La Bastida - Holiday home rental in Occitania (EN)

4 bedrooms

8+ beds

2 shower rooms

225 m² of living space

60 ares of garden

40 m² saltwater pool

satellite TV

internet access

Wi-Fi

non-smoking

ranking ☆☆☆

“La Bastida^☆☆☆”: a haven of tranquillity for your holidays

Are you looking for an individual house to rent for your holidays in the Gers department (32)?
We are proposing la Bastida (cottage in Occitan), a vast Gascon stone house located in the middle of fields and woods, built on its site with private access and settled in a wide garden of over 6000 m² (7175 yd²), offering both shaded spaces under the locust trees and sunny areas around the swimming pool (saltwater) or in the orchard, all enjoying a calm and wooded environment.
Thanks to its ideal location, the property has the advantage of having no vis à vis from any of the rooms!

It should be noted that La Bastida is located 2.5 km from Castelnau des Fieumarcon (Lagarde Firmacon castle), regarded as a very popular site and unique place for weddings by our British friends.

Description of the accommodation “La Bastida”

The house is an old Gers farmhouse renovated in 1980 with traditional materials, originally consisting of two independent bodies which are now connected by a central volume giving access to the four bedrooms, the bathrooms and a mezzanine.

La Bastida was awarded a 3☆ ranking by Atout Franceopen_in_new in September 2022.

The dwelling, offering a habitable surface area of 225 m² (2422 ft²) spread over 3 levels, comprises on the upper floors four large bedrooms (12 to 14 m² = 129 to 150 ft²) spread over the two wings, one on the north side (level +1), the other on the south side ( level +2), as well as a bathroom and a shower room; it can accommodate 8 to 9 people (double bed 160×190 63"×75" | double bed 160×190 63"×75" | 2 single beds 90×200 35"×79" | 2 bunk beds 90×200 35"×79" + 1 single bed 80×190 32"×75" + 1 single folding bed 80×190 32"×75"). A cot and a baby seat can be made available on request. The sleeping area is protected by a smoke detector.

On the ground floor a comfortable fitted kitchen (gas cooker with 4 burners, electric oven, microwave oven, fridge, dishwasher) also allows meals to be taken there. Note that the main kitchen window provides a direct monitoring of the large 40 m² (430 ft²) private swimming pool which is normally accessible from mid-June to mid-September.

It is also possible - and even strongly advised - to settle on the covered terrace close to the kitchen, which opens onto the garden in the west; you will find there an extensible table, comfortable armchairs and a wide remote parasol offering extra shadow at the beginning of the afternoon; a mobile barbecue is available and can be installed nearby.
A kitchen contiguous back-office is fitted with a large deep freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer as well as a board and iron.

At the +1 level of the south wing, a large living room of 70 m² (753 ft²) - comprising the lounge and a dining room which are crossed by an imposing stone fireplace - offers a space of calm far from the pool. It is equipped with a Fransat satellite HD television, a fixed telephone line as well as a unlimited ADSL (fibre) internet access with Wi-Fi.
In front of the house, a shaded parking area can easily accommodate 2 to 3 cars.

♦ Please note that the premises are strictly non-smoking.
♦ Pets, educated and fully vaccinated, are welcome but, although located far away from any road, the garden is not fenced. However, dogs under categories 1 or 2open_in_new (according to Law No. 99-5 of 6/1/1999open_in_new) are not accepted.
♦ Due to the presence of stairs, the logis is not recommended for people with reduced mobility.
♦ By French law, the rental is subject to a "seasonal rental" contract.

We are also referenced on: Homerez.fropen_in_new • leboncoin.fropen_in_new
and, indirectly, on: Airbnbopen_in_new • Booking.comopen_in_new • Abritelopen_in_new, but it is far more expensive!

La Bastida: in the Lomagne gersoise

We welcome you in Occitanie, in the Lectourois, in the heart of Lomagne Gersoise, a typical country region, but the city is not very far: Auch is a 45-minute drive, Agen (SNCF train station) is 40 minutes by car, Toulouse (whose Blagnac International Airport is 1.5 hours by car) and Bordeaux (is 2 hours by the A62 motorway).
This map allows you to better locate ourselves in the hamlet of Sens, located near Marsolan (if necessary, zoom slightly to see La Bastida appear):

Gascony offers you breath-taking “bossus” (=hilly) landscapes, punctuated by a succession of hills, some planted with oaks, the other covered with sunflowers in summer, and this, under a sky most of the time of a bright blue. A rich historical heritage will seduce you during your visits and you will be spoiled for choice to discover the gastronomic table that will delight your taste buds.
The city of Lectoure is about ten minutes by car: you will find many shops including a large modern supermarket, multiple restaurants, several banks with cash-distributors, general practitioners, pharmacies, a post office and a cinema, not to mention its village of the “brocanteurs” in the castle of Counts of Armagnac.
A picturesque market animates the central artery that turns to be pedestrian on Friday morning.
The city of Lectoureopen_in_new is well known for its thermal cures, its “Photographic Summer” festivalopen_in_new created in 1990 and the “Melon Festival” in mid-August. These activities are announced on the website of the Tourist Officeopen_in_new.

