6-Bed Manor House & Gîte on 17 Hectares in the Pyrenean Foothills, 1hr from Toulouse



Midi-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Boussan, France, Boussan (France)
6 Bedrooms · 4 Bathrooms · 271m² Floor area
€525,000
House
No parking
6 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
271m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a clear morning in Boussan, the Pyrenees appear close enough to touch. You open the tall French doors off the living room, coffee in hand, and the only sounds are a wood pigeon somewhere in the oak forest and the faint clang of a cowbell drifting up from the pasture below. Two other houses exist in this hamlet. That's it. The quiet here isn't the absence of something — it's the thing itself, full and rare.
This 1850 manor house sits on 17 hectares of mixed woodland and open pasture in the rolling Haute-Garonne countryside, about five kilometres from the medieval hilltop village of Aurignac. The property includes a separate one-bedroom gîte, two stone barns, and a 10x5m swimming pool. At 271 square metres of living space across the main house alone, this is the kind of place that stops feeling like a property and starts feeling like a small world of its own.
The manor was built with the proportions that 19th-century landowners understood intuitively — high ceilings, thick stone walls, rooms that breathe. Inside, marble fireplaces anchor the principal reception rooms, ornate plasterwork frames the ceilings, and exposed timber beams run the length of the upper floors. These aren't cosmetic details slapped on for effect; they're structural to the character of the house. The restoration has been handled with genuine care — a new roof, a fully renovated kitchen, a fresh pool lining — significant investment that means the next owner walks into something that works, not something that needs saving.
The kitchen is the gravitational centre of the house. Fully equipped, country in scale, and open in spirit, it connects naturally to the main living and dining room. That room has French doors on the garden side and a wood-burning stove on the other. On an October evening, with the fire going and dinner on the terrace table still catching the last of the sun, the logic of this house becomes completely obvious.
Gas central heating runs throughout — a practical detail worth noting for a stone building of this age and size, and one that makes year-round living genuinely comfortable rather than aspirational.
The gîte is the kind of addition that changes how a property works. As a standalone one-bedroom cottage, it functions immediately as guest accommodation — family visits, long weekends with friends, the overflow that inevitably comes with a house that people want to visit. With some positioning, it also carries real short-term rental potential. The Pyrenean foothills draw visitors in every season: hikers in summer following the GR10 trail, skiers in winter heading for the resorts around Saint-Lary-Soulan or Peyragudes, and the steady stream of travellers passing through the Comminges on their way to somewhere and deciding to stay.
The two barns are genuinely substantial. They open up possibilities that go well beyond storage: an equestrian setup has obvious appeal given the 17 hectares of pasture, but the footprint and character of the buildings would suit a workshop, a studio, or further accommodation conversion subject to the usual planning considerations.
Aurignac, five minutes by car, earns its place on any serious food lover's map of southwest France. The village sits on a promontory with views across the Garonne plain and hosts a lively Thursday market where local producers sell Noir de Bigorre charcuterie, aged Pyrenean tommes, duck confits, and seasonal produce from the farms below. The restaurant scene leans Gascon — foie gras, cassoulet, magret — done properly and without ceremony. The Fête de la Miellée in early autumn draws visitors for a celebration of regional honey and local agriculture that manages to feel entirely authentic rather than staged.
Toulouse is an hour north. A proper city — the Capitole, the Canal du Midi, the Cité de l'Espace, the dense restaurant culture around the Place Saint-Georges — and an international airport that connects directly to London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, and beyond. The flight time from London Gatwick to Toulouse-Blagnac is around two hours. This is not a remote property in the logistical sense; it just feels like one.
Ski slopes at Saint-Lary-Soulan are roughly an hour south. In summer, the same mountains offer some of the best cycling in France — the Col de Peyresourde and Col d'Aspin are both within reach for serious riders, while the valleys below offer gentler trails and river swimming at spots along the Neste.
For international buyers, France's legal framework for second home ownership is well established, and Haute-Garonne sits in a part of the country where property values have held steady while remaining considerably more accessible than Provence or the Atlantic coast. The combination of main house, gîte, and agricultural land makes this worth reviewing with a notaire experienced in rural property structures — the agricultural classification of the land in particular has implications worth understanding before purchase.
Key features at a glance:
- 1850 manor house, 271 sq m of living space across 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms
- Separate one-bedroom gîte with independent rental potential
- Two large stone barns suitable for equestrian, agricultural, or conversion use
- 17 hectares of woodland and pasture
- 10x5m swimming pool with sun terrace
- Major recent investment: new roof, fully renovated kitchen, new pool lining
- Gas central heating throughout
- Marble fireplaces, ornate plasterwork, exposed timber beams
- Open-plan kitchen and living/dining room with wood-burning stove
- French doors onto sunny south-facing terrace
- Hamlet setting with only two neighbouring properties
- 5 minutes from Aurignac village and weekly market
- 1 hour from Toulouse-Blagnac international airport
- 1 hour from Pyrenean ski resorts including Saint-Lary-Soulan
- Strong seasonal rental market driven by hiking, skiing, and rural tourism
This is a second home in France that earns its price in atmosphere alone — and then backs it up with practical structure, genuine income options, and a location that works year-round. Enquire through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property dossier including land registry details and recent renovation documentation.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 6
- Size
- 271m²
- Price per m²
- €1,937
- Garden size
- 170000m²
- Has Garden
- No
- 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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