Luxury real estate for sale Montaut-les-Créneaux, France (page 4)

Situated in the Lectoure/ Condom area, on the outskirts of a popular village location, this impressive building and its adjacent land was once home to a shepherd and his flock of sheep. If “shepherd’s huts” conjure images of small and cosy dwellings, think again. This property has large and spacious rooms, high ceilings and the proportions one might more easily associate with an impressive manor house. The property has been partially restored, over a number of years, so that today we are presented with the bare and solid framework of a sizeable home with an excellent structure. With a new roof, concrete floors, exposed stone walls and new windows in most of the openings. A fabulous stone staircase links the first and second floor and there is a vast barn adjacent to the property which could also be developed (subject to any necessary planning permissions). We particularly like the way the property forms a large “L” shape around an internal sheltered garden area. This is a property which will warrant a visit and is more easily described with our photographs and floor plans - with further information on request. This is an opportunity to create a home almost from scratch, but with a solid structure and with evidence of electrical cables and drainage in place - and plans in place for what the current owners intended to do, there is ample opportunity for new owners to design the property around their own needs. With wooded parkland, stone garden walls and many trees and bushes, the grounds provide plenty of outdoor space. The nearby towns of Lectoure and Condom, with their weekly markets, schools and many shops and restaurants, are a popular destination for holiday makers and home seekers. Agen with its TGV station is just under an hour’s drive, and Toulouse international airport just over an hour.

Near Lectoure and Agen, medieval château from the XIII century and alterations from the early renaissance of the XVI century. This 950 m² château listed monuments historiques which has conserved many of its original features presents a unique opportunity to restore. The former moat, sentry tower with archer slits, the entrance bridge formerly a drawbridge remind its original defensive purpose while the hexagonal dungeon tower, the renaissance galery, the spiral stone staircase, the cloister and the chapel show the alteration from the renaissance period. The chateau boasts 25 rooms including a guards room, empire style reception rooms, a gallery, 9 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, vaulted stone cellars, a chapel. In the park crossed by a river, there are century old trees, a mill house, outbuildings, a XVI century dovecote. On the land of the property, there are 4 farmhouses to repair, 156 hectares of cultivated land and partly under irrigation and 48 hectares of woodland.

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This large house is ideal for any family wanting to reconcile work and family life. The house has 7 bedrooms, most of which have en-suite shower rooms, as well as an adjoining flat that is completely self-contained and therefore has an extra bedroom, but that's not all... The property also has a room that can be converted for public use. A beautiful covered swimming pool and a pool house with barbecue and pizza oven, as well as a room for storing gardening equipment and a tennis court are set in this magnificent wooded parkland. A garage converted into a workshop and an awning will enable you to park your vehicles sheltered from bad weather. The property is situated on the outskirts of a pretty village, which means it is within easy reach of the main Gers roads, providing access to Mirande and Auch, for example. A private driveway joins the house to the road, which has a hedge at the side to conceal the road bordering the park. This driveway provides access to a large parking area in front of the house where there is plenty of space. This is a large, beautiful, very well laid-out house with all the living areas on the ground floor and almost the entire house is surrounded by a terrace with several places to sit and enjoy the wooded parkland that surrounds the entire house. The swimming pool and pool house are on the lounge side and can be accessed from the terrace. A tennis court is also on the property. We enter through a large entrance hall that gives access to almost all the rooms on the ground floor, including the living room, the utility room, the study, the toilet and a storage room. From this entrance, you enter the double living room, the first part of which has a magnificent bookcase and large French windows opening onto the terrace, and the second part of which is used as a living room. This double living room is very pleasant and bright thanks to its large windows. The 2 floors are made up exclusively of bedrooms, most of which have their own shower room. These are large rooms, all well decorated and full of good vibes. They make you feel extremely comfortable. The first floor landing is spacious and opens onto a corridor that leads to a number of bedrooms. At the end of the corridor is the master suite, comprising a large bedroom, a beautiful bathroom and a dressing room. At the end of this corridor is the master suite, comprising a large bedroom, a beautiful bathroom and a dressing room. Also in this part of the house is another room, which must surely have been the bedroom of the youngest members of the family, but which is now used as another dressing room. On the top floor is a final bedroom, which like the others has its own shower room. Opposite this bedroom, we access the attic via the landing. From a half-level that joins the ground and first floors, we can access the flat, which includes a kitchen that opens onto the living room, as well as a separate WC and a bedroom with a recently refurbished shower room. Although we can access the flat from the house, it has another entrance that makes it completely independent. More details and photos are available on our BLISS IMMOBILIER website.

