CHARROUX, Limousin 86250

Our local agent Andy PORTSMOUTH offers you this elegant 1845 Maison de Maître, originally the Mayor's House, is located in the small historic town of Charroux, in the department of Vienne (86250). There are two original dependencies, you'll see them in the video. The main house has five bedrooms and two bathrooms, an office, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen which still has the original marble floor and the bentwood corner cupboard. In fact, the house is full of its original features, the doors and door handles, the windows and shutters, the marble fireplaces - the one in the dining room is particularly ornate, and the old bathroom has tub surrounds and opal stone sinks - even the taps are made of opal... You'll see them in the video. One feature I particularly like about this home is that all the main rooms have windows on two sides - i.e. the living room, dining room, office and the three bedrooms on the first floor. The house is therefore pleasant and bright, although it is an old construction. The garden has many mature trees, a stone wall along which there is an outbuilding at the end. Charroux is on the road to Santiago de Compostela, and had an abbey dating from the 8th century of which only the octagonal tower remains (you will see it in the video). At the time of the French Revolution, the remains of the abbey were sold in five lots - the remains of the church became a stone quarry, but fortunately the tower was bought separately and has been preserved. The city centre has three café-bars, a bakery, a pharmacy, a hairdresser, a bank, a post office, a garage and a school. A supermarket can be found just 8 km away in Savigné. Fiber optic internet. Mains drainage. The house has a heat pump, modern electricity, insulated attic. The house is across the street from the agricultural cooperative for grain storage and some supplies, see last two photos.