Ref. 2037   |   Location :   Auvergne  |   Price : 975 000 €

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A substantial property in some six acres of land, between Vichy and Moulins. The main house was built in 1862 on the site of a former agricultural domain, and the home farm is still in evidence at the entrance to the property. One of the outbuildings has been made into a large room for receptions, weddings and other parties, with a seating capacity for 130. It can be divided into two separate sections, with professional-standard kitchens, cloakrooms, WCs suitable for such gatherings. Its most striking feature is its massive old fireplace. There is also a separate gite at the entrance to the property, probably once the estate manager's house. Two storeys, five rooms, plus a private garden, all in keeping with the rural surroundings. The old dovecote tower stands between the inner courtyard and the garden, with nearby the swimming pool and its broad surrounding paved area. The main house was built on the uppermost part of the site, in pleasing light style (no neo-Gothic anywhere in sight) overlooking a valley, complete with ornamental pool, and shaded walks behind the high surrounding stone walls. The garden at the rear extends as far as the orchard. The house has been fully restored to a high standard. The entrance hall is paved with dark volcanic stone (we are after all in the Auvergne), and features a scaled-down replica of a well known statue. Salon with pretty plaster decoration and murals, dining room, kitchen, billiard room, large bedroom with private bathroom. Upstairs four large bedrooms, each with private bathroom, and each with good views of the grounds. Two more bedrooms have been made in the upper area of the outbuilding, for children, and below them, a large living room, kitchen, laundry and office. For the family tends to live here, leaving the main house for paying guests. The house is ideal for receiving, and that has indeed been its purpose. It has a quiet situation, on the edge of a tiny village, though within easy reach of good fast modern roads.

Habitable living area : 500 n² -  Land size : 28000 Sewage system : Tout à l'égout  - Heating system : Central GAZ de ville