The region offers many cultural and / or sports activities which are outlined hereafter.

Some suggestions for activities

to watch ...

The region is rich in many places to visit, including:

The village of La Romieuopen_in_new and its legend of cats, its collegiate church of the 14th and the wonderful Gardens of Coursianaopen_in_new, splendid Arboretum containing thousands of plants in a superb setting (6 km),
The pastel blue of Lectoure, a colour extracted handcrafted in the Lectoure workshop out of the leaves of the plant Isatis tinctoria, produces a pigment. Its story is told in the workshop (9 km).

The fortified village of Larressingleopen_in_new from the 13th, beautifully restored, and its medieval campopen_in_newproposing animations for children (22 km),
The Honey Museumopen_in_new in Gramont, a true conservatory of honey and beekeeping techniques and traditions, will amaze young and old (22 km),
The Abbey of Flaranopen_in_new, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the twelfth century, offers an architectural ensemble of perfectly preserved novel style as well as an exceptional collection of masterpieces of drawings, paintings and sculptures of the 16th up to the 21st (22 km),
The magnificent castle of Lavardensopen_in_new of the twelfth century houses temporary exhibitions (25 km),
The Museum of Armagnacopen_in_new in Condom presents a rich evocation of agricultural, winery and distillation techniques of this flagship of the Gers of Aygue Ardente, the oldest eau-de-vie of France (25 km),
The round bastide of Fourcèsopen_in_new, one of the “most beautiful villages of France” (28 km),
The archaeological site of the Gallo-Roman villa in Seviacopen_in_new, near Montreal of Gers, where very beautiful mosaics were updated (33 km),
The Musée des Amériquesopen_in_new ("Americas Museum", formerly, Museum of Jacobins) in Auch exhibits a comprehensive panorama of pre-Hispanic cultures from Central America; it is the second largest collection of pre-Columbian objects from France, after that of the Quai Branly in Paris (44 km),
The prestigious Moissac Abbeyopen_in_new, founded in the 7th century, offers a remarkable example of mixing Roman and Gothic styles (63 km).

to listen to ...

Updated on 29/06/2024 - Awaiting further information for next Summer ...

MAY: the "Bandas de Condomopen_in_new" festival is the largest gathering of brass and percussion in Europe. On the second weekend of May, the peñas fill the streets of Condom with waves of Paso Doble, Fandango, Jota, Arin Arin, Salsa, ... which are all invitations to dance and have fun (10th-12th May 2024) (at 19 km).
MAY: Vic Fezensac hosts this year again its traditional Feria del Toro “Toros en Vicopen_in_new” in its arenas on 18th-20th May 2024 (at 42 km).
JUNE: Auch invites you to attend its festival “Éclats de voixopen_in_new” dedicated for more than 20 years to the art of singing, a great cultural rendez-vous from 11th to 16th June 2024 (at 44 km).
JULY: For more than 25 years, the “Tempo Latino El Únicoopen_in_new” festival proposes for 3 to 4 days podiums for lovers of Latino, Afro-Cuban and Caribbean music. This festival takes place in and around the very beautiful arenas of Vic-Fezensac (25th-28th July 2024) (at 42 km).
JULY: La Romieu hosts for the fourteenth time, from 18 to 20/7/2024, its event “Musique en Cheminopen_in_new” which proposes to renew the interpretation of old music, alternating musical walks, lectures, ear-catching and evening concerts in the magnificent collegiate church (at 9 km).
JULY-AUGUST: The unavoidable “Jazz-in-Marciacopen_in_new” festival will will bring together jazz fans for 3 weeks on July and August: this year, from 18th July to 4th August 2024 (at 77 km ).
JULY-AUGUST: in the most beautiful sites of the Armagnac (Lectoure, Condom, Fleurance, Lavardens, Terraube), the “55th Nuits Musicales in Armagnacopen_in_new” give you an appointment from 21/7 to 7/8/2024 to hear a host of artists offering musical shows for all tastes: Grieg, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Puccini, Bizet, Massenet, Bach ... but also jazz, choral singing, flamenco, folk guitar ... (within a radius of 7 to 20 km).
AUGUST: The French Astronomy Association (AFA) has been organizing in fleurance, every year since 1990, an astronomy festivalopen_in_new whose reputation has largely affected the Francophone community. This festival is aimed at everyone, regardless of age (from 4 years old, however), regardless of training and/or knowledge in astronomy: you will meet many speakers, will participate in workshops, will attend projections, enjoy the science village and the Astro-Youth Festival, all offered at democratic prices! The current session of the Festival will be held from 2nd to 9th August 2024 (at 18 km).

or having sport ...

