This is a roomy, generously furnished holiday house. The furnishings are very child-friendly and has 7 beds as following: I child’s bedroom with 2 beds, 1 child’s bedroom with 1 bed, 1 living room with 2 beds, 1 room with separate entrance with 2 beds. The kitchen is well equipped: fridge freezer, gas cooker, coffee machine, espresso machine, various kitchen machines, and lots of crockery for all needs. In the dining room there is a table for 8 persons. There is also a stereo there. In the living/bedroom satellite TV (with all the German programmes) and a stereo. There are DVDs and various CDs on hand. A shower and a WC are on the same floor. There is also a washing machine and dryer as well as electric central heating in all rooms. Outside you’ll find 6 linked terraces of 120 – 150 m2 each, including a children’s play terrace with sand box, swing and Wendy house. The grounds are well planted.
Sumène, Sumene, Le Vigan - Mont Aigoual, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe
marks the location of the property.
Nearest airport:
Montpellier, Mediteraine at (50 kilometres)
Nearest ferry port:
Montpellier
Nearest train station:
Montpellier at (48 kilometres)
Nearest motorway:
Nimes at (65 kilometres)
Car
recommended
This holiday house is situated on the edge of the Cevennes national park, right on the border of Herault department. Sumène is a small town of about 2500 inhabitants, and the house is in the mountains above Sumène in Le Pouget district. It is about 600 m above sea level. Pouget is a very quiet area with few tourists. There are good shopping facilities in Sumène including 2 doctors, a dentist, a chemist, 3 restaurants and a hairdresser. There are bigger shops at Ganges, about 5 km away, and in Le Vigan, about 14 km away. The local inhabitants of Sumène are very friendly to outsiders and children are well tolerated and integrated. There are 5 indigenous families in Le Pouget, and in holiday times there are fewer visitors. Neighbours in Le Pouget do not complain about loud children, not just around the holiday home but also in the whole town.
Availability notes The times of occupation are organised so that new guests arrive on the day after the departure of the previous guests. In this way it is up to each guest to pick a departure time that suits them.
Rental rates for the Le Pouget in Sumene
Quoted in *: Euros Per property Approximate equivalent in:
Dates
Rates
Period name
Begins
Ends
per week
per weekend night
per mid-week night
minimum stay
1 Dec 2008
31 May 2009
1 Week
1 Jun 2009
31 Aug 2009
1 Week
* All information without guarantee. Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.
Notes to the rental rates: High season: prices are quoted for 5 people. For additional guests (the home will accommodate up to 7 people) the supplement is 15 Euro per adult, 8 Euro per child. There is a 10% reduction of the total price for bookings of three weeks duration. Use of the telephone can be arranged.
Low season; the prices are based on 5 people: additional guests are charged 9 Euro per day, children 5 Euro per day. Use of the telephone can be arranged.
Special Offers: the price quoted is for 5 guests. Additional guests (up to seven in total) are charged at 12 Euro per adult and 5 Euro per child. Use of the telephone can be arranged.
Accommodation and Facilities for the Le Pouget in Sumene
Property type:
house
(detached)
Bedroom:
4 bedrooms, sleeps a maximum of 7 people
Children bedroom - 1 single, Desk, play surface, cupboard, small stereo Children bedroom - 1 extra lg. double, Own separate entrance Bedroom 6 - 1 extra lg. double Bedroom 7 - 2 extra lg. doubles
Child’s bedroom 1: very comfortably furnished, with bed, shelves, desk, and very cheerful south facing room. Child’s bedroom 2: bright colours, double bed, desk, shelves. Living/bedroom: double bed, several sitting options, television with all the German channels, DVD, about 200 music CDs, stereo, wardrobe, sink and wash basket. Separate room, ground floor with separate entrance, very comfortable arched room.
Bathroom:
1 shower
Bathroom - 1 shower enclosure
In the living area: 1 shower, toilet and sink. On the first floor terrace: shower compartment with toilet and wash basin.
