French Eco-Friendly Renovated 19th-Century Comtoise House, for a Family, Welcome or Bed&Breakfast Project

Property Description

Summary
Renovated 19th-century Comtoise house, 300 m² (20 min from Besançon), 6 bedrooms including 2 guest rooms. Ground floor: kitchen, living room, bedroom, garden access, guest lounge, bathroom, WC. Upper floor: guest rooms, library, master bedroom, office. Flat 3000 m² garden in permaculture and organic gardening, outbuildings, 350,000 euros.
A French large renovated farmhouse ideal for gîtes (B&B), near Besançon, with sustainable gardening and ample space for 350,000 euros—linking to prior home features like wood-burning stove, double glazing, and connected to the main drainage.
The house is fully renovated with eco-friendly materials.
The land is suitable to build a natural swimming pool or a traditionnal swimming pool.
A beautiful vaulted cellar for storing wines and garden produce.

Location
IN FRANCE, in Franche Comté (Region), in Haute Saône (Department), very close to Doubs and Jura (2 other departments of Franche Comté)
45 min from Dijon (regional capitale of Bourgogne / Burgundy, France)
2h from Switzerland (Neufchatel, Lausanne, etc.)
2h1/2 from Paris (Capitale of France, by Train)

70150 Cult,
5 min from Marnay, a lovely small characterful Comtoise town with all conveniences
20 min from Besancon (regional capitale of Franche Comté, France)
20 min for a University Hospital Center (CHRU Minjoz, Besançon)

Access
Cult (70150), a small village in Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, requires connections via nearby hubs like Besançon or Vesoul.

Train Access

Take a TGV ("Franche Comté TGV Station") or TER to Besançon-Viotte (20-30 min drive from Cult) from Paris (2.5-3 hrs) or other cities. The closest other station is Saint-Vit (16 km away, ~20 min drive). From Vesoul station (25 km, ~30 min drive), buses or taxis connect; no direct rail to Cult.

Airport Access

For international flights, fly into Dijon-Bourgogne Airport (70 km, 1 hr drive) or Geneva (150 km, 2 hrs); Basel-Mulhouse (120 km, 1.5 hrs) pr Dole-Tavaux Airport (50 km, 3/4h).

Interior
The ground floor of the house includes a kitchen (providing access to the upper floor via a staircase), a bathroom, a WC, a newly renovated living room with access to the terrace and garden, an office or gym, as well as a large dining room in stone, wood, and metal, providing access to the outbuildings and upper floor (via another staircase).

The first floor comprises, in one part of the house: a large master bedroom with dressing room and views over the village center (Château, Church, Town Hall), a small bedroom facing the rising sun that can serve as an office or child's room, a large living room/library in mezzanine format; and in the second part of the house, 2 guest rooms ready for operation as-is (each including a bathroom and WC), a hallway serving these rooms and providing access to a small guest lounge. A final room can serve as an attic or be finished to allow for a gîte/guest room format (creation of a kitchen possible for guests).

The second level includes a large mezzanine bedroom (for children or guests), as well as large attic spaces that could potentially be converted to further increase the gîte's capacity (play area? dormitory? new bedrooms/suite?).
The outbuildings comprise a garage, an indoor barn, an outdoor barn in two sections, a small lean-to for material storage, and a garden shed.

Central heating with wood pellet boiler ÖkoFEN (capacity, 4-ton silo) + 2 wood stoves in the house.

Exterior
The large garden is cultivated using organic gardening and permaculture methods; it is an LPO refuge. It features an ornamental section (flowers, decorative Japanese shrubs, aromatic plants), an orchard (apple, pear, plum, mirabelle, walnut, cherry, fig, apricot, peach trees, linden), and a vegetable garden (permaculture raised beds, greenhouse, simple square foot gardens, small fruit bushes, 1000-liter rainwater collectors), plus a children's play area (zipline, garden cabin, etc.), a gazebo, and a pergola.

The front of the house allows parking for 3 cars. Opposite the house, a small municipal parking lot accommodates additional vehicles.

Additional Details
Renovated and well-maintained farmhouse of 300 m² with an adjoining 3000 m² garden.

The house has only one shared wall, but it does not disturb the tranquility of the place at all; a space between the two houses provides complete sound insulation.

This charming residence is suitable either for a family, and/or for a guest room project, and/or stopover and holiday gîte, and/or ideal for people who love entertaining.

The owners offer to leave the majority of the furniture and equipment from the house and guest rooms (total value 12,000 euros)

It complements features like ÖkoFEN pellet heating, wood stoves, double glazing, permaculture garden, and easy access from Besançon, ideal for family or B&B projects.

The house is fully renovated with eco-friendly materials, especially for thermal insulation.

The land is suitable to build a natural swimming pool if desired, because there is an open outdoor space ideal for relaxation or family activities.

There is beautiful vaulted cellar for storing wines and garden produce.

Various works carried out (2013 – 2024):

Insulation of the attic (eco-friendly wood fiber),
Refurbishment of the entire north side of the roof (framework and tiles),
Conversion of the inner barn with insulation, creation of a storage room, small gym area, and large shelving units,
Renovation and extension of the downstairs bathroom,
Renovation of the ground floor living room,
Renovation of the ground floor office/bedroom,
Renovation of all façades (plastering).

This nice residence is in a charming little village, with a ecological farm with very good farm products.