Beautiful chateau & outbuildings

This beautiful chateau and outbuildings were constructed in 1890 by the architect Trolliet as his own family home. Set in 2 hectares (approx. 5 acres) of delightful mature parkland, the property faces south with views over the Creuse valley.
The chateau has a unique position in that it is in the heart of the picturesque market town of St Gaultier, with its vibrant market each Friday morning, and many shops and services at the end of your drive way, (including schools and a supermarket) and yet once within the chateau walls you are in the heart of the country.

The property consists of a Chateau to renovate and outbuildings that have been renovated into a luxury 3 bedroom house and 2 bedroom annex, as well as containing workshop and garages.

Major renovations to the highest specification have been undertaken to this property including a completely new slate roof on all buildings (completed in 2006). Planning permission has also been granted, and architect’s plans and specifications are available, to convert the chateau into a hotel / restaurant.

The chateau consists of, on the ground floor which is approximately 280m² of habitable space, a large reception hall with frescos of the Brenne wildlife, a further 12 main rooms (including kitchen, study, library, vaulted armory, boiler room etc.); with a mixture of wooden parquet and tiled floors.

On the 1st Floor, approximately 260m² of habitable space, there are 14 rooms including a large dining room with beautiful fireplace and paintings on wood, a 2nd dining room opening onto a veranda overlooking the garden and valley and 3 large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
On the 2nd Floor, approximately 140m² of habitable space, there are 8 rooms including 4 large bedrooms with adjoining rooms that would naturally convert into en-suite bathrooms and a doorway onto a roof terrace which overlooks the pond and grounds. On the terrace, which is approximately 50m² there is external access to a stone staircase leading up to summer reading room in the main round tower.

Over the property is an attic of approximately 140m², and underneath are 3 vaulted cellar rooms (approximately 60m²), at the moment accessed from the grounds in front of the chateau as the access stairs are currently blocked up.

The chateau has a number of impressive features throughout, including numerous beautiful fireplaces in wood, stone and marble, original murals, vaulted ceilings, round towers and stone and wooden staircases.

The property has working oil fired central heating and lovely old fashioned radiators, and also benefits from being on mains drainage as it is ‘in’ the town!
The renovated house consists of a basement (40m²) in 3 rooms, a ground floor with entrance hall, fitted kitchen (20m²), utility room (12m²), living room (15m²), bedroom (11m²) and 2 toilets, a 1st floor with landing, bedroom (14m²) with en-suite bathroom (4m²), a further bedroom (15m²), office (6.5m²) and family bathroom (6m²) (bath, basin and toilet).

In the attached annex there is on the ground floor a living area (10m²), and shower room (shower, basin and toilet) and on the 1st floor there are 2 bedrooms (9 and 12m²).

Both properties have gas central heating and mains drainage, and the renovations have been carried out to a high standard with all new oak double glazing, oak floors upstairs as well as bathroom fittings from Villeroy and Boch etc.

In this line of outbuildings there is also a workshop (15m²) and 2 garages with attics above (planning permission has been granted to convert these into 2 separate apartments. Again, architect’s drawings and specification are available). In the grounds there is also a fabulous old water tower with a well, and although this doesn’t work at the moment the working appear to still be in place.

The property sits in around 2 hectares (about 5 acres) of lawn with many mature specimen trees, fruit trees, a kitchen garden, a pond and an old cavern, cut into stone and probably used as an ice room/or storage of produce, this is accessed in the ground via a stone tunnel. The garden is almost all walled and has far reaching views over the Creuse river valley.

This is a stunning property and to visit is to fall completely under its spell – it is like walking into a fairy tale – I only wish I could stay there!

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