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The House

The Ferme aux Vieux Galets was built about a hundred years ago with stones from the nearby Durance river. The then farm house, built as the working quarters of an adjacent manor, was solidly constructed from traditional materials.

The house is situated on the northern fringe of the town of Sisteron. A gravel driveway of about 150 m leads up to it from  the D 951 country road. The house has a surface area of 180 m², excluding annexes and the total property covers 5600 m². The property is surrounded on all sides by meadows and trees. Trees also line the boundary of our property. Within the confines of the courtyard splashes a fountain fed by its own spring, whilst a 100-year-old plane tree and a lime tree give plenty of shade. 
The house
covered outdoor area of apartment N°2
The Ferme aux Vieux Galets was acquired by our family in 1992, at which time the house was very dilapidated. We restored it painstakingly and with lots of love, doing much of the work ourselves and leaving nothing but the outer walls untouched. Whilst restoring the building we set great store by preserving its original character. Thus we gave preference to traditional construction methods and materials wherever possible. We collected old construction materials from decayed houses and private individuals and made use of them rebuilding the house.
For example  the floor tiles, which are at least as old as the house itself came from a number of different buildings in the area, we cleaned and polished them manually one by one before they found a new home in the Ferme aux Vieux Galets. The ceilings have been constructed from larch beams with the gaps between filled with plaster as was formerly the custom in Provence and all the doors are ancient, restored doors made from solid pine, walnut or oak. As you can see, we have set great store by details.