A house near the banks of the River Loire with a secondary dwelling,
outbuildings and one hectare of grounds, in France’s Maine-et-Loire department
outbuildings and one hectare of grounds, in France’s Maine-et-Loire department
Angers,
MAINE-ET-LOIRE
pays-de-loire
49000
FR
Location
The property lies in France’s Maine-et-Loire department, in the Pays de la Loire region. It is nestled in a village in France’s historical Anjou province. The landscape is a patchwork of wooded valleys, farmland and meadows. The home is 10 minutes from shops and amenities and 15 minutes from the historical town of Baugé-en-Anjou, the banks of the River Loire and the A85 motorway. You can get to the city of Angers in only 30 minutes. From Angers train station, you can reach Paris in 1 hour and 30 minutes by rail. Indeed, there are a dozen return rail journeys to the French capital every day.
Description
From the street, an imposing wooden gate framed between two tuffeau-stone pillars leads into a courtyard. On one side of this court there is the house. And opposite the house there is a first outbuilding. On the other side of the court, there is another outbuilding, which is bigger than the first one. A secondary dwelling is housed in the latter outbuilding. Beyond the court, there are the grounds, which are entirely walled and cover over one hectare. From the bottom of the grounds, a drive also leads to the court. The house has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. It is made of rubble stone coated with rendering. A gabled slate roof with dormers crowns the dwelling. The cornice, dormers and window surrounds are made of exposed tuffeau stone. The house’s origins date back a long way. Many of the edifice’s historical features have been preserved. In the 19th century, a central avant-corps, capped with a remarkable dormer, was added to the facade. In the secondary dwelling, renovation work is needed, as it is in the main house too, albeit to a lesser extent. The outbuildings are made of tuffeau stone and are crowned with hipped slate roofs with dormers.
The house
The ground floor
A vast entrance hall connects to a lounge, a kitchen with a dining room, and a hallway that leads to a wooden staircase and a lavatory. The kitchen has kept an imposing fireplace of tuffeau stone, a bread oven, a stone sink and exposed ceiling beams. A boiler room lies beside it. There is a marble fireplace in one of the walls in the lounge. The floors are terracotta-tiled throughout this level. The kitchen leads straight out into the garden in front of the house and the lounge offers a view of the orchard. A cellar dug out of the rock offers a 20m² floor area. You reach it from an outdoor flight of stone steps beneath the bread oven.
The upstairs
A landing connects to two bedrooms with fireplaces: a marble fireplace in the first bedroom and a fireplace painted in a faux-marble style in the second one. These bedrooms lie beside a bathroom with a lavatory. The floors are terracotta-tiled throughout this level too.
The attic
The roof space is divided into two bedrooms with exposed beams and a landing room. The floors are covered with terracotta tiles.
The secondary dwelling
The secondary dwelling lies in part of the main outbuilding. It has a lounge and, in a back wing that protrudes at a right angle, two bedrooms, a shower room, a lavatory and a kitchen extended with a conservatory. An outdoor flight of stone steps leads down to a cellar, which extends beneath part of the dwelling.
The outbuildings
The first outbuilding faces the main house. It has three storerooms and a woodstore and offers a 90m² floor area. The second outbuilding houses the secondary dwelling, as well as a garage, a former stable and a storeroom. It offers a 275m² floor area.
The grounds
There is an orchard, a meadow and a garden with a lawn. The garden lies between the main house and the first outbuilding. It is separated from the court by a hedge and from the orchard by a stone wall. A tall linden tree towers in the middle. In one corner there is a well beneath a hipped slate roof. The orchard, which extends the garden on the west side, is dotted with many fruit trees, including apple trees, peach trees and walnut trees. There are also ornamental trees here, including a ginkgo tree and a tamarisk. The meadow, also dotted with trees, takes up the whole southern section of the plot. The grounds are entirely walled.
Our opinion
This property is a delightful gem, nestled in the bucolic backdrop of France’s beautiful Anjou province. It offers outbuildings that increase its appeal. The place has kept an atmosphere that is both simple and authentic. There is also real potential for development here for anyone willing to carry out renovation work. The secondary dwelling could be a guesthouse for friends or it could be used as tourist accommodation. In short, this is a well-balanced property with buildings and grounds that you could develop without affecting the unique charm and soul of the place.
Exclusive sale
530 000 €
Including negotiation fees
500 000 € Excluding negotiation fees
6%
incl. VAT to be paid by the buyer
Reference 858462
| Land registry surface area | 1 ha 19 a 10 ca |
| Main building floor area | 192 m² |
| Number of bedrooms | 6 |
| Outbuildings floor area | 495 m² |
| including refurbished area | 112 m² |
French Energy Performance Diagnosis
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NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.
