6-Bed House + Independent Apartment in Laroque-des-Albères, Pyrénées-Orientales



Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales, Laroque-des-Albères, France, Laroque-des-Albères (France)
6 Bedrooms · 0 Bathrooms · 160m² Floor area
€349,800
House
No parking
6 Bedrooms
0 Bathrooms
160m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the covered terrace on a clear October morning and you can see all the way across the Roussillon plain — the vineyards turning rust and gold, the Mediterranean a thin silver line on the horizon, and the Albères mountains pressing up close behind you. This is Laroque-des-Albères. Not the tourist brochure version of southern France, but the real, lived-in one, where the weekly market on the square smells of thyme and grilled blood sausage, where the locals drink their grenache at tables that have never moved, and where the light in late afternoon turns the stone walls the color of warm honey.
The property itself is a two-part setup that gives you rare flexibility. A detached villa of around 95 square meters sits at the heart of the plot, solid in construction and in good condition throughout. Ground floor living is set up sensibly: two bedrooms, a shower room, a separate toilet, an independent kitchen, and a living room that opens directly onto a 30-square-meter covered terrace. That terrace is where life actually happens — morning coffee in the shade of the overhang, long lunches that drift into the afternoon, the smell of wild rosemary carried down from the hills above. Upstairs, a third bedroom, a mezzanine space, and an office give you room to spread out, whether you're working remotely for a week or hosting three generations of family across the summer.
Beyond the villa, a completely independent T3 apartment changes the entire financial conversation around this property. Two bedrooms, a shower room, an open kitchen flowing into the living area, its own private terrace with that sweeping view over the plain, and a storage shed. The apartment is fully self-contained — guests, family members, or tenants have their own entrance and their own space, no crossover. At €650 per month on a year-round tenancy, it already generates meaningful income before you even factor in the premium you can charge for seasonal lets in July and August, when demand in the Pyrénées-Orientales runs hot and short-term rental prices climb sharply.
Laroque-des-Albères sits in the final fold of the Albères range, the last ridge of the Pyrenees before they drop into the sea. The village is on the D2 road, which puts you in Argelès-sur-Mer in about ten minutes and in central Perpignan in under half an hour. Barcelona is roughly 90 minutes by car, and Girona's airport — often cheaper to fly into than Perpignan — is about an hour's drive. For buyers coming from the UK, Germany, or the Netherlands, this accessibility is a real practical advantage.
The outdoor life here is relentless in the best possible way. The GR10 long-distance trail passes through the Albères, and from the village you can be into serious hiking terrain in twenty minutes on foot. The Col de l'Ouillat, the Pic Neulous, the descent toward Banyuls-sur-Mer through oak and cork forests — these aren't day trips that require a car, they're walks that start from your front door. Cyclists know this corner of France well: the Route des Crêtes des Albères is a regular fixture on club calendars, and the relatively quiet roads through the Roussillon vineyards make for good riding from early spring through late autumn. Come winter, Font Romeu in the Pyrenees is under two hours away for skiing.
The coast pulls hard in summer. Argelès has one of the longest sandy beaches in the region — over seven kilometers of it — and the wilder pebble coves around Banyuls and Collioure are better for swimming without the crowds. Collioure itself is worth the short drive on any day: the town that pulled Matisse and Derain down from Paris in 1905, where the Fauvists painted their first color-drunk canvases. The Château Royal, the anchovy boats in the harbor, a glass of Banyuls wine at a table facing the water — it remains one of the most satisfying afternoons you can spend in France without spending much money at all.
The food in this part of Roussillon is its own subject. This is Catalan France, and the cooking reflects that dual identity. Boles de picolat — spiced meatballs in olive and tomato sauce — show up on Sunday lunch menus across the villages. The Roussillon wines, particularly the Collioure AOC reds and the Banyuls naturels, are undervalued relative to their quality and pair with everything from anchovies to aged sheep's cheese. In Perpignan, the covered market on Place de la République is a reliable weekday ritual: fresh fish from the morning boats, local charcuterie, Catalan pastries like rousquilles from Amélie-les-Bains.
For international buyers, the French property market in Pyrénées-Orientales continues to draw attention. Prices here remain significantly lower than the Côte d'Azur or the Luberon while offering comparable sunshine — Perpignan regularly tops national sunshine hour rankings — and far better mountain access. The reversible air conditioning in the villa handles the hot summers comfortably, and the region's mild winters mean the property is usable well beyond the core summer season.
Practical matters for overseas buyers: France operates a clear legal framework for non-EU property purchases, and a notaire handles all transaction formalities. The dual-income potential of this property — long-term tenant in the apartment plus personal use of the villa — can be structured tax-efficiently under French furnished rental (LMNP) rules, which allow for significant deductions on rental income. It's worth discussing with a local fiscal adviser before signing.
At 160 square meters of total living space across two independent units, priced at €349,800, this is a property with real-world math on its side as much as lifestyle appeal.
Key features at a glance:
- 6 bedrooms total across two fully independent units
- Main villa: approx. 95m2 with ground-floor living, first-floor mezzanine and office
- 30m2 covered terrace on the main villa
- Fully independent T3 apartment with private terrace and panoramic views over the Roussillon plain
- Apartment generates minimum €650/month rental income year-round
- Strong seasonal rental upside in July and August
- Reversible air conditioning throughout
- Garage and dedicated laundry room
- Storage shed on the apartment unit
- 10 minutes to Argelès-sur-Mer beaches
- 25 minutes to central Perpignan
- Direct access to Albères hiking trails including the GR10
- 90 minutes to Barcelona, 60 minutes to Girona Airport
- Good condition — move-in ready with no immediate renovation required
- Suitable for LMNP furnished rental tax structure
If you want to understand how this property works as both a personal retreat and an income-generating asset in one of the sunniest corners of France, reach out through Homestra today. A viewing trip to Laroque-des-Albères is easy to arrange, and it will make a lot of things clear that no listing can fully convey.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 6
- Size
- 160m²
- Price per m²
- €2,186
- Garden size
- 578m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 0
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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