Poitou-Charentes, Charente, Angoulême, France

Let yourself be seduced by this elegant 19th century family home on the outskirts of Angoulême, surrounded by greenery. Comprising a three-storey ashlar main house and two rubble stone wings, it offers 18 rooms including 10 bedrooms, all on a full basement.
Many authentic features have been preserved, including the grand central staircase, wood panelling, cornices, interior doors and moulded baseboards.
High ceilings (approx. 3.30 m).

The ground floor comprises a beautiful entrance hall opening on to a large hallway with an arch at the end of which you will find a balcony with its stone balustrade, a kitchen with terracotta tiled floor, a lovely, very bright dining room with marble fireplace, a lounge with stone fireplace, a study and a toilet with WC and wash-hand basin.

First floor: A landing leading to a corridor with numerous storage cupboards, four bedrooms including a 30 m2 suite, two bathrooms with bath, shower and toilet.

Second floor: A landing leading to a corridor, four bedrooms, including one of 22 and another of 42 m2, both with exposed stone walls. One bedroom on this level is now used as a gym with views over the parklands. A shower room with toilet and a dressing room complete this floor.

The basement, accessible from the entrance hall, includes a laundry room, a workshop, a storeroom and a wine cellar.

The main house is heated by a new heat pump.

In the left wing of the property, a very luminous indoor swimming pool (9 x 4 m heated) of approx. 105 m2 with underfloor heating and a fireplace. In the basement a garage with space for one vehicle.

In the right-hand wing, an independent second house of approx. 110 m2 comprising an entrance hall, fitted and equipped kitchen, large living room, bathroom and 2 bedrooms.
In the basement is a large garage for 4 vehicles of approx. 120 m2.

This second house could be used as a guest house or chambres d'hôtes for additional rental income, or could be reconfigured as a reception room or business seminar room...

An outdoor swimming pool with its low dry stone wall and landscaped terrace, as well as several outbuildings including a 130 m2 barn plus attic and horse boxes with automatic watering troughs complete this exceptional property.

The property is enclosed by an authentic stone village wall, spanning around 4 hectares with century-old cedar trees. The additional 17 hectares are made up of meadows and woods stretching down to the Anguienne valley.

Shops 5 minutes away
Angoulême town centre and high-speed train station 10 minutes away
Internet fibre