100 Acre commercial property in Gascony/Gers (department 32), SW France. The property is ripe for development, with bags of potential either for an investor, or a family who want to 'live the dream' and run a gite, B&B, conference centre business or equestrian centre in this beautiful, unspoiled part of France. The property lends itself to light manufacturing or storage/distribution use as it offers over 1600 m2 of commercial buildings each with industrial power supply.
The property comprises 16ha of vines (under rental to local growers), plus woodland, prarie and open fields (some with a small EU grant). The vines currently planted here include Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, plus some traditional local varieties. Re-planting is in progress on part of the vineyard, in 2012, Sauvignon Blanc will be planted. The property was well renowned for its wine and Armagnac (dating back to 1929). There is a well-appointed farmhouse with 7 upstairs bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a separate bedroom/bathroom/sitting room suite on the ground floor, dining room, large kitchen with fireplace, pantry, utility room, marble-floored sitting room, study and wc. The self-contained gite offers 3 bedroom and 2 bathrooms plus large through kitchen/dining room, separate sitting room and bbq terrace. There's also a large 4 bedroom flat over the purpose-built office, showroom, leading through to various industrial/commercial buildings including a warehouse, workshop and numerous other buildings - in total over 1600 sq m, some of which (a large, 2 storey barn facing the Pyrenees mountains), could be converted to offer additional holiday accommodation - a detailed plan of the buildings is available on request. The vineyard is 900m from the popular Compostella pilgrimage route with thousands of walkers passing by each year. One of the pieces of land within the property (completely private and not visible from the main dwellings is a 8 hectare field which has the potential for a camping site or installation of log cabin type structures. This plot of land has separate road access and a large barn, which could be developed to provide either living accommodation or a reception building/restaurant to compliment the campsite.
The property has masses of development potential and lends itself to either being run as a vineyard once again or as a holiday destination, conference centre, cookery school, riding school - the possibilities are endless! There's a small town within 2km with a shop/boulangerie, pharmacy, school, doctor's surgery and post office. The larger towns of Eauze and Nogaro have a wide range of supermarkets, restaurants, schools, and all kinds of services - each town is 10km from the property.
The property is situated approximately 1 hr from Pau airport, 90 minutes from Toulouse and 90 minutes from Bordeaux. The new A65 motorway can be reached in 20 minutes.
Following our investment in commercial buildings, the site has a wide range of buildings which could be used for manufacturing or storage/distribution, making this an excellent opportunity for someone to either re-locate or start up a business with their home close by (no more commuting to the office). The department of the Midi Pyrenees offers grants for start-up or re-locating businesses coming to this area and there's an abundance of available labour.