Réf. 4915 : Charming property in Vienne department Surrounded by its extensive grounds overlooking the Vienne valley, the property enjoys a semi-rural setting whilst benefiting from all the services and amenities offered by a major city. This rural spot is less than 5 km from Limoges, the capital of the Limousin region. Best known for its long tradition of porcelain-making, Limoges is also renowned as a city of history and culture, a leading university centre and a major economic hub in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Crossed by the A20 motorway – ‘L’Occitane’ – the city is a popular stopover for northern Europeans travelling to Spain. In addition to the motorway, access is easy: Limoges-Bénédictins railway station, a listed historic monument, offers connections to Paris or Toulouse in three and a half hours. Limoges Bellegarde Airport, less than 15 minutes from the property, operates regular flights to Paris, Ajaccio, Lyon, Marseille, Marrakech, London, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and the Midlands. The house is set back from the small road leading to it. The entrance is through a Flemish-style door opening onto a tree-lined forecourt. A straight, cobbled path then leads up to the front steps of the house. Beneath its hipped roof covered with Roman tiles, the building is a regular rectangular prism. The east-facing façade, comprising five fairly narrow bays, is two storeys high. The windows are soberly decorated with carved lintels beneath the extrados, whilst, on the first storey of the central bay, a half-door with a monumental frame lends the house its distinctive character. The jambs, in the form of fluted columns, support a lintel with an entablature, at the centre of which is an oblong oculus. Above this, a winged pediment bears an inscription plaque. On the ground floor, after climbing the three steps leading up, you enter a remarkable tiled entrance hall featuring a beautiful ceramic stove. In line with this, the dining room opens onto the grounds through two large French windows. The wide-plank ladder-board parquet flooring here is characteristic of the Limousin region. It can be found throughout the house. At the far end of this room is access to a ground-floor bedroom with an en-suite shower room. Back in the dining room, on the right-hand side, is the large sitting room, the heart of the house’s private living area, featuring panelling and a period fireplace. From this sitting room, a door leads to a small private chapel and then, via a service corridor containing a toilet, to the living room. Back in the entrance hall, on the left, there is access to the old kitchen with its 17th-century fireplace, a pantry and a small, functional kitchen. The staircase then leads to a half-level with ample storage space. On the first floor, just as on the ground floor, a central room provides access to all the other rooms via small corridors running around the perimeter. This floor is therefore centred on the library, with its beautiful lattice-work cupboards. Through these corridors, there is access to the five bedrooms, one of which has an en-suite shower room and toilet. Another shower room is yet to be finished. The property has a total living area of 464 square metres. The attic, lit by skylights, has a floor area of approximately 230 square metres. Outbuildings : In addition to the main house, there is an old farmhouse at the entrance to the property, as well as a dovecote, both of which were built before 1814. The farmhouse is of the ‘bloc’ type, comprising a large barn, stables and a living quarter. The complex is currently used as outbuildings and garages. The farmer’s living quarters could be converted into a caretaker’s house or a holiday cottage. A number of small outbuildings complete the complex. The grounds, covering an area of approximately 43 acres, comprise extensive cultivated meadows sloping gently down towards the Vienne valley. At the top of these meadows, the house was built on a plinth, extended by a raised platform crowned by a vast terrace. Leading off this terrace, a tree-lined promenade, in the 18th-century style, runs the length of the park. On the other side of the house, the entrance is through a Flemish-style gate flanked by two pillars. Between this gate and the house lies a tree-lined area that provides both privacy and a sense of perspective on the house. Cabinet LE NAIL – Berry - Limousin - Mr Christian MAUVE : +33(0)2.43.98.20.20 Christian MAUVE, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 437 693 534. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.
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