Chateau 16th century with 40 hectares approximately

• Bedrooms: 20
• Rural
• Village
• Outbuildings
• Swimming pool
• Tennis court

• Condition - Restored / Habitable

Location In the heart of the Lot/Dordogne region with good road and rail links and facilities close by. Toulouse airport 1.5 hours, Brive airport 40 minutes.


The property stands up on high ground dominating the landscape - the perfect position to guard against the enemy! An impressive gateway is accessed by a drawbridge and leads into a beautiful paved sheltered courtyard with flower beds protected on three sides by the buildings and walls of the chateau. It is a magical setting.
Summary: A magnificent C16 castle. Sympathetically restored with 20 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, 5 reception rooms and charming courtyard. Suitable for a variety of commercial activities or as a private home.

Features: pool, outbuildings, central heating, games room, gymnasium, wine cellar, vineyard, garage
Income: chambre d'hotes
Condition: Fully Restored
Bedrooms: 20
Bathrooms: 19

Accommodation: The majority of this magnificent castle dates back to the 16th Century. It has been carefully restored over the last decade to its former glory retaining its authenticity and a wealth of original features whilst upgrading it with modern facilities to meet the demands of the 21st Century. The property lends itself to a variety of commercial activities such as a hotel, weddings, receptions, conferences, courses, bed & breakfast, subject to consents. The property currently provides 20 bedrooms and 19 bathrooms with jacuzzi baths en suite.
Each room has TV, telephone and internet. The buildings are arranged around an attractive central courtyard garden. There is a 700 m2 pool area with pool house, fitness centre and tennis court. Chapel and Dovecote. Half a hectare of vineyard and approximately 67 ha of land around the property.

Ground Floor reception rooms off courtyard:
Separate WC accessed from the outside terrace
Vaulted reception room (8.56mx 5.22m), off which is
Kitchen (2.48m x 3m)
Separate WC in the foot of the tower.
Second large Stone vaulted reception room 14.47m x 5.20m)
Bedroom/Sitting room in the tower (3.43m x 3.53m)
Vaulted wine cellar

Chapel tower:
Chapel (3.86m x 5.7m) with high vaulted ceiling.
Stone spiral staircase leading up to
Bedroom 1 with en suite shower room/WC (4.6m x 6m) and
Bedroom 2 with en suite bathroom/WC (4.6 m x 6m).

Main part of the chateau:

Ground Floor: Entrance via a tower with stone spiral staircase linking all floors.
Hall or Salle d'Armes (5.63m x 6.94m) with stone fireplace, 3.65m high beamed ceiling and stone flagged floor
Office/study (4.23m x 4.21m) with fireplace and murals
Separate WC/cloakroom
Large Living Room/Salon (5.63m x 10m) with arched French windows to the courtyard
Kitchen (4.46m x 5.65m) with wood wall and floor units, tiled worktops and original stone fireplace.
French windows to courtyard.
Boiler/technical room equipped with Viessmann boiler for the central heating system.

First Floor:
Bedroom 3 (6.87m x 5.9m) with fireplace.
En suite Bathroom (4.26m x 4.24m) with corner bath jacuzzi, twin marble sinks and shower.
Separate WC off bathroom (about 4m2)
Stone staircase up from Bedroom 3 to Bedroom 4 in the circular tower (4.92m x 4.92m) with impressive exposed roof timberwork and characterful look-out niches. (second floor)
Bedroom 5 (3.37m x 4.30m) with en suite bathroom/WC (5m2)
Chinese Bedroom 6 (5.92 x 4.69m) with en suite bathroom/WC (5m2)
Bedroom 7 (4.41m 5.21m) and bathroom/WC (2m x 4m) off lobby adjoining bedroom.

Second Floor:
Bedroom 8 (6.82 x 5m) with en suite bathroom/ WC (3m x 2.5m)
Billiard Room (12.92 x 5m) and (3m x 2.5m)
Bedroom 9 (6m x 8.32m) on 2 levels with sitting area, off which
En suite Bathroom/WC in tower (3.6m x 3.6m)

West Wing:
First Floor:
Bedroom 10 (5.92m x 5.86m) with en suite bathroom/WC in tower
Bedroom 11 (4.43 x 3.33m) with corner fireplace with en suite Bathroom/WC (7.5m2)
Bedroom 12 (4.43 x 3.33m) with en suite bathroom/WC (7.5m2)
Bedroom 13 with stone fireplace off which is a look-out tower with original medieval WC!
En suite bathroom/WC (8m2) and door to roof terrace

Second Floor:
Bedroom 14 (3.26m x 4.78m) with en suite bathroom/WC
Bedroom 15 (3.25m x 4.55m) with en suite bathroom/WC (6m2)
Bedroom 16 (7.55m x 4.55m with en suite bathroom/WC (2m x 3.5m)
Bedroom 17 (3.25 x 4.55m with en suite bathroom/WC (6m2)

Oil-fired central heating
Fully re-wired throughout
Television, telephone and internet points in every room
Outside: OUTBUILDINGS:
150 m2 Pool House with fitness centre, sauna, bedroom, shower room, large kitchen and covered terrace with barbecue. Heating.
700 m2 tiled pool area - swimming pool with salt system.
Tennis court
Guardian's House with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen/dining/living room. Independent oil-fired central heating. Garaging for 3 cars.
Independent Dovecot with kitchenette, shower room/WC, 2 bedrooms

LAND:
About 40 ha. of land in total (mostly around the castle and mainly wooded) including a half hectare vineyard planted with merlot, with the possibility of extending it.

Services: adsl, mains electricity, mains water, septic tank, telephone, well

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