This property ticks all the boxes for the dream of a classic French Country Farm property.  Wonderfully big, classic farmhouse with gracious and spacious rooms, beautiful original chimneys and mouldings and tons of bedrooms, outbuildings ( some already converted into rentable gîtes ) for a variety of country pursuits, including wonderful light filled artists lofts if that’s more to your thinking, hectares of land for riding and hiking with fantastic views upon the local chateau and the distant mountains, formal gardens for green thumbs and a lovely in ground pool that can be fed from your own source – not town water!  Located in the Ariège, but very near the Aude border, the property is ideally situated between Mirepoix, Limoux and Quillan.  In the heart of a touristic region with cathar castles, lakes, mountains, the beach at just 1.5 hours, Andorra at 2 hours, Barcelona and Girona an easy drive and Toulouse at just over an hour.  The property consists of 35 hectares that look out over the Pyrenees and the ruin of Chateau Lagarde, a combination of fields and forest that climb to a view spot that is ideal for picnics.  There is a source on the property that provides water for all of the buildings.  There are a total of 5 houses currently – 3 with 2 bedrooms, 1 with 3 bedrooms and the main house with 5+ bedrooms.  The scope of this property is such that 10 houses / apartments are easily imagined.  Multiple barns ( over 1709 sqm of exploitable space ) provide ample space for creating more living / business opportunities.  A must see at this price!