XIXth century château in the heart of a village

Magnificent XIXth century property built in 1858, consisting of a château, a guest house, stables, garage for two cars, big barn and several smaller outbuildings, as well as a lake. All this located

Price

€800,000

Location

Magnificent XIXth century property built in 1858, consisting of a château, a guest house, stables, garage for two cars, big barn and several smaller outbuildings, as well as a lake. All this located

Introduction

Magnificent XIXth century property built in 1858, consisting of a château, a guest house, stables, garage for two cars, big barn and several smaller outbuildings, as well as a lake. All this located right in a charming village with all the local shops accessible on foot. There is a small supermarket across the street and it is only a five minutes’ walk to the main square. The village has all the amenities: post office, ATM, garage, car wash, pharmacy, bakery, butcher, café, bar/tobacco/restaurant, doctor’s office, elementary school with school buses available for nearest middle school and high school. It is conveniently situated between the towns of Saint-Lô and Bayeux (25mins drive), 30 minutes from D-Day beaches, 40 minutes from Caen, about an hour from the famous Mont Saint-Michel and approximately 4.5 hours from Calais. Direct trains to Paris are available from Bayeux station.

Description

The château is approximately 350sqm on four levels - attic, basement with several rooms and a wine cellar, ground floor with a large kitchen, three sitting/dining rooms, breakfast room and a restroom; second floor has two master bedrooms, two smaller bedrooms, each with their own bathroom; and a suite - two connected bedrooms that share a bathroom. So a total of 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms. Additionally, there are two small rooms that could be used as storage rooms or laundry rooms.
The guest house has a large living room, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. The master bedroom has its own exit to the main garden. The house has gardens on each side and separate exits to both of them. It has been renovated a few years ago and for the past three years had been used as a seasonal holiday rental which was very successful. It was fully booked for three consecutive seasons.

Exterior

The grounds are divided into several parcels: main garden that can easily be converted into a beautiful park with walking paths amongst the trees mixed with flower beds and roses. Guest house garden is fully separated from the main one. And there are three fields and an alley to the lake. The main garden has a collection of different trees including two giant sequoias. It also has a beautiful view of the village’s main attraction - an XIth century abbey.

Other information

Main house has a fioul based heating system and six open fire cheminées. Guest house has electric radiators and a log burner. No gas in either of the houses. Main drains. No septic tanks. Optic fiber has been connected in the village but not to the house yet. It still has an ADSL line. The property has a high renting potential and could easily be turned into B&B. Some outbuildings need renovation. Main house has an old roof. Both houses have single glazed original windows.