Saint-Martin-de-Commune, Burgundy, Address available on request

On the borders of the Couchois and the Autun plateau, surrounded by 10 ha of meadows, this 6-room property with four bedrooms will be the ideal residence for a couple looking for the calm and authenticity of the French countryside, and space for an equestrian farm or livestock. The property for sale is a farmhouse consisting of a dwelling house and farm buildings, all on 10 ha of adjoining meadows, in a hamlet called Champage. Residential house. The house is accessed either on the south-west side via the main stone entrance protected by an awning, or via the service entrance on the north-west gable. The service entrance has a tiled floor, raw walls, ceiling shingles. The main entrance is spacious, its floor is tiled, wallpaper and wood panelling on the walls, wood panelling on the ceiling, glass door and window have double glazing. A staircase leads upstairs. In addition to the two entrances, the living area comprises on the ground floor: a very large living room with open kitchen, dining room and living room with fireplace, two bedrooms, a shower room and a separate toilet. The boiler room, located on the north-west gable, completes the ground floor. The 1st floor has sloping ceilings, the light is provided by Velux windows. It comprises: a bedroom/office on the mezzanine, a dressing room, a very large bedroom, a bathroom with toilet, two attics, respectively of 14 and 37 m2. Quality: the stone house is in very good structural condition, frameworks, roofs and zinc work are in very good condition (the roof was transplanted in 2007). The windows have double glazing. The terrace and the wooded garden are a very appreciable place to rest in summer for their freshness. Oil and wood central heating by functional boilers that are regularly overhauled. Domestic hot water is provided by an electric water heater located in the boiler room. Running water is that of the municipal network. There is a well, not used by the current owners, but whose water could be pumped for watering the garden. High-speed fiber optic internet connection, ideal for teleworking. Location: Saint-Martin-de-Commune is a small rural commune of 101 inhabitants located in the north of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The property is located 6 km from the medieval village of Couches, its shops and services, 15 km from Le Creusot, 21 km from Autun and 32 km from Chalon-sur-Saône. The accommodation is 37 km from Beaune. Located at an altitude of 450 metres, the commune is crossed by the Digoine river, the Pont du Roi river, and the Creuse stream. Urban planning: the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Commune is subject to the Rnu (national urban planning regulations). It is part of the Community of Communes of Grand Autunois Morvan (Ccgam). For mobility, the hamlet of Champage (where the property is located) and the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Commune are located a few kilometres from the Autun-Chalon-sur-Saône road axis, two major employment areas, and 12 km from Le Creusot-Montceau, the leading industrial centre between Paris and Lyon and one of the most emblematic French territories of the industry of the future. Access to the A6 motorway is 32 km away (Chalon-Nord toll exit 25). By train, the nearest station is, depending on the destination, Autun (Ter) 21 km away, or Le Creusot-Montchanin-Montceau TGV station 19 km away (23 mins), with fast connections to Paris (1 hour 20 mins) and Lyon (40 mins). Finally, Lyon-Saint-Exupéry International Airport is 189 km away (about 2 hours by car). Paris is 327 km or 3 hours 35 minutes away by car by the A6 motorway, and Geneva is 247 km or 2 hours 40 minutes by car. For everyday life, you can do your shopping in Couches (6 km), Breuil/Le Creusot (11 km), Epinac (15 km). Strengths: the living area of the house, the calm and the view of the surrounding meadows, the space available in the courtyard, the garden and the surrounding area for relaxation in the quiet of the countryside, possibly for a swimming pool (the water from the well could be used), the vast agricultural buildings and the 10 ha of meadows suitable for the creation of an equestrian center,  the proximity of the Route des Grands Vins (Couches at 6 km, the Côte des Maranges at 14 km, Santenay at 20 km) and that of the Morvan Natural Park. To be reviewed: non-compliant sanitation (provide for the implementation of a conventional wastewater treatment system or a compact system approved by the Ministry of the Environment).