Rétaud, Charente, Address available on request

House for sale 236m2 plus 65m2 garage/guest house In rural Charente Maritime.

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This spacious 2 story house was built in 1980. It lies partly buried in the hillside, making it very comfortable in hot summers. It has been modernized with an electric heat pump and radiators which can also serve as air conditioning(2022), A water softening/purification installation making the tap water drinkable. Double glazed sliding windows throughout and an air ventilation system for the lower floor. All the windows are fitted with hardwood shutters. Very useful in keeping the house cool in summer and also good for security. The two floors could possibly house two seperate families with kitchens and bathrooms on both the upper and lower floor.

The entry on the top floor under the porch leads to a hallway with the kitchen to the right and the spacious livingroom on the left. Straight ahead is the door to the lower floor. Further down the hallway a toilet, a bathroom with bath, sink and shower and 3 bedrooms.
Entering the house from the lower floor on the garden side leads straight into the dining room with an open plan kitchen and pantry. Next to it a livingroom with large sliding glass doors looking out over the garden. There is also a bathroom with double sinks and a shower, a separate toilet and two large bedrooms.

Next to the house a free standing garage building was added in 2000. It has a sauna, a shower and a relax area with a fireplace, High ceilings and large windows. It offers plenty of space for a workshop, inside parking for cars or garden equipment. Or it could easily be converted into a guesthouse. 

The house and garage sit on a 4053 m² plot. 
The garden is mostly lawn that is maintained partly by a robot mower. There is also a Peartree, Six apple trees, A plum tree, Vig trees and a few walnut trees that generously give of their fruits each year. There are 2 waterwells, one with an electric pump that taps into the groundwater for watering the garden. At the back of the garden there are two sheds for storage of garden equipment and a small greenhouse. The garden is surrounded by stone walls and high hedges.

The property is situated at the very edge of a small rural town near Saintes and Royan. The town offers a basic convenience store, a bakery, Elementary school and public sports accommodations. Large shopping centres at 12kms in Saintes or Saujon. The beach at Royan is a 30 minute drive. The closest airport is a one hour drive to Bordeaux.