Beautiful Bourgeois Stone Village House..

Beautiful Bourgeois Stone Village House (c1800) to finish renovating
Great Potential! 9 spacious rooms (at least 4 beds) over 3 floors; most of the hard work done! Lovely manageable walled garden with cast iron gates.

This impressive, ancient house is situated at the heart of a pretty and typical rural village with basic commodities inc. a bar; several larger villages with amenities are within 5-10mins drive and the towns of Mansle and La Rochefoucauld are within easy reach. The City of Angouleme (TGV) is approx 30mins and Poitiers and Limoges Airports are both within an hour's drive.

The property overlooks the village square with its adjacent village green and represents the perfect project! Most of the hard work has already been done: The roof has been completely redone & insulated and is under guarantee for a further 5 years; all the exterior stonework has been exposed (including a few interesting carved & dated fascia stones) and jointed; the interior Partitions and stairs are up, there is new wood flooring throughout and most of the double glazing has been fitted (several windows, doors, new shutters and various materials can be included in the sale).

This Spacious property benefits from roughly 155m2 floor space over 3 floors laid out as follows.

Ground Floor:
Entrance into approx 50m2, main reception room with wood flooring, chimney & stairs. This room has been partitioned into 2 rooms but could easily be opened up again; door to old tiled Kitchen 13.2m2 and utility room 6.5m2 which could also be opened up if required, chimney conduit, sink, door to garden.

1st Floor:
Landing 7.5m2 with 2 staircases to 2nd Floor; 2 large bedrooms (15.8/18.7m2) to finish and a room 8.7m2 intended as a bathroom.

2nd Floor:
2 attic bedrooms with velux windows (13.5/18.1m2+ eaves), accessed by separate stairs. The property requires a new septic tank, electrical and plumbing installations, heating and decoration.

Stone Outbuildings:
Adjacent and attached to the kitchen (could be converted into additional living space), old Stable 17.4m2; Store 11.5m2.

Land: Plot of approx. 325m2 with enclosed walled garden which could be lovely. There is vehicular access to the rear of the property for off road parking and permissions could be sought for a garage/car port.

Diagnosis
Energy diagnosis Yes
Conso Energ Vierge
Greenhouse gases Non requis

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