An Elegant and Beautifully Appointed Charentaise Property with a Separate Gite

Property Description

Summary
A magnificent, private Charentaise property of 5400 m2 with unobstructed views of picturesque, rolling Charente Maritime countryside. Located in a calm village with its own church and amenities, in the triangle between Pons, Saintes and Cognac , within easy access to the A10 motorway, the beautiful beaches of the Atlantic Coast (Royan 40 mins, La Rochelle 45mins) , the City of Bordeaux (60 mins) and the neighbouring Medoc.

The property consists of a spacious, south facing, attractive four bedroom detached house, constructed in 1910 and recently renovated to a rare and exceptional standard; an adjacent smaller brand new one bedroom detached house of similar quality (the purchaser needs to fit their own choice of central heating and kitchen and bathroom furniture); a large garage and two further small outbuildings; a beautiful, extensive, mature garden with plentiful parking.

Currently used as family home, the whole property has enormous untapped potential: it is easily adaptable into a chambre d’hôte, gîtes or other business, there is ample space for a swimming pool, the land could be sub-divided and planning approval has been granted for further building.

Location
A magnificent, private Charentaise property of 5400 m2 with unobstructed views of picturesque, rolling Charente Maritime countryside. Located in a calm village with its own church and amenities, in the triangle between Pons, Saintes and Cognac.

Access
Within easy access to the A10 Paris - Bordeaux motorway (10mins), the beautiful beaches of the Atlantic Coast (Royan 40mins, La Rochelle 45mins, Île d'Oléron 1hr) , the City of Bordeaux (1hr) and the neighbouring Medoc.

Airports: La Rochelle (1h10), Bordeaux (1h20), Poitiers (1h40) & Limoges (2hrs)
TGV train stations - Angoulême 1hr (2hr45 to Paris), Surgères 1hr (2hr30 to Paris)

Interior
The main stone Charentaise style house of 315m2 has an elegant stone floored entrance hall (18m2) incorporates an imposing curved Poitiers stone staircase leading to a spacious open landing (18m2) discretely illuminated by up-lighting and spotlights. A corridor (19m2) extends across the length of the second floor, part of which is currently used as a library, and leads to a second staircase that descends behind the study onto the main kitchen.

On the ground floor there is a bright, airy and spacious lounge (30m2) with French doors opening onto the garden. An attractive dining room (30m2) featuring a unique, hand-crafted limestone fire place enclosing a wood burner. There are also several built in wall cupboards. There is a modern, stylishly designed, fitted kitchen with a beamed ceiling and a walk-in shelved pantry (25m2). This leads to a well-lit study (20m2) with fitted storage and a separate WC. Adjacent to the study there is a second cosy but spacious ‘L’ shaped lounge/dining room (43m2) with huge sliding picture windows. There is a second kitchen (13m2) and a shower room with WC (2.5m2). A separate utility room (8m2) houses the wood granule hot water and central heating system.

On the first floor there is a spacious, light master bedroom with a modern, large en-suite bathroom (31m2) incorporating a raised bath and separate shower; a roomy, imaginatively decorated, sunlit, dual-aspect second bedroom with an en-suite shower room (25m2); a WC (2.3m2). Two further bedrooms are reached by descending three steps framed by a skillfully carved and understated inclined stone archway. These bedrooms are spacious (16m2, 20m2) featuring an exposed, original oak roof beam. They share a shower room (6,6m2) with a large raised shower complemented by a separate WC (2m2).

The house is extensively insulated throughout and the vast majority is double glazed. All windows have magnificent views overlooking pastures and vineyards, each is fitted with traditional Charentaise shutters apart from the remote controlled blinds and shutters in the second lounge/dining room. A new roof and a wood granule central heating and hot water heating system have recently been installed. The house benefits from mains water, electricity, sewage, a functioning well and fibre optic broadband. Climatic performance is rated at C (2023).

The ground floor of the one bedroom Charentaise House of 123m2 comprises: an entrance hall (2m2); a spacious lounge/dining room (22m2); a good-sized kitchen (7,6m2) with all services fitted (Furniture and equipment to be installed by the purchaser); a large lounge (32m2) with wide French doors, a WC (1,5m2); a utility room (4,6m2) with all services connected (Central heating boiler and other equipment to be installed by the purchaser). On the first floor there is a very spacious bedroom (32m2); a bathroom (5,3m2) with all services fitted (Furniture and equipment to be installed by the purchaser), a WC, a further utility room (1,6m2) with all services fitted, intended for a hot water storage (to be installed by purchaser). The house has sliding interior doors, is fully insulated, double glazed throughout with all windows having electric shutters. The house benefits from a water softener, mains water, electricity, sewage and is prepared for the installation of fibre optic broadband.

Exterior
There are three outbuildings: an independent, large, insulated stone built garage (23m2) attached to the smaller house, a small garage (12m2), currently used to store a tractor mower and garden equipment and a stone built storeroom (10m2).

The extensive, attractive, mature and private garden incorporates a funtioning well with an electric pump, fruit and ornamental trees, lawns, patios, a secret garden/solarium, a courtyard and parking for more than 10 cars. There is plenty of space to install a swimming pool and build, for example, another house. The land is suitable for division into several independent properties.

Additional Details
Taxe Foncière 1165