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11360PW79 Price €156,600
Two houses, ready to move into. Located in the peaceful department of Deux Sevres, 45 minutes from Poitiers, offering an opportunity for rental income and the possibility for further accommodation
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Property Summary
Two Individual stone houses on opposite sides of an attractive courtyard, tastefully renovated but offering more potential for improvement and expansion. Situated at the edge of a tranquil village on the side of a river valley, in the heart of Poitou Charente between Angouleme and Poitiers.
Property Description
House 1 Ground Floor Kitchen with units and sink, oil fired heater (12 square metres) Lounge with fireplace and wood burning stove, tiled floor and French doors to courtyard (40 square metres) Dinning room with Godin wood burning stove, wooden floor and French doors to courtyard (17 square metres) Hall and storage area Room currently used as a bedroom (12 square metres) 1st Floor Landing Bedroom with wood floor (13 square metres) Bedroom with wood floor (15 square metres) Bathroom with shower, w.c. and wash basin House 2 Ground Floor Kitchen/Diner with sink and tiled floor (23 square metres) Lounge fireplace with wood burning stove, ceiling beams and tiled floor (25 square metres) Hall Laundry room 1st Floor Landing Bedroom with beams and wooden floor (14 square metres) Bedroom with beams and wooden floor (27 square metres) Bathroom with shower,w.c and wash basin Outside Double Gates to Courtyard which is partially grassed (650 square metres) Large open sided barn (100 square metres) Location St.Maixent l’Ecole 15 minutes La Mothe St.Heray 5 minutes shops,bank,schools, doctor,dentist,vet,chemist A10 Autoroute 20 minutes Poitiers airport 40 minutes
Location in France
Deux-Sevres is the next departement inland from the Vendee and below the Loire, in the region of Poitou Charente in Western France. It is so named because of the two rivers running through it, the Sevre Nantaise in the north and the Sevre Niortaise in the south. The climate is very similar to that of the Mediterranean with long hot summers, although the winters can be very cold with temperatures dropping below freezing during December and January.
Niort, the department capital, was a Roman town which did extremely well under the Plantagenets, who granted the town a charter and built a stronghold, completed by Richard the Lionheart. In the 18th century the town specialized in tanning skins imported from Canada to make chamois leather for gloves, and it is also known for its angelica. More recently Niort has attracted several large mutual insurance companies, which has bolstered its economy and attracted young people to work there.
Bressuire is known for its major cattle markets, and is the centre of some rich and picturesque scenery used for cattle breeding and rearing, and the landscape is similar to that of rural England or the Dordogne! Melle is a green and florally decorated town that hides its origins as a centre for lead and silver mining, as well as minting coins. Melle was on one of the main routes for pilgrims heading for Compostella in Spain. Parthenay, to the north of Niort, was founded in 1020 on an outcrop above the river, and the medieval town has kept its character.
Poitiers and La Rochelle airports provide easy access to the Departement, with Ryanair flights from Stansted. British Airways offer flights from Gatwick to Nantes, a 2-hour drive away. Cross-channel travelers can reach Deux-Sevres within a comfortable 4 hours' drive from Caen and St Malo, or just over 5 hours from Cherbourg.
