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XIV Century Chateau near poitiers

By the river Gartempe, at the end of a short street from the village square. Half an hour by car from Poitiers where airport (with international flights and connections to all France), TGV train station (1h5min from Paris) and motorway transport (main North-South axis) are available. Even though it is in the side of the village, the site is exceptional, surrounded by small fields and its own 20ha wood and 2ha park. The area has schools at primary, middle and secondary level. Poitiers itself is a renowned university city. Within 10 miles might be found quality hospitals, facilities, all necessary services, and large retail spaces as well as the historic towns of Montmorillon, the beautiful medieval Chauvigny and picturesque Chatellerault.

DESCRIPTION
XIV C Manoir, in perfect state of conservation and fully renovated with exceptional taste. Ready to move in. Completely inhabitable throughout except for the undeveloped small tower in the courtyard. Central heating, telephone and electricity as well as ADSL. The layout of the small fortified castle is typical of late medieval constructions: organised around a square courtyard are arranged the main house and vast outbuildings.

Main Body
Cellar: Roman (Ist C AD circa) vault, wine-storage racks
Ground floor: 90m sq Hall, grand fireplace of stone, veranda with double glazing.
toilet
66m sq Hall, Louis XIII fireplace
Cellar 6.5m x 4m with stairs leading to Roman cellar
Hall 7m x 7m, previously used as projection room.
Archive room 3m x 4m by projection room
Garage with gasoil and wood boilers 7m x 7m
Staircase inside round tower, diameter 4.5m

First Floor: Bedroom 4.50m x 5m with bathroom
Bedroom 5m x 4m with bathroom
Bedroom 7m x 5m with bathroom
Bedroom 4.50m x 3.50m with another loft bedroom above it of the same size.
Dining Room 9m x 7m with kitchen inside adjoining space.
Hall 7m x 7m with 7 large windows with double glazing, view over park and Gartempe valley.
and pool, stone Gothic fireplace.
Mezzanine above Hall with Louis xiii balustrade, 7m x 4m
Passage to outbuilding 1 (warden’s house) with little tower over the middle raised on wooden columns.

Second floor: loft 7m x 11m converted into soundproofed living room.

Outbuilding 1 (Warden’s house)
Ground Floor: Living room/ Kitchen, with gothic fireplace accessed via inner courtyard
Wood staircase leading to 1st floor.
Garage 6m x 8m and pool maintenance room 4m x 3m with pump,filter, pool heating.

First Floor: Bedroom 5.5m x 5m
Bathroom 2.50m x 4m

Second Floor: loft 8.5 x 4m

Outbuilding 2 (Summer house)
Ground floor: access via garden (by pool). Covered patio with BBQ reused Louis XIII fireplace and
pool changing room
Living room 7m x 7m
Stone staircase leading to 1st floor.

First floor: Bathroom 1.50m x 4m
Couchette 3.50m x 2.50
Bedroom 6m x 4m

Outbuilding 3 (workshop)
Ground Floor: access by courtyard 10m x 2.50m

Outbuilding 4 (tower)
Ground floor: access by courtyard3m x 3m
First Floor: 3m x 3m

Garage
Access hidden behind trees beyond pool
22m x 6m, space for 7 cars, electricity and water

Other features
Ancient well 25m deep
2ha park
20ha wood with three access paths that cross it. Much fauna and good hunting.
Heated swimming pool 8m x 15m x 3m (deep end) and 90cm (shallow end) and shower next to it.