A small 18th-century chateau with an adjoining house and a 3,000m² garden, nestled in a town in France's Vienne department that draws many visitors -
A small 18th-century chateau with an adjoining house and a 3,000m² garden, nestled in a town in France's Vienne department that draws many visitors.
The property is located in the Vienne department of France, just a few minutes from the remarkable Abbey of Saint-Savin, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nearby in the valley lies Angle-sur-l'Anglin, listed as one of France's most beautiful villages. The spa town of La Roche-Posay is only 30 minutes away too.
The town where the property lies is rich in architectural heritage. It offers shops and amenities for everyday needs that you can reach by foot from the chateau.
The A10 motorway and the city of Poitiers with its train station are just 25 minutes away. You can get to Paris in an hour and 10 minutes by high-speed rail. You can also reach the city of Bordeaux in an hour and five minutes and Charles de Gaulle airport in two hours and 30 minutes by high-speed rail.
Tall, protective walls separate the property from the road. Beyond the gate, you first enjoy a view of the garden and outbuildings. The chateau then comes into view with its classical facade with two wings and a central section set back. The walls are made of local stone and partly rendered. The adjoining house and courtyard lie at the back. You reach them via a small flight of steps.
The small chateauThe chateau stands elegantly in its grounds and embodies the spirit of the 18th century - a period when architecture paid close attention to interior comfort. On the garden side, the facade is neatly punctuated with windows - one for each room. On the street side, the chateau looks like a single-storey village house.
The ground floor
You reach the ground floor via a courtyard. In the entrance hall there is a stone staircase adorned with a wrought-iron balustrade. This hallway connects to an office, which, on one side, leads to a small lounge then a bedroom with a shower room and a separate lavatory. On the other side, there is an antechamber, a bedroom and a bathroom with a lavatory. Wooden panelling from the chateau's era embellishes all the rooms. Wood flooring extends across them. Some are adorned with chevron parquet. The rooms also feature marble or stone fireplaces. There are also mercury trumeau mirrors from the chateau's era. On this level, the ceiling height of the different rooms is around three metres.
The garden-level floor
You reach the garden level via a flight of stairs. One side of a landing connects to a dining room and a lounge that leads to the garden. The other side of the landing connects to a tiled kitchen with a door that takes you out to the garden. It also connects to a scullery, a lavatory and two cellars via a door and stairs leading downwards. The lounge and dining room have kept all their wooden panelling from the chateau's era of construction. Only the floor of the lounge has been renovated. On this level, the ceiling height of the different rooms is also around three metres.
The adjoining houseThe adjoining house looks like a quaint village dwelling. It has large windows that face the grassy courtyard.
The ground floor
The main entrance door takes you into a living room with wood strip flooring and a fireplace. A closed loggia could be turned into a kitchen as it has a water inlet and outlet. This would make the adjoining house independent. This level connects to the ground floor of the chateau. The reception room connects to a bedroom with an en-suite shower room and lavatory. A staircase leads from the reception room up to the first floor.
The first floor
A landing connects to a bedroom with a shower room and lavatory and to two other bedrooms that need to be renovated. The flooring is wooden. From this level, another staircase ...
