Substantial property with great commercial potential

Charente 16, Poitou-Charentes

€840,000

Agency Fees Included? Yes

Property details

Ref:

CIC1877

Property type:

House with Gites

Location:

Riverside village between Jarnac and Cognac

Region:

Poitou-Charentes

Département:

Charente 16

Habitable Space:

500 m²

Summary

Rare opportunity to purchase a very substantial riverside property with mooring and hotel / apartment complex potential if desired.

Property description

This is a very difficult property to do justice in a few words as there is so much to it. Located in the pretty, medieval village of Bourg-Charente with shop, bar and Michelin starred restaurant, this property is in a prime location with river frontage just 8 kms from Cognac.

This already spacious period property, newly renovated, also offers an exceptional development opportunity for residential, hotel or conference accommodation. Set in 3 acres with three moorings along a 200 metre river frontage, the 2,500m2 (approx) of buildings, surround a 1,500m2 landscaped courtyard.

Built in the 1840s for Hennessy Cognac, the buildings are in excellent structural order and are being sold with the benefit of outline planning permission to convert some 1900 sqm into habitable accommodation, with the further possibility of increasing this area by more than 50% by developing into the roof (approx. 7 metres to the roof space).

Some 500m2 has been renovated in the last few years to provide:

Two large function rooms, kitchen facilities and large store room
260m² luxury apartement with two bedroom suites
Modernised 4 bed Maison de Maître.
The vendors’ architect has drawn up plans to develop the residual 950m² of buildings – including plans for an indoor swimming pool.

A championship golf course is just 2kms away and the river, with its excellent fishing, is navigable 30kms upstream and 70kms downstream to the coast.

Four international airports are between 1 and 1½ hours drive away, whilst a fifth is due to open in Angoulême (in 2013), the region’s capital just 30 minutes' drive away.

Additional information

Almost the entire roof covering was replaced by Hennessy in the 1990s

The region is a popular tourist area principally due to its excellent micro-climate

The premises were constructed with a high level of security in mind

A Michelin Star Restaurant, La Ribaudière, located some 200 metres away in the village, and is just one of a number of high quality restaurants to be found in the area.

The village, located on the south part of the river, also benefits from a bar, post office and épicerie. On the north bank is the Grand Marnier château.

Fast Facts

Heating system: tbc
Sanitation system: tbc
Nearest shop: 200m
Nearest Bar: 200m
Distance to town: 6km Jarnac