6-Bed 18th-Century Stone Barn Conversion with Pool & Annexe – Tarn-et-Garonne Vacation Home



Midi-Pyrénées, Tarn-et-Garonne, Sistels, France, Sistels (France)
6 Bedrooms · 4 Bathrooms · 11677m² Floor area
€375,000
House
Parking
6 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
11677m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a still morning in Sistels, the only sounds you'll hear are birdsong and the faint creak of an old wooden shutter catching the breeze. Step out through the French doors and the Tarn-et-Garonne countryside stretches in every direction — rolling fields, fruit trees heavy with plums, and a sky so wide and unhurried it makes you wonder why you ever thought city life was enough. This is the kind of place that recalibrates you.
This 18th-century stone and brick barn conversion sits at the edge of a genuinely quiet village in Midi-Pyrénées — not the manicured quiet of a tourist brochure, but the real kind, where neighbours wave and life moves at a pace that feels almost radical by modern standards. Set within two hectares of established grounds, the property has been through a serious, full-scale renovation by its current owners. New roof, rewired, replumbed — the bones are centuries old, but the infrastructure is thoroughly contemporary. It's move-in ready, and it shows.
The main house holds four bedrooms. Downstairs, the open-plan living space is the kind of room that makes guests go quiet when they walk in. Full-height ceilings with exposed timber beams, original tiled floors running through the entire ground floor, and a log-burning stove with a back boiler heating system that makes even January evenings feel like something worth staying in for. The fitted kitchen comes with integral appliances and opens directly onto a private courtyard with a covered terrace — shaded at noon, golden at six in the evening, and practically made for long, unhurried dinners.
There's also a 53-square-metre room on the ground floor that the current owners use for storage, but frankly it deserves more imagination. Electrics, water, and double glazing are already connected. A games room, a home studio, a cinema space, an artist's workshop — it could become almost anything. That kind of flexibility is rare.
Up on the first floor, a generous mezzanine area opens up under those exposed beams again — the kind of architectural detail you can't recreate or buy in. The main bedroom has a modern en-suite and full-height glazed doors that look straight out onto the garden. Three more bedrooms follow, all in excellent shape, and a family bathroom where an ancient exposed brick wall has been kept, not hidden — a small but telling detail about how thoughtfully this renovation was handled.
Then there's the annexe. A self-contained two-bedroom space with its own open-plan living area, French doors onto the garden, a modern fitted kitchen with exposed stonework, and a finish that feels considered rather than afterthought. Use it for family visits in July, rent it out through the rest of the season, or offer it to a property management company when you're not in residence — the letting potential here is real and commercially sensible for international buyers looking to offset ownership costs.
Outside, a large open cart barn offers parking for multiple vehicles alongside a separate garage and workshop. The established gardens include a fruit orchard — expect figs, plums, and apples depending on the season — and views across the surrounding countryside that are simply worth the journey in themselves. The 10x5 metre swimming pool with its Roman end catches the afternoon sun and by August, when temperatures in the Lot valley regularly push past 30 degrees, it earns every euro of its upkeep.
Sistels sits quietly in the Tarn-et-Garonne, a département that most international buyers overlook in favour of the Dordogne or Provence. That's exactly why it still makes sense financially. The landscape is just as compelling — vine country, sunflower fields, medieval bastide towns like Lauzerte (listed among France's Plus Beaux Villages) just a short drive away. Markets at Moissac on Saturdays, where the cantaloupes are famous enough to have their own festival each August. The Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Moissac holds one of the finest Romanesque cloisters in France. These aren't tourist traps; they're living parts of a region that simply gets on with being extraordinary.
Agen, the area's main city, is under 30 minutes away by car. It has a TGV station with direct high-speed rail to Paris in around three hours, which changes the calculus for buyers thinking about using this as a regular second home rather than just a summer retreat. Toulouse's international airport is roughly 90 minutes, with connections to London, Amsterdam, Dublin, and beyond. For a property this deep in the French countryside, the accessibility is genuinely practical.
The climate across Midi-Pyrénées rewards long stays. Spring arrives early — by March, the countryside is already greening up. Summer is warm and dry, the swimming pool season running reliably from June through September. Autumn is perhaps the most underrated season: harvest markets, fewer crowds, truffle season beginning, and light that turns the stone walls of the village the colour of burnt honey. Even winter has its appeal, with the Pyrenees proper just a couple of hours south if ski days at Ax-les-Thermes or Piau-Engaly are on the agenda.
For international buyers navigating French property law, Tarn-et-Garonne falls under standard French notarial transaction processes. Non-EU buyers face no restrictions on property ownership in France, and the relatively modest taxe foncière and taxe d'habitation rates in rural communities like Sistels keep annual holding costs reasonable. French mortgage financing remains accessible for non-resident buyers with strong income profiles, and rental income from short-term lets through platforms like Gîtes de France or specialist Lot-et-Garonne agencies is taxed under a straightforward micro-BIC regime at favourable rates. Speaking with a French notaire early in the process is always advisable.
Key features at a glance:
- 18th-century stone and barn conversion fully renovated with new roof, electrics and plumbing
- 6 bedrooms across main house and self-contained 2-bed annexe
- 4 bathrooms including modern main en-suite
- Large open-plan living room with full-height beams and log-burning stove with back boiler
- 53m2 multipurpose room with power, water and double glazing — ready to convert
- Covered courtyard terrace ideal for outdoor dining
- 10x5m swimming pool with Roman end
- Open cart barn with multi-vehicle parking plus separate garage/workshop
- Two hectares of grounds with established gardens and fruit orchard
- Far-reaching countryside views with no close neighbours
- Self-contained annexe with strong rental income potential
- Under 30 minutes to Agen TGV station (Paris in 3 hours)
- 90 minutes to Toulouse–Blagnac International Airport
- Close to bastide towns, Moissac market, and the Lot river valley
At 375,000 euros for a property of this size, age, condition, and land area, this represents the kind of value that simply doesn't appear in Provence or the Dordogne anymore. The work has already been done. What's left is the life you want to build here.
To arrange a viewing or to speak with the Homestra team about this property, get in touch today — serious enquiries are welcomed, and visits can be coordinated for international buyers travelling from abroad.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 6
- Size
- 11677m²
- Price per m²
- €32
- Garden size
- 1m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 4
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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