castle for sale Crevant-Descartes district of Thouars, France

Exclusivity. 15 kilometres from Bressuire and Thouars, 70 kilometres from Poitiers, stunning property comprising a castle dating from the 18th century surrounded by moats which has been largely restored and offering 752 m² (1,076 sq ft) of living space on two levels: on the ground floor, a main, through entrance leading to a large dining room with fireplace, a study room with toilet and access to a storeroom, a vast lounge-library with underfloor heating and fireplace as well as a mezzanine giving access to the first floor, a small games room in a turret, a second entrance from a tower leading to the dining room, a large fitted kitchen, a scullery leading to a terrace and summer kitchen overlooking the moat with a pontoon leading to the parklands, a room awaiting conversion (study), a billiards room with fireplace, a large lounge with fireplace; in an adjoining wing an independent flat with a large fitted kitchen and dining area, a large living room with access to the inner courtyard, a bathroom with toilet, a lift to the first floor, a large boiler room and linen room; Upstairs, a staircase from the main tower leads to four large suites, each with a shower room or bathroom and wc (two with dressing rooms) and one with a second bedroom with access to the mezzanine of the lounge/library, a room in a tower awaiting conversion and upstairs, in the more private part, a large suite with shower room and wc, a corridor leading to two bedrooms, a landing with a study communicating with the mezzanine of the lounge/library. This property also features a former farmhouse that is independent from the château and was converted into a gîte in 2024. The gîte spans two levels and approx. 200 m² (2,153 sq ft): on the ground floor, a first area with a separate kitchen to be fitted out and equipped, a large lounge-dining room with a fireplace and access to a private garden, an entrance hall, a shower room-wc for people with reduced mobility; a second area (which can communicate or be separate from the first) with a living room and a large room to be fitted out; Upstairs, accessed via two staircases, a first landing leading to a suite with shower room and toilet and a small adjoining bedroom, a second bedroom with shower room and toilet; a second landing leading to a suite with shower room and toilet and a small adjoining bedroom. A consecrated chapel awaiting restoration and numerous outbuildings (garages, workshop, former cowsheds, stables, orangery, barn, etc.) awaiting restoration with a total surface area of approx. 500 m² (5,305 sq ft) as well as a swimming pool with poolhouse and summer kitchen complete the property. 53 hectares of land comprising wooded parklands surrounding the castle, meadows, 25 hectares of forest with two artificial ponds and three runways approved by the French authorities for landing and take-off of numerous aircraft with respective lengths of 480/650 and 1120 metres (there is a tower and a hangar with a surface area of 300 m² that can store several aircraft). Quiet and pleasant setting, close to all amenities. Ideal for organising seminars or bed and breakfast events.... Rare, atypical and offering great potential. ECD carried out on 6/6/2024. Estimated average annual energy costs for standard use, based on energy prices on 1/01/2021: Low amount 12380 euros and High amount 16800 euros per year. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr