Unusal village house with terrace overlooking Canal du Midi in Paraza

Unconventional and characterful village house, formerly the village cafe with rooms to let above, offering more than 350m2 of habitable space over 4 floors, with 6 bedrooms and 3 terraces (2 with views of the Canal du Midi), located in a central position in the village, 2 minutes from the banks of the Canal.

With huge, light spaces/rooms and furnished in a distinct, minimalist style, the property retains much of the character and style of the original building. To the front is a covered terrace that opens onto an enormous living room with a vintage log burning stove and ornate glazed doors that open out onto a terrace of around 50m2 with stunning views of the Canal and countryside beyond (including for part of the year the snow-capped Pyrenees!). To the side of this vast room is the kitchen and a dining room, as well as a small hall with a staircase to the upper floors. From the kitchen, there are stairs going down to a lower level, which is at street level at the back of the property, where there is a large bedroom with a new en-suite bathroom and independent access onto the street. This level could easily be transformed into an independent self-contained unit with the addition of a kitchenette.

The main staircase leads to a mezzanine level with a shower room and dressing room, then the first floor, which has another shower room and 3 bedrooms, the largest of which has a loggia with far reaching views. There is a storage room on another mezzanine floor. The top floor has 2 further very large bedrooms.

There is plenty of space in this fascinating house to create a principal residence with separate lettable rooms or units, as well as a part that could generate an income such as a cafe, an art gallery or library, subject to necessary permissions. A unique piece of real estate!

Lower Ground floor:
Bedroom 1 – 33m2
Bathroom – 9.5m2

Ground Floor:
Cafe terrace – 10m2
Living room – 80m2
Dining room – 30m2
Kitchen – 12.5m2
Hall – 10m2
Main terrace – 50m2

Mezzanine shower and dressing room – 15.5m2

1st Floor:
Hall – 8.6m2
Bedroom 2 – 13m2
Bedroom 3 – 15.5m2
Bedroom 4 – 40.7m2
Shower room – 5m2
Terrace – 11m2

Hall to mezzanine – 2.6m2
Storage room – 13m2

2nd Floor:
Bedroom 5 – 27m2
Bedroom 6 – 34m2

General:
Mains drainage
Tax Fonciere approx. 1341€P.A

Location:
Paraza – Beautiful village on the banks of the Canal du Midi with amenities including seasonal restaurant and general store, 15 minutes from Narbonne, 35 minutes to beaches and 45 minutes to airports at Carcassonne, Beziers and Perpignan