Fabulous Stone-Built Tower & Longère Mansion in an Amazing Elevated Setting.


Reference: HF361 - 5 Bedroom Country house / Manoir - €819,000 (agency fees included)
Location: Fontenay-le-Comte, Overlooking vinyards and towards the Marais

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€819,000
BedroomsHabitableLand Size
5 ? 3500m2
5 Bedroom Country house / Manoir - €819,000 (agency fees included) - Location: Fontenay-le-Comte, Overlooking vinyards and towards the Marais
Pays de la Loire, Vendée, Fontenay-le-Comte


Highlights

  • Exceptional renovation
  • 360° views over the surrounding countryside
  • New 12m x 6m swimming pool
  • Habitable surface area of 318m2
  • Grounds of 3,500m2 with adjoining farmland, of 3200m2 +, available for purchase, if required, from the farmer.

Description

South-west facing, renovated stone-built tower and longère mansion dating from the 16th century, sitting within 3,500m2 of gardens with outbuildings and new 13m x 6m swimming pool, overlooking vinyards constructed by the Romans, towards Fontenay-le-Comte and the Marais Poitevin, with 360° views over the surrounding countryside. Quite an amazing elevated setting, the first rise of land east of La Rochelle. The square tower has been renovated and insulated to a very high standard and its living areas are totally integrated within the accommodation benefitting from under floor heating throughout the ground floor and radiators on the upper floor. With a mezzanine library in the main house and a mezzanine top floor in the tower, this property offers extensive possibilities for use as a home, guest house or boutique hotel, with magnificent views from every room.

Lounge; 31.34m2, reconstituted stone flooring, exposed beams, fireplace with insert and ducted fire, stone pointed walls, door to outside (east).
Dining room; 32.18m2, on ground floor of tower, tiled flooring, 3 windows to north and east and double doors to south terrace.
Mezzanine library; 25.12m2, quality laminate flooring.
Breakfasting room; 22m2, off kitchen with tiled flooring, lambri ceiling, doors to front and rear.
Kitchen; 12.44m2, tiled flooring, double sink and drainer, worktop with wall and floor units, large double electric oven, 4 gas hobs and gas workplate, extractor hood, American fridge (Amana).
Utility room; 12.79m2, tiled flooring, 2m2 storage cupboard off.

5 Bedrooms; all on the first floor, master bedroom in the tower section of 21.55m2 with 5.30m2 dressing room (already plumbed for potential en-suite); 13.72m2 with pine flooring; 16.94m2 with pine flooring and velux window; 15.52m2 and 8.29m2 both with laminate flooring.

Tower room studio mezzanine; 28.57m2, (the decoration of this room will be completed by the sellers), this room gives access to 4 turrets with double glazed rifle slits. There are superb views from this room.

Bathroom; 9.90m2, basin, bath, bidet, shower, WC.
Shower room; 3.48m2, off 4th and 5th bedrooms with basin, WC, shower.
2 separate toilets, one on each floor.

Boiler room; 10.70m2, with combi oil-fired boiler and fuel storage tank.
Garage building; 100m2, corrugated asbestos roof which needs redone.
Former mill building; 110m2, roof renewed 4 years ago.

This well-insulated property has pvc double glazing, in Georgian style, throughout.
The entrance driveway is currently being completed by the seller as well as the pool terracing and other terracing.

The gardens which are all around the house are laid out in grass, flower beds, shrubs and are planted with trees.

Swimming pool; 12m x 6m, chlorine controlled system, built-in electrically operated cover.

Mains water and 3 phase electricity.
Septic tank with sand filter bed.
Under floor heating, area controlled system on ground floor, radiators on first floor.
Telephone.
Well.


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Features

  • Bedrooms: 5
  • Land Size: 3500 m2
  • Rural
  • Terrace
  • Outbuildings
  • Swimming pool
  • Double glazing

Condition and Utility Information

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

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