Traditional Savoyard Mountain Village House For Sale, St Jean d’Aulps

Property Description

This large imposing house for sale in St Jean d’Aulps dating back to 1714 was once the region’s jail, courthouse and police station and was where a gunpowder plot was successfully masterminded. It was renovated 200 years ago using stolen stone from the enemy’s demolished Abbey and has subsequently housed a restaurant, a tabac and a village shop and has also been a working farm. Many of the building’s original features remain today. The current refurbishment offers over 350m² habitable space and still has an attic that could be converted.

Steeped in local history it is in a prominent position on a square and overlooks Mont Evian, the village of St Jean D’Aulps and the mountains beyond. It is on the free ski bus route up to the local ski station of La Grande Terche and it’s only a 10 minute drive (8km) to access the slopes of Morzine/Avoriaz and the rest of the Portes du Soleil domain.

Large sitting/dining room of 42m²
Farmhouse kitchen of over 32m² with walk in storeroom
5 large bedrooms each with an en suite bathroom
Games room
Internal cave with vaulted ceiling
Boot room
Boiler room housing the wood pellet boiler
Laundry room
Independent 2 bedroom apartment
Garage
Enclosed south facing garden on the side of the house
Parking for 5 vehicles

St Jean d’Aulps has got its own ski station called La Grande Terche in the ‘Espace Roc d’Enfer’ with its magnificent circuit through an unspoilt mountain environment. The altitude ranges between 950m and 2500m. Saint-Jean d’Aulps is good for intermediate skiers but also serves the experts and beginners well. This friendly family ski resort is part of the Portes du Soleil, which has 12 resorts in France and Switzerland over 650 km of glorious pistes. The skiing and snowboarding is among the most varied in the world. St Jean D’Aulps is 8km from Morzine where you can access the lifts to take you up to the slopes.

Summer activities include walking, climbing, sailing on Lac Leman which is only 25km away and takes approx 25 minutes by car, mountain biking, horse-riding and much, much more.

The village of St Jean d’Aulps is very attractive and has lost nothing of its original Alpine charm.

The chalet is 60km from the international airport of Geneva and 24km from Thonon-les-Bains on the shores of Lac Leman.

*HAI: Agency fees included-Payable by the seller.