or only €185,000 for both house and extra land with building permission.
(Current exchange rates)
Overview, side of house with main entrance
Charming French country craftsman home on 3,300 m2 (0.8 acre) of wooded south-sloping land in the Jura of eastern France. Beautiful view of fields and river course. On the edge of France's largest deciduous forest.
The House
- Located in the village of Augerans, south of Dole, between Dijon and Geneva. Address: 4, Rue du Val d'Amour, AUGERANS, 39380 France. Phone, (33) (3) 84 81 59 25 [from USA dial 011 (33) (3) 84 81 59 25].
- situated North 47° 01' 17" East 005° 34' 45", elevation 225 m (735 ft.), oriented south by south east.
- 160 years old with rendered stone walls, tiled roof, electricity and water recently redone, roof wood structure renewed and/or treated. Connected to village sewage. Wood-stove heated. Connected to telephone and Minitel.
- Habitable floor-space area of 110 m2 (1,160 ft2) on two stories.
- Upstairs: comprises 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and separate toilet. Wood and plaster finish, wood floors. Exposed wood beams, sloping ceilings. Very elegant, light, and airy.
- Downstairs: comprises rustic kitchen/dining room, lounge, study, and adjoining large bonus room of extra 20 m2 (210 ft2). The bonus room is sunny and comfortable, opening through door-windows to a terrace and barbeque; it has a pleasant view of the orchard and fields beyond.
- Floor plans available on request.
The Grounds
- Two adjoining lots: house on 1700 m2 (0.41 acre) and second lot of 1600 m2 (0.39 acre) of which 500 m2 (0.12 acre) is zoned for home construction following local architectural style.
Facilities
- Quarter-hour by car to large Medieval-through-18th Century town, with all commerce available and access to national and international freeway system, mainline rail station: 2 1/2 hours by train to Paris, 3 hours by car; 1 1/2 hours by car or train to Switzerland.
- Three local elementary schools on bus route; quarter hour to local secondary schools. Universities in nearby prestigious cities of Dijon and Besançon accessible by car and train.
- Five minutes to river, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, camping, horseback riding. Local gliding and flying clubs, golf club. 3/4 hour to mountains and lakes, climbing, skiing, trekking, caving, sailing.
- This property has wonderful potential for being a little Bed and Breakfast as well.
Title Transfer
The Title Transfer (Compromis de Vente and Acte de Vente) will be handled by the local Title Agent (Notaire) through the nearest French Consulate abroad who will translate. Transfer and Transaction fees at the expense of the purchaser.
Photographs
Front entrance
Celia in one of the bedrooms
Detail of bathroom
WC
Detail, open beams
Detail, lighting and plasterwork
Detail, wall lighting and window
Detail, tile roof with one of the modern skylights
Detail, entrance
View of pasture
View of pasture
View of pasture
View of pasture
Watercolor of the house by Margaret Prentice
New Aquarella and old gate
Drawing showing two lots
Map showing Augerans near Dole, between Dijon and Geneva
Contact the seller:
Barbara Armstrong (harold.barbara@wanadoo.fr)4, Rue du Val d'Amour
AUGERANS, 39380 France
(33) (3) 84 81 59 25
[from USA dial 011 (33) (3) 84 81 59 25]
or
Email comments to the seller's brother in the USA Michael F. Diggles (mike@diggles.com)
The URL of this page is http://www.diggles.com/house4sale/
Last modified: January 28, 2008