In the scenic Vienne region, in the centre of grounds crossed by a river, a traditional farmhouse with full French ownership rights and two guest hous
In the scenic Vienne region, in the centre of grounds crossed by a river, a traditional farmhouse with full French ownership rights and two guest houses.
The property is situated between the northern part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the eastern edge of the Poitou region, between one of France's most beautiful villages, Angles-sur-l'Anglin, and the Saint-Savin Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which are less than 15 minutes away. The medieval village of Chauvigny, with its shops and services, is 10 minutes away. La Roche-Posay spa and golf course are 20 minutes away. Châtellerault is 30 minutes away, Poitiers is 40 minutes. Both towns can be reached by the high-speed rail link (LGV), which gets to Paris in 1 hour 30 minutes and Bordeaux in 1 hour. The A10 motorway takes you to the capital in 3 hours. There are flights to Lyon, Marseille and London from Poitiers airport.
The property can be accessed via two entrances, the first providing direct access to the grounds and the second to the farmhouse via a courtyard, where a covered area has been created with space for two cars.
A caretaker's cottage is located a few meters from the main entrance.
The stone farmhouse has a flat-tiled roof. Its two facades are dotted with windows, some with French windows, which are echoes of each another.
In the grounds, a first guest house can be accessed via the garden gate and by going past the front of the farmhouse, which is just a few metres away. Built of exposed stone with a tiled roof like the farmhouse, it faces the mill and a reservoir formed by the water from the millstream.
The mill, set opposite these first two dwellings is the focal point of the whole complex. The mill's history can be traced back to the 17th century, when its dykes were built. Destroyed by a fire in 1790, it was rebuilt in 1800 and still has water rights to this day. Its d-rop height is around 1.8 m. It should be noted that all the dykes have been bricked up and raised to protect the buildings from possible winter flooding.
Finally, a second guest house has been built on the first island and is linked to the shore by a small bridge and accessed by a stone staircase. Another bridge leads to a second, even larger island.
The farmhouse
The ground floor
From the courtyard, an entrance door opens onto a corridor. A wooden staircase leads up to the first floor. There are a dining room and lounge on either side. A fitted kitchen adjoins the dining room. Two doors lead to an air-conditioned cellar with storage capacity for around 2 000 bottles, as well as a laundry/boiler room. The kitchen also has two independent entrances from the outside, one in the courtyard and the other on a terrace with a planted arbour overlooking the grounds and river. The living room features a remarkable fireplace with a wooden mantle piece. Through a final doorway there is a theatre with a stage and a mezzanine. It opens onto the entrance courtyard and a woodshed through which you can access another area with a fireplace, as well as a toilet. The ceilings throughout the ground floor have visible beams, and all of the floors are covered in terracotta tiles.
The upstairs
The landing leads to two bedrooms and the mezzanine of the theatre. The first room, with a view across the grounds to the river, has a shower room with a walk-in shower and toilet. The second, spacious room overlooks the grounds, mill and river, and also has a bathroom, toilet and wardrobe. The entire first floor is covered with identical flooring. Wide-plank flooring covers all the floors on the first floor, except for the tiled shower and bath rooms. The original framework is partially visible on various ceilings and walls in attic rooms.The first guest houseThe small annex houses a living room with a ...
