" La Petite Berthe " is situated in the beautiful and affluent commune of Saint Auvent, which is a five minute drive from the pretty market town of Saint Junien, in the picturesque Haute Vienne and is surrounded by stunning countryside. Limoges is 21 miles to the East and the airport is only 19 miles away.

On the site at present, there is a partially dilapidated barn, but permission has now been granted to demolish this and build the architect designed house of 169 square metres you see here, with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, open plan lounge and dining area, large kitchen, entrance porchway, double garage, laundry room, 32 square metre outdoor swimming pool, covered walkway and enclosed seating area. The property will have a new private entrance and driveway and substantial landscaped gardens.

The house will sit in four acres (16354 square metres) of beautiful flat land, enclosed by numerous trees and shrubbery, which gives panoramic views of the surrounding countryside and woodland. The plot is at the end of a very quiet country lane and it is very peaceful. There are also another two adjoining fields belonging to the property, totalling one and a half acres (6100 square metres) to the bottom left of the main plot. This land cannot be built upon, but would be ideal for equestrian purposes.

The house will be built using reclaimed stone and timber from the old barn, blockwork and render. The windows and doors shall be double glazed, exotic hard wood and the roof tiles in clay. It will be insulated throughout and heated by either electricity or a wood burning system, depending on your preference. All the floors throughout will be a tiled finish and again, colours etc can be specified. The large open plan lounge 35m2 and dining area 13m2 will look out over the pool area, as will the master bedroom 18m2, with french windows leading on to. This bedroom has an en suite bathroom of 8m2. There is a large kitchen of 14m2 and the purchaser will have the opportunity to choose the style of units, finish, appliances, tiling etc. The kitchen, dining area, lounge and master bedroom are all open up to the roof rafters, with exposed beams, giving a light airy feeling. Again, the bathroom finishes and fittings can be specified to your individual requirements. The external covered walkway leads to the poolside seating area with built-in wood burner, the laundry room with fittings for a washing machine, dryer etc and through to the spacious double garage.

This individual, superior quality house, will be built to the highest standards, by qualified tradesmen and will be covered by all building guarantees. The internal layout can be altered if necessary to suit your requirements.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone to own a newly built, character house, in an idyllic area. Unlike many rural properties in France, this isn't in the middle of nowhere. Saint Junien is a lovely market town with many shops, supermarkets, restaurants, indoor market selling local produce, builders merchants etc. There is an eighteen hole golf course only a ten minute drive away and in the near future there are proposals to build "Limoges Golf and Country Club", which will be a fantastic five star complex and will also be a ten minute drive.

The finished property can be purchased for 375,000 euro's, which would be payable in stages throughout the build, via the notaire.

Ryanair offer cheap flights to Limoges from Edinburgh, Bristol, Bournemouth, Liverpool and Stanstead. FlyBe from Southampton. Also the TGV runs from Paris into Limoges railway station and Air France fly to Limoges from Paris, Lyon and Brussels.