5 Bed Main House & Gîte, Blanzay, Vienne

Property Description

This elegant 6 bedroom Maison de Maitre comes with a gite, a house to renovate, several outbuildings, a pool and over an acre of land. The delightful village of Blanzay is within walking distance where you’ll find a superb restaurant, boulangerie, grocers etc.





The current owner uses the gite as an art studio but the property would make an excellent ‘home and income’ business. As well as the gite, there are two other smaller houses which could be converted into further accommodation.





Main house:


Entrance hall with access to back garden and door to cellar (which houses new pellet heating system). 


Studio/dining room with French doors to garden (5.9m x 6m).  En-suite shower room


Large kitchen/living/dining room (7m x 6m)


Double aspect living room (3.9m x 6m)


Original chestnut staircase


Cellar with concrete floor 





First floor:


Landing (4.7 x 6m) with views over open countryside


Shower room


Bedroom 1 (4 x 2.9m) 


Bedroom 2 (4 x 3.1m) 


Bedroom 3 (3.4 x 4.7m) 


Bedroom 4 (3.6  x 4.7m2) 


Bedroom 5 (4.2 x 4.2m2)


(All bedrooms have garden/countryside views)


Shower room





The property is double-glazed and had a new central heating system installed in 2022. 





Gîte (currently art studio):


Large living room (50m2) with log-burner and original limestone floor


Double bedroom ( 4.5 x 3m) 


Kitchen (3.9 x 5.1m) with French doors to garden


Utility room/scullery with sink, WC and shower room





House to renovate:


There’s also a separate property that would need extensive renovation. This property is semi-detached and still houses the original bread oven. One side has a floor area of 43m2, the other side 39m2. The roof on the property was replaced int2015. 





Outside: 


The property is approached by a sweeping gravel driveway and there are gardens of 5776m2 that surround the property. There are lovely views over the surrounding countryside and a petit chateau. There are several outbuildings including a barn and pigeonnier (10m2), log store (14m2) and a larger barn (22m2). The large pool (12m x 5m) is not currently used and the liner may need replacing. 





Location: 


The property is located in a rural hamlet, just outside the pretty village of Blanzay. Here you’ll find an excellent bar/restaurant, grocers, bakery etc. The bustling market town of Civray is 6km away, whilst the city of Poitiers (with TGV and airport) is a 45min drive. 





Additional info:


Bedrooms: 6


Bathrooms:5


Receptions: 3


Plot size: 5776m2 


DPE:  TBC


Broadband: Yes


Heating: New pellet central heating + solar-powered water heater


Drainage: Septic tank (non-conforming)


Distance to shops: Walking distance


Distance to TGV: 45mins (Poitiers)  


Distance to airport: 45mins (Poitiers)


Distance to ferry port: 4hrs (St Malo)





Please note:  Agency fees are included in the advertised price and are payable by the purchaser.   All locations and sizes are approximate. La Résidence has made every effort to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and in no way misleading.  However, this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are either given or implied.