This former presbytery is tucked away from view, enjoying privacy behind a stone wall, between the Romanesque church and castle, in the old part of the hamlet, inherited from medieval settlements linked to the Viscounty of Turenne. From the narrow street, a double-leaf, wrought-iron gate opens into a closed, cobbled courtyard with parking space for one vehicle. In the corner of this courtyard, next to the barn, a pond discretely adorns the space. The main entrance, the door to the cellar and the French windows opening into the living room, whose wide lintel sculpted with an accolade pays witness to the place’s history, can be reached from the courtyard.
The current residence is thought to date from the late 19th century. It boasts three storeys, including a converted loft, and stands above a vaulted cellar. Its light-yellow stone elevations, partially covered by Virginia creeper, have retained the sobriety of ecclesiastic houses of yesteryear. A perpendicularly situated barn prolongs the property’s edifices and adds structure to the surroundings of the courtyard. Light filters into the staircase via a window, which is embellished with a stained glass-style painted motif fixed to a pewter frame. The main section has a hipped roof while the barn has a gabled roof, creating a balanced silhouette in the surrounding landscape.
To the south, the house opens onto a densely tree-filled garden, providing coolness and privacy on sunny days. A patio and a pergola provide outdoor living spaces, while, further away, the swimming pool and its wooden decking discretely take their place among the vegetation, enhancing the private nature of the property.

The presbytery

The house is immediately habitable without any work, having been carefully restored and maintained over the years, with respect for its authenticity, borne out in the choice of sober decoration faithful to the simplicity that characterised the presbytery in bygone days. It boasts the welcoming ambiance of a family home, bathed in light, possessing impressively sized reception rooms, a pleasant kitchen and spacious bedrooms. The place’s preserved character is displayed by the presence of old parquet flooring, exposed beams, stone walls and period fireplaces. The broad French windows in the kitchen and lounge open onto the patio, giving a genuine impression of continuity between the living spaces and outside.
The interior layout offers plenty of flexibility: the former barn, which today forms part of the home, could easily be transformed into an independent space, suitable for holiday let accommodation or for welcoming visiting guests.

The ground floor
The entrance door leads into a hall set around a wooden quarter-turn staircase adorned with balusters and a handrail that are soberly curved. The former cob wall has been removed to reveal the half-timbering, allowing the interior to be brightly bathed by the light that streams through the stained-glass window between the two storeys. The entrance also includes a cloakroom and lavatory. On the eastern side, the open-plan kitchen merging with the dining room boasts French windows opening onto the patio and garden, which naturally extend the living spaces towards the exterior. The lounge standing opposite is set around a fireplace with a closed hearth boasting a painted wooden mantelpiece and overmantel. It leads to the living room in the former barn, which possesses a stone Cantou fireplace, light-coloured tiled flooring and a separate entrance from the courtyard. A straight wooden staircase leads to a multi-purpose room on the upper floor, accompanied by a lavatory.

The first floor
The first floor can be reached by the wooden staircase in the entrance and is set around a hallway leading to two large bedrooms opposite each other. The light-coloured walls and well-preserved moulded doors provide a feeling of sobriety and coherence.
On the western side, the first bedroom, preceded by a walk-in wardrobe, is of impressive size and boasts a classically inspired fireplace, whose green marble mantelpiece and painted décor give structure to the main wall. On the eastern side, a second bedroom bathed in light boasts a currently blocked, soberly lined, painted fireplace framed by stylised columns and bearing a central medallion. The small-paned windows and the straight wood stripped flooring contribute to the simple and understated charm of the room.
To the north, between the two bedrooms, the hallway leads to a bathroom fitted with a bath, a double washbasin and a lavatory.
The second floor
This insulated and converted attic level can be reached by a more simply constructed half-turn staircase made up of two straight sections. Light streams in through the skylights, illuminating the volumes in which the roof frame is exposed. There is a combination of recently laid wood stripped flooring and sea grass flooring on this level.
On the eastern side, a space currently used as an office could be transformed into an extra bedroom. On the western side, following a bedroom, there is a shower room with a lavatory. This storey can be seen as an extra level that can be adapted according to needs.
The basement
The basement can be reached from the rear courtyard and is made up of a cellar divided into two separate parts. The stone-vaulted first part pays witness to the age of the building and can serve as a space for storing wine, amongst others. The second is more technical in nature, housing the fuel-oil powered boiler and its tank, while also serving as a storeroom.