8 eco-friendly French properties with geothermal heating

If you want a self-sufficient life in France, a renewable heating system might be one way of cutting costs and carbon emissions.

Many people are looking for environmentally friendly properties not only as a way of living more sustainably, but also due to the financial benefits of eco-living. From solar panels to water mills that generate electricity, there’s a whole range of features that contribute to a more ecologically friendly property.

Geothermal heating systems are a great way of warming your home, a renewable source that takes the heat directly from the ground that your house is built upon, by pumping water through pipes underground and heating it through a loop system. Here are some French properties that already benefit from geothermal heating systems – meaning you get to avoid the installation costs and reap the rewards.

This pretty two-bedroom house in Dordogne doesn’t scream eco-friendly, and the price is very reasonable considering it benefits from this innovative heating system. Only a 15-minute drive from Bergerac airport and with a lovely garden and some work to do finishing a bathroom and dressing room, you could quite easily make this your own eco French home that already has the geothermal heating system installed.

On the market for €183,600

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Full of character and charm but heated by the ingenious geothermic heating system, this longère in Mayenne is only a 20-minute drive from Alençon. With four bedrooms and an ensuite for each, a functional bread oven in the living room, plus a vegetable garden and solar panels, it’s hard not to see the potential here for an eco-friendly and sustainable home in the Pays de la Loire.

On the market for €233,500

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A modern three-bed house near the perched village of Roquecor not too far from Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Tastefully decorated and with large double-glazed windows in a quiet wooded area; this house looks like it could be cool in the summer and cosy in the winter.

On the market for €236,559

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This three-bedroom house in Vienne has been beautifully restored, with a timeless elegance to it, whilst also benefitting from modern luxuries such as underfloor heating (geothermic of course), a water softener and even a central vacuum system. It also has little house to renovate across the road and a plot of land in addition to that lovely garden, with plenty of space for a vegetable plot or two.

On the market for €245,000

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Recently reduced and in a secluded location near to the market town of Castillonnès, Lot-et-Garonne, this three-bedroom barn conversion comes with an adjacent one-bed apartment, all of which is serviced by geothermal underfloor heating. The well-maintained garden and character features make this a lovely family home that is cost-effective.

On the market for €349,500

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This Gascon farmhouse in Hautes-Pyrénées is incredibly efficient, with geothermal heating and cooling, as well as an annual income from solar panels of €1,600. The garden has some lovely mature fruit trees and a vegetable patch in addition to a 7180m² oak woodland. Already an established business with a two-bedroom gîte and salt water swimming pool, it’s a wonderful example of a functional eco-friendly business opportunity.

On the market for €370,000

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Near to the market town of Guémené-sur-Scorff in Morbihan, this nine-bedroom, nine-bathroom Neogothic manor house has 13 acres of land and a longère that’s waiting to be renovated. The poolhouse has a kitchen and barbecue area and both the pool and manor house are heated by the geothermic system.

On the market for €625,000

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An eight-bedroom house with a pool and walled garden, this is a spacious property that would be a fabulous home or potential business. The contemporary interior design contrasts with the character façade and natural stone colour, and it is a well-situated property near Béziers in the Hérault department.

On the market for €798,000

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