Property details

An exciting opportunity to acquire a substantial and highly versatile character property, offering excellent potential to create a successful gîte or hospitality business, subject to the necessary planning permissions, or an impressive multi-generational family residence with a variety of flexible accommodation options.

Set within a picturesque village, the property enjoys a peaceful setting with a popular restaurant within easy walking distance. The market towns of Aigre and Villefagnan are both conveniently accessible, while the larger town of Ruffec is approximately 20 minutes away, providing a comprehensive range of shops, services, schools, restaurants and transport links. The historic city of Angoulême can be reached in around 45 minutes, offering an extensive choice of amenities together with mainline rail connections and excellent road links.

Main Character Residence
The principal house is an impressive and spacious home, retaining a wealth of original character and period features, including exposed beams, wooden floors and tiled flooring. The flexible accommodation provides generous living space and could readily suit family life, multi-generational living or further adaptation.

Ground Floor:
Welcoming entrance hall
Dining room with adjoining snug and feature fireplace
Spacious living room/office with woodburner
Kitchen
Bathroom
Separate WC

First Floor:
Three bedrooms
Sewing room
Generous storage areas
Family bathroom
Shower room
Separate WC
The house benefits from oil-fired central heating, complemented by a woodburner, providing comfortable accommodation throughout the year.

Guest Accommodation & Development Potential
A particularly attractive feature of the property is the additional accommodation, offering considerable flexibility for family, guests or potential rental use.

Charming Three-Bedroom Guest Cottage
A delightful independent cottage comprising:
Open-plan living space
Woodburner
Exposed stone walls and wooden floors
Covered summer kitchen
Attractive private terrace, ideal for al fresco dining and entertaining
There is also a second guesthouse requiring renovation, together with a further substantial outbuilding offering clear potential for conversion into additional accommodation, subject to the necessary permissions.

Grounds & Outdoor Living
The property is surrounded by mature, established landscaped gardens, positioned predominantly to the side and rear of the house, creating a private and attractive setting.

A substantial 6m x 12m in-ground swimming pool provides an excellent focal point for outdoor living and entertaining during the summer months. The pool currently requires a new liner.

An Exceptional Opportunity
With its substantial principal residence, independent guest accommodation, additional buildings and generous landscaped grounds, this is a property with significant scope and versatility.

Whether the intention is to create a gîte complex or hospitality venture, accommodate an extended family, or simply enjoy a substantial character home with additional rental or guest accommodation, this property offers an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance what is already an impressive package.

Some refreshing and renovation work will be required, but the scale, character and potential of the property make this a particularly interesting proposition for those seeking a property with scope to create something truly individual.

Price including agency fees : 371 000 €
Price excluding agency fees : 350 000 €
Buyer commission included: 6 %