luxury real estate for sale Charente-Maritime, France

As an immaculate sail proudly raised on the beach, this remarkable house in Fouras offers unique views over the beach and its bay. About 200 m² of living space spread on four levels provides you with a home set in an exceptional environment. There is nothing better than enjoying the expanse of the sea from the pleasant living room and dining room with parquet floor, light-flooded thanks to its bow window. On the Southern side, the kitchen with dining space opens on a balcony overlooking the garden. On ground floor, the summer kitchen being attached to the veranda - winter garden, you will benefit from the outdoors whatever the season. A bedroom, a cellar-laundry and a workshop complete this level of the house. On second floor, the ensuite bedroom with its two stunning turrets will be used as an observation post, as another bedroom also with sea view and a shower room on garden side make of this level a haven of peace. Under the roof, two attic bedrooms and an outdoor access offer an exceptional point of view on the whole bay, the islands Ile de Ré, Ile d'Aix and the town of La Rochelle. Dating back to the second half of 19th C., this character house has the charm of the authentic homes due to parquet floors, high ceilings, slate roof on the turrets. Besides, this house is comfortable as it was carefully renovated over the years : PVC double glazing on all windows, electric shutters, gas-fired central heating, heat pump in the living room and the veranda, automatic watering in the garden, mains drains, water softener. The enclosed garden on a plot of 597 m², wooded and flowery, is an asset of this house to enjoy peaceful family meetings. A wood shed for garden tools storage, and a car port make useful outbuildings. Ideally located close to all amenities within walking distance, luminous and comfortable, this home is perfect to welcome you and your family. Your dream comes true...

Ideally located 15 kms East from La Rochelle, in the heart of a lovely residential village with kindergarten and primary schools, this elegant house is full of character and authenticity. It offers vast indoor and outdoor living spaces and a separate guest house that could be connected to the main house. Built on a plot of 3878 m², not overlooked, in calm setting with no traffic road, this house provides pleasant enclosed and wooded outdoor spaces distributed on the front and the back of the property. Tastefully restorated, it offers an harmonious balance between character materials and modern and quality features for an optimum comfort. Many original elements were maintained : visible beams, ceiling battens, roof tiles, stone walls, ancient parquet floors, fireplaces, stone floors, marble… The main house of 260 m² consists of a vast living room of nearly 100 m², very bright, created in a former outbuilding, including a kitchen, a dining room and a large friendly living room, which constitutes the most important place in the house. At this level of the house there are also two bedrooms and a bathroom with bath and Italian shower, a separate laundry-boiling room communicates with the entrance. Upstairs, a bedroom ensuite with dressing and bathroom as well as two other bedrooms and another bathroom. At the back of the house, a lovely guest house of about 120m², fully renovated, offers a fitted kitchen with dining space, a cathedral living room with a majestic fireplace, a bedroom with two toilet spaces. A direct access to the street and a private terrace at the back of this house could make it independent. At the entrance of the property, there is a small outbuilding consisting of a workshop, a store room and a shelter. The main house has oil-fired central heating and the guest house has electric floor heating. The bay windows are double glazed aluminium windows. Sanitation is provided by a septic tank. The house is connected to fibre.

This impressive listed 11th C. priory benefitted from a courageous restoration carried out in accordance with all the proper rules. This old Lord manor also used to belong to the 'abbesses bénédictines' from the 'Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes'. With approximately 600 m² mostly restored, you are invited to go on writing the history of this exceptional property. Raised on a plot of over 1000 m², a garden enclosed with walls will provide you with full privacy. Located in the heart of a town with all amenities within walking distance, you will be only 30mn from the ocean, 50 mn from La Rochelle. Full of charm as soon as you walk through the entrance thanks to the authenticity of the original materials and the quality restoration. And to make this exceptional property your own, you still have further possibilities of conversion of vast rooms to renovate. The magnificent stone staircase leads to a fully restored part of the house consisting of a pleasant through living room with fireplace and pellet stove, an equipped and fitted kitchen, a bathroom and a large and light bedroom overlooking the garden. The rest of the house consists of large rooms of nearly 100 m² suitable for further conversion. On the northern side of the house, the outbuildings are in need of renovation. A large part of the roof was recently renovated and isolated, double glazing windows were installed. Full electricity is recent and the house is connected to mains drains. The flowery and wooded garden, not overlooked in any way, is perfect for cool days. The ruins of a crypt of the neighbouring church can be reached by a hidden way : adventurers on your marks. You will love this splendid and comfortable home, a surprising and timeless property full of history.

