Main Description
Valros is a pretty village surrounded by miles of vineyards (wonderful walking, jogging, and biking country). The main square is shaded by ancient plane trees, there is a bar, a unisex hairdresser, a tabac, a fabulous new restaurant, an hotel, an excellent boulangerie and loads of antique shops.
Nearby Pezenas is a great historic centre and was once the capital of the Herault region and the centre of French culture, Molière played in one of the theatres. It is now full of antique shops, bookstores, restaurants, shops, as well as a large Saturday market fashion boutiques, and supermarkets.
In another direction - the Mediterranean is 20 minutes away, with the fishing villages of Sete, Marseillan, and Meze, providing a host of fish restaurants. The beaches are clean, sandy and stretch for miles. Some are developed seaside towns, others offer vast stretches of uncrowded and undeveloped beaches.
The close proximity of the autoroute provides access to sights further afield such as Spain with the Dali museum in Figueras, or the cosmopolitan delights of museums, shops and nightlife at Montpellier.
ACCESS
Valros is within easy driving distance of International airports including- Beziers Agde (15Mins) Montpellier (45 mins), Carcassonne (75 mins), Toulouse (2 hours) and Nimes and Perpignan (one hour). There are railway stations at Beziers (30 mins) and Montpellier (30 mins) and Agde with TGV connections to Paris and Lille.
The villa, is situated in a very secluded and tranquille area, it is not overlooked and has been completely refurbished to a high standard. Care has been taken to preserve rustic charm with modern living requirements. The outside of the house has recently been repainted. The house has reversible air conditioning/heating in the living room.
The villa is approached by a wide private drive via electrically operated gates
The surface area of the building is approximately 130M2 . The water, electricity and gas are all town mains and drainage is by a private system. Telephone is connected and the area is ADSL enabled.
The villa is of an open plan design providing a large living room and separate kitchen. The flooring is terra-cotta tiles throughout apart from two bedrooms which are carpeted.
The entrance hall leads to the sitting room and to a delightful atrium in the centre of the house.
The dining area is adjacent to the kitchen and leads to the pretty terrace through large double window doors.
The main living room has a vaulted ceiling and a feature brickwork wall as well as a Deville wood burning stove with 11.5KW output. There are also built-in library bookshelves
The kitchen is fitted with hand painted Provençal style units by Sacel with tiled work surfaces and includes a electric double oven, gas hob and cooker hood and fridge/freezer. There are other base units and cupboards, sink and dishwasher. All appliances are by Neff.
Leading from the kitchen is a large utility room for washing machine and tumble dryer and from this room a small cave with mezzanine for storage. The gas fired boiler provides hot water and central heating in winter is located therein as well as a 300 litre hot water tank for summer use.
This is heated by off peak electricity or by solar panels on the roof in summer. These face south so that during a summer like last year they provided hot water from April until October.
There is also a 1.55M x 0.90 M heated airing cupboard for linen and a water softener providing soft water all year round
Bedroom 1 is a double size bedroom, approx 25M2 with carpeted floor and ample power points and lighting. There is a built-in wardrobe and a large ensuite bathroom.
Bedroom 2 is a double bedroom, 25M2 , with large window doors looking towards the garden.
This room has a built-in wardrobe and an ensuite shower room with heated towel rail and hydro massage shower and fan heater.
Bedroom 3 is a small double bedroom, approx 13M2 with east facing window and also an ensuite with double sinks and shower. There is also a walk-in storage room/wardrobe. This room is currently used as a study.
Bathroom Ensuite to Bedroom 1
This room has bath, wash basin and WC. There is an electric towel rail and fan heater
Annex/Garage
This building comprises a large garage space with room for two cars and a two storey annex which has enormous potential to be easily converted into an apartment of some 40 M2 subject to planning permission.
Outside
The gardens are mature and well stocked with shrubs and flowers. There is even an 'English lawn' which has an automatic irrigation system.
The swimming pool 8 Metres by 4 Metres supplied by Desjoyaux has a built in water filtration system and is surrounded by stone paving incorporating a large lounging area. The pool features a 'rapids' setting for dinghy and swimming challenge. The whole area is surrounded by fencing to French safety standards.
PRICE
The house ready for now at an asking price of 350,000
as a private sale. There are no agents fees.
Taxe d'habitation was approximately 590 in 2009