Best value property in the region – by a mile!
Their version of our grey salon
Four floors of 200m2 each, 10 rooms, exquisite panelling, marble fireplaces, fabulous garden with ancient trees – and of course this happens to be the sister-property of number 42. The layout is very, very similar. It’s obviously priced for a quick sale. Modernising is necessary but the place is beautifully kept.
For more details contact Clémence 06 23 17 37 98 or Valérie 06 15 27 27 45
“Au pied de la Montagne noire, dans le sud ouest de la France, en coeur de ville de Mazamet, coup de coeur pour cette splendide maison de maître de la fin du XIXème siècle. De style classique, avec ses encadrements en pierre de taille, elle développe 4 niveaux de 200m2. Très beaux éléments anciens : parquets, moulures, cheminées ….Les vastes pièces de réception, s’ouvrent sur une terrasse et un jardin clos, arboré, à l’abri des regards.”
Source: vente TARN SUD – MAZAMET SUPERBE MAISON DE MAITRE DE 500M2 + DEPENDANCES
Here’s a picture of it a long time ago, and below that a write up from a book about the important houses in the area.
My Mazamet 
Lovely. But what about the neighbours?
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Exceedingly private!
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Do they still dress up as Roman senators and run around outside at 3am yelling, “Est enim luxuria! Est enim luxuria!”
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Only when there’s a full moon! 😛
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*she chuckles*.
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Not your style? The exteriors are a bit dur, but the garden does soften it.
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I was chuckling at JZ’s comment. .. :). It looks like a palace – it’s huge!
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It’s not small as a whole, but the rooms are all fairly cosy sizes. Not a single room is over 40m2, which also makes cleaning and closing off unused areas very easy.
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Hello Pink. Sorry I am confused a bit. You have done such grand work with #42 are you saying you are buying the new place to work your magic on it also? If I was to compare pictures of what you have done in your place your efforts are far better than the one here for that property. If you do buy it I know you will make it grand, you really enjoy doing that. I wish both of you the best. Hugs
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Nooooooo! I’m not moving, EVER! And thanks for the compliment 😊
When I heard the place next door was for sale for such a great price I thought I’d publicise it for them. It would make a fabulous home for someone.
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Hello Pink. Still I think you should buy it and create a second grand place you could rent out, and even use part of it as a guest house for your visiting friends. If nothing else your talents you have clearly shown at decorating will increase the value and you could sell it for a profit. But I understand if you do not want the extra work. I am just saying I loved the pictures of the transformative work you did on your own home. Hugs
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I’d love to do that, but Mike would murder me before I ever had the chance. That house would need very little to look absolutely sublime. The outside grey should be softened to a sandy limestone colour and the interiors should be monochrome white or ivory – that way all the ornate plasterwork and mouldings would look super elegant.
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Just a little out of my price range… darn!
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It’s got massive commercial potential as there’s a whole separate building at the back which could be made into for profit apartments/gites 😉
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Jawdropping price compared to where I’m at, I might move to France if I could find a job. Any demand for gin-sodden shiftless layabouts out there?
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It’s amazing value for France in general; mostly because we’re isolated in a nature reserve/park. As soon as there’s a motorway, the prediction is prices will go up dramatically.
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How big’s the garden?
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Let’s hope it’s big enough for peas, beans, turnips and squash! 😉
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I was pruning the plants by the wall that separates us last week and noticed they’ve got a gorgeous potager with all sorts of vegetables against their side of the wall. So yes, there’s tons of room for a decent crop.
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Hi Carmen! Yes, and a spare acre for Pink’s personal cannabis plantation.
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As if! I’m not a cannabis sort of person. I’m too controlling. Last time I tried, many years ago, I ended up with a watch in my hand, timing everything and taking notes of what happened.
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It would probably be a quick-cash crop! 🙂
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Oh, understood. Best stick to DMT. I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
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If I had my choice, it’d be MDMA 😛
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Bigger than ours, probably somewhere between 2500 and 3000 m2.
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That’s a reasonable size for a large-town property, by English standards. I looked on the agent’s site and couldn’t see much about the garden. Are solar panels popular down there, what with all the sun? I suppose they’d be rather frowned upon on properties such as this?
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One of the reasons we chose this town was precisely because it was one of the few places where we could get a decent garden in town, walking distance to everything.
Solar panels are hugely popular. As they have a mansard roof, they could probably get away with solar panels that are nearly invisible.
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Oh, okay; I wondered if buildings like yours and this one may have what in England is known as ‘Listed’ status, meaning things like double glazing and solar panels are off the table. How old are this and your place, may I ask, mid-to-late 19th. c. or thereabouts?
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Everything within 500 metres of the church is listed, but that only covers the exterior architecture. That means no, you can’t change the windows to double glazing, and the colours must be within a certain range – but I think solar panels would be okay as long as you can´t see them.
The place next door I believe was built around 1860. Ours is much younger and dates from the 1920’s. But in both cases the major interior decoration work (panelling etc.) was done in the late 20’s. So we have identical door furniture, floors, very similar panelling – and the same layout with three ground floor south facing reception rooms.
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Here’s a glimpse of their front garden.
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I really love paneled rooms! And that plaster work is amazing. That would be a terrific place. I visited the Mazamet town website you mentioned a few posts back yesterday. What a wonderful place. I lived in Toulouse for a semester in my undergrad days and loved it.
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We love panelled rooms too, especially the way they do it here in France where even when it’s ornate it’s not heavy. We moved here in 2015 and we absolutely love it. I wouldn’t dream of ever going anywhere else.
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Egad! That is the price fo a down payment on a dump/fixer-upper in California. The American Dream has become an American Nightmare!
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Same is true around all the major cities in France. People pay extra for traffic, pollution and gratuitous aggression 😀
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I could probably afford the purchase but I’d likely need that again for the renovations. I guess I’ll stick with my new garage instead 😛
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Your garage is big enough to live in! You could transform it into a Tiny House complex 😀
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In another life…
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Do you live in an urban or country environment?
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Sub-urban, (sub-human at times). I sent your post to my sister who lives in Bath. She’s got rich friends and loves good food, drink and company.
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It looks lovely and you do get an awful lot of house for the money!! Their decorating choices are somewhat questionable though – who thought of that yellow kitchen?? 🙂
I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you’ll get nice neighbours!
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I think most of their decorating choices are from when they bought the house in the 80’s. At least that’s feel the colours give me. The kitchen is the part I think needs some serious consideration. I’m usually for closed kitchen, but in their case I think creating a big opening to the dining room might be the best option.
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Whoever buys the house, they should employ you as a consultant when they do the renovations!! They’d end up with a stunning house!
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I don’t take jobs like that anymore, but I’d gladly give them ideas for free ☺
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🙂
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lol – I’m with Scottie. You should definitely buy it and work your magic on it. 🙂
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