Large and beautiful house built by the local Notary in the late 19th Century within a lively little town in the North of the Haute-Vienne county. The house has been tastefully renovated and furnished in the mid-2000's and only quality materials were used in the process. The interior design has been done using neutral colour schemes, that will fit in with most types of furnishing. Nice potential for you here, either as a large family home, or a family home plus a guest rooms business.
The property benefits from two separate accesses, from the front or through the garden at the back via a private gravelled driveway, since it is located between two parallel streets. The adjoining garage has its door to the street at the front and is on two levels. It has been converted into accommodation with a utility room on the ground floor. This room has a wooden staircase that leads up to a half-length attic on the first floor and which is currently used as storage space. Behind the utility room, a small corridor with a modern bathroom on one side, fitted a double basin bathroom cabinet, mirrors, storage cabinets, heated towel warmer, a shower and a toilet. Then a good size tiled play room / living room opens via large glass sliding doors to a sun terrace with a foldable sun roof. A side door gives access to a small back kitchen, then into the fully fitted kitchen, which French doors open down to the garden at the back.
- On the ground floor: the available space on beautifully varnished parquet floors is mostly taken by two large rooms : on one side of the central corridor, there is the 32m2 (340ft2) dining room next to a 17m2 (183ft2) TV/reading room, only separated by some glass panelled doors and on the other side, a 25m2 (270ft2) living room with an adjoining office and some more French doors to the garden. At the corridor's end, a wooden staircase and wrought iron railings gives access to the cellar downstairs and the upper floors and within the main entrance hallway on one side of the house.
- On the first floor: there are 5 generously sized bedrooms, 3 of which with a marble fireplace, with a floor area ranging from 13m2 (172ft2) to 25m2 (270ft2). A wide corridor runs in the middle, just like the one on the ground floor. At one end, a 6m2 (65ft2) bathroom fitted with a shower, a corner bath, large washbasin, towel warmer and mirror. Then a separate toilet.
- On the second floor: where you'd expect to see a simple to be renovated attic, the owners have turned it into a magnificent living space of over 120m2 (1300ft2). The central open plan living room is more than 90m2 (970ft2) big and has a ceiling height of 5m (16.4ft) with white washed walls and varnished exposed roof beams ! Several separate areas have been created within that room : reading corner, play room, bedding area, etc. At one end of the room, two good sized bedrooms of 15m2 (161ft2) and 18m2 (194ft2) respectively, separated by a 5m2 (54ft2) bathroom fitted with a wooden vanity unit with a stone wash bowl, a shower and a towel warmer. And a separate toilet next to it.
The house has a gas fired central heating system throughout and has a south-facing garden.
The garden is partly divided into a lawn and ornamental trees and has a beautiful 10 x 5m (33 x 16ft) swimming pool with a pool house and garden shed. The pool is heated via an electric heat pump, which the owners can enjoy, even when the evenings are getting cooler.
The small town in which the property is, has all the necessary amenities : banks, a post office, schools, sport halls, two supermarkets, doctors and more. Besides, the fact that it is close to the Blond Hills 'Monts de Blond' makes it a privileged spot for green tourism, which the Limousin is spearheading in France.
Limoges' international airport is 30km (18 miles) away and a further 10 km (6 miles) get you to its city centre.
Come enjoy life in Limousin in style, thanks to this splendid property.
Details:
Distance to the village: Approx. 0 km
Location: In/near a village
Plot size: Approx. 830 m2
Type: Maison de village
Year of construction: Before 1900
Surface area: Approx. 390 m2
Number of rooms: 21
Number of bedrooms: 7
Sanitation: Bathroom(s) with Bath, Shower, Sink and Toilet
Separate toilet
Connections: Water
Electricity
Telephone
Internet
Drainage system: Mains drainage
Heating: Built-in fireplace
Central heating system on gas
Outbuildings: Shed
Various: Swimming pool
Agency Fees paid by the vendor.
The department of Haute-Vienne is in the region of Limousin and boasts a varied landscape of forests, countryside and lakes that attract many tourists each year looking for a range of activities including walking, fishing, sailing, boating and skiing.
In addition, the department has a strong historical and cultural heritage and the landscape is dotted with Roman churches, abbeys and fortified castles. Beautiful man-made beaches are easily accessible and are a good alternative for a great day out. In particular, the Lake of Vassiviere, created in 1950, is extremely popular with visitors.
It is sometimes known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes, the Limousin and its Haute-Vienne department offer beautiful and preserved landscapes. Waterfalls sparkling in the middle of rocks and trees, myriads of flowers and impressive dense forests are the kind of treasures that can be discovered in the department.
Transport links are good too, the easy and cheap access from the United Kingdom with companies as Ryanair or from French cities made that Limoges and the Haute-Vienne became an attractive destination. There is also a project of enlargement for Limoges' airport.
The department has a semi-continential climate with summer temperatures in the mid 20's, perfect for enjoying the scenery.
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