Elizabeth Day Independent Agent, says :
Situated on a quiet one-way street in the very centre of the attractive medieval town of Rochechouart, this house offers the best of both worlds. You have all the local shops to hand, yet walk for 2 minutes and you’ll find yourself in the beautiful Haute Vienne countryside. 11km from St Junien and 40km from Limoges.
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From the entrance hall, (which leads all the way to the back of the house and out onto the courtyard), you come into the lounge/dining room of 18m² and then through into the kitchen (10m²) with white fitted units (and plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher). At the back of the house, you’ll find a lovely double bedroom (20m²) with patio doors onto the courtyard. There is also a large en-suite bathroom with separate shower and a huge walk in wardrobe/cupboard.
On the first floor, there are 3 double bedrooms and a very large bathroom with a separate shower. Bedroom 2 is 16m², bedroom 3 is 18m² and currently doubles up as a 2nd lounge with a pretty fireplace and bedroom 3 is 20m² and benefits from enormous storage cupboards and fabulous views over the roof tops and onto rolling countryside.
The original oak staircase then leads you on up to the enormous attic (75m²), which would make a fabulous conversion should you require any further living accommodation. The lovely wooden frame of the building is on show and with 6 windows, there’s plenty of light.
Outside you have a lovely sunny courtyard with raised beds that have been carefully tended by the vendor. There is also a small barn at the back, so added to the 2 caves underneath the house, there’s plenty of storage space.
The house benefits from town gas central heating and is on mains drains.
| Logement économe | Logement |
≤ 50 |
|
51-90 |
|
91-150 |
|
151-230 |
171 kWh |
231-330 |
|
331-449 |
|
>450 |
|
| Logement énergivore |
| Faible émission de GES | Logement |
≤ 6 |
|
6-10 |
|
11-20 |
|
21-35 |
|
36-55 |
40 kg |
56-80 |
|
>81 |
|
| Forte émission de GES |
The Haute-Vienne is still a largely agricultural department located in central France. It is divided into two by the Vienne River, which runs from east to west. In the middle it splits into another river, the Isle, which runs into the bordering department of the Dordogne. The principal industry is porcelain, most of which is manufactured in the departmental capital, Limoges.
The department has a number of natural and man-made lakes, such as the Lac de Vassivière and the Lac de St Mathieu, many of which come complete with beaches, fishing, boating and watersports.
Limoges has produced fine enamel work since the 12th century, and still exports a large number of exquisite luxury goods. It has a lively university and thriving nightlife, as well as an attractive city centre with major shops as well as winding narrow lanes with boutiques and cafés.
Other places of note are Bellac, a small town with just 5,000 inhabitants, which is close to the Lac de St Pardoux, as well as Rochechouart with its magnificent chateau built out of meteoric rock!
Limoges-Bellegard airport, 5 minutes to the West of Limoges, as direct flights to and from the UK, and has had significant investment to cope with passenger numbers. It is also possible to go by TGV to Paris and then onwards to the UK or other European destinations.
As the most accessible department within the Limousin prices in the Haute Vienne are slightly more expensive than the Creuse or the Correze, but bargains can still be found.
* The currency conversion is for convenience of reference only