Have you watched the video yet? - The property offers the perfect blend of authentic charm and modern, elegant comfort. The property has been completely modernised to the highest standards by the current owners and combines a contemporary, modern feel with high-performance features such as heat pumps, double glazing and reinforced insulation.

This completely renovated stone Manoir is ideally located just 25 minutes from the Angouleme TGV station, with direct trains to Paris in 2 hours and Bordeaux in 30 minutes. It is just a 5-minute drive from all the amenities of Villebois-Lavalette, including a supermarket, hardware store, bakery, butcher, pharmacy, flower shop, banks and restaurants.

The Manor House includes:

- Ground floor: a spacious entrance hall, a professional kitchen with a central island and dining area, a dining room opening onto a rear terrace with views of the surrounding countryside, an elegant living room with a fireplace and wood-burning stove, a second living room (currently furnished as a library/reading room), two bedrooms (one with en-suite shower room and WC, the other currently used as a study), a separate bathroom with WC and a large laundry room.

- Upstairs: there is a master suite, three further bedrooms, a separate shower room with WC and a small dressing room.

In addition to the main house, there is a separate Guest Gite with an open-plan living area including lounge/dining room/kitchen, one bedroom and a large shower room with WC.

- Outside: the property is set on one hectare of private land and includes a heated saltwater swimming pool, two large covered terraces ideal for outdoor entertaining, a large detached barn of approximately 150m², ideal for future development (subject to planning permission), and a double garage.

Technical characteristics:
Heating: Wood, Electric, Fuel oil, Heat pump
Swimming pool: Yes
Air conditioning: Reversible
Terrace surface: 100 m²
Bedrooms: 7
Interior condition: Excellent
Kitchen: Fitted and equipped
Furnishing: Unfurnished
View: Countryside
Sanitation: Individual

Details of the Rooms:
Entrance hall: 23 m²
Kitchen: 31 m²
Dining room: 21 m²
Living room/office: 30 m²
Living room: 18 m²
Bedroom: 26 m²
En-suite shower room: 4 m²
Bedroom: 21 m²
Bathroom: 9 m²
Laundry room: 17 m²
Landing: 9 m²
Bedroom: 28 m²
Bedroom/dressing room: 24 m²
Bedroom: 15 m²
Bedroom: 10 m²
Shower room: 8 m²
Open dressing room: 5 m²
Separate Guest Gite - open-plan kitchen/dining room/living room: 42 m²
Separate Guest Gite - bedroom: 17 m²
Separate Guest Gite - shower room: 11 m²

Agency fees to be paid by the purchaser. 

The department of Charente is located in the centre-west of France and is part of the Poitou-Charentes region along with Deux Sèvres, Charente Maritime and the Vienne department.

Its name as is often the case comes from the river Charente which snakes through the department. Two local dialects are spoken in the area, Saintongeais in the west and Occitan to the east.

Charente is a thriving department for several reasons, Cognac production is one of the most interesting and profitable industries, the export level of approx. 95% is a success, the consumption in France being only 5% (some say they keep the best 5% in France!).

The department has many typical towns, Angouleme in the south east for example hosts an international festival that attracts hundreds of visitors and is not to be missed.

The region is popular with hikers, bikers and nature lovers who like to discover the woodlands, lakes and streams that are part of this amazing landscape.

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