Traditional Renovated Farmhouse With..

Classic former stone house with numerous outbuildings and set in a hamlet just 5kms from the small market town of Sauze Vaussais and commerce. This property offers a spacious 220m2 of habitable space comprising:

Entrance with part flagstone/tiled floor, exposed stone and staircase. Fully equipped kitchen/dining room of 36m2 with charentaise stone fireplace, wood panelled ceiling, bulls eye window and a wealth of exposed stone. Shower room of 8.77m2, 1 bedroom of 14.67m2 utility room of 7.60m2 and a large store room of 31m2.

First floor: large landing area that could be used as a study 42m2 with exposed beams, trusses and wooden floor and at either end bedrooms of 23 + 24m2 again with wooden floors and panelled wood ceilings and walls.

Attached is a large barn, former animal pens, open hangar, workshop, well and enclosed walled south facing private garden. To the other side is another hanger, a traditional worker's cottage to renovate 31m2 on the ground floor with possibilities of creating something on the 1st floor and a further barn. All set of 2940m2 of land.

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