You are in the Comminges (south of the Haute-Garonne department), in the village of Encausse-les Thermes, 9 km from the A 64 motorway. The neighboring departments are Ariège, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Spain is 45 minutes away by car.
The concept:
This house was imagined, designed and built to achieve energy autonomy and also meet water needs.
Technical choices:
Wood frame (Douglas), straw insulation (a very high-performance insulator) for walls and roof (1027 bales), external lime render, earth render for interior, solar collectors and photovoltaic panels, wood stove, underfloor heating, rainwater harvesting (filtered and used for showers and toilets), surface well (flow rate: 3 m² per 24 hours) and micro-treatment plant, to name just the main features.
The cherry on the cake:
The swimming pool/Nordic bath building (65 m²) has its own wood boiler, a heat pump and photovoltaic panels.
Security:
The property is nevertheless connected to EDF and the water distribution network due to its guesthouse and bed & breakfast activity: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=270426502245689&set=a.150879134200427

In total, this property, with a very contemporary style, offers 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms (including a master suite), 2 bathrooms and 2 toilets over 241 m² of living space to which must be added a veranda of 60 m², the covered and heated swimming pool (65 m²), a garage of 44 m², a cellar of 42 m² and 115 m² of basement, all on a rolling plot of 10,000 m².

Drone video: https://youtu.be/xLQx1MNtEpw?si=kgMz95mf8_Qsq1X5

If you wish to visit this property, contact the real estate advisor from EXP Realty France (contact details at the end of the slideshow), registered in the Tarbes RSAC register under number 811 407 071.

Sale price: €650,000 including agency fees (€25,000 TTC). Agency fees are the responsibility of the buyer. This price does not include notarial fees and land registry fees. If you are interested in taking over the guesthouse and bed & breakfast activity, a global sale is possible.