Historic Duplex in Iconic Carcassonne Building, Carcassonne, France, €324,000
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Grand Duplex, Heart of Carcassonne
About this property
One of those buildings in Carcassonne that people photograph before they even know what's inside. This duplex occupies around 200 square metres across two levels in a recognised historic structure at the centre of a UNESCO World Heritage city. Not a conversion project, not a compromise, properly grand in the way only French bourgeois apartments manage to be, with high ceilings, period character, and the kind of proportions that make modern new-builds feel a little apologetic.
The layout is thoughtfully split: the first level opens with an entrance into a bright, spacious reception room large enough to host without rearranging everyone's social anxiety. A separate kitchen keeps culinary ambitions contained, while three of the five bedrooms come with built-in storage. A full bathroom, a separate shower room, and two WCs handle the morning rush across what amounts to six rooms in total. A Juliet balcony adds a flourish, and a 15 m² terrace gives you actual outdoor space in a city centre location.
The energy rating is a D at 211 kWhEP/m²/year, honest for a historic building of this age and construction. You're buying architectural pedigree and a postcode inside the medieval postcard, not a passive house. Carcassonne's preservation rules mean any future renovation will need careful navigation, but the bones are solid and the setting is as good as it gets. At €324,000 for 200 m² in the heart of one of France's most visited cities, the price-per-square-metre case is hard to argue with.
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