This 19th C. Master house is located in the town centre of Surgères, active town, within walking distance from all amenities. With easy access to Paris (2h15 by train), and 40 minutes from the coast. This character house offers many authentic features : parquet floors, ceiling mouldings, wooden panels, carved wooden door frames, awning, slate roof… In addition to its 400 m² of living rooms, the house also offers 200 m² of basement and a storey under roof of same surface. On the backside of the house is a winter garden, a terrace and a covered and heated swimming pool, the all set in 3,610 m² of enclosed grounds with majestic trees. Besides, a large garage for three vehicles and two motorized gates complete this property. Each side of a vast entrance, a bright double living room south-east exposed, with beautiful windows on the facade of the house and a large study on the other side. The equipped kitchen with dining space offers a direct access onto the back side of the house. Near the swimming pool, an open barn for outdoor dining, with summer kitchen. On first floor, reachable by a remarkable staircase, five large and bright bedrooms with each a shower room or bathroom and in a very different style. On second floor, two other rooms are set around a large landing that could be used as a rest room. Main drains, heating by new air/water heat pump, PVC double glazing on all windows with rolling shutters, slate roof recently done. No works needed for this magnificent, charming and comfortable family home fully restored with taste and care.

FOR SALE ON ILE DE RE Charming house of 70 m² of living space in two parts, facing the ocean with large terrace and jacuzzi. The main accommodation consists of a 25 sq. m. living room with French windows, an equipped and fitted kitchen, a bedroom, a shower room/wc, a small room/host bedroom, separate WC. In the independent accommodation, there is a bedroom, a dressing and a shower room/wc. Possibility to park vehicles in courtyard. Ideal place.

You wish to invest to preserve outstanding buildings ? if you choose the way of authenticity, then take this long path leading to this noble character property. Rebuilt after the Revolution, this attractive sleepy house is waiting for new owners who will make the whole estate bright again. The walls keep the memory of an elegant past, with an Art Nouveau style that can be detected in the inner decoration features. Located approximately 10 kilometres from Saintes and 20 minutes from Cognac, nested at the entrance of a preserved village, when you pass through the gate, you enter into a front courtyard surrounded by the buildings. The estate consists of a main house of approximately 650 sq. mt. Spread around a splendid entrance hall with its majestic staircase, the living rooms are all equipped with fireplaces and coffered ceilings or visible beams : living room, dining room, study, kitchen, cellar, back kitchen, laundry. Besides, bedrooms and bathrooms on ground floor is an additive asset. On first floor, 5 vast and bright bedrooms with parquet floors and fireplaces. In the part of the house once a wood shed and attic, there are now two bedrooms, sanitaries and a living room. About 900 sq. mt. outbuildings testify of the property past lives : dovecote, wine storehouse, stable, cow shed, barn, garages, hangars. This rare and beautiful building ensemble, as well as many trees set on the 24 hectares of grounds, which some of them are remarkable, the orchard, the vegetable garden let imagine many possibilities for the estate future. This rare and exceptional property, in absolute quietness and large potential was made for you.

