Detached Stone Longere With Swimming..

This lovely property, situated in a delightful village just outside the market town of Sauze-Vaussais, has been renovated throughout yet retaining many of the original traditional features. It offers a spacious 290m2 of habitable space in the main house, plus an additional 36m2 in the guest house. It is double glazed, has oil-fired central heating and a conforming septic tank for the main house. It comprises:

Main house: large kitchen diner of 49m2 with beamed ceiling, dual aspect windows, access to cellar of 24m2and stairs to a super light filled 'studio' of 28m2 with feature exposed trusses. From the kitchen, an internal rear hallway leads to large lounge of 34m2 with tiled floor, charentaise fireplace with woodburner, exposed beams and door out to terrace. There is a downstairs bathroom of 8,5m2 with separate toilet, an office of 15m2 with French doors to the garden and a lovely bedroom of 28m2 with exposed stone walls, door to the garden and an ensuite of 7m2. An internal door leads to the barn of 50m2 which houses the oil tank and boiler.

Upstairs: a large landing of 16m2 leads to a shower room of 8m2 and 3 further bedrooms of 27, 16 + 16m2. A door leads to the barn attic space.

Guest House: Could easily have separate entrance and garden, in need of refreshing, offering 36m2 comprising: living room with corner kitchen 22m2, bedroom 10m2 and shower room with WC of 4m2.

Super in- ground pool of 9x4m with 2m deep end and tiled sun terrace. Lovely gardens totalling 2881m2

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