19th Century in Conques, Aveyron, France
"Old dependence of the Abbey of Conques, in the heart of a village near Conques. The building has been reconstructed in 1800 years after a fire, and then into secondary residence for Monks Abbey. The elements of characters such stones, beams, fireplaces Renaissance ceilings to the French windows to mullions, murderous ... were canned. The property also includes a barn 115m with levels that can be amenagee. 2 vaulted cellars and a vaulted barn round off the property. All on a plot of 1700m."
OHDO Notes
Location: Conques, Aveyron, Occitanie, France. At the time of this post, priced at €149,000 ($169,689 USD).
For more information on this property contact Selection Habitat, RODEZ .
9 Comments
Kelly, Admin
I’m not certain where in the village this is located but take a drive around via Google: https://goo.gl/maps/tn6iBsJ2GDT2
The translation is a bit strange but I think it’s saying that this was rebuilt around 1800 after a fire, later turned into a residence for the local Abbey. I don’t know what “murderous … were canned” means. The is the translation that was given in English on the agency site.
Mélissa ( from France)
fenêtre à meneaux: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion
“Murderous…were canned”: meurtrières :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowslit
Kelly, Admin
That makes more sense! Thank you!
Miss-Apple37
“were canned” is a wrong translation and would mean : were kept/retained.
http://www.wordreference.com/fren/conserver 😉
Kelly, Admin
So the opposite of “canned”! 😀
Miss-Apple37
Conques is one of the most beautiful villages in France (there’s an official list: “Les plus beaux villages de France”): http://www.france-beautiful-villages.org/en/conques
I’ve been there, you park your car (with a fee) and then stroll in the old and narrow and steep medieval streets. Just amazing. The road to go there is long and slow because it’s in the mountains.
This particular property is said to be in a nearby village, but unfortunately they’re not covered by Google Streetview, so I cannot look and try to find it 🙁
https://www.tourisme-conques.fr/en
They said it was rebuilt in the 1800s, but it looks definitely older. The bigs stones at the top of the exterior wall make it look medieval, almost like a crenellated wall top. If it has renaissance elements, then it would date back to the 16th C. And medieval even maybe earlier.
Kelly, Admin
My husband and I were wondering why the cars were parked on a rural lane above the village! LOL Thanks for answering that question.
Miss-Apple37
Once you’ve paid you’re given a sticker that exempts you for the next times you come with the same car. Or so was it a few years ago when we went there!
This is a pic of me laughing while my bf was taking a quick snap of this crazy thing i was doing (at the bottom of Conques church) because i knew this could be seen as offensive maybe: https://tinyurl.com/missapple37inconques
Kelly, Admin
LOL I would have done that too! Or at least thought about it. 😉