French property in Poitou Charentes - Deux Sevres - Charming substantial property just 4km from Lezay, Deux Sèvres.

French property, houses and homes for sale in Lezay, Deux_Sevres, Poitou_Charentes

Price	€250,000 (FAI) £213,788*	Ref	15877ME79
Town	Lezay	Dept	Deux Sevres
Floor	383 M²	Plot Size	2976 M²
Bath	2	Bed	7

Maxine Enderby Independent Agent, says :

Charming substantial property just 4km from Lezay, Deux Sèvres.

Situated in a small village close to Lezay and Melle, this 7 bedroomed property has the potential for B&B, small gîte complex or just a great family home.

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This south facing imposing property stands in walled gardens of 3,000m².

Enter into the large entrance hall 20m², giving access to an inner hall with bedroom 13m², office 7.5m², large fitted bathroom and separate wc. To the right hand side of the large entrance hall is a fabulous living room 40m² with windows on two aspects, fireplace and door to the dining room 24m².

Doors leading from the dining room into a delightful double glazed conservatory style garden room 50m². The kitchen 15.5m² can be accessed from either the dining room or an inner hallway leading from the entrance hall, and is fitted with wall and floor units, window overlooking the rear garden.

The lovely original dark wood staircase winds up to the first floor where there are six bedrooms 9m², 13m², 10m², 10m², 10m² and 13,5m², bathroom, separate wc and door to a large loft space 70m² which, with windows insitu, could be converted to provide additional bedrooms and bathroom.

The staircase continues up to the second floor loft 105m², which again has windows insitu and could also be converted into additional accommodation or separate apartment.

There is a large storage room/utility room 36m² on the ground floor which is accessed from the kitchen.

Within the grounds of the property are two small cottages 43m² and 60m², the smaller of which has been converted to provide a downstairs living room and wc, with a bedroom on the first floor. The larger cottage also lends itself well to conversion. There is a very large garage to the rear, with barn attached and several small outbuildings and covered barbecue area.

The walled garden is laid mainly to lawn with flower borders, numerous trees and fruit trees and a large gravelled parking area.

Shopping facilities and senior schools in nearby Melle or Lezay, with post office, infant and junior schools in the village.

Motorway and TGV rail access at Niort 30 minutes and the airports of La Rochelle and Poitiers 75 minutes drive.

DPE

Logement économe	Logement
≤ 50
51-90
91-150
151-230
231-330	317 kWh
331-449
>450
Logement énergivore

Faible émission de GES	Logement
≤ 6
6-10
11-20
21-35
36-55
56-80
>81	84 kg
Forte émission de GES

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.