Poitiers, Charente 86000

A watermill with many outhouses and an exclusive, inalienable right to make use of the river water that flows by it, nestled in a village 35 minutes from the city of Poitiers. The property comes into view at the end of a cul-de-sac. A river, woods and dwellings lie on one side of the property. The watermill stands in the middle of a complex of outhouses with a garden. A long edifice lies along the millrace. Its central section is crowned with a hipped slate roof and its wings have roofs of barrel tiles. The quoins and some of the door and window surrounds are made of stone. Other surrounds are made of brick. Most of the elevations are rendered and punctuated with rectangular or arched windows and doors of different sizes. Many of the windows and glazed doors are fitted with wooden shutters painted sky blue. The outhouses are of various sizes and are made of exposed stonework with pointing. They are crowned with gable roofs of barrel tiles and are punctuated with fewer windows than the dwelling.