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Fully modernised including recent double glazing, central heating and new roof to the outbuilding. It retains the original features and thus is full of character and charm. The chateau is furnished and has recently been decorated in a more contemporary style with numerous original paintings and artefacts enhancing the ambiance. Most rooms have large windows or doors, often on two walls making the large rooms bright. Wide entrance doors open to a spacious hall with original tiling and an ornate broad wooden staircase. To one side is a library/ games room with extensive oak bookcases and inlaid oak parquet flooring. On the other side is the main lounge with large open fireplace and a built in bar. The kitchen is accessed from the lounge and is set out in a traditional farmhouse style with room for a small table. To the rear there is a good sized formal dining room and a wide corridor used as a music area. There is potential to develop a further room which is currently used as a utility area and dogs lounge. Upstairs the landing is spacious and the 4 individually styled bedrooms, 3 of which are ensuite and a further bathroom and a room currently used as a dressing room but could easily be a further bedroom. Other buildings There is a large renovated outbuilding near the entrance which has a large garage/ workshop, a self contained 50m2 gîte with open plan kitchen/ dining room and lounge area, a comfortable bedroom with an ensuite shower room with toilet. A door leads to a further covered area which can also be accessed from the gardens. Here there is seating and surfaces with a plancha which can be used for small soirées . A stair in the centre takes you up to a large area approx. 100m2 which has had all the services installed . There is a large central kitchen / dining area and lounge and on each side there is a bedroom with ensuite shower room. Garden and grounds The grounds extend to one and a half hectares which is fully enclosed and there are wide ranging views across farmland to the Pyrenees. Automatic gates open to a mainly lawned front garden. The gardens to the side and rear are mostly lawn with accents in different areas - there is a pond stocked with fish; a large 12x6m chlorine swimming pool with paved terrace; a covered summer kitchen with BBQ; a pergola used for dining and a separate field suitable for animals or growing vegetables. The chateau is at the edge of a quiet village.

GERS - MONTESQUIOU Former convent dating from 1765, in a commanding position, with a breathtaking view of the Pyrenees. Beautiful architectural features. Comfortable house with 332 m² of living space, divided into 6 main spacious rooms. Very luminous, this south-facing property has a tree-filled garden with several terraces. Well, garage and workshop. No nuisance. Shops and services in the village. Energy class: E Climate class: E Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: between 5110 euros and 6960 euros per year. Prices indexed to January 1, 2021. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

Untouched by time, this property sits in a quiet village in the south of the Gers. According to the dates inscribed inside the property, it dates back to 1783 on one side, and 1784 on the other. We enter the property through two large wrought-iron gates, with imposing stone pillars to each side. The road is very quiet, leading to a leafy residential area, and the traffic is of little if any consequence in this peaceful location. With 5000m² of gardens, the property has a typical Gascon appeal, with its imposing façade. The original windows are still in situ, a rambling vine heavy with red grapes hanging over the door-frame. The property was purchased by its current owners fifteen years ago, when the process of stripping back the inside began. The current owners tell us: “ We bought the property having fallen completely in love with its authentic features; such as the original windows and sink, and its grand and magical staircase. Every inch of its surface area was covered in bright blue and brown paint. Even the wood had been treated with the same colours. These were stripped back to their original wooden frames and repaired. We then proceeded to gut anything from the inside that was not in-keeping with the period elements we wanted to preserve. We also loved the light inside the property. All the three large front rooms of the property have big windows outside. The location is perfect, being peaceful yet non-isolated for a property we would not be living in permanently, we liked the not too distant presence of neighbours in this sleepy location. We later learnt from locals that the grandeur of the property (including the rather fabulous staircase) could have been copied from the design of the chateau, as it is rather too grand for a typical village house. An aspiring builder copied the chateau staircase with the minstrel’s gallery at the top.” Today, thanks to a lot of hard work, the original wattle and daub interior walls have been revealed, and the property must look very much as it once did to the original architect, before successive generations of owners applied their many layers of coloured paints and wallpapers. Stripping back the years the years has proven a slow and arduous process, especially as work was carried out by the current owners from a distance, coming over to France for working holidays. The result today is a grand and spacious shell, seeking a new owner who feels passionate at the thought of a blank canvas and who can bring the property back to life and make it habitable once again in 2023. Our thoughts here at Bliss What appeals to us most on our visit to the property, and what makes this property a worthwhile project, is the architecture of the house. A once grand Gascon building with an imposing façade, and a spacious 5000m² village garden, with a further wing of outbuildings extending to the rear for potential development (planning permits providing) or storage. The two elements which are of greatest note internally, are the light that seeps in through every room (most rooms have two windows, increasing twofold the property’s sunny disposition) and secondly the sheer volume of each room. The bedrooms, the downstairs reception room (with its original old fireplace) and the kitchen provide generous spaces. The wattle and daub walls with their own oak beams and struts are solid. The house feels dry and healthy, appearing to breathe and without any visible signs of damp. If ever there were a blank canvas one wanted to begin painting on, and filling in with colour: it is truly this one! It is easy to see what this house might become…… but who will be the one to take on this project?

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