19th-Century Manor with River Views and Development Wings, Albi, France €580,000
Property Details
Location: France, Albi, Tarn, Occitanie
Sale price: €580,000 Euros
Listed by: Patrice Besse
Land Area: 5,481 m²
Internal Area: 315 m²
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Energy Rating/Class: F
Features: UNESCO heritage location · River Tarn views · 5 minutes from Albi centre · Separate apartment in south wing · North wing development space · 5,481 m² tree-filled garden · Virginia creeper facade · Original 19th-century features · Wood panelling · Glazed staircase · Multiple fireplaces · Small paved patio · Swimming pool permitted · Storage annexe · Former well · 10 minutes by bike to centre · 55 minutes to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
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This 19th-century manor sits on the south bank of the River Tarn in a residential neighbourhood north of the city, tucked into 5,481 m² of gardens filled with old trees that act like your secret service security guards, providing proper privacy.
The house started life more modestly on the 1810 Napoleonic land registry, just a simple cube surrounded by crops. What you're looking at now is the result of successive transformations throughout the 1800s: an imposing, symmetrical manor with a central section flanked by two equally sized wings.
Virginia creeper climbs the facades, shifting from gentle green in spring to deep red in autumn. The central section runs three floors with five aligned rows of windows, each outlined in brick.
The two wings are more austere, originally used for farming and drying harvests, with fewer openings and solid facades. Together with the courtyard between them, it all forms a coherent whole that's managed to survive two centuries relatively intact.
Now, the energy situation.
The property has an F energy rating at 348 kWh/m²·an, with estimated annual costs running between €13,800 and €18,730. That's not a typo. Single glazing and 19th-century construction explain it, but it doesn't make the bills any smaller.
Use the Energy Risk Assessor to understand exactly what this means for your budget and what improvements would shift the rating into something more manageable. You'll be looking at window upgrades, insulation work, and probably a complete heating system overhaul. This isn't a small project; it's a fundamental renovation that needs to happen alongside any other work you're planning.
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Inside the central section, the ground floor runs from main entrance to rear exit through a large hall. One side holds a recently renovated kitchen opening onto a utility room and storeroom, plus a dining room facing the rear garden with generous ceiling height, a classical fireplace, and dual-coloured terracotta tiles.
The other side features a lounge with original 19th-century wood panelling looking out to the garden. The stairwell's a standout: glazed door with hexagonal panes alternating between translucent and coloured glass, original wooden frame and railings, finely decorated stair stringer. Proper 19th-century craftsmanship.
First floor delivers three bedrooms, a bathroom with lavatory, and a large space used as laundry room or walk-in wardrobe. The master bedroom gets light through two windows overlooking the rear garden, grey marble fireplace, solid wood stripped flooring.
Second floor mirrors the first floor layout but with lower ceilings: three potential bedrooms, a smaller office or storeroom, two rooms awaiting conversion, plus a shower room with lavatory.
The south wing houses a small apartment with separate entrance: living room with open-plan kitchen, shower room, bedroom facing the courtyard. It works as family accommodation or rental income, whichever you need. There's also a second entrance leading to storage rooms and a staircase to the upper floor where a games room's mid-renovation.
The north wing is where things get interesting. It's remained in its 19th-century condition, rustic and untouched. There's a large wooden vat from past produce processing, a drying room upstairs connecting to the residence's master bedroom, and a two-thirds section with no floorboards at first-floor level.
That means vast space with imposing ceiling height ready for major development.
The Renovation Budget Planner will help you map out costs for converting this wing, whether you're after additional living space, rental units, or something else entirely. It's a blank canvas, but it's also a substantial project that'll need proper planning and budget.
The garden spreads around the house in landscaped style, filled with mature trees. A brick pedestal marks where a former well once stood (now collapsed), though another well exists at the property entrance. Planning regulations permit a swimming pool, and the eastern part of the garden looks most suitable. There's a small single-storey annexe to the south used for storage.
Getting around:
- Albi city centre: 10 minutes by bicycle, 5 minutes by car
- Toulouse-Blagnac Airport: 55 minutes
- River Tarn: overlooking from steep slope
You're positioned in a calm residential area with river views, close enough to Albi's shops, restaurants, and cultural offerings without being in the thick of tourist traffic.
At €580,000, you're buying architectural heritage, development potential, and a substantial garden, but you're also taking on serious energy costs and renovation work. The three separate volumes (central section plus two wings) mean you could divide the property into multiple homes without losing architectural harmony, or connect everything for one large family residence.
France's purchase costs typically add around 7-8% on top of the asking price for properties over €80,000. Use the Total Property Cost Calculator to map out notaire fees, registration taxes, and agency fees (paid by vendor in this case) to understand your total outlay.
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