Lovely 5 bedroomed stone house with a 2 bedroomed gite, situated in a small hamlet only 2km from the village of Chaunay which has a small shop, pharmacy and a hotel with a restaurant and bar.
The property has an in-ground pool, garage, and a plot of over half an acre.
A short drive to the attractive market town of Couhé (12km) will enable you to find all your daily requirements (large supermarket, petrol station, banks etc) and with good access to the N10 you are less than 50km from Poitiers airport and train station, and around 20km from the train station in Ruffec.
Both properties lend themselves to rentals, and indeed have been successfully rented during the summer. They both benefit from double-glazing and oil-fired central heating, and can be sold fully-furnished.
In detail they comprise:-
Main House. Ground floor:-
Large dining-kitchen (30m2) with tiled floor, beams and a fireplace
Bathroom (11.5m2) with a tiled floor
Separate wc with a handbasin
Rear hallway leading to the garden and lovely covered terrace
Lounge (33m2) with a tiled floor, beams, fireplace with a woodburner, and french-windows to both the front and rear of the property
Bedroom 1 (or further sitting room) (25m2) with a tiled floor and beamed ceiling, and french-windows onto the rear garden
Upstairs:-Landing (7m2)
Bedroom 2 (10.5m2) Wooden floor
Bedroom 3 (10.5m2) Wooden floor and built-in wardrobes
Bedroom 4 (24m2) Wooden floor
Bedroom 5 (17m2) Wooden flooring, beams, exposed stone walls and built-in cupboards
Shower room (10m2) Wooden floor. Shower, wc and handbasin
The Gîte has a covered terrace/bbq area to the front, and a private courtyard of 80m2 to the rear.Inside it comprises:-
Ground floor:-
Lovely kitchen-diner (26m2) Tiled floor and exposed stone walls
Lounge (20m2) with tiled floor
Upstairs:-
Landing (4m2)
2 bedrooms of 9m2 and 13m3
Shower room (8m2) with a shower, wc and handbasin
Outside: Large courtyard area to the front
Garage
Boiler room
Store room
Garden to the rear with an in-ground pool
Large covered terrace/dining-area
Garden shed and pump house for the pool
Second gated access at the top of the garden from the lane at the side.
Half way between Poitiers and Angoulême, this area benefits from its central position for shopping and entertainment. Good connections for TGV and airports in the great towns of Poitiers, Limoges, Tours and Bordeaux. Popular tourist area with activities and historical features close by: local restaurants and markets everywhere even vineyards half an hour to the North. Explore Limoges, catch a train or plane there or play golf or visit Porcelain factories or explore the different markets. The little streets of Poitiers will fascinate you too: like all big towns there's lots to see and do
Alistair Lockhart. Property Director, FrenchEntrée