4-Bed Villa with Tennis Court, Pool & River Access — Vacation Home in Bergerac



Aquitaine, Dordogne, Bergerac, France, Bergerac (France)
4 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 270m² Floor area
€777,000
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
270m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Sunday morning in Bergerac has a particular quality to it. The covered market on Place de la Madeleine is already filling with noise and colour — vendors setting out foie gras terrines, walnuts still earthy from the shell, bottles of Monbazillac catching the early light. You can walk there from this property in under ten minutes, coming back with a bag of serious provisions and the kind of unhurried satisfaction that city life never quite delivers.
That walk matters. A lot of houses in the Dordogne promise proximity to town but actually mean a car journey. This one genuinely delivers it. One hectare of private parkland wraps around the villa on all sides, giving it the feel of deep countryside, yet the medieval streets of Bergerac — the half-timbered old quarter, the quays along the Dordogne river, the wine museum at the Maison des Vins — are a stroll away. It's a rare combination, and it's the kind of thing you only fully appreciate once you've owned it.
The house itself is substantial. 270 square metres of well-finished interior, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a ground-floor layout that works naturally for families or groups. Two of the bedrooms have their own en-suite facilities, which matters enormously when you have guests. The lounge and dining area anchors the social heart of the house, a fireplace at one end for the cooler months, and at the other end a door that opens directly onto the terrace and the pool. That transition — from sofa to swimming pool in about four steps — is the kind of domestic pleasure that sounds small until you're actually living it.
The pool is heated and covered, which extends the swimming season meaningfully on either side of the July and August peak. In the Dordogne, spring arrives genuinely warm by April, and October afternoons can still surprise you. Having a pool you can actually use in shoulder season rather than staring at for eight months of the year changes the calculus of ownership considerably.
Then there's the tennis court. Private, on-site, no booking required. For families with teenagers or groups of friends who play, this is immediately one of the defining features of a stay here. The river access adds another dimension entirely — the Dordogne is one of France's great rivers, calm and wide in this stretch, ideal for kayaking or simply sitting beside it on a warm evening while the light goes gold across the water.
The first floor is currently open as a multipurpose room — used variously as an office, storage, and in a previous life as a dance room, which explains the excellent solid timber flooring. This space is genuinely flexible. A games room, a home cinema setup, a dedicated guest suite, a studio — it has the bones for almost anything you'd want it to become, and the flooring alone means the structural work is already done.
Below the main floors, the basement is properly useful rather than just nominally present. A wine cellar that the Bergerac wine country absolutely justifies filling — the appellations of Pécharmant, Monbazillac, and Saussignac are all within twenty minutes of the front door. A laundry room, boiler room, and storage space keep the main living areas uncluttered. The double garage fits two cars comfortably and has additional workshop and storage room.
Bergerac itself rewards deeper acquaintance. The international airport, Bergerac Dordogne Périgord, operates direct routes to London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Dublin, and several other European cities — no connection required, no three-hour drive from Bordeaux. That's not a minor detail for international buyers; it's frequently the deciding factor. Drive times put you at Bordeaux in about an hour and fifteen minutes, Sarlat-la-Canéda (the jewel of the Périgord Noir) in around forty-five minutes, and the prehistoric caves of Lascaux in under an hour.
The surrounding countryside is made for slow travel. The Périgord cycling routes trace the river valleys through walnut orchards and limestone cliffs. The GR 36 long-distance trail passes through the area for serious walkers. Canoeing on the Dordogne between La Roque-Gageac and Beynac, with the château rising from the cliff above you, is the kind of afternoon that stays with people for years.
Winters here are mild by northern European standards. Summers are hot and reliably sunny — July averages push above 25°C — without the crushing heat of further south. Spring and autumn are arguably the finest seasons: clear skies, manageable temperatures, fewer visitors, and the landscape at its most expressive.
For international buyers considering the practical side: France has a well-established legal framework for non-resident property ownership, and the Dordogne market has shown consistent resilience, particularly for quality properties with distinctive features. A house with this combination of land, pool, tennis court, river access, and walkable town-centre proximity represents genuine scarcity in this market. Rental potential is strong — the Dordogne draws visitors from April through October, and properties with private sports facilities command premium rates on the short-term market.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms including 2 with private en-suite facilities
- 3 bathrooms total across the property
- 270 sqm of interior space finished to a high standard throughout
- Private heated and covered swimming pool extending the seasonal swim window
- Full-size private tennis court on site
- Direct river access within the property grounds
- One hectare of private parkland providing genuine seclusion
- Ground-floor lounge with fireplace opening directly to pool terrace
- Flexible first-floor multipurpose room with solid hardwood flooring
- Basement wine cellar, laundry room, and storage facilities
- Double garage with additional workshop space
- Double glazing throughout
- Under 10-minute walk to Bergerac town centre and weekly market
- Direct flights to UK and Ireland from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport
- Within 45 minutes of Sarlat and the Périgord Noir's top destinations
This is a vacation home in Bergerac that genuinely delivers on every front — the lifestyle, the location, the practical amenities, and the long-term investment case. Whether you're coming for two weeks every summer or planning to spend half the year in the Dordogne, the infrastructure is here to make it work.
If you'd like to arrange a viewing or discuss the property in more detail, get in touch with the team at Homestra today. Properties with this breadth of features and this kind of town proximity don't stay on the Bergerac market for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 270m²
- Price per m²
- €2,878
- Garden size
- 5493m²
- Has Garden
- No
- 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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