Soustelle, Languedoc-Roussillon 30110

My friend Henri, who knows about stones and silences, told me once that there are houses that choose you. This one, at the end of a private road a kilometer long in the Galeizon valley 18 km from Alès, does not reveal itself to everyone. It waits. Two art blacksmiths worked on it for eight years with their hands, never entrusting to others what they themselves could do. The walls, stone by stone, by the École du Schiste, heir to the Companions of duty. The wooden bridge connecting the cloister bears a railing forged in their own workshop. This is not a renovation. It is a lifes work. The first house 160 m² A large living area of 50 m², an open kitchen and living roomthere you go, meals that last, evenings that spill over. In the mezzanine, the master bedroom suite overlooks the living room through wide openings; you can see the house living from the bed. A 10 m² independent bedroom on a landing, surely the most intimate room in the property. And the cloister bedroom, reached by the forged bridge, its intimacy, its bathroom, its silence. Below, the rock becomes a terrace. An old bread oven still heats. A 20 m² office for those who work or pretend to. A 36 m² cinema room with red seats sourced from a real Montpellier cinema from the seventies. A bright 25 m² gym opening to the Cévennes. The second house 120 m² Cathedral-ceiling living rooman awe-inspiring space that silences people for a few seconds. Mezzanine bedroom. Bedroom with Jacuzzi bathroom. Long, open-plan living area: custom kitchen, locally made furniture, a table in olive wood and wrought iron for twelve. The sink is a real, old-fashioned drying sink that no longer gets manufactured. A large storeroom/technical room. And a bathroom to discover on sitesome things cannot be described. Water arrives filtered directly from the source. It is drinkable at the tap. Outside Four terraces, four characters, four moments of the day. You dont settle on one; you use them all, depending on mood and season. The natural pool, 60 m³, filtered by plants, living water without chlorine, laid into the landscape as if the earth had always carried it. A private path leads down to the river. At the bottom of the valley, a natural basin carved by the Galeizon for centuries. The water is cold and clear. You slip in alone in the world and, for a moment, forget that the rest exists. Ancient honey house of 60 m² to develop. Terraces, schist walls, space for a caravan, a vegetable garden, a yurt, or simply to leave blank. 112,000 m² in total. What to know Air/air heat pump, pellet stove with green flame, boiling stove, 250 L thermodynamic water heater, geothermal system, 8 south-west photovoltaic panels (12.8 m²), VMC, reversible air conditioning. Real bills contradict DPE estimatesin a good way. On-site individual sanitation not compliant. Energy class D · 212 kWh/m²/year Climate class B · 7 kg CO2/m²/year Estimated annual cost: 5,360 to 7,310 (energy prices 2023, real available bills, substantially lower). DPE valid until the Important: Viewings take at least two hours, walking shoes, no rush. This place cannot be rushed or forced to fit into someone elses schedule.