Offer 500

18^th century residence near Cognac in the Charente department

This property is located 87 km (54 miles) south-west of La Rochelle, 65 km (40 miles) from Niort (Paris at 2 h 20 by TGV train), 26 km (16 miles) from Cognac and near shops. It is composed of a traditional local 18^th century residence (logis charentais) with many outbuildings on 8 000 sq. mt. (1.97 acre) of beautiful landscaped grounds.

The main residence with its adjoining house.

The main residence is made of 70 cm (2.3 ft) thick stone walls. It has been recently renovated with high quality material and is thus in very good general and interior condition. It offers 910 sq. mt. (9 795 sq. ft.) of total interior space on 2 levels plus an underground floor, 612 sq. mt. (6 587 sq. ft.) of living space divided into 24 rooms with 142 sq. mt. (1 528 sq. ft.) of reception space.

The back of the main residence.

The ground floor includes an entrance hall, a living room with fireplace and period tiled floor, a summer sitting room with a stone well, a winter sitting room with fireplace, a further sitting room, a library room, a dining room, an equipped kitchen with a pantry and a shower room. All 3 levels are served by a lift. The 1^st floor distributes an independent accommodation with a shower room and a large room available for conversion, 6 bedrooms, a dressing room and 3 bathrooms, one of which with a jacuzzi. The underground floor distributes a storeroom, a cellar, a laundry room and a boiler room. The building also includes an attic, a sheltered terrace and a round swimming pool (5 mt., 16.4 ft in diameter) in a vast room with double height ceiling and a mezzanine. The high quality equipment includes double glazing, alarm with video monitoring, safe, powerful boiler, etc.

The interior fitting up merges period details with modern conveniences.

Adjoining the main residence, a second independent building is made of local stone and includes a living room, a dining room and a kitchen on the ground floor, 2 bedrooms with fireplace and a shower room on the 1^st floor. This house has its own private garden.

The 5 other outbuildings have new roofs and consist of ancient stables with 2 floors, a small adjoining house, a large garage with 2 floors, a further garage, a building featuring a vast room, a wine room and a cellar, and a dovecote.

The landscaped grounds (7 979 sq. mt., 1.97 acre) have been designed by a landscape architect. They are wall-enclosed and feature an entrance drive edged by trees, vast lawns, a rose garden with rare varieties, an orchard, 3 stone wells, playgrounds for children and an independent kitchen garden of 500 sq. mt. (5 380 sq. ft.).

A large traditional property remarkably fitted up, in a beautiful sunny region...

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