5 Bedroom Gite in Charente Maritime, France

This well-maintained 5 bedroom Maison de Maitre is in an attractive village about 15km north of Cognac - it has a pool and a number of outbuildings that offer the possibility of further development.

House

Ground floor

The front door opens into a large entrance hall (10 sq m) off which is the stairwell and a corridor leading to the main reception room. This room (25 sq m) has a polished tile floor and an open fireplace. The corridor continues to the large open-plan kitchen/dining room (30 sq m) with an attractive fitted kitchen (wooden units - tiled work surfaces and splash-backs). There is a doorway leading to a second staircase to the first floor, a glazed door to a walled terrace and a further door leading to a utility room. This tiled room (12 sq m) is plumbed for a washing machine and has doors leading to the garden, a "cave", a WC and a further reception room. This reception room (15 sq m) has laminate wood flooring, and exposed stone wall, a wood-burning stove and a door to the garden. To one side of the house is an integral garage - currently used as a games room.

First floor

The stairs from the entrance hall rise to a landing off which are four double bedroom (each about 15 sq m). There is a small shower room, a bathroom and a separate WC. The corridor continues round and opens out to provide space for an office area and also leads to the fifth bedroom (15 sq m) with an ensuite shower room (shower, WC, washbasin) and the second staircase leading back down to the kitchen.

Second floor

The main staircase continues to a large attic space that could be converted to habitable space (subject to relevant permissions- windows would need to be put in).

Grounds

The plot covers about ¼ acre. To the side of the house is a large gravelled area. Immediately to the rear is a paved terrace. Beyond this is the pool house (pump room, shower, WC and sun room) and the pool (10m x 5m).

Running down the left-hand side of the garden is a row of large outbuildings (with a lawned area in front of them) which offer the possibility of further extending the property or of converting to one or two gites (permissions being granted).

This is a large, attractive house in a popular area within easy reach of the large towns of Cognac and Saintes and only 60km from the coast.



Fast Facts

Heating system: Electric heating
Sanitation system: Septic tank
Nearest shop: 250m
Nearest bar: Burie 4.5km
Distance to town: Matha 11km