castles for sale Deux-Sèvres, France

Ref.4955: Chateau with caretaker’s house and outbuildings on 16 acres for sale in the Deux-Sèvres department In the heart of the Gâtine Poitevine, in the east of the Deux-Sèvres and on the edge of the Vienne, this property enjoys an unspoilt, rolling and verdant rural setting. The area offers a particularly pleasant way of life, among hedged farmland, meadows and small valleys, while remaining well connected to the region’s main towns. The property is close to a lively village offering all the main everyday shops and services, making it equally suitable as a main residence, a family home or a venue for receptions. Saint-Maixent-l’École, Poitiers and Niort are easily reached, while the TGV station provides fast connections to Paris. The region also has many attractions: rural and historic heritage, golf courses, walking trails, the landscapes of the Gâtine and relatively quick access to the Atlantic coast. Offering approximately 339 sqm of living space, the château is arranged over three levels and retains a particularly pleasant layout, designed as much for entertaining as for year-round family life. The entrance is via a short flight of steps opening onto a hallway with old cement tiles, the true hub of the ground floor. It serves the main reception rooms, the staircase, a study, the WC, the cellar stairs and the kitchen. To the right, the spacious and authentic fitted kitchen retains all the charm of a lived-in house: Bavarian stoneware floor, exposed oak beams, fireplace and stove. It also has direct access to the park and leads to a utility room serving as boiler room and laundry. A passage then leads to the dining room, particularly bright thanks to its dual aspect. With its fine ceiling height, it features an oak parquet floor, a straight marble fireplace and two built-in cupboards. The walls, lined with velvet over padding, contribute to the room’s hushed and elegant atmosphere. Beyond it, a wide double door opens onto the large drawing room, with generous proportions, fine mouldings, a marble fireplace and many openings onto the park. One side extends into a turret, forming a more intimate and particularly bright space. From the hallway, a small study facing the park completes the ground-floor reception rooms. Nearby are also a WC with hand basin and the stairs down to the cellar. The cellar, brick-vaulted and tiled, offers several storage areas, notably for wine, and has independent access to the outside. The main staircase, made entirely of carved oak and housed in one of the château’s towers, leads to the first floor. This level is arranged around a library-billiard room, a room of character with parquet flooring and a fireplace. It serves three bedrooms. The first bedroom, of generous size, has its own bathroom with bathtub and retains a marble fireplace. The second, also spacious, has its private bathroom. At the other end of the floor is a master suite, partly set in the tower, with marble fireplace and adjoining bathroom. A separate WC and a small storage area or dressing room complete this level. The second floor has a more intimate, family feel. A landing leads to a first bedroom with fireplace and eaves storage, then to a TV lounge serving the other rooms. There are two further bedrooms, one with two windows and plenty of storage, a small study, and a bathroom with bathtub and WC. The eaves have been used to create numerous storage spaces, particularly practical in a house intended for everyday living. The whole forms a residence in which the period features – parquet floors, marble fireplaces, panelling, mouldings, cement tiles, carved staircase and turret rooms – have been preserved, while offering a fluid and comfortable layout. More than a showpiece château, this is a true family home, warm and lived-in, able to welcome many relatives and friends with ease. The outbuildings form a particularly complete ensemble, organised around the estate’s former domestic, agricultural and equestrian functions, and contribute fully to the character of the property. Close to the château, an old red-painted timber building houses the historic water reserve system. Before the estate was connected to mains water in 1975, this system supplied the property with water. Today it is an interesting testimony to the way the estate once operated. The outbuildings retain a strong equestrian identity. The former carriage house, now used as a garage and workshop, has a cement floor and is clean and functional. It leads into a very fine tack room with parquet floor, panelling and original wooden saddle racks. The former stable has kept its original layout. Its roof has been redone and it has electricity and water points. Two loose boxes remain, each fitted with stone mangers and old hay racks. Upstairs are the former groom’s room and several spaces once used to store grain, fodder and equipment. A direct access leads to a small service courtyard. The outbuildings also include a former cowshed, a kennel, a barn, a large garage for around six vehicles, a former hayloft and a wine cellar. These various spaces offer many possibilities for use, storage or conversion, subject to the necessary permits. The property also includes a caretaker’s house of