castles with pool for sale Deux-Sèvres, France

A beautifully renovated medieval chateau located in West Deux Sevres, close to a village with shops and a bakery, and nestled in a private park of 9.5 hectares (24 acres). Built in the 15th century and significantly redesigned in the 19th (elegant north facade), this large stone property offers 860 m2 of living space and comprises: - Ground floor: large dining kitchen, adjacent dining room with wood fired pizza oven, laundry room, 2 bedrooms with bathroom, summer kitchen opening up onto the sun terrace and pool area. Well equipped cellars. - First floor: 4 large bedrooms with adjacent bathrooms, main salon, music room, WC. Stairs to upper and ground floors. - Second floor: spectacular room/gallery of 273 m2, with adjacent kitchenette and double bedroom with ensuite shower room. The property is presented in excellent condition and features an efficient and ecological heating system - Hargassner shredded wood boiler - located in the barn. In the barn is also a caretaker cottage with living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, 2 garages and lots of storage. The park covers 9.5 hectares (around 24 acres) and includes gardens, orchard, terraced vegetable gardens and a beautiful wrought iron greenhouse, meadows and woodland. Around the castle are planted magnificent trees, some hundreds of years old. A wrought iron bridge which leads across the dry moat supports white and purple flowering wisteria - gorgeous in spring. The estate is crossed by a small river that feeds the canal and the medieval lavoir (wash house) located below the castle. This is a beautiful, tranquil and private property, absolutely charming.

Located between Parthenay (15 minutes) and Poitiers (35 minutes), near a village with shops, this beautiful castle was built in the 15th century and deeply redesigned in the 19th (elegant north facade). Thoroughly renovated, it offers more than 1000 m² of living space and mainly comprises: - on the ground floor: large dining kitchen, dining room, laundry, 2 bedrooms sharing one large bathroom, summer kitchen giving onto the terrace by the pool – on the 1st floor: 3 good-sized bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, TV lounge, music room, study – on the 2nd floor: spectacular room of 313 m², with sitting area, extra kitchen and bedroom/ bathroom. This huge room offers multiple possibilities (additional bedrooms, artist’s studio, home cinema, games room, gym, etc.) The property is overall in excellent condition. The castle has an efficient, economical and ecological heating system (new Hargassner shredded wood boiler). The property also includes a large outbuilding housing a self detached dwelling of around 120 m² (entrance hall, living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms), garages, the boiler room and storage space. The estate covers 9.75 hectares (around 23,5 acres) consisting of gardens, meadow and woods. The gardens around the castle are planted with magnificent trees, the estate is crossed by a river that feeds the canal and the wash house located below the castle. The setting is absolutely charming and without any nuisance. A must see !