French property in Charente - Lovely traditional large family house with easy maintenance garden.NB English Sterling can buy you this house.

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This interesting property dates back to the original history of the logis next door. With updates over the years, the house is surprisingly spacious inside with large living rooms, 4 bedrooms (room for more) and 3 bathrooms. A very comfortable and practical ensemble giving you the taste of French country leisure but not far from a small bustling market town.
The entrance hall 22m² welcomes you into the home with traditional tiled floor. The door to the left takes you into the Kitchen 20m² which also has a door to the exterior with parking.
Living Room 41m² with Godin woodburner and traditional fireplace.
Back Hall leading to:
Dining Room 15m² with enormous wall cupboards and wood floor.
Salon 28m² currently used as an office, again with wood floor and fireplace with Godin woodburner.
Cloakroom with WC and washand basin.
Utility room with shower and sink.
Door down to cellar with boiler.
Door to garage 18m²

Upstairs
Beautiful large landing leading to 4 well distributed Bedrooms and fully carpeted.
Bedroom 17m²with TV and phone points and wardrobe, door to family Bathroom
Bedroom 14m² with TV point
Bedroom 16m² wardrobe and TV point, laminate floor
Bedroom 14m² wardrobe, TV point and laminate floor
The family bathroom with door from landing and 1st Bedroom has a spa bath, shower, sink, bidet and WC
The shower room between 3 and 4 has shower, sink and WC.
Dressing Room.
Office or further Bedroom next to Bedroom 4. Possibility to install an ensuite to this Bedroom if desired making the property suitable for offering Bed and Breakfast.

Door from Landing to insulated Workshop or Art Studio 40m². This could easily be transformed into another Bedroom Suite if desired.

Outside
Wood hangar and store.
Garden Store.
Fully enclosed garden with iron railings and accessed via iron gates.

Location in France

The Charente department is home to over 340,000 inhabitants and is located in the south-east of Poitou-Charentes. The countryside offers a unique and varied environment for walkers and mountain bikers from rolling hills in the east to a flatter landscape in the west. The northern area is wild with deep forests and peaks reaching to over 1000ft. The Charente has long relied on agriculture to fuel its economy. In the 18th Century, however, the department started mass producing its infamous Cognac drink, which proved extremely popular with people from all over the world.
The department is very well situated for expatriates looking to purchase French property here, with great roads down to the Charente and the Channel ports just a short days drive away. The department has access to Poitiers, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bergerac and Limoges airports, all within 2 hours. Furthermore, in the centre of the department you will be able to fly from either Gatwick or Stanstead direct to the Angouleme Champniers-Brie airport .
Angouleme is a small yet cosmopolitan city, with a fairly dynamic feel about the place when compared to the neighbouring Dordogne or Haute Vienne. It hosts a lot of events such its vintage car racing (the Circuit des Remparts) which takes place in September , the cartoon festival in January and a great music scene which just seems to get better every year . Both Cognac and Confolens have annual festivals which attract tourists to the area.
The Charente has an immensely varied countryside bordering 5 departments, famous for both its Cognac vineyards in the west, and its Limousin beef production in the east, which in terms of scenery are worlds apart. The valley of the Charente River meanders down from Ruffec in the north through Angouleme onto Jarnac and Cognac. Confolens in the East of the department is situated on the banks of the majestic River Vienne, this area being known as the Charente Limousine, and is extremely popular with expatriates because it looks and feels like the UK. The south of the county which borders the Charente Maritime has a much better climate but less undulating scenery.

Type

• House
• Bed and Breakfast
• Holiday Home

Location

• Hamlet

Feature

• Septic tank
• Garage
• private parking
• ADSL
• detached
• water on site
• electricity on site
• Close to golf course
• Close to the coast

Conditions

• Restored