Chateau in Poitiers

On the outskirts of Poitiers, this remarkably well-maintained 7,500 sq.mt property reveals its charms upon entering the main driveway. The elegant building, reminiscent of a small château, overlooks its magnificent park, extended by outbuildings at the rear. Equipped with an elevator, the residence offers several reception rooms, a home cinema, six bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, and two vaulted cellars. Among the outbuildings, there is a separate studio, and a recently built swimming pool in the park.

On the ground floor (height: 3.52 m), the 12 sq.mt entrance hall with a marble floor and cabochon tiles opens onto a dining room with a fireplace and oak parquet floor (36 sq.mt), a small living room with a fireplace and oak parquet floor (35 sq.mt), a large living room with a fireplace and parquet floor (41.50 sq.mt), and a study in the tower, with carpeted floors and a fireplace (11 sq.mt). In the corridor (6 sq.mt), there is the elevator and the wooden staircase which distrubute the upper floor, as well as the toilets (1.70 sq.mt). On this level, you will also find a laundry-boiler room (11 sq.mt), a kitchen (20 sq.mt), the corridor (3.50 sq.mt) with tiled floor, a library (23.70 sq.mt), a large games room/home cinema (40 sq.mt) with tiled floor, and the staircase distributing a bedroom. Access to the cellars.

On the first floor (height under ceiling : 2.90m), access is via the games room to a bedroom (22.80 sq.mt) with toilets (1.40 sq.mt), shower room area (3.70 sq.mt) and kitchenette (3 sq.mt). The distribution corridor with parquet flooring, accessible by the main staircase (17 sq.mt), leads to a bedroom with carpeted flooring with kitchen (12.27 sq.mt) and shower room/WC (4.40 sq.mt). Following this, a bedroom (library) with stained parquet flooring (23 sq.mt) with shower room area (3 sq.mt); a bedroom (office) with parquet flooring (16 sq.mt), a landing WC (1.70 sq.mt) and a landing shower room (4.50 sq.mt); a master bedroom with carpeted flooring (36.78 sq.mt) with fireplace and its private bathroom/shower/WC (11 sq.mt), small balcony and terrace access; A children’s bedroom with carpeted floors (10.80 sq.mt); and a dormitory bedroom with a carpeted fireplace (25 sq.mt) and its own shower room (2.80 sq.mt).

The second floor houses a large attic and a former maid’s room. Vaulted cellars are underneath part of the building.

The house offers gas-fired central heating. The window frames are single and double glazed. The slate roof on the main building will need to be renovated. The tiled roofs of the outbuildings and the rear of the house are in good condition.

At the rear of the house are the outbuildings, including a new one-bedroom apartment (33 sq.mt), ideal for a caretaker or tenant, a garage, and a workshop.

Along the driveway, there’s a covered courtyard and a large garage.

And in a secure, enclosed area, the heated swimming pool, renovated a year ago, has an electric roller shutter.

The property offers two entrances: one via the large driveway, and the other at the rear, next to the outbuildings. The grounds are enclosed, except for the plot next to the swimming pool.

Poitiers is a city with all shops and services, a hospital, university, TGV train station (Paris Montparnasse: 1 hour 40 minutes), highway, and airport, and is close to Futuroscope. La Rochelle and the Île de Ré are a 1.5-hour drive away. The Marais Poitevin is 45 minutes away.

Sale price including agency fees: €1,272,000.
Agency fees payable by the buyer.
Agency fees: 6% VAT of the price excluding agency fees.
Sale price excluding fees: €1,200,000.

Energy Class: D.
Climate Class: D.

Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: between €3,630 and €4,610 per year. Prices indexed for 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr