Location
This property is located in the Vienne area, in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, in a hamlet 40 km to the south of Poitiers. The area is rich in architectural heritage and history. It also boasts a wealth of environmental heritage. The “Vallée des Singes” zoological park is less than 10 minutes from the property. Essential shops and services are also 10 minutes away. In Poitiers, high-speed TGV trains take 1 hour 20 minutes to reach Paris and 1 hour to reach Bordeaux. There are flights to London and Edinburgh from the city’s airport.
Description
Nearby, a large 260-m² open-sided barn is used as a garage for cars and garden equipment with two small lean-tos behind. The grounds, orchard, meadows and woods are spread out to the south in front of the house.
The manor house
The ground floor
There are entrances on both the north and south façades. The hallway running through the house leads to a staircase as well as a double door leading into a lounge with a wood-burning stove, followed by a dining room with wood panelling on the walls. Another lounge with a fireplace is adjacent to the first one. On the half-landing between the two rooms, there are three doors. One leads outside, another to the top floor of the wing, while the last opens into storage space. In the second lounge, which could be converted into a bedroom, a discreet door leads to a bathroom with a shower and lavatory. A door from the dining room leads to a landing with a staircase climbing up to the top floor of the second wing. Next to this room, the kitchen boasts two doors leading outside, one of which opens into the grounds. A utility room and scullery are adjacent to the kitchen. All the reception rooms run right the way through the house. The entrance and one of the lounges have paved stone floors, while the dining room and second lounge boast wood stripped flooring. In the kitchen, the floor is covered with imitation polished concrete linoleum.
The first floor
The first floor in the first wing is located above the kitchen and is made up of a large bedroom with three windows, as well as an open-plan bathroom with shower and lavatory. A partition could be added to close it off for greater intimacy. The cathedral ceiling enhances the feeling of spaciousness. In the central section of the manor house, the staircase climbing up from the entrance hall leads to two storeys. On the first, there are two large through bedrooms, one of which has a fireplace, plus a bathroom with a bath and a shower, as well as a separate lavatory. There is wood stripped flooring throughout. The last bedroom on this storey is located in the second wing and can be reached by a separate individual staircase. It has a cathedral ceiling and wood stripped flooring. The heating connections are already in place; all that remains is to have a radiator installed in this room.
The second floor
This level includes three bedrooms, one of which runs all the way through the house, with two smaller ones, plus a bathroom with a shower and a separate lavatory, as well as wood stripped flooring throughout.
The basement
The basement can be reached via the entrance through a door under the stairs. In the wine cellar part, it has a gravel floor, while the boiler room has a concrete floor.
The grounds
They include a landscaped garden, with many different spaces and a wide variety of tree types, such as lime, maple, oak and many copses arranged around a more than one hundred-year-old cedar tree. Looking out from the house, the garden is made up of lawned areas leading to the orchard and then the woods, where roe deer, rabbits and squirrels roam freely.
The orchard, woods and meadows
The woods surround the property, protecting it from prying eyes. The orchard extends from the lawned sections and includes plum, apple and walnut trees. Lastly, the meadows, located next to the garden and orchard, are spread over more than 1 hectare. Close to the house, there is a vegetable garden, which will delight fans of old-fashioned vegetables and more exotic plants, overlooked by old pear trees.
Our opinion
This property in the countryside of the Vienne is both comfortable and welcoming, a short way from a peaceful town. It boasts a cosy ambiance while opening out onto its surrounding grounds. The manor house is discreet, sophisticated and authentic, with rendered façades delicately adorned with wisteria and vines. Its rooms are bathed in light and boast promising and adaptable volumes. The restoration received an award for its excellence from the Fondation du Patrimoine heritage agency. The property is ideal for rustic yet elegant holidays, merely a few hours from the French capital.
Reference 843929
Land registry surface area | 5 ha 77 a 30 ca |
Main building surface area | 380 m2 |
Number of bedrooms | 7 |
Outbuilding surface area | 260 m2 |
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.