3 Bed Stone House + Gite With Garden..

Situated on the very out edge of a nice village surrounded by lovely open countryside and just a few mins drive the pretty market town of Chef Boutonne. Totally detached the main house offers 120m2 is south west facing and the 2nd is 50m2.

Main house: entrance hall 10m2 with staircase, fully fitted and equipped kitchen 14.72m2 with double French doors opening to the double glazed insulated conservatory 14m2 currently used as a dining area it has a tiled floor, sliding doors and exposed stone on 1 part of the wall. Lounge 19m2 has a wooden floor, beamed ceiling, open fire place and door open to kitchen. Shower room with WC + a boiler room.

First floor: landing, 3 bedrooms 8.80, 9.51 has an en-suite shower room and a larger bedroom of 20m2, dressing room of 7.28m2 with access into a convertible attic of 33m2.

Centrally heated via oil and a heat exchanger

Gite: entrance, kitchen, lounge, bedroom, storeroom, bathroom with wc and utility.

Outside: attached garage of 32m2with access into the main house, large barn 55m2 with high door allowing entry of a mobile home, hangar, enclosed courtyard, lawned gardens and all set on 4500m2 with an additional garden 900m2 with driveway just opposite and across the lane.

Energy rating : 166

Gas emissions : 8

About Poitou-Charentes

The start of South Western France, Poitou-Charentes enjoys both a wonderful coastline, varied countryside, pretty villages and interesting towns. The climate of the region is one of the mildest in France, and the coastal area in Charente-Maritime is the sunniest part of France after the Mediterranean coastal areas. Poitou-Charente now forms part of the large new region known as Nouvelle Aquitaine.

Charente-Maritime is the most westerly department of the region and offers wonderful stretches of coastline, with long sandy beaches and fishing ports. La Rochelle is a vibrant port resort and has lots of top quality shops and lovely restaurants. The island of Ile de Re is simply wonderful, with long sandy beaches, vineyards, little harbours and bustling markets it just oozes charm. Not surprisingly it's more expensive to buy property in Charente-Maritime than in other parts of the department but if you can afford it, it is a wonderful part of France.

Inland from the Charente-Maritime is the department of Charente which gains its name from the river that winds it way through the area bordered by lovely villages and market towns. The area offers a more rural lifestyle than its neighbour. The countryside is undulating, scattered with pasture land, sunflowers and offers wide panoramas. Cognac is probably the best known town in Charente, sitting astride the river Charente it is a really interesting place to visit, to enjoy the distilleries, the river and the wonderful restaurants. Buying property in Charente is better value in the north and east of the department.

To the east of Charente is the department of Vienne which is slightly more rural than its neighbour. The river Vienne, along which there are lovely beaches, flows through the department and adds charm to many of the pretty villages along its banks. Poitiers with its theme park of Futuroscope, is the best known town in Vienne and a