Country Estate with 150 hectares of land, in the Loire valley

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This property was built on a magnificent piece of high land between two beautiful rivers, by a family of local industrialists in 1900, on the remains of a much older property. The dovecote in the farmyard bears witness to this. History is omnipresent here as the site of the battle of Poitiers is very close, and indeed a roman road crosses the property, as does a sectrion of the Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle.
To approach the chateau one drives up long and fine avenue of plane trees leading from a peaceful riverside village, through a set of fine gates and through the English style park and past the tennis court and tennis pavillion.
The chateau's main facade faces north-west, towards the park. On its eastern flank is the 'basse cour', with the farm buildings, including stables, former dairy and accomodation for the farm help.
This property was built for a large family who liked to entertain. The entire ground floor was dedicated to receiving guests in the two drawing rooms, dining room and billiard room. A large and beautiful staircase winds its way upstairs in the centre of the house, and all the reception rooms connect with each other with double doors, so when opened a huge number of guests can circulate around the ground floor.
The kitchen has a double La Cornue stove, a well-appointed skullery and a family dining room.
A separate, much older chalet-style building, attached to the chateau on its southern wing houses a large reception room used for hunting parties on the ground floor and three fine bedrooms on the first floor.
An elevator connects all the floors of the chateau.
On the first floor are a series of large double bedrooms, many with an en-suite bathroom and balconies to enjoy the views from.
The second floor was entirely renovated in the 1980s in the style of a Parisian apartment, with 4 bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, office and living room.
The basement includes several rooms, the boiler room and several beautiful vaulted stone cellars for wine storage.

This property is ideally located just a 15-minute drive from the thriving towns of Châtellerault and Poitiers, both of which have full amenities and TGV rail links to Paris, which is less than 1:30 minutes away by train.

The forests have been carefully managed and will generate income in the future. In the meantime, the oaks are home to all kinds of game, including birds and deer.

Horse riders will appreciate the pastures and the many outbuildings that can be used as stables.

Two houses on the estate can be converted for either staff accommodation or vacation rentals.

This property offers enormous potential as a luxury hotel or B&B, or any other tourism project. The nearby Futuroscope theme park is a popular venue for corporate seminars.