approximately 63 sqm, with its own independent entrance through a wide gate of about 5.50 metres, practical for deliveries or for keeping the different parts of the estate independent. On one level, this house comprises a kitchen, a bathroom with bathtub and WC, a large living room with fireplace and stove, and a bedroom. It can be entered from either the kitchen or the living room. The floors are tiled and there is central heating. Part of the roof has been redone. The house has its own enclosed garden with water points, fruit trees and a former henhouse, giving it true independence from the château. An additional building, formerly used as a henhouse, has electricity. It also has an upper floor offering further potential, but requiring complete renovation. These outbuildings, well preserved in their original layout, are a real asset to the property, whether for family use or for an equestrian, caretaking, hospitality or development project. Arrival at the property immediately sets the tone. Beyond an elegant entrance gate, a long drive leads to the château, marked at its start by two stone lions that enhance the majestic character of the approach. This vista leads to the main courtyard and then to the front steps of the residence. The château stands at the heart of a fully enclosed park of approximately 7.4 acres (3 hectares), made up of lawns, paths, flower beds and very fine old trees. The park features several mature species which create true landscaped vistas and give the estate an atmosphere that is at once sheltered, romantic and very green. A former walled kitchen garden is one of the most interesting areas of the park. It has numerous water points, a pond and a working fountain, as well as an orchard. Nearby are also a summer kitchen and a small shed for garden equipment. The park is extended by an adjoining meadow of approximately 4,500 sqm. On the other side of the road, the property includes a further 7.4 acres (3 hectares) or so, partly enclosed, with a small area formerly laid out as a riding arena. This land has a captured spring, piped to a small technical building housing the pumping system that sends the water back to the estate. A river runs along the bottom of the plot. The whole thus covers approximately 16 acres (6.5 hectares), offering a fine variety of ornamental park, meadows, enclosed areas, orchard, woodland and more natural land. An old pond to be restored completes the outdoor features and offers further potential for landscaping. Cabinet LE NAIL – Poitou-Charentes – Mr Godefroid COLLEE: +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Estate Agent Licence: : 8601 2021 000 000 008 - CCI de la Vienne We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

A beautiful and superbly renovated chateau with charm and character, light and spacious rooms, nestled in a private park of 24 acres (9.5 hectares). Located 30 minutes from Poitiers with airport and train to Paris (TGV 1h30). 2 minutes from cafe, wine shop and bakery. Built as a chateau-forte (defensive castle) in the early 1500s, protected by moats, the chateau was later extended and given an elegant Renaissance facade. It today offers 765 m2 of light and comfortable living space spread over 3 floors. - Lower garden level: A character entrance hall with original, beautifully restored limestone floor leading to a spacious kitchen with AGA cooker, central island, seating and views. Adjacent is a dining room with pizza oven. There are two large bedrooms with shared bathroom - and on the outside terrace a wood fired jacuzzi. There's a laundry-utility room and well equipped cellar. - The main entrance, middle floor, is accessed via a footbridge (draped in flowering wisteria in spring) which traverses the dry moat: - Main floor : Grand doors opening onto a spacious entrance hall with oak floor and high ceiling and which gives access to a Red salon (piano room), Green salon, small library and 4 large bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. All rooms with marble fireplaces. A separate guest WC is found in the main entrance hall. - Upper floor : a vast and gorgeous entertainement space (273 m2) with exposed beams, skylights, two wood burning stoves, a side kitchen and a bedroom with corner shower. Main and side stairs to lower floors. This elegant home boasts well-preserved original details and modern comforts such as the efficient central heating provided by a Hargassner wood chips burner (located in the grange). The chateau is warm and snug in winter and pleasantly cool and light in summer. The grange also holds a caretaker cottage with accommodation over two floors (94 m2) with entrance hall, kitchen, lounge with wood burner, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms -, a garage (coach house) and ample space for storage. The private park covers 9.5 hectares (24 acres) with moat, floral gardens, fruit orchard, canal, terraced vegetable garden, cast iron greenhouse, meadow, river and 5 hectares of woodland with oak and native species. Immediately around the castle tower magnificent exotic trees centuries old. The estate is crossed by a small river that feeds the canal found below the castle. This is a tranquil and beautiful property, superbly well presented throughout - turnkey - with privacy and countryside views. Only 30 minutes from commerce, culture, transport and airport. (15 mins to supermarkets. 2 mins to boulanger). Poitiers 30 minutes, Paris & Bordeaux 1h30 (TGV) Nantes, La Rochelle, coast and beaches 1h40

