Aquitaine, Landes, St-Martin-de-Seignanx, France

Exceptional 18th Century, 9 bedroom Manor House with mooring, nestling in 4 acres of glorious landscaped gardens with expansive pool and outbuilding, enjoying river and scenic views from its peaceful location in St Martin de Seignanx.

This is an active town with all the necessary infrastructure, of approximately 6500 inhabitants, on the border of the departments Landes (40 ) and Pyrenees Atlantiques (64), 12 kms from Bayonne and Capbreton/ Hossegor; allows freedom of movement both in the South Landes and to the Basque Country and enjoy the pleasures of the Spanish Basque Country about 45 minutes away and the joys of the mountains, with skiing about 1h30.

Situated on the bank of the Adour with a rare private pontoon. The Adour is a 307.1 km long river in the Aquitaine Basin in south-west France and classified as a Natura 2000 site. This river takes its source in the Pyrenean mountains of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, at the Col du Tourmalet and flows into the Atlantic Ocean between Tarnos on its right bank and Anglet on its left bank crossing the city Bayonne.

This 18th Century main residence of approximately 430 m2 is composed of an entrance/clearance/corridor 20.4 m2, a saddlery/tack room of about 6.5 m2 with WC and hand basin and storage, a kitchen 24.07 m2 with a galley with dishwasher attached, a dining room 23.02 m2, 2 living rooms, ( 24.86 m2 and 27.72 m2 ), one with an open fireplace and one with wood stove, on the ground floor.

On the first floor is one bedroom with a large wardrobe, one bedroom with a shower room/ bathroom/ WC, a bedroom with shower room, WC and walk in wardrobe opening onto its balcony, and a bedroom with shower and walk in wardrobe.

A large office, 4 bedrooms with their own bathroom, a boat cabin room, a large shower room and WC and a laundry room, are on the second floor.

A courtyard, parking for a minimum of 6 cars, gardens and fields are in the grounds. The exterior includes a 15 x 7.5m tiled swimming pool, salt and ozone treated, secured with electric cover, an independent building of about 145 m2 consisting of a semi-open bodega towards the swimming pool, a workshop in glass roof and shelters, a small bridge over the canal equipped with an automatic 17th century lock.

There is an annex with storage and pool room, a tower with a summer kitchen and a sleeping area under the roof, a storage room, saddlery and 3 horse boxes, and a shed at the bottom of the stable.

From a technical point of view there is double glazed joinery with resin shutters, Castle stones, old parquet, tommette, rush, tiles and carpet, heating with oil tank with a capacity of 2000 l in an outdoor shelter, and individual sanitation.

The boiler is less than 5 years old and ducts were changed in 2014. Roof tiles changed in 2013.

REFERENCE: 245608