Demeures de France: offer 600

Offer 600

Beautiful renovated granite stone chateau near Limoges in the Haute-Vienne department

This property is located 360 km (223 miles) south of Paris, about 20 km (12 miles) from Limoges and 5 km (3 miles) from the shops. It includes a chateau with several outbuildings in very good condition on 16 ha (39.5 acres) of partially landscaped grounds with a lake and a stream, and, without any nuisance.

The chateau on its grounds.

The chateau was rebuilt during the early 20^th century, on the same spot and in the same style as a previous 16^th century edifice. The current chateau is made of local granite stone with a slate roof and is composed of a L-shaped main building with 2 square towers. It has access to a huge terrace, that dominates a vast lake and the landscaped grounds.

The chateau has been well maintained and is in very good general and interior condition. It offers over 600 sq. mt. (6 460 sq. ft.) of living space on 3 levels, plus a convertible attic and an underground floor.

The front side: the chateau is a big strong edifice that is not devoid of elegance.

The main entrance is located in the east tower, where a beautiful door with a sculpted granite lintel gives access to a broad spiral staircase leading to the upper floors.

The raised ground floor includes a vast reception room with parquet floor and an impressive fireplace, a vast dining room with a big sculpted granite fireplace, wainscotting, parquet floor and French ceiling, a large professionally equipped kitchen, an hexagonal study in the west tower, a playroom and rest rooms.

The 1^st floor is divided into 2 parts: the first one is an apartment of 123 sq. mt. (1 320 sq. ft.) including 2 reception rooms, one of which with a fireplace, 3 bedrooms and a large bathroom. The 2^nd part features a large study with parquet floor, a further large room, a small photo laboratory, 2 storerooms and rest rooms. The 2^nd floor distributes 12 bedrooms, a linen room and 2 shower rooms. In addition, about 60% of the attic space (i.e. 120 sq. mt., 1 290 sq. ft.) can be easily converted. The underground floor includes a wine cellar, a storeroom, a deep freeze room, a laundry room and a further vaulted room. The chateau is equipped with electric heating and all its windows are double-glazed.


The entrance drive.	The dining room.

The outbuildings consist of 2 large converted pavilions at the entrance of the estate, an ancient dovecote, kennels, a small building farther on the grounds and several sheds. The 1^st pavilion offers about 75 sq. mt. (800 sq. ft.) of living space on 2 levels, in very good condition, including a 2 roomed accommodation on the 1^st floor and a studio apartment with kitchen on the 2^nd floor, plus a large garage on the ground floor. The 2^nd pavilion is larger than the 1^st one and is in very good condition. It offers about 160 sq. mt. (1 720 sq. ft.) of living space on 3 levels, with a single room of over 50 sq. mt. (540 sq. ft.) on each floor.

The pavilions and the dovecote at the entrance of the estate.

The gently rolling grounds (16 ha, 39.5 acres in one piece) feature a park of 3 ha (7.4 acres) with big trees of rare species, a lake of 1 ha (2.5 acres) with a small island, meadows and woods. They are crossed by a stream.

The chateau dominates its park with a vast lake on the southern side.

A beautiful granite stone chateau on vast grounds, in very good condition and well equipped to host many guests in the heart of a wild area of the Limousin...

For more information, please contact
Demeures de France
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by telephone: 33/0 1 44 17 95 40
or by Fax: 33/0 1 44 17 95 77

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