Property for sale Correze near Argetat and Tulle

by 5 Bed Country House
(Limousin)

A beautifully renovated 5 bedroom grange

with pool and a wealth of original beams and exposed stonework, situated in the picturesque and tranquil countryside of the Haute Correze, and within easy reach of the village of Marcillac la Croisille, which with its lake and beaches is a tourist centre and is convenient for shops and services.

The substantial accommodation is on three floors.
 
The upper level has three bedrooms, a toilet and a mezzanine passage looking down on the 71 M2 ground floor salon and an open plan kitchen.  A splendid Cantou (stone fireplace) with impressive ARCO 15KW wood burning stove is the focal point of the salon and large French windows open on to a sunny patio and lawns. A passage leads from the salon to the main staircase and gives access on this floor to a bedroom, and bathroom with bath, toilet and shower cubicle.
 
From the salon a second staircase descends to the lower ground floor, which houses the laundry room, a bathroom with bath, toilet and shower cubicle, a summer kitchen, a storage room and a bedroom. A large tiled area with a bar is used as a gym and library but has potential for use as independent accommodation i.e. Granny or bachelor flat, gite or chambre d hôte. French windows open on to an extensive conservatory stretching the width of the property (and housing an ARCO kitchen range) with views through to the pool and gardens.
 
Heating to the house is by gas-fired central heating in addition to woodstove and range as detailed.
 
Accredited local artisans have been employed for major conversion work and fittings using quality materials oak timbers, chestnut flooring and staircase, double glazed casement and French windows and Lapeyre kitchen units.
 
The house. which is reached from a quiet country lane, is set in 10,000 M2 (2.5 acres) of grounds with fine lawns shaded by specimen trees, and includes a quarter acre coppice (with cepes in season), fully enclosed by a substantial grillage.
 
A 9 metre X 4 metre pool, recently installed by a specialist contractor, is of reinforced concrete construction and has electrolyte filtration producing an agreeable level of saline chlorination.
 
In the grounds there are two large garages and two smaller shed units for garden or other use.
 
 

Price: 415,000 Euros
 
For direct purchase from English owners Bill and Doreen Adams (thus saving estate agency commission of 5%-7%)

Please contact on 0033 (0)5 55 20 08 88

Or on Mobile: 0033 (0) 617945460

Further details including floor plans available.