Beautiful House for Sale in the Sunny Charente, France

Lovely Village House with an acre of garden, outbuildings in good condition and Swimming Pool.

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Come and join in the French way of life!

Fed up with all the traffic and the hassle, hustle and bustle of the UK?
Come and be part of the French way of life and sink yourself in the atmosphere and surrounding beautiful countryside, peace and tranquility.

Where is our house?
Our house is situated in the beautiful Charente in South West France between the cities of Poitiers and Angouleme with great airport links to the UK.
The Charente is famous for its micro climate and a local drink called Pineau which is made with grape skins and Cognac. The town of Cognac is only a 40 minute drive where, obviously, cognac is made. Plus there are numerous golf courses and fishing lakes and streams.

The name of our hamlet is Villegats which is only a 5 minute drive to the local town of Ruffec which is a pretty town where you can find a wealth of shops, cafes and restaurants as well as excellent private and state schools and colleges. There is also a vibrant market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
As mentioned we are between Poitiers and Angouleme where there qre many shops, bars and restaurants.

Villegats
There is an excellent Bar/Restaurant within easy walking distance which is open every day and owned by a lovely Irish family and even sells Guiness!
The village does not have any shops but there are two daily bread deliveries plus  weekly Butchers/grocery/vegetable delivery van.
There are fantastic woods and countryside only a five minute walk away .
The village has regular events during the year comprising of meals, 
mardi gras and boot fairs.
The mairie is very helpful and planning permission is never a problem especially after he has had a few drinks!
About the house
Please see 'Around the House' for a tour and pictures.

Kitchen/Dining Room
52.5 sq m with tiled floor.
This is a newly fitted kitchen with gas hob, electric oven, dishwasher and tiled in yellow and blue. Plenty of power points and an electric wall heater.

 

Dividing the kitchen from the dining room is a arge fireplace with a working woodburner which is sufficient to heat the whole house in winter.

 

The dining room is light and airy with large patio doors leading out into the courtyard and barns. Also with exposed stonework and beams.

 

Utility Room

Off the kitchen can be found a large utility room which has ample room for washing machine, large fridge, freezer and storage space.


Lounge

19.5 sq m solid oak floor
With exposed stone work, a small wood burner and 2 sets of windows looking out onto the garden.

 

Shower Room and Toilet

Small shower room and toilet can be found downstairs.

Bedroom one downstairs

11.5 sq m with new oak flooring and large window looking out onto the courtyard.
Electric wall heater, telephone and power points .

Bedroom 2 downstairs
12.5 sq m with nea oak floor flooring.
This bedroom leads into, at present, our office.
Electric wall heater, telephone and power points.

Office/Garden bedroom
19.5 sq m with new oak flooring.
This room was built last year to house our office, a light and airy room with doors leading out into the garden. Electric wall heater, telephone and power points.
 
The ground floor office, 2 bedrooms, shower and toilet could easily become self-contained for visiting family and friends or gite/b&b potential.

Master bedroom
33 sq m with new oak floor. It is a large calm and peaceful room with lots of space, light and exposed beams.

Bedroom 4
15.5 sq m. This is a good size bedroom with a new floor.

Bathroom
6.6 sq m with tiled floor and walls, white bath with over shower, sink and toilet.
Outside
 
The Garden
Garden is almost 1 acre with mature fruit trees, shrubs and a pond full of carp fish
 

 
The swimming pool
The swimming pool is 9m x 4 metres equipped with a safety cover and its own pump house. 
  
 
 
The barn and outbuildings
At the back of the house is a large courtyard where the numerous outbuildings are located. These vary in size from very large to small with plenty of potential. The main barn has new roof and floors.