FOR SALE IN THE HEART OF SAINTES Set on the shores of the river Charente, this splendid house of about 470m² is complemented by an inner courtyard and a garden opening on the docks. The main rooms have dominating views, the ensemble bathed by a one-on-a-kind luminosity to live in a pleasant atmosphere throughout the seasons. On ground floor, the reception rooms of about 60m² all in a row with parquet floor, wooden panels, libraries, mouldings and high ceilings communicate directly with the garden and are distributed all along a majestic entrance. On courtyard side, you will find a professional space, consisting of three rooms and benefiting from a separate entrance. On first floor with incredible views over the river Charente, over 80m² of bright and sophisticated living rooms with painted panels, mouldings, fireplaces make of it a beautiful family house. A study, a kitchen and a back kitchen also on this level. On second floor, the night spaces are set around a large landing in a star-shape. A parents bedroom ensuite of nearly 50 m² with dressing and bathroom. 4 other bedrooms on this level of the house with two bathrooms and a laundry. Attic, cellar with many dedicated spaces and a 50 m² garage with automatic door complete this ensemble and make of it a rare product on the market. Gas-fired central heating and recent mains drains are good assets to live confortably in this house very well maintained.

Peaceful and comfortable, this attractive estate ensemble of approximately 510 sq. mt as living space is set in enclosed grounds of 5102 sq. mt, surrounded by the countryside. Located near the Coast, between Saintes and Royan, this authentic property offers a great potential for a host activity and all is ready to start your business in this touristic region. The main house of 130 sq. mt consists of a large kitchen with dining space, with its laundry/store room and a large living room equipped with a fireplace. Upstairs, 3 bedrooms, a dressing and a shower room could be used as your own accommodation. The six gites of approximately 380 sq. mt offer a sleeping capacity of 32 people divided into 4 to 8 people accommodations from 45 to 96 sq. mt. Each of these houses offers an equipped and fitted kitchen, shower room, PVC double glazing windows, individual electric heating. For friendliness moments, your guests will have access to a reception room, a summer outdoor dining, a play room, a bar set in the former distillery, still equipped with its original alembic. The heated swimming pool (14 m x 7 m) and its close small pool (6 m x 3 m) for children, the playground, the bocce ball court and the large landscaped park with many trees species and flowers are nice spaces to share a good time with family and friends. All these accommodations benefit from light thanks to their doors and windows on south exposed facades. Each house have its own outdoor space. Besides, many outbuildings are additive assets : garage, store room, barn, wine storehouse, which are different spaces to enlarge your activity.

Located in the village centre with all amenitiess, 1h from Bordeaux, 10mn from a motorway and a station, this chateau dating from 1850 is surrounded by 4 hectares. Not remote but benefiting from open views on backside over meadows and woods, the chateau offers 850m² as living space, a 150m² attic. Beautiful outbuildings of 350m², orangery and stables make of this property an harmonious ensemble. The chateau is light, with airy and spacious rooms, and a lot of comfort : you will discover a large entrance leading to a reception room of 70m², dining room of 40m², a living room of 30m², a library of 30m², study, kitchen and a professional one on garden floor, 9 bedrooms with each a bathroom and toilets...the all with high ceilings, wooden panels, cupboards, marble fireplaces, etc.

