Castle Confolens - 9 bedrooms - 600m²

Our local agent Andy Portsmouth is pleased to present

this gorgeous château, with an elevated position and unspoilt

countryside views, peaceful and private, with no close neighbours

and surrounded by its gardens.

Built in 1854 by one of Napoleon

III's generals, its elegant Moorish style was inspired by his time

in north Africa.

You will love the way the elegant château emerges

through the trees as you approach up the long driveway.

During the

last war, the house played an active role: being at the limit of

free France it became a safe refuge for hundreds, organised by a

Dutch painter and supported by the Dutch government - photos hang

in the hallway.

The blend of such a tranquil setting, and such a

rich history, gives this chateau an uplifting character.

You enter

a wide hallway, with a living room (28m2) on your left, and another

reception room (28m2) on your right, leading to a study (13m2).

There is a large bright kitchen/dining room (43m2) that opens to

the garden.

Also downstairs, two bedrooms (14m2, 13m2), two

bathrooms, and a WC.

High ceilings and large windows make the

interior bright throughout, the sun enters the front of the house

in the mornings, and the rear in the afternoons.

There's a large

area for outside dining, next to the kitchen.

Upstairs, a second

kitchen/dining room (28m2) with logburner, a living area (18m2)

with logburner, and a large room (56m2) used as a yoga hall, plus

three more bedrooms (28m2, 16m2, 15m2), and a bathroom.

The

upstairs, which has been well insulated, can be used as separate

accommodation.

ADSL internet available.

Crossing the garden,

there's a beautiful stone building with a tower at each end - one

tower is the bread oven, the other the pigeonry, and in-between is

the stable.

Then, the pretty coach house (179m2), has a

kitchen/dining room with logburner, living room, three bedrooms,

bathroom, and a garage, central heating (wood or oil) - the current

owners live here and rent-out the château as a holiday home for up

to 14 people, with workshops and a yoga retreat, providing a good

living.

Another section of the gardens, bordered by stone walls and

overlooking open countryside, houses the pool (11.5mx4.5m, new

liner in 2021).

The coach house and château have separate septic

tanks, up to regulations.

The water supply is from the property's

own source.

Nobody has a right of way on the property.

The village

of Lessac (6 minutes) has a a café-restaurant-grocery shop, a post

office, a hairdresser, or you can drive 10 minutes to the historic

town of Confolens with supermarkets, hospital, restaurants, market,

and a wonderful week-long festival of world music every August.

There are some lovely villages and restaurants around here, only a

short drive away.

The city of Limoges is under 1 hour.

Limoges

airport (Gatwick, Stanstead, Manchester, East Midlands, Leeds

Bradford, Bristol, Southampton), 45 minutes.

Elegant château with coach house,

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

Ref : 12018222995 - Date : 07/04/2023