| Price | €256,800 £205,684* | Ref | 24397ME79 |
| Town | Chef Boutonne | Dept | Deux Sevres |
| Floor | 190 M2 | Plot Size | 5561 M2 |
| Bath | 3 | Bed | 3 |
Maxine Enderby Independent Agent, says :
Set in a garden of over an acre, three bedroom, three bathroom house with well proportioned living space, outbuildings and lovely in ground pool.
Situated towards the edge of a popular village within 10 minutes of Brioux sur Boutonne and the market town of Chef Boutonne, this traditional stone built property offers well planned accommodation as follows :
Entrance hall with traditional flagstone flooring, door to living room 30m² with fireplace and wood burning stove, feature exposed stone walls.
Across the hall from the living room is a large dining room which also has a fireplace with insert wood burning stove and feature exposed stone walls. Door to:
Kitchen fitted with an excellent range of units and appliances and with door to the large conservatory having tiled floor and patio doors leading to the garden.
Door from the kitchen to rear hall with access to utility room fitted with a range of units and door leading to the garage. Boiler room which has plumbing for washing machine. Cloakroom. Shower room. Door to cellar.
To the first floor there is an inner landing area with access to two double bedrooms and a shower room. Master bedroom suite comprising large bedroom and en suite bathroom 36m².
Outside : Garage, barn and lean-to, ample parking, large garden of over an acre with lawns, fruit trees, large pond and a walled and secure pool area with in ground pool.
The property benefits from oil fired central heating, double glazing and broadband.
Brioux sur Boutonne and Chef Boutonne both 10 minutes drive with the larger town of Niort having main line rail station and motorway connection some 40 minutes distant. Airports with budget flights to the UK are to be found in Poitiers 70 minutes and La Rochelle 75 minutes.
| Logement économe | Logement |
≤ 50 |
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51-90 |
|
91-150 |
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151-230 |
210 kWh |
231-330 |
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331-449 |
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>450 |
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| Logement énergivore |
| Faible émission de GES | Logement |
≤ 6 |
|
6-10 |
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11-20 |
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21-35 |
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36-55 |
38 kg |
56-80 |
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>81 |
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| Forte émission de GES |
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.
* The currency conversion is for convenience of reference only