luxury mills for sale Vienne, France

In the scenic Vienne region, in the centre of grounds crossed by a river, a traditional farmhouse with full French ownership rights and two guest houses. The property can be accessed via two entrances, the first providing direct access to the grounds and the second to the farmhouse via a courtyard, where a covered area has been created with space for two cars. A caretaker's cottage is located a few meters from the main entrance. The stone farmhouse has a flat-tiled roof. Its two facades are dotted with windows, some with French windows, which are echoes of each another. In the grounds, a first guest house can be accessed via the garden gate and by going past the front of the farmhouse, which is just a few metres away. Built of exposed stone with a tiled roof like the farmhouse, it faces the mill and a reservoir formed by the water from the millstream. The mill, set opposite these first two dwellings is the focal point of the whole complex. The mill's history can be traced back to the 17th century, when its dykes were built. Destroyed by a fire in 1790, it was rebuilt in 1800 and still has water rights to this day. Its drop height is around 1.8 m. It should be noted that all the dykes have been bricked up and raised to protect the buildings from possible winter flooding. Finally, a second guest house has been built on the first island and is linked to the shore by a small bridge and accessed by a stone staircase. Another bridge leads to a second, even larger island.

A watermill with many outhouses and an exclusive, inalienable right to make use of the river water that flows by it, nestled in a village 35 minutes from the city of Poitiers. The property comes into view at the end of a cul-de-sac. A river, woods and dwellings lie on one side of the property. The watermill stands in the middle of a complex of outhouses with a garden. A long edifice lies along the millrace. Its central section is crowned with a hipped slate roof and its wings have roofs of barrel tiles. The quoins and some of the door and window surrounds are made of stone. Other surrounds are made of brick. Most of the elevations are rendered and punctuated with rectangular or arched windows and doors of different sizes. Many of the windows and glazed doors are fitted with wooden shutters painted sky blue. The outhouses are of various sizes and are made of exposed stonework with pointing. They are crowned with gable roofs of barrel tiles and are punctuated with fewer windows than the dwelling.