SOLE AGENT. In the heart of the countryside, this castle has been standing there for centuries. Known since medieval times, it was in the 17th century that this fiefdom evolved to find the volumes that are those of the current buildings. Composed of a rectangular main building oriented along a north-south axis, it sports in the southwest corner a large round tower topped with a pepper pot, while a small rectangular pavilion set at right angles to the east extends the dwelling to the north. The interior garden is surrounded by many outbuildings, and offers an old dovecote in the middle. Listed as a Historic Monument, many restoration works were carried out on the main building. While mostly habitable (approximately 450 sq.mt), it still retains large convertible space that can be adapted to any project. On ground floor, the heated part offers a guard room with fireplace and stone floor (46 sq.mt) (height under ceiling : 4.45m), a room with wooden staircase and stone floor (12 sq.mt), a kitchen with terracotta tiles and access hatch to the cellar (16 sq.mt), a large dining room with terracotta tiles (40 sq.mt) (height under ceiling : 4.13m), a shower room-WC and storage room, a large living room with terracotta tiles and fireplace (50 sq.mt) (height under ceiling : 4.16m), a small living room with terracotta tiles and fireplace (35 sq.mt), an old entrance with terracotta tiles (11 sq.mt), a small bedroom (former boudoir) with terracotta tiles (10 sq.mt). In the unheated part, there is a corridor with terracotta tiles, a room used as a storage room, with terracotta tiles and fireplace (25 sq.mt). At the end of the corridor, a wooden staircase, access to the underground, an old kitchen with terracotta tiles with fireplace and vegetable garden (29 sq.mt), and the boiler room. On first floor (height under ceiling : 4.75m), in the heated part, there is a master bedroom with pine parquet flooring and fireplace (33 sq.mt), a bathroom/WC (4.50 sq.mt), a dressing room (4.80 sq.mt) with access to the second floor, a room above the boiler room, a landing with parquet flooring (16.60 sq.mt), a bathroom/WC above the kitchen (13 sq.mt), a large distribution corridor with terracotta tiles (43 sq.mt), a bedroom with terracotta tiles, a bedroom with parquet flooring (23 sq.mt), a bedroom with parquet flooring and fireplace (32 sq.mt), a bedroom with parquet flooring (23.50 sq.mt), a storage room with fireplaces on parquet flooring (19 sq.mt). In the unheated part, you have a landing with terracotta tiles, a room with parquet flooring and a fireplace, a room in the tower with a fireplace, and terracotta tiles (30 sq.mt), a staircase leading to the second floor (in the tower). The second floor contains, at the top of the stone spiral staircase, a room with parquet flooring and a fireplace (30 sq.mt), and another attic room above with exposed timber framing. Floor, timber framing, and roof were redone in 1996. The château is heated by a Viessmann oil-fired boiler (2019). Part of the ground floor is equipped with underfloor heating. The single-story caretaker's house offers modern comfort. It consists of a 15 sq.mt kitchen, a 25 sq.mt living room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, toilet, boiler room, and an entrance onto the outside of the enclosure. It has oil-fired central heating. Spacious outbuildings complete the building: a stable with four horse boxes, an old farmhouse awaiting restoration, a straw shed with a bread oven, a large covered courtyard, a large barn, and an old roofless dovecote. A large perimeter wall awaiting restoration partially encloses the park. It is complemented by a private driveway, an orchard, and a meadow to the side. Note the presence of three wells with pumps on the property. Set in a peaceful and quiet setting, this ensemble is located just 10 minutes from all shops and services, 1 hour from Poitiers and Niort (TGV and motorway stations), and 1.5 hour from Nantes (airport). Sale price including fees : 954,000 euros. Buyer's fees. Fee : 6 % VAT of the price excluding fees. Sale price excluding fees : 900,000 euros. Energy class : N/A. Climate class : N/A. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Georisques website : www.georisques.gouv.fr

