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11212SE16 Price €246,100
Detached stone bungalow with large basement, heated pool and and garden with views
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Property Summary
A well appointed detached house with large mature garden and possibility to divide into 2 apartments. Currently 5 Bedrooms and 2 kitchens. 10 minutes from Mansle and only 30 minutes from Angouleme with mainline station and aeroport. Centrally heated and double glazed.
Property Description
The house is set up on the hill with lovely views across the countryside. The south facing terrace has pation doors from the kitchen and Living room. The large entrance hall leads through to the Living Room 50m² on one side and the Dining Room 20m² on the other. There are 3 double bedrooms on this floor with WC, separate Bathroom and fully fitted Kitchen. The internal stairs lead down to the cellar where you will find a large summer kitchen with a door to exterior, 2 large double bedrooms, a shower room with WC an enormous garage with wine cave. The garden is extensive and fully enclosed by fencing. The pool and terrace is located at the top of the garden in a quiet sheltered location. It has a security dome which also keeps the pool warm during the cooler ends of the season. The pool can also be heated. The house has been created using high quality materials and offers very comfortable accommodation in a lovely qiuet location.
Location in France
The Charente department is home to over 340,000 inhabitants and is located in the south-east of Poitou-Charentes. The countryside offers a unique and varied environment for walkers and mountain bikers from rolling hills in the east to a flatter landscape in the west. The northern area is wild with deep forests and peaks reaching to over 1000ft. The Charente has long relied on agriculture to fuel its economy. In the 18th Century, however, the department started mass producing its infamous Cognac drink, which proved extremely popular with people from all over the world.
The department is very well situated for expatriates looking to purchase French property here, with great roads down to the Charente and the Channel ports just a short days drive away. The department has access to Poitiers, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Bergerac and Limoges airports, all within 2 hours. Furthermore, in the centre of the department you will be able to fly from either Gatwick or Stanstead direct to the Angouleme Champniers-Brie airport .
Angouleme is a small yet cosmopolitan city, with a fairly dynamic feel about the place when compared to the neighbouring Dordogne or Haute Vienne. It hosts a lot of events such its vintage car racing (the Circuit des Remparts) which takes place in September , the cartoon festival in January and a great music scene which just seems to get better every year . Both Cognac and Confolens have annual festivals which attract tourists to the area.
The Charente has an immensely varied countryside bordering 5 departments, famous for both its Cognac vineyards in the west, and its Limousin beef production in the east, which in terms of scenery are worlds apart. The valley of the Charente River meanders down from Ruffec in the north through Angouleme onto Jarnac and Cognac. Confolens in the East of the department is situated on the banks of the majestic River Vienne, this area being known as the Charente Limousine, and is extremely popular with expatriates because it looks and feels like the UK. The south of the county which borders the Charente Maritime has a much better climate but less undulating scenery.
