A former farming estate to be restored, with a pond and 9 hectares of wooded grounds,
in the Périgord Blanc area, near to Saint-Astier
in the Périgord Blanc area, near to Saint-Astier
Saint-Astier,
DORDOGNE
aquitaine
24110
FR
Location
The small town of Saint-Astier is 45 minutes from Bergerac international airport, 20 minutes from Périgueux and 1 hour and 20 minutes from Bordeaux via the A89 motorway. It is a stop on the Bordeaux-Périgueux-Brive train line, as well as the Grand-Périgueux shuttle service between Mussidan and Niversac, plus the Isle Valley cycling track runs through it. It combines the character of old stone buildings with lively activity. It is possible to enjoy fishing and canoeing/kayaking on the river running through it. A water sports centre has been created on its banks as well as a games and picnic area. The cinema, music school, theatre, summer festivals, swimming pool, dance studio and tennis courts are just a few of the many cultural and sports facilities that the municipality boasts. Its weekly market, as well as its two supermarkets, bakeries, hairdressers, restaurants and bars make it a town in which it is a pleasure to live.
Description
The property stretches over a surrounding surface of more than 9 ha. An earthen track, at each end of which there are entrances to the property, separates the wooded plots, which make up most of the estate, from the meadows. In the centre, an approximately 2,000-m² pond adjoins a naturally landscaped garden, the main set of buildings and an outbuilding in ruins. The architectural complex forms a closed square with an inner courtyard that is today covered in grass.
The north and western parts form an L-shape and accommodate the living areas, while the two other sides are single-level outbuildings. Two corner pavilions, with three and four levels respectively, overlook the rest of the buildings and the courtyard.
The living areas are made up of two double level wings and a three-story corner pavilion, all of which are attached and easily interconnected. They are currently divided into three separate dwellings measuring approximately 345 m², 131 m² and 157 m² respectively. However, they could easily be transformed into a single house or divided differently according to choice.
The group of buildings, which is both very coherent and yet also fairly diverse, boasts façades made of rendered stone, mainly regularly sized rectangular windows with ashlar frames, extremely sober cornices and gabled as well as hipped roofs made of half-round tiles or flat tiles on the tallest of the two pavilions.
The north and western parts form an L-shape and accommodate the living areas, while the two other sides are single-level outbuildings. Two corner pavilions, with three and four levels respectively, overlook the rest of the buildings and the courtyard.
The living areas are made up of two double level wings and a three-story corner pavilion, all of which are attached and easily interconnected. They are currently divided into three separate dwellings measuring approximately 345 m², 131 m² and 157 m² respectively. However, they could easily be transformed into a single house or divided differently according to choice.
The group of buildings, which is both very coherent and yet also fairly diverse, boasts façades made of rendered stone, mainly regularly sized rectangular windows with ashlar frames, extremely sober cornices and gabled as well as hipped roofs made of half-round tiles or flat tiles on the tallest of the two pavilions.
The main dwelling
There are five entrance doors, from either the grounds or the courtyard. The lounge, dining room and television room are all on the ground floor and boast considerable volumes, moulded ceilings, wood stripped flooring and, for some, walls with exposed stonework. They are laid out one after another and can be reached by two hallways with floors paved with old cement tiles. The wooden doors also boast colourful stained-glass windows with geometrical patterns. The immense, dual aspect, approximately 43-m² kitchen possesses a stone chimney with an open hearth and a wooden mantelpiece. The similarly sized scullery, which is very large for the purpose it serves, houses a wooden staircase leading upstairs to four bedrooms and a shower room.
The first-floor apartment
In the courtyard, a remarkable glazed wooden door, boasting six rectangular panes and three arched ones, is topped by a fanlight window and a solid wrought-iron awning frame. It opens onto a wooden staircase and is the sole entrance to the apartment, which has been partly renovated and is laid out lengthways. It is made up of a kitchen overlooking the courtyard, as well as a lounge, two bedrooms and a shower room overlooking the grounds, with old wood stripped floors.
The three-storey dwelling
Renovation work has been commenced on the small, rectangular pavilion located in the southwest corner but requires completion. With a view over the pond from each of its three levels, it is made up of a kitchen, a bright living room with a floor of decorative cement tiles, a lounge, a shower room and three bedrooms with old wood stripped flooring.
The outbuildings
The pavilion
In the northwest corner, built on top of a semi-underground cellar, there is an imposing, four-storey, rectangular pavilion, topped with a high, hipped roof made of flat tiles, which overlooks the rest of the buildings. The interior has retained its authenticity and houses a single room with wooden floorboards on every level, each with a surface of approximately 61 m².
The group of buildings
An entrance porch, covered area, bakehouse with two bread ovens, byre and barns with hay lofts are set around the inner courtyard. There is a pedestrian entrance door alongside an arched carriage door on the exterior. They are the only single-storey buildings of the complex. Their architecture is harmonious thanks to their similar dimensions, a continual genoise corbel and a shared gabled roof made of half-round tiles dotted with three identical hay dormers.
The grounds
The grounds stretch over a 9-hectare expanse of flat land made up of a garden, meadows, a ruin, coppices of trees, a pond teeming with fish and woodland comprising a variety of tree types: oak, ash, acacia, magnolia, bamboo, Judas tree, poplar, spruce, elm and hornbeam, among other mainly deciduous trees.
Our opinion
This manor house and its grounds are within walking distance of all required services and leisure facilities. Although renovation work is necessary and there is a limited source of noise pollution nearby, the building undoubtedly has character and originality. With more than 1,000 m² of buildings, the property could lend itself to a wide range or projects for private individuals or discerning investors, from housing an extended family to the creation of a small retirement home, holiday centre or training facility, from a farm to offices, from a family base to a craft business centre... Whatever the purpose, the occupants will appreciate the architecture’s authenticity, the grounds, the pond and woods, the intimate inner courtyard, the vast living space of approximately 600 m² and the potential of the many outbuildings. The property is not overlooked yet is not isolated and is near to public transport links.
Reference 189568
| Land registry surface area | 9 ha 18 a 27 ca |
| Main building surface area | 633.5 m2 |
| Number of bedrooms | 9 |
| Outbuilding surface area | 406 m2 |
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NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.
