Beautiful Stone House with Large Pool, Guest Bungalow and Chalet on 2 Hectares of Land, 40 Minutes from Bordeaux Airport

Property Description

Summary
Five-acre country estate near Bordeaux, offering private immersion in nature without being isolated. Beautifully modernised, energy-efficient stone house with ultra-fast fibre optic broadband. Large pool, organic grounds, hundred-year-old oak groves, and independent accommodation for lucrative holiday rental or multi-generational living.

Location
A kilometre’s stroll from the welcoming village of Leogeats with its primary school, community centre and year-round calendar of community events. Three miles from Sauternes' world-famous vineyards and wine chateaux, its renowned restaurants and bakery; its well-equipped medical center and electric vehicle recharger; and from a supermarket and petrol or diesel station. Twenty minutes from the beautiful historic towns of Langon and Bazas, with secondary schools (including bilingual English-language options), and school bus from the village of Leogeats.

Access
Forty minutes' drive from the sophisticated city of Bordeaux and its international airport. Fifteen minutes from the A62 motorway. Fourteen minutes from a mainline train station, with intercity trains to Bordeaux and to the Mediterranean.

Interior
Residence 1: 'Caussarieu South', the main stone house, 255m². Beautifully modernized while preserving its historic character, fully equipped for remote working with ultra-fast fiber-optic internet. Light-filled open plan lounge, 54m², with traditional stone fireplace around a high-efficiency ecological wood stove. Dining area with patio doors onto the sun terrace. Fitted farmhouse kitchen, 30m², with traditional stone fireplace around a wood-burning insert stove. Three to 4 generous double bedrooms, one with en-suite shower, another opening onto the garden. For leisure & wellness, a bright conservatory, wine cellar, and home gym with a wall of sliding glass doors to the large swimming pool. Detached art studio and workshop, and 2-car garage.

Eco-Heating and Cooling: Diversified, highly efficient systems. Double-glazing and central heating in every room, with thermostatic radiator valves. ‘AA’ eco-label gas condensation boiler with new buried gas tank; two reversible heat pumps providing both air-conditioning and heating; ecological wood stove and traditional chimney insert fuelled entirely by the property’s own harvested timber. New roof in 2010. Mains water, private septic tank system.

Residence 2: 'The Oaks' guest bungalow, 70m². Charming, independent 2-bedroom bungalow, ideal for holiday-rental ‘gîte’, guests or intergenerational living. Sold fully furnished if desired. Light-filled living room, open-plan kitchen, cozy mezzanine, bathroom. Conservatory with stunning views onto the grounds’ century-old oaks. Double glazing, ecological electric radiators, fireplace insert, private terrace and garage.

Residence 3: Guest Chalet, 25m². Detached, self-contained chalet near the pool, sold fully furnished if desired. 2 bedrooms, shower room, and kitchenette.

Exterior
Pool & Outdoor Dining: 10m x 5m swimming pool with a counter-current jet, heating system, robot cleaner, and retractable full-height pool conservatory of 75m², for poolside lounging all year. Large, tiled sun terrace with retractable awning for shade, built-in brick barbecue, and roofed outdoor dining area with built-in refrigerator.

Grounds: 100% organic for the past 12 years as a haven for biodiversity and self-sufficient country living (Biodiversity Inventory available). For water autonomy, a traditional well, flowing all year, harvests the roof’s rainwater through unseen underground piping. Organic vegetable plot; climbing vines producing up to 50kg of organic table grapes per year; two groves of majestic, century-old oak trees; a small wildflower meadow home to rare butterflies; and rewilded heathland with wild ferns and flowering heather, birch and alder trees, and maritime pines. The property opens onto a protected hiking trail network stretching for dozens of miles towards the Atlantic Ocean and the vast Landes forest. Additional photos, full property brochure, and video walk-through available on request.