Located just 20 minutes from COGNAC, in a village, this 18th C. Chateau of about 350 m² is set in nearly 30 hectares of grassland with a river crossing the property. It goes with a farmhouse of about 150 m² (currently occupied), a house of about 150 m² on two levels, and winehouses. Anchored in a very calm environment with no close neighbours, this ensemble could be convenient for a host and event activity. On ground floor, THE CHATEAU consists of a beautiful entrance with stone staircase, a large living room of 75 m² with fireplace, a large study, a living room with wooden panels and 18th C. fireplace, and an ancient kitchen with insert. The different storeys are also served by a lift. The first floor includes five bedrooms : one with double windows on back side, one with shower room and washbasin, one on front side with balcony, a small one with dressing, and the last one with lift arrival. A shower room, separate toilets complete this level, as well as the staircase leading to the attic. The chateau has heat pump heating. The roof and skeleton were redone (with cedar wood)    THE HOUSE offers a large living room-dining room of 90 m² with ancient kitchen and central fireplace, a staircase leading to three bedrooms, a shower room and toilets. The house is heated by a wood insert fireplace. It is fitted with new windows, and electricity and plumbing were redone recently. The roof is in good condition.    THE FARMHOUSE consists of a large living room-dining room, an ancient kitchen, a back kitchen, two large bedrooms, a bathroom with toilets, and oil-fired central heating. THE WINE STOREHOUSE of 450 m² is shared into two convertible parts. Ideally located 20 minutes from COGNAC, this property will offer you an access to SAINT JEAN D'ANGELY and motorway A10 in 20 to 25 minutes, whereas the ocean can be reached in only 1 hour.

This 17th C. property, partly modified in the 19th C., was totally and carefully restored. It offers a peaceful and comfortable environment with nature all around. The impressive building shows an architectural diversity open on a magnificent park of 13 hectares with many tree species and vast outbuildings. This ensemble of approximately 600 sq. mt. embraced modernity while maintaining an authentic spirit. The main house consists of the original chateau and offers about 465 sq. mt. The living room, recently renovated, is the main family room, including the kitchen opening on the dining space and the well-being space in front of the fireplace, open spaces that are important for sharing moments. You will find also a cosy and private living room opening on the park. For special days, the large living room /dining room is perfect. At this level of the house, you will also benefit from a study, a music room, and technical rooms : laundry, back-kitchen /cellar, boiler room. If you wish to get installed on ground floor, one large bedroom wide open on the outside and a large bathroom are available. A magnificent staircase with stone banister leads to the first floor, consisting of 5 bedrooms and several bathrooms as well as a library nested into a warm space. The house has an outstanding cellar. To accommodate your friends and allow them to maintain a little privacy, two annex bedrooms, one with its own bathroom, are located in part of the property. Besides, this property includes many outbuidings : attics, workshops, wood shed, garages… In ancient stables, there are at least 250 sq. mt. of vast reception and exhibition rooms distributed over two levels. A guest house of approximately 150 sq. mt., fully restored and consisting of a bedroom with its own bathroom, a living room, a study, a kitchen and a private terrace. A heated swimming pool, a tennis course, a former orangery, a vegetable garden, a forest partly classified Natura 2000, a small stream...

At the end of a pleasant lime tree-lined driveway, the stone walls surrounding the gate will invite you to discover this charming country house with red shutters. The sobriety of its facade shelters nearly 200 sq. mt. of elegance and comfort, as a private home to welcome family and friends. Inside, the country-chic style, nothing ostentatious, all is discretion, with judicious materials combination and attractive perspectives over the garden. In order to preserve the spirit of the place, the choice was made to maintain authentic materials. The entrance with cement tiles leads to a luminous living room, in front of it is a large living room consisting of the dining room which, once decompartmentalised, widely opened on the kitchen, immediately creating a cozy and family atmosphere to meet around large tables. The kitchen also has a cellar-laundry. At this level of the house, there is a parents bedroom ensuite with its own shower room. On first floor, three luminous bedrooms carefully renovated, overlooking the garden, with ancient parquet floors and each a private shower room. Leant to the back of the house, a former barn will be suitable to further extend the main house, on ground floor and first floor. Outdoors, grassland and trees will wait for you right in front of the house. In the park, of over 6000 sq. mt., a swimming pool and an former mill bring even more character to the property. The ensemble was fully restorated with a heat pump heating, double glazing windows, performing walls and roof insulation. There will still be 300 sq. mt. of outbuildings left to imagine new perspectives according to your projects. There are first amenities in the village and it is equal distance from Saintes and the Royan coast, i.e. about 30 minutes.

