8-Bed Three-House Estate with Barn & 11,000m² in Corrèze — Holiday Home in Lascaux



Limousin, Corrèze, Lascaux, France, Lascaux (France)
8 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 299m² Floor area
€449,000
House
No parking
8 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
299m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Sunday morning in Lascaux sounds like this: a woodpecker working through the oak stand at the edge of your land, the faint clang of horses being led to pasture somewhere down the lane, and the smell of last night's wood fire still clinging to the stone walls as you open the kitchen doors onto the garden. This isn't a fantasy version of rural France — it's the ordinary Tuesday here. And it can belong to you.
This former fermette, a working farm since at least 1768, has been rebuilt from the inside out over three decades into something genuinely rare: three independent homes, a stone barn, a four-bay oak-framed garage-carport, a productive fruit orchard, vegetable garden, and 11,383 m² of mixed land that rolls into distant Corrézienne countryside. Eight bedrooms spread across the three houses. Three bathrooms. 299 m² of combined living space. All of it sitting quietly in the Limousin hills, ten minutes from Arnac-Pompadour.
The headline property — the first renovated barn, originally built in 1859 — sets the tone immediately. Ground floor: an open-plan living, dining and kitchen space running to 57 m², Portuguese limestone tiles underfoot with the warmth of underfloor heating radiating up through them, French doors opening straight into the garden. There's a bedroom and shower room on this level too, which makes the whole ground floor workable for guests or elderly family who can't manage stairs. Up top, the mezzanine lounge stops people mid-step. A picture window frames a long view over the fields — the kind of view you don't get tired of — and two en-suite bedrooms sit either side with fitted wardrobes already in place. Gas central heating, a wood-burning stove, energy rating C. This house is move-in ready and properly comfortable.
The second renovated barn runs to 86 m² across two floors and has a personality of its own. The ground floor open-plan living space has a reversible heat pump alongside the wood burner, making it genuinely year-round liveable. One bedroom with en-suite on the ground floor, two more bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. Think of this as the guest wing, the rental cottage, or the grown-up children's annexe — it functions perfectly as any of those things.
Then there's the original farmhouse, across the small hamlet lane and completely independent from the other two buildings. Dating to 1768, it has kept its flagstone character intact: the original wooden floorboards, the fireplace, the thick stone walls that stay cool in July. Ground floor is an open-plan main room with kitchen, wood burner, and a bedroom with en-suite. The first floor holds another bedroom and a mezzanine office — a proper workspace with real privacy, not just a desk shoved in a corner. There's a large cellar below housing the oil-fired boiler and storage, and a decked terrace at the back that faces the stone barn. Energy rating D, so there's room to improve efficiency here, but the bones and atmosphere of this building are irreplaceable.
That stone barn — roughly 71 m² footprint — is the untouched opportunity. With the right planning approach, it could become a fourth habitable unit, a studio, a workshop, or a substantial storage and utility space. In Corrèze, conversions like this are not unusual, and the local artisan network is deep.
The land tells its own story. The current owners have created terraces and outdoor dining areas positioned to catch sun from morning through evening — shaded spots appear naturally in the afternoon under the mature trees, which means August lunches outside are actually comfortable. A 3,000-litre rainwater tank, fed from the gutters of both renovated barns, handles irrigation. The fruit orchard is established and producing. The vegetable garden is laid out and ready. The small woodland at the edge of the property is quiet and private and takes about six minutes to walk through end to end.
As a vacation home in France, this property earns its own keep. Two of the three houses — or all three — could operate as gîtes. Arnac-Pompadour draws visitors year-round for its equestrian heritage (the national stud farm, the haras, hosts competitions and events from spring through autumn), and the surrounding Corrèze attracts walkers, cyclists, and anyone who's discovered that this is one of the least crowded and most genuinely beautiful departments in the country. The GR 46 long-distance trail passes through the wider area; the Vézère river valley, home to the original Lascaux cave paintings, sits within an easy day-trip southeast. Brive-la-Gaillarde, the regional hub with a TGV station connecting to Paris in around three hours and an airport with UK routes, is roughly 45 minutes by car.
Summer in Corrèze runs warm and dry — 25 to 30°C through July and August, cooler at altitude, with long evenings that make outdoor dining a default rather than a special occasion. Autumn brings the chestnut harvest and the mushroom season; the markets in Uzerche and Tulle fill with cèpes, walnuts, and local cheeses that you will not find anywhere else. Winter is genuinely cold some years, but the houses are all heated properly, and the Corrèze has a quiet, locals-only charm in January that regular visitors understand and protect.
For international buyers, France offers a transparent property purchase process. Notary fees for existing buildings typically run between 7 and 8 percent of the purchase price. Non-resident owners can rent their properties freely under furnished rental (LMNP) status, which also offers meaningful tax advantages on rental income. EU and non-EU buyers both purchase through the same notarial system — no structural barriers to ownership.
Key features at a glance:
- Three independent houses totalling 8 bedrooms and 299 m² of habitable space
- Original 18th-century farmhouse (1768) retaining period features including original floorboards and fireplace
- Main renovated barn (127 m²) with underfloor heating, Portuguese limestone tiles, and energy rating C
- Second renovated barn (86 m²) with reversible heat pump and wood burner
- Stone barn with approximately 71 m² footprint — conversion potential subject to planning
- Four-bay oak-framed garage-carport with electricity
- 11,383 m² of land including mature gardens, fruit orchard, and private woodland
- Multiple outdoor terraces and dining areas positioned for sun and shade throughout the day
- 3,000-litre rainwater harvesting tank
- Ten minutes from Arnac-Pompadour's national stud and equestrian events
- 45 minutes from Brive-la-Gaillarde with TGV and UK airport connections
- Genuine multi-generational living or gîte business potential
- Priced at €449,000 for the entire estate
Properties like this — three functioning homes, real land, an unconverted barn, and this level of finish — don't come back to market often in Corrèze. The work has been done thoughtfully over thirty years; you're not inheriting someone else's half-finished project. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or get answers to your specific questions about purchasing as an international buyer. The property is ready. The countryside is waiting.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 8
- Size
- 299m²
- Price per m²
- €1,502
- Garden size
- 11383m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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