6-Bed Périgord Stone House with Pool & Guest Suite Near Périgueux, Dordogne



Aquitaine, Dordogne, Chancelade, France, Chancelade (France)
6 Bedrooms · 4 Bathrooms · 180m² Floor area
€330,000
House
No parking
6 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
180m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Sunday morning in Chancelade sounds like this: a distant church bell from the 12th-century abbey down the road, the creak of old oak floorboards under your feet, and the smell of coffee drifting through a kitchen that has fed generations of the same family. Step outside and the light hits the raised stone terraces in that particular golden way the Dordogne does so well — not filtered or softened, just honest and warm. This is what you're actually buying.
Set just five minutes from the centre of Périgueux on a plot of just under an acre, this six-bedroom stone property represents something increasingly rare in the Dordogne: genuine substance. The main residence runs across three levels and holds onto its original bones with real conviction — wide-plank floors worn smooth over decades, a sequence of open fireplaces, and a covered terrace finished in pizé du Périgord, that traditional rammed-earth technique you almost never see intact anymore. It's a material that ties the house directly to the region's building history in a way no renovation could replicate.
The layout divides naturally into two distinct living zones, which opens up serious flexibility for how you use the place. The main house offers four bedrooms spread across its three levels, with the kind of generous room proportions that older French country homes do so well — proper ceiling heights, deep window reveals, spaces that feel considered rather than carved up. Then, separate from the main residence, the guest accommodation provides two en suite double bedrooms with their own living area, all overlooking the grounds. It functions entirely independently, which matters enormously whether you're hosting friends for a fortnight in August or considering the property as a rental investment. A garage and workshop round out the outbuildings, also housing the central heating system.
The grounds themselves are predominantly laid to lawn, punctuated by those raised stone terraces that catch the afternoon sun. The in-ground swimming pool sits quietly at the heart of it all — not a feature bolted on as an afterthought, but something that belongs to the garden, that you can see from the terrace while you eat dinner as the light drops behind the tree line. Privacy here is genuine. You don't hear traffic. You don't see neighbours.
Now, Chancelade itself. People often overlook it in favour of Périgueux proper, but that's actually part of the appeal. The village sits on the edge of town, close enough to the market at Place du Coderc on a Wednesday or Saturday morning — the one where local farmers lay out walnuts, black truffles from November through February, foie gras, and strawberries from the Lot-et-Garonne that taste like they were picked an hour ago. Far enough that when you close the gate, the countryside takes over completely. The Abbaye de Chancelade, just minutes away, is genuinely worth knowing about — a working monastery founded in the 12th century, with a Romanesque church and grounds that feel entirely removed from the 21st century.
The Dordogne as a holiday destination for international buyers has a straightforward logic to it. The climate delivers. Summers here run reliably warm and dry from June through September, with long evenings that stretch past nine o'clock and temperatures that sit comfortably in the mid-to-high twenties. Spring arrives early and gently. Even winter has its compensations: truffle season, smaller crowds, and the kind of quiet that big tourist regions rarely offer once the summer traffic has cleared.
Within easy driving distance — most under an hour — you have Sarlat-la-Canéda and its medieval core, the prehistoric cave paintings at Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux IV, the châteaux of the Vézère Valley, and the river canoe routes that run from La Roque-Gageac south toward Beynac. Cyclists have the extensive Dordogne à vélo network. Walkers have the GR 36 long-distance trail threading through the region. In short, there is no shortage of reasons to be here across every season.
Périgueux itself — your nearest city — has a Roman core (the Tour de Vésone, the amphitheatre ruins) sitting alongside a genuinely functional modern town with good restaurants, an indoor market at Les Halles, and the kind of everyday infrastructure that makes owning a French second home feel practical rather than romantic and inconvenient. Bergerac Airport handles flights from several UK and northern European cities, particularly during the summer schedule. Bordeaux–Mérignac, around 90 minutes by car, expands your options considerably year-round.
For international buyers, this type of property in the Dordogne carries well-established advantages. The region has attracted British, Dutch, and Belgian second-home owners for decades, which means local notaires are experienced with cross-border transactions, and the process — while bureaucratically thorough, as French property purchases always are — is well-trodden ground. The property is priced at 330,000 euros. Given the size, the separate guest accommodation, the pool, and the proximity to Périgueux, it sits at the sensible end of the local market for what it offers. It needs updating throughout — the current owners acknowledge this openly — which means whoever buys it gets to set the tone, to decide whether to restore the original features more formally or to layer a more contemporary interior over the historic structure. That's not a compromise. That's an opportunity.
Rental demand in this part of the Dordogne for well-presented properties with pools and multiple bedrooms is consistent and strong across the summer months, with growing interest in shoulder-season bookings from walking and cycling visitors. A property of this size, managed well, has real income potential to offset ownership costs.
Key features at a glance:
- Six bedrooms total across main house and separate guest accommodation
- Four bathrooms
- 180 square metres of living space across three levels
- Two independent en suite guest bedrooms with private living area
- In-ground swimming pool set within grounds of just under one acre
- Covered terrace with original pizé du Périgord rammed-earth flooring
- Original wide-plank hardwood floors throughout main residence
- Multiple original fireplaces retained
- Detached garage and workshop with central heating plant
- Raised stone terraces with private, quiet outlook
- Five-minute drive to central Périgueux
- Walking distance to 12th-century Abbaye de Chancelade
- Around 75 minutes from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport
- Bergerac Airport approximately 50 minutes away
- Strong summer rental potential with separate guest wing
If you want to explore this property further, get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full details. Properties with this combination of space, original features, and self-contained guest accommodation at this price point in the Dordogne do not sit on the market long — and once you've stood on that terrace and looked out over the grounds, you'll understand exactly why.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 6
- Size
- 180m²
- Price per m²
- €1,833
- Garden size
- 1832m²
- 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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