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French property in Poitou Charentes - Charente - Wonderful Belle Demeure, within walking distance of Golf at Cognac, elevated views, pool, landscaped grounds and woods

French property, houses and homes for sale in COGNAC, Charente, Poitou_Charentes

Price	€583,000 £466,954*	Ref	19790WJ16
Town	COGNAC	Dept	Charente
Floor	220 M²	Plot Size	11000 M²
Bath	2	Bed	5

John West Independent Agent, says :

Wonderful Belle Demeure, within walking distance of Golf at Cognac, elevated views, pool, landscaped grounds and woods

Its all about "location, location, location" for this delightful period charentaise property. All the principal ground floor rooms open onto the raised terrace, with extensive distant views south eastwards through your own landscaped undulating grounds of nearly three acres ( with dozens of oaks, pines des landes, mature willows, horse-chestnuts and small copses and meadows where deer and wild boar graze.) an absolute delight.

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Ground floor:
Principal entrance hall with oak winding stairs and 'under-stairs' WC. Left to large kitchen/dining room with lovely period terracotta floor tiles and a large stone "charentaise" fireplace, door onto terrace. Right to traditional Salon, with polished wood floor and carved wooden fireplace, door to terrace. Up two steps to a study room/secondary hall, stairs down to 'sous-sol' containing cave, cellar, utility room and storage area with boiler room off. Off this second hall there is a library and further on a large master bedroom suite (well over 35 m2) with en-suite shower room and WC, polished wood floor and ornamental carved wooden fireplace. The Master bedroom has its own access to the terrace, and views over garden down to the pool.

First floor:
large family bathroom, with roll top bath and 2 double bedrooms (22 m2 and 26m²) with wood floors and fireplaces in both bedrooms. Both bedrooms have lovely views out over the garden to the distant hills

Across the other side of the upper garden area is situated a delightful stone "Maison d'amis" to the front with a single garage to its rear. The garage is accessed by a separate entrance, with electric gates and has parking for an extra car/s. The "maison d'amis" consists of 2 bedrooms with sea-grass floor, a shower room, separate WC and a large ground floor living room with glazed double doors onto the garden.

Further down the slope there is a large outdoor swimming pool (5mx10m) with a secluded sun-trap terrace with lovely views.

This is a truly exceptional premises set in a mature well stocked and maintained grounds and only a couple of minutes walk from the famous Cognac Golf Club. Down below the house in the wooded meadow area there is a spring, an old well and a stream. The property also includes a large grassy paddock, perfectly suited for horses etc and a further small wooded copse area where deer and wild boar are often seen.

DPE

Logement économe	Logement
≤ 50
51-90
91-150
151-230	167 kWh
231-330
331-449
>450
Logement énergivore

Faible émission de GES	Logement
≤ 6
6-10
11-20
21-35
36-55	39 kg
56-80
>81
Forte émission de GES

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.