters have rolled up. From the back garden of this four-bedroom village house, you can hear the church bell count out the hour while a wood pigeon settles somewhere in the old walnut tree next door. That's not a postcard image — that's Tuesday, that's October, that's what this kind of life actually feels like.
Verteillac sits in the northern Dordogne, tucked between Périgueux and Angoulême in a stretch of Aquitaine that most visitors never find. That's precisely the point. This is deep rural France — sunflower fields in July, truffle markets in winter, walnut orchards turning gold in October. The Dronne Valley is a short drive east. The medieval bastide town of Brantôme, sometimes called the Venice of the Périgord for its abbey and canals, is around 30 minutes away, and on a warm evening its riverside restaurants fill with locals eating duck confit and magret de canard at unhurried pace. Bergerac Airport is roughly an hour south, with Limoges another option to the northeast. Bordeaux, with all its TGV connections and international flights, sits about 90 minutes away by car.
The house itself sits right in the village, with stone walls, a traditional roofline, and the kind of layout that's been thoughtfully adapted for modern living without losing its character. The ground floor flows between an open-plan kitchen and dining room — fitted with a wood-burning stove that earns its keep from November through March — into a generous sitting room, which also has a stove and opens directly onto the private walled garden. On a cool spring afternoon, you leave the doors open and the warmth from the fire mingles with the cool air outside. This is the kind of room you don't want to leave.
Upstairs, three double bedrooms and a family bathroom sit on the first floor, with a separate WC — a practical detail that matters when you have a full house of guests, as you inevitably will once friends discover you have a home in the Dordogne. The loft conversion adds a fourth bedroom with its own shower room and WC, giving it the feel of a private suite. At 133 square metres total, there's real volume here. Nothing feels squeezed.
The walled garden at the back is enclosed and private — mature enough to have its own atmosphere, practical enough to actually use. There's a barn, currently set up as a workshop and utility space, with direct street access wide enough for parking. For buyers coming from cities where storage is a constant negotiation, having a proper barn to put the bikes, the kayaks, the extra furniture feels like a genuine luxury.
The Dordogne's outdoor life deserves more than a passing mention. The Dronne and Vézère rivers offer kayaking and swimming from late spring through September, and the GR36 long-distance footpath passes through the region, threading through oak forests and past limestone cliffs. In summer, village fêtes run from June to August almost every weekend — outdoor concerts, pétanque tournaments, communal dinners where the wine is local and the conversation loud. The Périgord Noir to the southeast draws bigger crowds, but up here in the Périgord Vert you get the same landscape and food culture without the tour buses.
The climate is kind. Winters are mild compared to northern Europe — cold enough for the stoves to feel indulgent rather than necessary, but rarely harsh. Summers are long, warm, and dry, with temperatures regularly reaching 28–30°C through July and August. This is a region where you can genuinely use an outdoor space for five or six months of the year.
For international buyers, France's property ownership framework is well-established and transparent. Non-EU buyers face no restrictions on purchasing. The notaire system handles conveyancing with legal rigour, and the total acquisition cost typically adds around 7–8% on top of the purchase price for existing properties — this is factored into the listed price here. Rental demand in the Dordogne remains consistent, particularly for village properties with gardens, and short-term holiday lets through platforms such as Gîtes de France or direct booking sites can generate meaningful income during the summer months if you choose not to be there yourself. At €175,000, this represents strong value for a move-in ready four-bedroom property in a region where comparable renovated homes regularly list above €250,000.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms across three floors including a loft conversion suite with private shower room and WC
- 2 bathrooms plus separate WC on first floor
- 133 square metres of living space
- Two wood-burning stoves — one in kitchen/dining, one in sitting room
- Open-plan kitchen and dining room with garden access
- Generous sitting room opening onto private walled garden
- Enclosed walled garden at the rear
- Barn with street-level access, currently used as workshop and utility space — suitable for parking
- Village location in Verteillac, northern Dordogne
- 30 minutes to Brantôme, approx. 90 minutes to Bordeaux
- Bergerac Airport approx. 1 hour, Limoges approx. 1 hour 15 minutes
- Move-in ready condition — no significant renovation required
- Strong short-term holiday rental potential in a consistently popular region
- Listed at €175,000 — compelling value for four-bedroom rural Dordogne property
If you've been considering a second home in France and the Dordogne keeps appearing on your shortlist, this one is worth moving on quickly. Properties at this price point with this much space and a usable barn rarely sit long. Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or request a full information pack.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 133m²
- Price per m²
- €1,316
- Garden size
- 3110m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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