sold subject to contract

Ref: GDT/277

 

Sunnier SW France – POITOU-CHARENTES – Charente

Situated in the southern Charente, on the borders of the Charente-Maritime

In a large rural hamlet with bakery, post office and public tennis court

6kms east of Barbezieux, a large town with all amenities, schools etc.

ONLY 45 MINUTES TO THE COAST

Cognac 30 mins, Angouleme (with airport & TGV) 30 mins

Bordeaux airport 1 hour

 

A PRETTY RENOVATED LONGERE WITH 3 GITES & A SWIMMING POOL

Gites up and running, offering a home with income

Good value !

 

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Main House with 2 Bedrooms

Three Gites (3 bedrooms, 1 bedroom & a studio)

Swimming Pool

Grounds of about 1.36 acres

 

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This fully renovated traditional Charentaise longère with its own private garden has three furnished and equipped up and running gites. The gites are packed with lovely original features, all comforts and beautiful beams and exposed stonework. The House has its own separate access and its own garden which offers a good degree of privacy - the gites and the swimming pool are on the other side of the house.

 

THE HOUSE

Ground floor

- Kitchen 12m2, fully fitted Ikea galley kitchen with Smeg oven, glass hob, dishwasher & extractor fan. Door to …

- Spacious Utility room 10m2 with WC and plumbing for washing machine

- Door to one of gites, possibility of incorporating this gite back into main house if required

- Spacious Living Room 36m2 with exposed stonework and beams, terracotta tiles, beautiful Charentaise fireplace with a woodburner which heats most of the house. Two sets of French doors leading to the terrace

- Second living room/games room 28m2, could be dining room or ground floor bedroom, with beams and a huge open fireplace, with a French door leading to the terrace.

- Small landing leading to …

- Bedroom 1, double, 25m2, L-shaped, spacious and light

- Bedroom 2, double 20m2, spacious and light, with a further area with low headroom

- Bathroom 15m2 with separate shower cubicle, bath, basin/vanity unit and WC

–Terrace running the length of the house with covered area at one end (winter suntrap!).

- Private garden.

Ground floor

- Very spacious double-height living/dining area with exposed stonework and massive beams, and huge original French doors to the terrace.

- Fitted Kitchen area with hand painted cupboards, full cooker, dishwasher, freezer and two fridges.

- Master Bedroom & en-suite shower room

First floor

- Galleried Landing leading to ….

- Spacious Bedrooms 2 & 3

- Shower room and WC

Outside

- Large secluded Terrace leading up to the lawned gardens and swimming Pool.

The two smaller gites each have their own private terraces leading to the gardens.

The studio-style gite has is a huge living space full of charm and original features.

The one-bedroom gite has a separate living room leading up to a kitchen/dining area and then up to a sunny mezzanine bedroom and shower room with WC.

SWIMMING POOL – 12m x 6m, fully fenced in line with regulations.

- Mains electricity; bottled gas; septic tank; partial double glazing; mains water; heating by wood burning stove; wiring in good order; internet broadband.

Successful gite business with an 80% return visitor rate. More information on request.

TAXES – Taxe d’Habitation about 250 Euros p.a.; Taxe Foncière about 1,950 Euros p.a.

The property is set in a large hamlet with a bakery, post office and public tennis court, surrounded by rolling hills of sunflowers and vines (in season). The nearest town, Barbezieux, has a good range of shops including three supermarkets, DIY stores etc, a market, a hospital and numerous restaurants. The pretty town of Jonzac, with adventure playground and indoor leisure complex, is only 10 minutes away. In addition to the coast, only 45 minutes away, there are also several beaches on leisure lakes nearby, offering fishing, canoeing, windsurfing etc. The property is within easy reach of airports at La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Angouleme and within a day’s drive of channel ports.