Lovely ancient house carefully restored, in the heart of a pleasant dynamic village with a rich heritage, just 15 minutes from Saintes and 45 minutes from the ocean. The village on one side, the countryside on the other one, the perfect and precious harmony providing a calm and peaceful environment while benefitting from shops (bakery, grocery store, drugstore, restaurants) and necessary infrastructures for everyday life (kindergarten and primary school, nurse, medical centre) within walking distance. The house of 170 sq. mt. as living space was built on a 960 sq. mt. plot and its lovely enclosed garden is not overlooked. This house mixes charm of the past and modern comfort. Warm materials and colors. Wooden windows are double glazed, heating is provided by oil-fired boiler, the fibre was installed and the house is connected to mains drains. Ground floor consists of a large and luminous living room, including the kitchen and the dining room, offering pleasant and open views over the garden located on the back of the house. The friendly living room offers a wood stove providing more comfort, a study complete this level of the house. Outside, a stone staircase leads to the first cellar and the boiler room. On first floor, four beautiful and luminous bedrooms which one with ensuite shower room and a large bathroom. On second floor, a huge space of 100 sq. mt. will be suitable for further extension project. Another attached house with indoor access from one to another has a ground floor of 60 sq. mt. It could extend the main house but could also be used as a workshop, a study, a shop, a music or yoga studio, a play room or to welcome friends or family… Above this space, 2 levels of a similar surface could be restored. At the back of the house and opening on the garden, is another extension to restore. Outside, you will find a terrace, a calm and landscaped garden, wooded and flowery, a well, a second cellar and a small house to welcome friends. This character house is classy and comfortable.

Elegant 'logis charentais' ideally located at the gates of the Saintonge Romane and only a few kilometres from the coast of Royan. This property hidden behind tall walls, appears once passing through the gate. In the heart of a calm village with first amenities and just 10 minutes from a town centre. The whole property was fully restored. It is equipped with PVC or aluminium double glazing on all windows, it is connected to mains drains and a sump for the outbuilding, a well feeding the house and garden. Heating is provided by different heating systems, with an oil-fired boiler, a heat pump and also pellet stoves, reducing this way energy costs. Comfortable and luminous with its many doors and windows on the south-facing facade opening on the indoor courtyard. The main house of approximately 310 sq. mt. benefits from friendly spaces and a large living room of about 90 sq. mt. consisting of a kitchen open on the dining room and the double living room. The subtle mix of period building materials vouches for the home authenticity. A study and a laundry-shower room situated on ground floor can be used as an ensuite bedroom. Upstairs, you will find two lovely bedrooms and a shower room, plus the owners' ensuite bedroom with a pellet stove, a dressing room and a shower room. The second floor has been converted into a real apartment with a bedroom, a shower room and a large room of nearly 40 sq. mt. also equipped with a pellet stove and a kitchenette space. Next to this main house and with a possible direct access from one to the other, a second home of approximately 130 sq. mt. consisting of a living room, a kitchen, a shower room and on first floor, 4 bedrooms of different sizes, a friendly space and a shower room. All in a row, another accommodation of nearly 100 sq. mt. offers a pleasant living room with a cathedral ceiling, mezzanine and glass window, 2 bedrooms and a shower room. In front of the house, a former and refurbhished wine storehouse consisting of a store room and an accommodation with living room kitchen, 2 bedrooms with private shower room. Each of these 3 houses has a pellet stove. Set in enclosed grounds of 7310 sq. mt. which a building plot of 5300 sq. mt., the house also has a garage, a workshop and an attic. Besides, adjoining the garage, facing the garden, the heated swimming pool, its jacuzzi and the French bowls pitch, there is a large play room - sports room and an open barn offering large and friendly spaces in any season. A summer kitchen and a dining space complete the outdoors. This property will be wonderful to welcome your family, your friends or to run a host activity. The quality of renovation will ensure a pleasant and comfortable life, benefiting from calm setting.

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