A property comprising a main residence, three renovated houses and an outbuilding in a prominent position surrounded by 1.9 hectares of grounds in the
A property comprising a main residence, three renovated houses and an outbuilding in a prominent position surrounded by 1.9 hectares of grounds in the Vienne department.
15 minutes from the spa town of La Roche-Posay and its shops and amenities, the property is also 10 minutes from one of France's most beautiful villages, Angles-sur-l'Anglin, and 28 minutes from the medieval village of Chauvigny. Châtellerault and its TGV station are 30 minutes away, from where train services to Paris take between 1h10 and 1h30. The A10 motorway puts the capital at a distance of 335 km.
A tarmac road through a forest leads to the entrance gate opening onto the garden and its unobstructed view. All three houses, the family reception room created in a former wine storehouse and the outbuilding stand in the middle of the garden, which overlooks the surrounding countryside.
The main houseLike the other three houses, it has a roof of flat and fluted tiles and lime rendered walls.
The ground floor
The entrance serves a lavatory and a closet, which could be converted into a shower room. It also leads to a large living room. Two walls feature large glass doors with views over the garden. A double-sided wood-burning stove heats both the living room and a small sitting room. The fitted kitchen forms part of the living room. The small sitting room has a French window overlooking the garden and provides access to the first floor via the wooden staircase. There is underfloor heating beneath the Burgundy stone and tiled floors.
The first floor
The landing serves an open space that has been converted into a study, followed by a corridor leading to two bedrooms, one of which has a closet, a shower room and lavatory. The upper floor is in the roofspace. The flooring is of hardwood. The house known as "sheep barn"
The ground floor
The entrance area leads to a closet, a shower room with toilet and a small living room with an open-plan kitchen and the start of the staircase to the first floor. The floor is tiled.
The first floor
There is a bedroom under sloping ceilings. The bakehouse
The ground floor
The entrance leads into a living room with a kitchen area. The old oven is still in place and the flooring is of terracotta tiles.
The first floor
A wooden staircase leads to a landing serving a lavatory, a shower room and a bedroom. The wineryThis has been converted into a family reception room.
The ground floor
There is one entrance via an area containing a laundry room, a shower room and a lavatory. The other access is via a large sliding glass door with a view over the countryside. An old wine-making vat has been preserved. A flight of stairs leads up to a small mezzanine and the first floor. The flooring is of Burgundy stone and terracotta tiles.
The first floor
A large roofspace has been fitted out with a billiard table and a television area but could be redesigned as bedrooms if required. The outbuilding This currently provides shelter for a car and all the garden maintenance equipment. The groundsLike a balcony overlooking the surrounding countryside, the first part of the garden is planted with centuries-old oak trees. The second part features the houses, bordered by vast lawns and a small raised vegetable plot. The last part is dedicated to the orchard planted with apple, pear, peach, apricot, nectarine, cherry, quince, fig and plum trees. Two harvesting tanks, one of 8,000 litres and the other ...