EXCLUSIVE. Set in beautiful, peaceful, rolling countryside covering 6.35 hectares, this charming 19th-century château offers 339 m² of living space and is surrounded by a caretaker's house, outbuildings, lush grounds, gardens and meadows. Just 15 minutes from a TGV station connecting to Paris Montparnasse in less than 2 hours, and close to a golf course, this property will delight those seeking peace and quiet and wide open spaces. Featuring majestic rooms with beautiful proportions, the residence is spread over three floors. The ground floor houses the reception rooms. An entrance hall with original cement tiles leads to the living room, with its waxed oak flooring, marble fireplace and moulded ceiling decorated with ornamentation, and its boudoir in the turret. The dining room runs through the property and features a beautiful fireplace and oak parquet flooring. An office has been created in the former oratory with its waxed oak flooring and ribbed vaulted ceiling. Completing this level are a toilet with washbasin on terracotta flooring, a fully equipped and fitted kitchen with Bavarian tiles and a stone fireplace with a stove, and a laundry/boiler room with terracotta flooring. The first floor is accessed via a beautiful oak staircase. The landing, equipped with a dressing room and toilet, leads to a library/billiard room with parquet flooring and three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, all of which feature fireplaces. The parquet floors are varnished. On the second floor, the landing leads to three bedrooms, a bathroom, a lounge and a small study. The parquet floors have recently been covered with carpet, with the exception of one bedroom which has varnished parquet flooring. There is plenty of storage space in the numerous cupboards. A vaulted cellar, located beneath the office and hall, provides ideal conditions for storing wine. The roof is covered with slate tiles. Most windows are double-glazed (2010). The boiler runs on fuel oil, with an underground tank. Current fuel oil consumption is approximately 3,500 litres per year. The caretaker's house, with 63 m² of living space, has a living room with a fireplace and wood-burning stove, tiled floors, wooden ceilings and beams, a kitchen with tiled floors, a bedroom with tiled floors, and a bathroom. Upstairs, there is a bedroom accessible via an external staircase. This house has wood and coal central heating provided by the cooker. Wastewater is treated by a septic tank and a cesspool. The slate roof was partially re-done in 2010. Part of it needs to be redone. It has a private garden of approximately 1,000 m². Among the outbuildings, you will find a covered courtyard/summer dining room equipped with a fireplace/grill and bread oven, an old vegetable garden and a sink. Another building houses a garage, a tack room, a stable with two stalls, and upstairs, a groom's room, a workshop, and an attic. Finally, a 180 m² barn with a hayloft and an adjoining sheepfold, as well as a period greenhouse complete the built-up area. Access to the property is via an automatic gate with a videophone, with a driveway leading to the château, and also via another gate on the caretaker's house side. An ornamental well (without water) and a pretty fountain adorn the outdoor areas, as well as numerous tree species, an orchard and vegetable gardens. This complex is located on the outskirts of a small town with all amenities, 15 minutes from Saint Maixent l'Ecole (TGV station and motorway access), on the Poitiers/Niort axis, 35 minutes from Poitiers (airport) and 1 hour 15 minutes from La Rochelle (airport), the Ile de Ré and the Atlantic Ocean. Sale price including fees : 842,700 euros. Buyer's fees. Fee : 6 % VAT of the price excluding fees. Sale price excluding fees : 795,000 euros. Energy class : F. Climate class : F. Estimated annual energy costs for standard use : between 12,170 and 16,520 euros per annum. Prices indexed to 1st of January 2021. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Georisques website : www.georisques.gouv.fr

Property: Domain including an 18th-century castle and various pavilions arranged with rooms and sanitary facilities. Currently used as a health home. Castle of approximately 722 m² (currently partly administrative and restoration). Ground floor + 1 floor. Pavilion 'La grange' of approximately 393 m² (Ground floor + 1 floor): 14 bedrooms, living room, boiler room, laundry room, laundry. Convertible space. Pavilion 'L'annexe' of approximately 345 m² (Ground floor + 1 floor): 14 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, kitchenette. Recent renovations. Pavilion 'Galerie' of approximately 298 m² (Ground floor): 7 bedrooms, 2 offices. Pavilion 'La Résidence' of approximately 493 m² (Ground floor + 1 floor): 13 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, 2 offices, meeting room, 1 room, pantry. Functional housing of approximately 122 m²: living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, toilet. Garage. Independent housing 'Vestiaire' of approximately 87 m²: living room, kitchen, 2 lockers, shower room, toilet. Housing to renovate including 2 apartments (1 on the Ground floor + 1 on the floor). Fuel heating. Public water supply. An individual sanitation system for the whole. Various dependencies: Workshops, porches, warehouse, hangar/porch. Mission and issues Safer on this property - Support local development. This transfer is part of the objective to participate in the development of rural areas by implanting project leaders and responds to sustainable development objectives by promoting the enhancement of rural heritage. Please note that some listing sites do not display our service correctly. For complete and accurate information, we invite you to consult our site or contact us directly. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques site: georisques.gouv.fr Photos: © Copyright Safer - Usage prohibited without the author's consent.This description has been automatically translated from French.