For whom would be attracted by more physical activities, several options are available to you:

(large) hiking trails around Lectoureopen_in_new,
cycling routesopen_in_new and mountain bike rentingopen_in_new,
horse riding almost everywhere in Lomagne and Ténarèzeopen_in_new,
the municipalities of Marsolan and Lagarde each provide a tennis hardcourt (at 3 and 2 km respectively),
the discovery of the Gers seen from the sky in a hot air balloonopen_in_new at the entrance to Lectoure (at 8 km),
canoeing on the Gers river between the Pont d'Aurenque (between Fleurance and Lectoure) and the mill of Saint-Geny (Lectoure, at 9 km) {+33 (0)7 81 87 84 81 - canoes.de.la.lomagne@gmail.com},
the golf de Fleuranceopen_in_new offers a 9-hole course open all year round (at 22 km),
stand up paddle on the Castéra-Verduzanopen_in_new lake leisure base (at 23 km),
a paintball field, both for beginners and confirmed sportsmen, in the Besmauxopen_in_new in Pavie, near Auch (at 51 km),
an adventure park in the trees, offering 10 difficulty levels of ropes course adapted for age (from 3 years old), on the green site of Vert en l'Airopen_in_new in the Besmaux forest in Pavie (at 51 km),
canoeing and kayakingopen_in_new on several other rivers, i.e. the Baïse river (at 25 km) or the Arros river (at 70 km),
wind sailing or windsurfing on Thoux-Saint-Cricq Lakeopen_in_new (at 56 km).
an initiation to cable skiing, kneeboard, wakeboard and wakeskate on the Grand Lake of L'Isle Jourdainopen_in_new (at 66 km),
another acrobatic ropes course in trees, with increasing difficulty levels but adapted to age (course from 3 years old), on the site of Agrip Aventureopen_in_new in the Forest of Agre in Montech (at 70 km),

and still a lot to discover!

On the website of the Tourist Office in Gascony-Lomagneopen_in_new, on that of the Discover Gersopen_in_new and on that of Bastides de Lomagneopen_in_new you will find many essentials:

pay a visit to the most beautiful villages of the Gersopen_in_new,
go to meet local craftsmenopen_in_new and artsmenopen_in_new: Auch earthenware, art cutlery, makila, jewellery ...,
a dive into the “foie gras” markets open_in_new,
meet artists exhibiting their worksopen_in_new, ...

The 2025 calendar of seasons and availability • La Bastida

La Bastida welcomes you from mid-May to mid-October for stays of at least 7 nights; however, in very high season, rentals are always done on a weekly basis, counted from Saturday PM to Saturday AM.

Reopening of reservations: Wednesday 15 January 2025

Our rental rates • La Bastida 2025

The rates and conditions presented below are applicable only for rentals made without an intermediary. The particular conditions announced on rental platforms are therefore not necessarily applicable here (and vice versa).

Very high season : € 1,990 / week
High season : € 1,500 / 7 nights
Middle season : € 1,010 / 7 nights
Low season : € 790 / 7 nights

Rates are

decreasing

for longer stays!

Cleaning charges and the communal residence tax are included in the price therefore no supplement will be charged. However, during your stay, an extra cleaning service is possible on request against payment (32 €/h).
For stays of one week or more, we provide bed linen (sheets, pillows and duvet covers for people sensitive to cold) as well as common linen (dish towels, shower mats), but neither bath towels nor pool towels are included.

In very high season, the rentals are always made on a weekly basis (7 nights), counted from Saturday late afternoon to the following Saturday morning. Derogations from these conditions are sometimes possible for longer rental periods or different seasons: please contact us.

For the other seasons, the rental is for a minimum period of 7 nights, the days of arrival and departure remaining at your choice.

How to book

Upon receipt of your formal booking request, we will confirm the availability of La Bastida for the desired period; this will have the effect of changing the status of this period on the calendar, from “free” to “under application”, thus giving you the priority for this period.
We will then ask you to confirm your reservation within 5 working days by an instalment (30% of the rental price), otherwise the period will be reopened for rent.
The balance must be paid for part (50% of the rental price) by bank transfer 7 weeks before the date of your arrival and for the rest by cheque drawn on a French bank or in cash (in €) at the latest upon your arrival.
Note: If the reservation is made within 7 weeks of the scheduled arrival date, we will then ask a confirmation instalment equal to 50% of the rental price.

You will be asked for a guarantee deposit of 500 € – by cheque drawn on a French bank or in cash – upon your arrival. This amount, after deduction of the amount of any rental repairs, will be returned to you no later than 10 working days after the handing over of the keys at the end of the rental.

NB: Please note that we are not able to accept foreign bank cheques, vacation cheques or card payments.

Terms of cancellation

In case of late cancellation, the full rental price remains due.
However, if the cancellation occurs more than:

90 days before the date of arrival, the amounts already paid will be fully refunded,
45 days before the arrival date, only the confirmation deposit (30%) will remain due,
30 days before the arrival date, half of the rental price will remain due.

[2020-2025] Covid-19 If you were unable to reach La Bastida due to a decision by the authorities establishing confinement and/or limiting travel, the case of “force majeure” would be proven and the amounts paid would then be fully reimbursed.

Standard Seasonal Rental Agreement [Siret nr 927 565 408 00014]

For your information, we invite you to read the model of Seasonal Rental Lease Contract that will be proposed to you when booking your stay via our website. Please note that French law requires the tenant to formally accept such a contract. 😊

Contact us ...

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