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Property Summary

Superb 2 bedroom cottage with mezzanine/occasional bedroom. large kitchen/diner, dining room, lounge. Ground floor master bedroom with dressing area and en-suite bathroom. Plenty of storage, lovely gardens and beautiful unspoilt views, summer kitchen and terraces to enjoy the outside life.

Property Description

This is a super property. Beautifully restored using traditional materials, yet with a light and modern feel, the decoration is muted and extremely tasteful. The first time I approached the property I was blown away by the location, as you approach you are in the village and then all of a sudden in front of the property you are on a hill overlooking unspoilt countryside. The house comprises; Kitchen diner 22m², dining room 18m², double height living room 28m², WC. Master bedroom downstairs, 19m², with dressing area and en-suite bathroom with WC. Upstairs is a mezzanine style office area/occasional 3rd bedroom, another bedroom and en-suite shower room with WC. There is a useful laundry room or summer kitchen which is a fantastic base for your summer garden parties! The entire house is recently fitted and there is no work to do. Oil fired central heating and woodburners mean you will be cosy when you need to be and plenty of doors out to the garden mean in the summer you can bring the inside out and enjoy the views from the many entertaining areas in the pretty gardens. With broadband internet, oil fired central heating, this house is ready to welcome you at any time of year, and with the large village/small market town of Sauzé Vaussais at only around 1km walk away, this property really is worth a viewing as soon as possible. Poitiers is the nearest airport at around 45 minutes drive, and the coast at La Rochelle is only 90 minutes. Ruffec has excellent road and rail links and is a 10 minute drive. This super property will not be around for long-don’t miss it – give us a call and book your viewing today!

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.