Beautiful Estate on 21 Hectares with Gîte, Studio Apartment, Barns & Stables

Property Description

The price is for the houses and outbuildings, possibility to add and customize the land surface required (1 hectare = 4500 EUR) on top of the asking price.

Overview: 19th century property with 2 houses, barns, stables on 21.46 hectares bordered by 2 rivers.
Location: Situated on the edge of regions Centre Val de Loire and Auvergne Rhône Alpes, close to the famous and awarded “most beautiful oak wood forest in Europe” : the Forêt de Tronçais.
Only 3 km from Ainay le Château, a medieval village with all amenities, school, doctors, supermarket, pharmacy and 15 minutes from Saint-Amand-Montrond, third largest city of Cher Département.

Access: 20 minutes from the A71 Motorway exit of Orval (Paris-Clermont), 15 minutes to the nearest train station of Saint-Amand-Montrond. Nearest airports: Clermont-Ferrand (1h25min); Tours (2h), Limoges (2h10). 3h drive to Paris.
The property sits on sandy pasture and offers sand quarries ideal to use for an equestrian activity.
Main house, stone built (over 200m²)
Ground level : Fully equipped kitchen of 21m², fully equipped service kitchen of 6.80m², dining / living room with wood burning stove of 44m² with oak beams, 1 bedroom of 15m², 1 bathroom of 4.30m², toilets, veranda of 13m², fuel boiler (De Dietrich, revised less than 10 years ago) room of 17m² with 1500L fuel tank. Main heating source of the ground floor together with the wood stove in the living room.
First floor : landing 14m², 3 bedrooms of 10/11/14m², 1 shower room with toilets of 4.5m². Access from the veranda’s independent stairs, landing, 2 extra rooms to be finished (walls, electricity, velux ok).
Electric heating.
Septic tank of 3000L. Roof in good condition, only front part might need change of tiles.
A pond surrounded by beautiful trees borders the main house and provides shade and a cool area in summertime.
Second house / Gîte (70m² on ground level)
1 independent studio apartment, shower room with toilets of about 35m².
Apartment with living room, 2 bedrooms, shower room, independent toilets of about 30m²
Convertible attic.
Septic tank of 3000L, roof ok. Electric heating.

Main barn
Typical « berrichone » barn of 155m² with awning, underground wine cellar of 28m², stable, attic. Electricity.

Other buildings
1 stable of 200m² that can easily be converted into a horse manege, water and electricity connection.
Several outbuildings in one block with barn (308m²), stables (418m² and 220m²). This part was not used for many years and will need complete reorganization.
1 garage with roof done recently. No doors.

Several wells are present on the property, all the space available to add 1 or 2 swimming pools (1 per house).
This little paradise is set in a very quiet environment and offers multiple touristic opportunities: horse riding in the forest, fishing on the property river (carps, pikes, perches, roaches), many castles to visit in the area (Meillant, Culan, Ainay le Vieil, Bannegon, Sagonne), lakes with water sport activities in summer (Etang de Goule, Sidiailles).
Internet and very good 4G coverage.
Taxe foncière: 1200 EUR.

Visits are possible in English (no agency, by owner).