6-Bed Gite Complex Near Eymet with Pool – Holiday Home & Income Property, Dordogne



Aquitaine, Dordogne, Eymet, France, Eymet (France)
6 Bedrooms · 4 Bathrooms · 333m² Floor area
€498,200
House
No parking
6 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
333m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a quiet morning in the Dordogne, you open the shutters of a stone farmhouse and the garden hits you all at once — the scent of cut grass still damp from overnight rain, the faint sound of a church bell drifting in from Eymet's medieval bastide, a swallow darting low over the saltwater pool. This is what owning this three-gite complex outside Eymet actually feels like. Not a hotel. Not a rental investment spreadsheet. A real place, with thick stone walls and oak beams worn smooth over centuries, that happens to pay for itself when you're back home.
The property comprises three fully renovated and individually furnished dwellings — a one-bedroom, a two-bedroom, and a three-to-four-bedroom cottage — set across half an acre of mature walled gardens. Each one has its own kitchen, living and dining space, and bathroom, so you can host a multigenerational family gathering without anyone tripping over each other, or rent out two units while you stay in the third. That flexibility is genuinely rare, and in this corner of southwest France, it's worth a lot.
The renovation work is thorough and thoughtful. Stone walls have been kept where they belong — on full display, not plastered over. Exposed beams run the length of the ceilings. But there's nothing rustic-to-a-fault about the practicality: electric radiators and wood-burning stoves mean the season stretches well beyond July and August, double glazing keeps heating bills honest, and a newly installed fosse septique (October 2023) means one major infrastructure cost is already behind you. The pool liner was replaced in June 2025. This is a property someone has been maintaining properly, not parking and hoping for the best.
That 10m x 5m saltwater pool is the centre of summer life here. The sun terrace wraps around it generously, and a covered lounge area means lunch doesn't get abandoned the moment a cloud rolls through. In high summer, the Dordogne averages around 26-28°C — long, dry days where the pool gets used from ten in the morning until the light finally fades after nine at night.
Eymet itself is one of those Dordogne towns that gets called a hidden gem so often it's practically famous now, but it earns the reputation. Built in 1270 as an English bastide — one of the best-preserved in the region — its central arcaded square fills with a proper market every Thursday morning. Stalls sell Périgord walnuts, foie gras from local farms, Monbazillac wine from vineyards you can see from the road, and fattened ducks that end up on every serious table in the area. The boulangerie on Place de la République opens at seven. The café terraces fill up by nine. There is a rhythm here that takes about forty-eight hours to absorb and several years to shake.
The broader Dordogne Valley packs an extraordinary amount into a relatively compact area. The prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux — the originals and the remarkable Lascaux IV international cave art centre near Montignac — are around an hour's drive. Cahors and its medieval Pont Valentré are ninety minutes south. The cliffside village of La Roque-Gageac, the Château de Beynac, the strawberry farms around Périgueux — you won't run out of reasons to get in the car on a Sunday afternoon for years.
For outdoor life, the Dordogne River offers kayaking between dramatic limestone cliffs, and the Véloroute Vézère is a favourite among cyclists for good reason — gentle gradient, constant scenery, and regular village stops with cold Stella and a croque-monsieur. Walkers will find the GR36 long-distance trail practically on the doorstep.
The access situation is genuinely convenient for international buyers. Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport is less than thirty minutes away, with direct flights to London Stansted, Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, and several other UK and European hubs — particularly useful if you're flying over for a long weekend rather than a full fortnight. Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, about an hour and fifteen minutes west, expands the options considerably for intercontinental connections.
As a vacation home and second residence, this property works brilliantly. As a continuing gite business — which is what it currently is — a new owner would need to reapply for the relevant permissions, but the infrastructure, reputation, and setup are already there. The Dordogne's tourism season is robust and increasingly year-round, driven by cycling tourism in spring and autumn, wine and gastronomy visitors in October for the harvest period, and walkers who prefer the trails without the July crowds. A three-unit complex in a well-maintained condition, near Eymet and within striking distance of Bergerac airport, sits in a very strong position in that market.
For international buyers, France has a well-established legal framework for foreign property ownership, and Dordogne specifically has a large, active community of British, Dutch, and Belgian second-home owners — meaning local notaires, estate agents, and tradespeople are experienced with the process. Currency exchange timing and whether to hold the property in personal name or through a French SCI structure are both worth discussing early with a specialist.
At €498,200 for 333 square metres across three properties with a pool and over half an acre of gardens, the per-square-metre figure is well below what comparable renovated stone properties sell for in the more touristically saturated parts of Provence or the Loire. The Dordogne remains one of the better-value high-quality regions for second homes in France — without any sacrifice in terms of food, landscape, or lifestyle.
Key features at a glance:
- Three self-contained gite dwellings: 1-bed, 2-bed, and 3/4-bed configurations
- 333 sqm total living space across the complex
- 10m x 5m saltwater pool with new liner (June 2025)
- Sun terrace and covered outdoor lounge area
- Fully renovated with exposed stone walls and original beams throughout
- Electric radiators and wood-burning stoves for year-round use
- Double glazing throughout all three dwellings
- New fosse septique installed October 2023
- Over half an acre of fenced, mature gardens — easy to maintain
- Currently operated as an established gite business (permissions to be reapplied by new owner)
- Under 30 minutes to Bergerac International Airport
- Walking distance to Eymet's Thursday market and bastide village amenities
- Strong rental income potential across an extended tourist season
If you're seriously considering a second home or income-generating holiday property in the Dordogne, this complex deserves a viewing rather than a shortlist. Contact the Homestra team today to arrange a visit or request the full information pack — properties at this price, in this condition, this close to Bergerac, don't sit around for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 6
- Size
- 333m²
- Price per m²
- €1,496
- Garden size
- 5629m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 4
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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