An entire hamlet for sale is very rare. Even more when this hamlet is not abandoned. In Collioure, in the Pyrénées-Orientales (66), you can acquire this exceptional fully renovated property of nearly 500 m² consisting of 5 buildings, dwellings and outbuildings, for 3.2 million euros. It offers all the comforts of a modern house thanks to its annexes: gym, garage, technical shed… but also by its swimming pool and its tennis court and its vegetable garden. As for the farmhouse, it was separated from its agricultural activity several years ago and has become a charming dwelling overlooking the sea, while being located 10 minutes from the heart of Collioure. “It is what is called here a Catalan farmhouse, a place in which people lived in autarky with a main dwelling, a dwelling for the children, one for the caretaker and a farm», deciphers Catherine Jousselin, founder of Terres d’Oc Immobilier Sotheby’s International Realty Perpignan and Narbonne, at Figaro.
Energy self-sufficient
This hamlet, dating back almost 400 years, is also rare because town planning rules no longer allow such constructions today. “In a non-urbanized area, it is no longer possible to build this type of property. These spaces are preserved“says Catherine Jousselin. A good which is moreover totally autonomous in terms of energy, which is not negligible these days, given the soaring energy prices. “It includes a solar power system coupled to a generator. In the past year, the owners have not turned on the generator once. It is a region where there is a lot of sun“, explains Catherine Jousselin. The hamlet is also self-sufficient in water thanks to a water collection system.
And who says group of rural buildings located outside the city does not necessarily mean very difficult to access. No need to own a 4*4 to reach the hamlet. It is located at the top of a mountain of course, but the road that winds through the scrubland is entirely paved. Something to reassure the less adventurous.