| Price | €672,000 £538,238* | Ref | 21546HS13 |
| Town | AURIOL | Dept | Bouches du Rhone |
| Floor | 160 M2 | Plot Size | 564 M2 |
| Bath | 3 | Bed | 3 |
Helen Shackleton Independent Agent, says :
AURIOL: Modern villa of 140 m2 with separate studio close to centre of village. The main house includes an immense open ground floor comprising living-dining room and fully equipped, semi-open kitchen leading out to a generous covered terrace & summer kitchen. Upstairs there are two bedrooms each with ensuite bathroom and an office or guest bedroom. A spa pool, two garages and ample parking sit in the garden of 564 m2.
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AURIOL: In a residential quarter of the edge of this nice village, this villa is accessed through electric gates with videophone entrance system. At the front, there is ample parking, a gated garage and an open garage. The front door leads into an entrance hall where you find a guest WC and fitted cupboard. Then you enter a large living-dining room with patio doors to the south-facing terrace. The kitchen is only a year old and is semi-open onto the living room in the US-style with a utility room/pantry alongside. The kitchen also leads onto the covered part of the terrace with its summer kitchen - barbecue and pizza oven. Up the staircase with attractive ironwork is the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom with both bath and large Italian shower. A walk-in dressing room is located next door. An office or guest bedroom also faces south. At the east end of the house is the other bedroom with ensuite shower room. A separate WC is provided in the corridor.
The studio apartment is around 18 m2 and sits alongside the main house, but is self-contained with its own water tank. The garden is pleasantly arranged with a spa pool situated adjacent to another terrace area.
Auriol is a pretty village close to Aubagne and located between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. The motorway system is accessed directly on the spur A520 linking with the A50 to Marseille and the A52 towards Aix. The nearest airport is Marseille Marignane at 42 minutes with regional airlines using Avignon at 56 minutes. The TGV is located at Aix Les Milles 43 kilometres to the north-west.
| Logement économe | Logement |
≤ 50 |
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51-90 |
71 kWh |
91-150 |
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151-230 |
|
231-330 |
|
331-449 |
|
>450 |
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| Logement énergivore |
| Faible émission de GES | Logement |
≤ 6 |
3 kg |
6-10 |
|
11-20 |
|
21-35 |
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36-55 |
|
56-80 |
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>81 |
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| Forte émission de GES |
The Bouches-du-Rhone department is located in the Southeast of the Provence-Cote-d'Azur region and has a population of just under 1.8 million. The mountainous North meet the urbanised South where the majority of this population is dispersed. Marseille is the largest town and also the departmental capital.
Marseille is France's second largest city, and is very cosmopolitan with a diverse mix of inhabitants. The majority immigrated to here from the Mediterranean basin, West Africa and Indochina. Recently, the town has been given rejuvenated thanks to the new TGV line to Paris, which is itself attracting Parisian investors and those looking to buy a holiday home or apartment in the area.
Further north, Aix-en-Provence is a city which could not be more different to the busy Marseille. It is an esteemed University town which once bestowed its teaching upon a young man named Nostradamus. It makes an ideal break from Marseille, although traffic here can be very busy in peak season. If you are spending time here in the summer, perhaps in a lovely apartment or holiday home, then it is a perfect place in which to learn the French language.
In the West of the department, where the Rhone River meets the Mediterranean Sea there is a vast land of marshes and ponds which is home to herons, cormorants and stunning pink flamingos. A number of rice plantations, amazingly, have also been established in this part of the department.
Travelling north we come to Arles, which dates back to the 6th century. In 123 BC the Romans took over and made it into a strategic town with a canal linking it to the Mediterranean Sea.
In terms of infrastructure, Marseille has an airport with regular flights to the UK and other destinations, or alternatively there are Nimes and Montpellier. The new TGV line which links Mareseille to Paris also makes life a lot easier.
The fantastic Mediterranean climate, sandy beaches and interesting history means that there is a thriving property market. Both Marseille and Aix-en-Provence have great potential for both living permanently, owning a holiday home or renting out.
* The currency conversion is for convenience of reference only