Second Empire Property

Property Description

Between Chinon and Saumur,
near the banks of the Loire (Candes-Saint-Martin),
the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, an 18-hole golf course and a Center Parc,

Vast Second Empire Manor,

with large outbuildings,
courtyard, pleasure park with water feature, meadows,
for more than 12 free hectares.

Le Manoir: living area of approximately 420 m² (+ 2nd floor of approximately 150 m² unconverted)
South facing.
Very bright habitat, largely open to the park through many windows and balconies.
Beautiful decorative elements.

Raised ground floor, accessible by large steps: 160 m² of living space.
Ceiling height of about 4m.
Oak parquet floors. Interior shutters.
Entrance hall (ceiling decorated with a painted sky, large double doors)
Lounge-library of 32 m² (coffered ceiling and decorations, fireplace).
45 m² living room (elegant stucco decorations, painted sky on the ceiling, fireplace)
Dining-kitchen room of 38 m² (low panelling, exposed beams)
Scullery (terracotta tiles, functional dumbwaiter).
Office (fireplace)
Laundry.
W.C.

Garden level: 103 m² of living space.
32 m² kitchen (wood stove, exposed beams)
Shower room.
Reserve.
Room of 25 m² opening onto a terrace.
Wine cellar of 26 m², vaulted, in freestone.
Boiler room.

1st floor: 156 m² of living space. Ceiling height of 3.50 m.
Floors. Interior shutters.
Bedroom 1 of 16 m² (double French windows to balcony, fireplace)
Bedroom 2 of 21 m² with adjoining toilet.
Bathroom. W.C.
Large boudoir opening onto balcony.
Bedroom 3 of 31 m² with toilet-W.C. (Balcony to the south, fireplace)
Bedroom 4 of 17 m² (fireplace)
Shower room (W.C.)
Bedroom 5 of 15 m² (balcony)
Bedroom 6 of 14 m² (fireplace)

2nd floor: approx. 150 m².
6 unrestored bedrooms and attics.

Miscellaneous: central heating by De Dietrich oil boiler and cast iron radiators with thermostatic valves (consumption of about 3000 liters of oil per year) All windows are double glazed. Wells, mains water; Autonomous sanitation. Estimate of annual energy costs according to the Dpe for standard use over 5 uses (heating, domestic hot water, air conditioning, lighting, auxiliaries) between €16520 and €22390 per year (average energy prices indexed to the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, including subscriptions)

The Outbuildings: recent natural slate roofs and stainless steel hooks.

-Two-room annex house (not converted) in the vicinity of the manor house.

-Old farmhouse: set of buildings enclosing a square courtyard.
Building with ornamental dovecote, housing 2 sheds or garages, stable with 5 boxes, tack room.
Hayloft above. Paved courtyard in front.
Barn with bakery and old accommodation. Floor area of approximately 200 m².
Building housing former stable and housing. Floor area of approximately 150 m².
Pig Squirrel.

The Land: 12 hectares 63 ares 96 centiares free, half enclosed.
Certified in organic farming.
Pleasure park with water feature, well planted with ornamental trees: cedars of Lebanon, redwood, white and pink chestnut trees, American black walnut, plane trees...
Cultivated vegetable garden, with ponds. Prairies.

Conclusion: excellent location in a varied and nuisance-free countryside,
close to the banks of the Loire and the attractive cities of Saumur and Chinon.
Rare complete property, not dismembered, including a high quality habitat,
numerous outbuildings in good condition, and a large well-balanced plot.