Freycinet

🛶 Exceptional Freycinet barge for sale (Home & opportunity for activity)

Freycinet-type barge (38.5 m x 5.05 m), built in 1950, offering approximately 180 sqm of fully customizable living space, with a private garden on the Rhone riverbank of 200 sqm.

📍 Rare location

Moored in the very first line on Piot Island (Barthelasse) — no barge in front — facing the historic city of Avignon.

Exceptional and unobstructed view of the Palace of the Popes, also with glimpses of Mont Ventoux and the Pont d’Avignon.

• 15-minute walk to Place Crillon

• 5-minute drive to the city center (intra-muros)

• Bakery, swimming pool, and walks along the Rhone nearby

• City and nature accessible within 5 minutes by bike

👉 A unique living environment, between nature and city center.

🌿 Outdoor spaces

Thanks to its top-position, the barge benefits from a private 200 sqm garden on the Rhone, with acacias, an herbal garden, and a wooden pergola.

• 15 sqm terrace on the bow, partially covered

🏠 Layout – Two independent accesses

➤ Forward gangway – Living & activity space

Main deck:

• 20 sqm air-conditioned entrance room with WC, water point, and a bar/kitchen corner

• 45 sqm open space, air-conditioned, adaptable to your needs

💡 Ideal for: yoga/Pilates studio, wellness space, lounge, workshop, gallery, offices, etc.

Lower deck (~80 sqm) – Main living area:

• Living room with open kitchen (completely renovated and insulated in 2023)

• Large porthole with views of the Rhone and Palace of the Popes

• 2 bedrooms, one fully renovated in 2023

• Bathroom

➤ Rear gangway – Guest rooms & engine room

• 2 cabins operated as guest rooms for 7 years

💰 Revenue:

• 2022: €53,000 (reference year)

Mariner’s cabin (~20 sqm) with wheelhouse above:

• Cabin

• Bathroom (compact bathtub)

• Water point

• Dry toilets

“Love room” (18 sqm), air-conditioned, renovated in 2022:

• Water point

• Possibility to reinstall a shower

• Could be transformed into an office or additional bedroom

✨ A versatile property

Former transport barge, then theater and personal development space, today ideal for:

• A large main residence

• A mixed habitation/activity project with separate spaces

• A professional or tourist activity

⚙️ Technical features

• Navigation certificate valid until 2032

• Last dry docking in 2022 (hull work + complete painting)

• Invoices available

• Well-maintained MWM engine, immediate start

• External access to the engine room (under the wheelhouse)

📄 Mooring

• Temporary occupation agreement (AOT) with CNR, in progress of validity

• Possibility of change of use (commercial activity)

💸 Expenses

• Water: €90/year

• Electricity: €250/month (including activity – all-electric heating)

• Insurance: €330/year

• Property tax: €700/year

🤝 Sale conditions

• Direct sale between individuals (no agency fees)

• Furniture included (no notary required – private contract possible)

• Administrative assistance available