A 19th-century dwelling, with outbuildings, a swimming pool and 3-ha wooded grounds, on the outskirts of Angoûleme, in the department of Charente - re
A 19th-century dwelling, with outbuildings, a swimming pool and 3-ha wooded grounds, on the outskirts of Angoûleme, in the department of Charente.
Set back from major roads and the city's commotion, and nestled within a gentle and slightly rolling countryside dotted with woods and farmland, the property is located on the outskirts of the village of Vars, which, in 2025, merged with the town of Montignac-Charente in order to create the new municipality of La Boixe. In addition, all essential shops, services and amenities necessary for daily life are nearby, while Angoûleme, with its high-speed rail station, is only ten minutes away by car.
The property's buildings are laid out according to the traditional composition of old Charente farmhouses: a main dwelling, extended and framed on either side by outbuildings, which, together, create a U shape around a semi-enclosed courtyard.
As for the main dwelling, built out of plaster-coated rubble stone and featuring an understated and bucolic appearance, it is topped with a hipped roof, while its exteriors, cadenced by symmetrical windows, focus more on the importance of balance than splendour with their minimalist window/door surrounds, which structure and highlight the composition's overall precision.
With moderately sloping gable roofs, reflecting the local tradition and adapted to the region's climate, the outbuildings' proportions, clear and comprehensible, are evidence of edifices built to last, where each element corresponds to an exact function, while the property's outbuildings, more rustic in style, include barns, a cowshed and annexes, whose large dimensions, wide doors and wooden rafters convey their original agricultural purpose.
Creating a U shape around the interior courtyard, which is not only practical, but helps preserve its privacy and shelter it from view, this small domain, with an intelligent and structured design, once seamlessly combined residential life with an agricultural vocation.
The Main Dwelling
The ground floor
The foyer, with original terracotta floor tiles and a wooden staircase, provides access to all the rooms on this level. On the right, a large room, converted into a study with a staircase ascending to a bedroom, creates a volume where one's professional and private life can efficiently coexist thanks to its workspace and separate bedroom giving on to the courtyard, while, on the left, the house's immense living room, featuring a stone Charente fireplace, which acts as the room's main focal point, is bathed in ample natural light thanks to many windows.
As for the open kitchen, functional and inviting, it naturally dialogues with the living room, whereas, in the back, the service rooms, a pantry and a storeroom, deftly and discreetly extend the dwelling's utilitarian spaces.
The first floor
The landing provides access to two bedrooms, as well as a third one, accessible from the staircase in the ground-floor study, while two bathrooms and a shower room can also be found on this level, making it possible to easily host family, friends or guests. Although quite understated in appearance, this floor has been sensibly designed with a timeless and pleasant ambiance.
The second floor
This additional level contains two, almost secret, bedrooms, as well as a shower room, quite secluded from the rest of the dwelling, while their volumes are slightly tempered by the sloping roof, which is, in turn, supported by the visible oak beams of its framework.The OutbuildingsAround the main dwelling, the outbuildings form a protective U-shape, creating a quiet and inward-looking courtyard, while the barns, former cowshed, workshop and lean-to represent a number of untreated volumes, which bear witness to the property's agricultural past, still ...
