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Farmhouse |5 bedrooms |Sleeps 10

Mirepoix in Midi-Pyrenees

From £550 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover Saturday

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Key info  Swimming pool, beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car essential, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

The house is over 200 years old and has been converted from farmhouse to family home. It has fine views, a garden, orchard and pool.

It is a quiet village with about 20 houses. There are no shops or cafes, but Mirepoix, only about 10 minutes away, offers all the essentials for living. It is a stunning 13C town built around a central square with ancient arcades, a cathedral and market.

The area is in Cathar country with many accessible hilltop castles ( Montsegur ), the famous cite of Carcassonne, fine provincial towns ( Foix, Limoux ), abbeys, and many pastimes and sports.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
From the front door you enter a large living room which has dining and sitting areas and a large open fireplace.
Off this room is the fully equipped kitchen which also has a breakfast area with table and seating. To the rear are two bedrooms ( one double and one with a single bed and two bunk beds ) a bathroom and a separate loo.

On the first floor are two twin and one double bedrooms, plus two bathrooms.

Further details outdoors:
The house is at a corner of a central village square. You enter the property through double gates into a courtyard which can hold 3 cars. On one side is an open barn ("hangar") with a table tennis table, spare chairs, BBQ, logs etc.

The house and garden are in the country. The land descends to the main lawn, surrounded by trees and shrubs.The 11m X 5m pool has gentle steps at one corner, and is protected by infra-red beams which sound an alarm when broken. This can be turned off when the pool is in use but must be turned on when bathing is over. A cover is drawn over the pool in the evening to preserve the temperature. There are loungers and a swing seat by the pool.

There is a terrace, with a door from the living room, which has tables and chairs for 10 plus. From the terrace there are pretty views to the Pyrenees in the distance. Behind the terrace wall is an orchard with fruit trees.

Further details

Changeovers are on Saturdays. Guests leave by 10.00 am and arrive after 4.00 pm to allow for cleaning, mowing, pool maintenance etc.

The house is in the care of Alain and Aline Chaubet who see to the cleaning and maintenance. They live in the village and are very helpful.

Conditions

Following a firm booking request:

* We send you a booking form
* You return it with a deposit of 25% of the total cost of the holiday.
* We send you a receipt and advice on the balance due 6 weeks before your holiday starts
* You send us the balance by the due date
* We send you the keyholders' details and instructions on how to find the house

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The pool

 

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Front of house and courtyard

 

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The terrace

 

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The living room

The Midi-Pyrenees / Ariege region

This is Cathar country and the region is the centre of those beliefs which threatened the authority of Rome and were declared a heresy by the Pope. This led to a crusade in the 13thC to stamp them out. Much destruction and suffering ensued but we are left with the mountain top castles that were the last refuges of the Cathars and remain accessible today.

There are abbeys, fine towns, churches, cathedrals, caves, underground rivers, glorious forests, the Pyrenees and, of course, Carcassonne with its extraordinary mediaeval city - and tourists!

June to September are the warmest months, of course, and temperatures can rise to 40C. But May and October can be marvellous and you can often eat out on the terrace in February!

The Mirepoix area

Mirepoix is a gem. It has unique, ancient arcades around its central square where a fine market takes place on Mondays. It was built in 1280 as a bastide, a fortified town to fend off the English. Here you can shop for all essentials and much more besides.

Within easy reach are the two great rivers, the Aude and the Ariege They are ideal for canoeing. There is tennis,
go-carting, golf, and sailing within 30 minutes. The great forests to the south are crisscrossed by footpaths and the walking is magnificent from the front door onwards.

How to get there

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Ryanair fly twice daily from Stansted to Carcassonne and Perpignan.

There are cheap flights to Toulouse.

We are about 700 miles from Calais and 500 miles from St Malo.

Activities near Mirepoix

Guestbook for Chez Jenney Le Village

All comments have been full of praise for the house and for guests' stays.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 10
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low Season	1 Jan 12	26 May 12	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	26 May 12	30 Jun 12	700£ 700	0-	0-	1 Week
High Season	30 Jun 12	1 Sep 12	850£ 850	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 Sep 12	29 Sep 12	700£ 700	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	29 Sep 12	29 Dec 12	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Reductions for longer lets.

We ask guests to provide their own linen and towels. We can provide them but make a charge of £6 per head for washing and ironing.

In winter we charge for both electricity and wood for heating.

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting Nigel Jenney Landline +44 01263 860422 Mobile +44 07867 800530 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2007. This farmhouse has so far received 0 reviews.