A grand 19th-century dwelling with four levels, outbuildings, a terrace and two hectares of grounds, nestled in France's PĂ©rigord area - ref 582433
A grand 19th-century dwelling with four levels, outbuildings, a terrace and two hectares of grounds, nestled in France's PĂ©rigord area.
The property lies in the west of France's charming Périgord area, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, between two of the country's most beautiful villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne and Brantôme. The countryside around the River Dronne valley is a lush, undulating landscape of colourful fields, mills, Romanesque churches, peat bogs and woods. The old local buildings are made of white limestone, which makes the architecture especially bright. Shops for everyday needs can be found in the vibrant local village, which is only five minutes away. And the town of Ribérac is a 20-minute drive away. You can reach Bordeaux in less than two hours. And you can reach Paris in less than three hours by high-speed rail from the city of Angoulême.
The house stands at the edge of a village that is perched upon a hill. The property, which is entirely enclosed, stretches across a slope that gets gentler as it extends down to the valley's flat lower ground. On the north side, the buildings are grouped together at the highest point of the plot. They look down over vast tree-dotted grounds. Two courts can be reached from the road. The first one has a surface of concrete, slabs, grass and pebbles. On one side, it leads to the different outbuildings, a row of sections with either one or two levels. On the other side, it leads into the house via its back door. The house was built in 1875. It is rectangular with a low hipped roof. It stands out for its tall height and its imposing south-facing facade, which is coated with rendering and punctuated with 16 openings arranged symmetrically. The second court lies lower down. Low walls and a wrought-iron gate enclose it. It extends in front of the house's garden level. Down here, there is an ornamental garden, clusters of flowering plants, a rose garden, a pavilion, a well, a chicken coop and a terrace overlooking the grounds.
The house
The garden-level floor
The garden-level floor is centred upon a hallway with a floor of cement tiles laid in a black-and-white checked pattern and a wooden staircase that leads up to the floors above. The level includes a lounge with oak strip flooring and a marble fireplace, a dining room with cement tiles laid in a red-and-white checked pattern, a kitchen, a pantry and a lavatory.
The ground floor
The rear entrance door leads into a central landing that connects to an office, a bathroom with a lavatory, and two bedrooms. One of these bedrooms has a walk-in wardrobe that could easily be turned into a small bedroom. Pine strip flooring extends across the whole level.
The first floor
The first floor has a bathroom, a shower room, a separate lavatory and four bedrooms, one of which has a walk-in wardrobe.
The second floor
The roof space has been partly converted. Up here there are two insulated loft spaces, a storeroom and three bedrooms. The bedrooms are filled with natural light from windows fitted with arabesque-patterned iron grates.
The outbuildingsThe outbuildings form a row beneath three barrel-tile roofs of different shapes. First, there is a storage building that includes a car shelter and houses a 3,000-litre tank of heating oil and a Viessmann boiler that was installed in 1998. Next, there is a former dwelling with two levels. It has a well built into one wall and a timber staircase that needs to be repaired. The last building has a gable roof with finials. It stands out for its huge size and remarkable architecture. It has two levels. There is an L-shaped section that houses a garage, a stable, a cowshed and a vast loft space with a wooden floor. Under the same roof, there is an open-sided entrance shelter that ...
