French property in Poitou Charentes - Deux Sevres - Grand Manor House with Medieval Fortified Tower and independent Gite all in grounds of 21/2 acres together with 10m x 5m Pool. Located between La Rochelle and Poitiers.
| Price | €609,500 £490,282* | Ref | 14394PW79 |
| Town | Parthenay | Dept | Deux Sevres |
| Floor | 430 M2 | Plot Size | 11270 M2 |
| Bath | 3 | Bed | 7 |
Paul Woods Independent Agent, says :
Grand Manor House with Medieval Fortified Tower and independent Gite all in grounds of 21/2 acres together with 10m x 5m Pool. Located between La Rochelle and Poitiers.
Tastefully restored historic property and gite plus additional cottage to renovate, offering potential for more accommodation. An opportunity to purchase a property of character and distinction, in this interesting part of rural Deux Sevres.
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The house has many original features including beams and fireplaces, dating back to the 16th century. It has been mainly restored and offers a spacious comfortable house with independent gite together with more potential buildings for renovation and conversion
Main House Ground Floor,
Entrance Hall with original wooden staircase, Large Kitchen (33sq metres) with carved stone fireplace fitted with wood burner with back boiler for central heating. Lounge (42sq metres) light and airy, with 2 windows, original charentaise fireplace with wood burner, Dining room (25 sq metres) with huge stone fireplace and other original features, wine store and utility room. 1st Floor is accessible via either a spiral stone staircase or the main stairs from the hallway. Main bedroom (42 sq metres) original stone fireplace and large luxury ensuite bathroom. Shower room with WC and wash basin, 3 other large bedrooms (32, 19, & 12 sq metres) and the tower room (28 sq metres), and potential office (12.5sq metres). 2nd Floor with 2 rooms for restoration and loft storage area.
Gite beautifully restored with many original features including a charentaise stone fireplace. Ground floor lounge (68 sq metres), kitchen diner (38 sq metres) 1st floor landing leading to 3 bedroom (36,18,14 sq metres), Bathroom with WC and separate WC. Stone Cottage (Guardians House) for restoration (66 sq metres) featuring original Bread Oven. Spacious Barn (205 sq metres) in good condition also offering potential for conversion. Grounds of over 11,000 square metres, double gates into driveway, parking area in front of house and gite, with in ground pool, views over rolling countryside.
Location
St Maixent l’Ecole TGV station shops, schools 15 minutes
Niort 30 minutes
Poitiers Airport 40 minutes
La Rochelle Airport and Atlantic Coast 1 hour
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Location in France
Deux-Sevres is the next departement inland from the Vendee and below the Loire, in the region of Poitou Charente in Western France. It is so named because of the two rivers running through it, the Sevre Nantaise in the north and the Sevre Niortaise in the south. The climate is very similar to that of the Mediterranean with long hot summers, although the winters can be very cold with temperatures dropping below freezing during December and January.
Niort, the department capital, was a Roman town which did extremely well under the Plantagenets, who granted the town a charter and built a stronghold, completed by Richard the Lionheart. In the 18th century the town specialized in tanning skins imported from Canada to make chamois leather for gloves, and it is also known for its angelica. More recently Niort has attracted several large mutual insurance companies, which has bolstered its economy and attracted young people to work there.
Bressuire is known for its major cattle markets, and is the centre of some rich and picturesque scenery used for cattle breeding and rearing, and the landscape is similar to that of rural England or the Dordogne! Melle is a green and florally decorated town that hides its origins as a centre for lead and silver mining, as well as minting coins. Melle was on one of the main routes for pilgrims heading for Compostella in Spain. Parthenay, to the north of Niort, was founded in 1020 on an outcrop above the river, and the medieval town has kept its character.
Poitiers and La Rochelle airports provide easy access to the Departement, with Ryanair flights from Stansted. British Airways offer flights from Gatwick to Nantes, a 2-hour drive away. Cross-channel travelers can reach Deux-Sevres within a comfortable 4 hours' drive from Caen and St Malo, or just over 5 hours from Cherbourg.
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Information
Type
- Belle Demeure
- House
Location
- Isolated/secluded
Features
- electricity on site
- water on site
- detached
- Well
- ADSL
- Outbuildings
- private parking
- Garage
- Other Drainage
- Pool
Conditions
- Partially restored
- Habitable
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