Fairytale château with gîtes, land and views

Charente 16, Poitou-Charentes

€1,575,000

Agency Fees Included? Yes

Property details

Ref:

CIC1728

Property type:

House with Gites

Location:

Chalais

Region:

Poitou-Charentes

Département:

Charente 16

Habitable Space:

0 m²

Summary

This château, originally dating from the Middle Ages, comes with a dry moat, 4 working gîtes, a swimming pool, outbuildings, impressive views and its own chapel.

Property description

History

Originally dating from the Middle Ages, the castle was rebuilt in its present form sometime in the mid 17th century by a family called Les Nicolas de Lamballerie, a family distinguished through history for feats of arms and which bore the title of 'Marquis' from the time of Louis XV.

Château

The château consists of a three-wing building with a central courtyard, surrounded on two sides by a dry moat. With living accomodation over two floors there are also cellars and a huge attic space.

On the ground floor there are numerous reception rooms and two kitchens. On the first floor, reached via stone and wooden staircases there are 12 bedrooms. The attic space could be converted to provide yet more accommodation (subject to any relevant planning applications). The main suites of rooms in the central wing have far-reaching views over the valley below.

To one side of the central courtyard is a small chapel.

Gîtes

There are currently 4 gîtes in the grounds of the chateau, one takes 6 people, 2 take 4 people and one takes 2 people.

Grounds

A private drive leads through fields and woodland to the main gatehouse, through which lie the main estate buildings. Behind the chateau and between the gîtes is a generous swimming pool with additional, as yet unconverted, outbuildings that could be utilised to provide further gîte accommodation or perhaps a restaurant (subject to any relevant planning applications).

In total, the estate includes about 13 hectares (abou 33 acres), currently comprising of lawns, park, woodland and fields.

This is a substantial estate which could make an extremely spacious "family seat" or which could be used in a more commercial manner (holidays, conferences, weddings...)

Fast facts

Sanitation system: Septic tank
Nearest shop: 1.5km
Nearest Bar: 1.5km
Distance to town: Chalais town centre 1.5km