Floor Area:
130 m² (1 sq m aprox. = 10 sq ft)
Accommodation type:
self-catering
Location type:
mountain
rural
Theme:
away from it all
family
General:
telephone
Kitchen:
4 ring stove
clothes dryer
dish washer
freezer
fridge
grill
oven
washing machine
Living / family room:
sofabed
comfy seating for 6 people
Dining:
dining room
eating seating for 8 people
Entertainment:
audio tape player
cd
DVD
radio
satellite or cable
stereo system
tv
Outside:
barbecue
child's swing
garden
parking
sand pit
terrace
14 garden chairs
4 beach chairs
Suitability:
children welcome
long term renters welcome
low allergen environment
pets considered
suitable for elderly or infirm
wheelchair inaccessible
Notes
Furnished for practicality: everything you would expect in normal household, furniture, kitchen equipment, crockery. We have not installed luxury furniture so that toddlers and children can move about freely. There is a good stock of CDs and DVDs for all tastes, children’s films, westerns and feature films. There are plenty of children’s toys and toys for the sandpit. Crockery, wine glasses, a wine cooler of good quality are there for a special occasion. The garden is well planted with fruit trees and ornamental trees so that there is shade in the summer. The house is connected to the mains water and has its own tank in addition. There is adequate outside lighting. 2 entrances, one separate bedroom. The garden offers opportunities for peaceful relaxation. The village is friendly; children playing are not seen as a nuisance.
48 km from Montpellier / Mediterranean, 65 km to Nimes. Neighbouring departments: Herault, Aude, Provence, Tarn. About 1.5 hours by car to Camarque, Arles, St Marie de la Mere. Plenty of pedestrian walks in the area. Lots of facilities for leisure activities in the district such as horse-riding, canoeing on the Herault, lots of river bathing areas in the Herault, the Vis, the Rieutort in Sumène, on the Ganges, the neighbouring town in Herault, facilities for tourist activities. Lots of town festivals, lovely markets, knight’s jousting, wine fests. Numerous grottoes and dripstone caves nearby. About 80 km away in the direction of Lodeve lies the Lac du Salagou, where there is bathing, surfing, boat trips and fishing. If you are looking for relaxation near to the house there are bathing areas where you can be alone or with other people. If you enjoy day trips you’ll find everything you could wish for in the Mediterranean or in Cevennes within 50 or 100 km distance.
Climate and environment
From mid-March there’s a choice of weather: on flat ground midday temperatures can reach about 250C, while you can still ski in the mountains. At cherry harvest time in mid May, 300C and breakfast on the terrace are not unusual. From about mid June to mid August the temperature is about 36 – 380C. Rain is rare. From Mid August to the start of October the temperature sinks slowly to 22 0 25 degrees. November is usually very fine, with temperatures of about 10 degrees in December. The rivers are very clean and just right for bathing. In the Le Vigan direction lie the mountains, of which the tallest is Mont Aigual at over 1500 m. There the Atlantic and Mediterranean streams meet in the sea. You’ll find numerous walking paths and climbing tours are also available. During the whole of October till mid November there’s a lovely autumnal atmosphere with pleasant temperatures. Chestnut harvest (you are allowed to collect them), autumn markets and autumn festivals.
Culture
Montpellier and Nimes have lots of music and theatre festivals. Sumène itself is for three days in the summer the centre of the Trans Cevennol, an international music festival. 1 of the central parts of the ‘Contes’ or recitals was founded in Sumène, where countless poets and philosophers, famous far beyond the borders of France, spend the whole year giving lectures, seminars and presentations. Numerous wine and town festivals with children’s decorations, fireworks, musical bands, bowls and lots more. Fantastic restaurants nearby: in Ganges ‘Le Commerce’, in Sumène ‘Le Cokadoo’. Lots of grottoes in the region and also the bamboo woods in the direction of Arles, near Anduze. Lovely market in autumn as well as harvest festivals. The Knights Templars castle in La Couvertoirade is worth a visit, as is the rock circle in Cirque du Narvacelle. In Lodeve, about 80 km away, visit St Fulgran cathedral, and not far from there the Lac du Salagou and the two beautiful villages of Octon and Salasc.
You can play golf in Montpellier as well. Find all the details in the tourist office in Salagou, where German languages information is available.
Ski information
At about 60 km from the house skiing, cross country and tobogganing is available from December to the middle of March at Mont Agoual ski resort. Ski lifts are available and it takes an hour to reach it. At the height of the season the snow is about 1.2 metres high.
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