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COUNTRY CHATEAU IN 30 HECTARE ESTATE


Reference: IP962 - 8 Bedroom Chateau - €2,100,000
Location: Nogaro, Pau airport 40mins

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€2,100,000 is approximately :

Australian Dollars : $3,586,716
British Pounds : £1,693,230
Canadian Dollars : $3,252,354
Hongkong Dollars : $24,181,248
Japanese Yen : ¥336,860,496
New Zealand Dollars : $4,400,025
Swiss Francs : F3,387,426
US Dollars : $3,096,387

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€2,100,000
BedroomsHabitableLand Size
8500m2300000m2
8 Bedroom Chateau - €2,100,000 - Location: Nogaro, Pau airport 40mins
Midi-Pyrénées, Gers, Nogaro


Highlights

  • 5 receptions, 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms
  • wealth of period detail
  • perfectly set in parkland in the centre of landscaped grounds

Description

A classically-styled country chateau with a pleasing symmetry, perfectly set in parkland, recently restored and beautifully presented. Dating from the early 19C, the main house and annexes are built from the same honey-coloured stone and sit in the centre of their landscaped grounds. Professionally refurbished to a high standard, retaining a wealth of period detail including marble fireplaces, parquet floors, original doors, plaster mouldings and a domed, decorated ceiling rising above a dividing staircase. Wiring, plumbing and heating installations are recent throughout. The outbuildings include a former orangery and Romanesque chapel entrance and there is a private swimming pool area and hard tennis court. 5kms from a market town. Toulouse & Bordeaux 1hr 45mins, Pau airport 40mins.

Ground floor
Double doors with fanlight above. Entrance hall with decorative terracotta floor. Day room, 7x5m, with elaborate plaster mouldings, white marble fireplace, two windows & french window NW, oak parquet floor. Dining room, 6x5m, with fine plaster mouldings, burgundy marble fireplace, three windows NW, original built-in dresser. Library, 5x4.5m, with coffered ceiling, rose marble fireplace, two windows NW, oak-boarded floor. Drawing room, 7x6m, with four matching corner doors, three windows SE, Louis XVI fireplace, new oak parquet floor. Study, 4x4.5m, with black marble fireplace, windows NE & SE, oak parquet floor. Morning room, 7x4.5m, exposed beams, rustic open fireplace in stone & period brick, half-timbered wall, two windows SE. Kitchen, 5x4m, with comprehensive range of shaker-style maple cupboards with black granite worktops, stainless sinks, Smeg 6-burner two oven gas/electric cooker & extractor, central island unit with end grain top, stone tiled floor, three windows. Rear hall to side door & secondary stair. Cloakroom, pedestal basin & WC, period terracotta floor. Bedroom VI, 4.5x4m, two windows NE, ensuite walk-in shower, basin & WC.

First floor
A magnificent oak-built stair divides left & right and rises to a galleried landing, 9x5m, with domed ceiling and superb decorative plasterwork, french windows with balconies front & rear. Bedroom I, 6.5x5.5m, with ceiling mouldings, marble fireplace, built-in cupboards, two windows E. Lobby to bathroom I, 5x4.5m, with central roll-top bath, corner power shower, pedestal basin & WC, two windows SE. A rear landing leads to a secondary stair. Bedroom II, 5x4.5m, with marble fireplace, two windows SE, plaster cornice, lobby & dressing room. Bathroom II, plaster mouldings, timber fireplace, period built-in cupboard, roll-top bath, corner shower, pedestal basin & WC, two windows NE & two SE. A concealed doorway opens to a corridor with automated lighting. Bedroom III, 5x4.5m, black marble fireplace, two windows NW. Bathroom, with marble fireplace, bath, basin & WC. Bedroom IV, 5x4m, with grey marble fireplace, two windows NE, roll-top bath in corner. Separate basin & WC. Bedroom V, 5x4m, with dappled marble fireplace, two windows NE. Dressing or child's bedroom. Bathroom V, 4x2.2m, corner bath, pedestal basin & WC, flooring in sea grass. NB. All main rooms have period oak or mixed wood floors, finely sanded & polished. Second floor. Former servants' rooms, recently restored as 3 bedooms and one full bathroom. An insulated attic extends across the remainder of the house.

Outside
The outbuildings are set to the west in one harmonious block. Garage, 8x6m, De Dietrich computerised central heating & hot water, with underground piping to house. Laundry alcove, connections for appliances. Stables, 10x6m, with cobbled floor & five loose boxes with wrought iron mangers. Former winery, 25x10m overall with concrete floor. Orangery, 12x7m, an unusual building with eight symmetrical openings and five ornamental cast iron posts. Adjoining is a chapel entrance with superb Roman arch on capitols & four pillars. Swimming pool, 12x6m, with Roman steps set in a generous paved surround, sun terrace with solar shower and electrically operated blind. Salt system water treatment and oil-fired heating. Tennis court, a professional installation with an all-weather surface set beside the entrance drive.

Land
In excess of 30 hectares. A broad gravelled terrace encircles the main building. Stands of centenarian trees, principally oak, lime, plane, hornbeam are strategically placed. Evergreens include green oak, Scots pine and one of the largest cedars known in the area. An ornamental pond, oval in shape, lies in a glade planted with bamboo and palms. The entrance gates are electronically operated and a driveway leads through an inner set of pillars and railings to a gravelled turning circle with guest parking to one side. The remainder of the estate is grassland and woods bounded at the lowest point by a small stream.


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Features

  • Bedrooms: 8
  • Habitable Space: 500 m2
  • Land Size: 300000 m2
  • Rural
  • Balcony
  • Terrace
  • Outbuildings
  • Swimming pool
  • Tennis court
  • Wood

Condition and Utility Information

  • Condition - Restored / Habitable
  • Roof - Good Condition
  • Drainage - Septic tank
  • Water - Mains
  • Heating - Central heating
  • Electricity - Mains

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