Superb 19th century château in glorious parkland setting, Vienne, Nouvelle Aquitaine
€1,350,000 [convert]

Property Description

Approached through impressive entrance gates and a tree-lined avenue, this elegant 19th century chateau offers impressive light-filled reception rooms, 9.6 ha (23 acres) of glorious parkland with terraces, an in-ground pool and extensive woodland running down to 350m of riverbank. The ground floor has a grand, stunning 86m2 living room with a marble fireplace and decorated ceilings, a formal dining room, a music room, a study/library, a large kitchen, a laundry room, boiler room, a former kitchen and a chapel with exquisite stained glass windows. The first floor offers eight bedrooms, four bathrooms and three shower rooms, whilst on the top floor a suite of attic rooms offers potential for further development.

The lovely parkland grounds surround the chateau and there are a substantial range of outbuildings including: a guardians cottage, 2 stables, a garage, various workshops, impressive stone barns, a piggery, an orangery, greenhouses, chicken houses and a bread oven. The renovated guardians cottage is on two levels comprising on the ground floor: a kitchen, a living room, a dining room and a W.C., whilst on the first floor are two double bedrooms, and a family bathroom with W.C., bath and a shower.

Ideally situated just 2km from an historic Gallo-Roman village with a popular bar/restaurant, this superb chateau promises the charm & romance of rural French living yet is also just 25km from Poitiers with its international airport and 1h25m TGV service to Paris.

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