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Charming 6 Bedroom Chateau with 47+ Acres: Massive Stone Barn with 4 Internal Boxes, Indoor Grooming Area & Tack Room, Guest Apartment, Small Carp Lake, Field Shelters, Further House and Apartment to Renovate. |
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Location: Near Amplepuis, Département of Rhône, Rhône-Alpes Price: €1,660,000 Status: For Sale ID: 521 The above price includes Estate Agency Fees. A figure of approximately 6.5% should be added to the purchase price to cover Tax, Notary and Registration Fees. Amplepuis 11 km Roanne 22 km Lyons 66 km Mâcon 84 km Saint Etienne 91 km This imposing equestrian estate offers numerous possibilities with six bedrooms in the principal house, a habitable apartment with adjoining living space to expand into if desired, and a separate house to restore. The buildings, conveniently arranged around a small yard behind the chateau, include a very large stone outbuilding that could easily accommodate further stables on the ground floor and has 500m² of unexploited space on the first floor, accessed at ground level from the lane at the rear. The local village is about a mile away with a good range of shops, services and schools. The secondary school is very highly ranked. The nearest small town is Amplepuis, 11 km, where you can find shops, restaurants, pizzeria, doctors, chemists, hospital, collège. Roanne, on the River Loire, is just twenty minutes away and Lyon just over an hour, offering everything one would expect from a large town. Tourist Facilities The local village has a public swimming pool and there is a public lake and fishing just 10 mins away at Lac des Sapins. An hour’s drive away is Touroparc - zoological gardens with water flumes and a few rides for children. There is lots to see and do in Lyon, depending on your interests. The narrow cobbled streets of Vieux Lyon, the original medieval city of Lyon, are a treat to stroll around and just over an hour away. Twenty minutes south of Lyon is the excellent museum and extensive Roman ruins of Saint Romaine en Gal, which can take a whole day to see properly. If you like to ski, the property lies within easy striking distance of the slopes, with Grenoble just 2 hrs 20 mins by car. Equestrian The closest equestrian centre is 10 minutes away; Vet, 3 minutes and Feed Merchant, 2 minutes. Outriding direct from the property. THE CHATEAU The chateau was extended by a major addition to the rear in 1907. Externally, the extension was built in a more rustic, less formal style, but the original grand façade still faces out across its land to the south. The present owners have carried out extensive renovation and redecoration works, including new roof, central heating and rewiring. To the rear of the chateau is a small yard. Across from the main house is the guest apartment with garage and store rooms below. Beside these is the huge stone outbuilding housing the stables, tack room and further storage areas. To the front of the south-facing Chateau is a gravelled terrace. Down a flight of stone steps from the terrace is a walled park/garden with grass and mature trees retained by a moat flanked by two towers. Ground Floor Entrance Hall: Grand entrance hall with antique tiled floor and wood panelled walls, running from front to back of the house. Corridors to left and right and staircase to the first floor. Kitchen: 6.9m x 4.1m. Large kitchen with original stone floor, modern range cooker and extractor hood, large marble-topped island unit with twin bowls, large dresser, walk-in scullery: 3.5m x 1.15m with twin butler sink. Dining Room: 6.5m x 4.65m. Antique harlequin pattern floor tiles, ornate fireplace, decorative wall panelling. Main Living Room: 6.95m x 4.45m. Herringbone parquet floor, french windows to the west, brick fireplace with ornate mantle, beautiful beamed ceiling. Opens onto:- Second Living Room: 4.58m x 4.65m. Huge, floor-to-ceiling french windows to the west, classic herringbone parquet floor (currently housing pool table). Grand Salon: 6.5m x 5.2m. Large sitting room with solid wood floor, marble fireplace, south-facing windows. Shower Room: 4.85m x 2.7m. Quarry tiled floor, shower, butlers sink, WC, space and plumbing for whirlpool bath. Laundry Room: 4.17m x 2.7m. WC: 2.7m x 1.04m. Cloakroom: 2.7m x 2.4m. Sink and intercom for the main gate. Library: 3.15m x 2.7m First Floor Landing providing access to all first floor rooms. All bedrooms retain the original wooden floors. Bedroom 1: 6.9m x 4.9m. Huge master bedroom. Marble fireplace, polished wooden floor, vaulted ceiling, low-level decorative panelling, dual aspect. Door to:- En Suite Bathroom: 4.75m x 4m. Decorative tiled floor, antique double basin, shower enclosure, bath with marble surround, WC. Bedroom 2: 5.3m x 4.77m. Currently used as an office. Bedroom 3: 5.3m x 5.4m. Beautiful ancient beamed ceiling. Door to:- En Suite Bathroom: 2.6m x 3.25m. Hand basin, WC, shower, roll-top bath, ancient beamed ceiling. Bathroom could be shared with bedroom 2 via connecting door. Bedroom 4: 4.45m x 4.3m. Chevron parquet floor, marble fireplace, door to:- En Suite Shower Room: 3.2m x 2.45m. Quarry tile floor, twin basins, hydro-jet shower enclosure. Bedroom 5: 4.6m x 4m. Dual aspect. Bedroom 6: 5.6m x 4m. With hand basin and bidet. Dressing Room: 4.15m x 4m. Also off the landing:- WC: 2.7m x 1.05m Store Cupboard: 2.6m x 1.92m. Containing stairs to the attic. The chateau benefits from oil-fired central heating to radiators as well as fireplaces in most rooms. Cellars Beneath the eastern end of the chateau, a service corridor provides access to the boiler room, two wine cellars and two larger, vaulted rooms, one of which extends under the terrace to the front of the house. GUEST APARTMENT Above the garages across the yard from the rear of the chateau, the apartment can be accessed from the garages, but has its front door on the lane to the rear. Ceilings are higher than average and room sizes very generous. Generally in good decorative order. Kitchen: Basic but functional, space for table and chairs. Bedroom: Large double bedroom with hand basin and wooden floor. Living/Dining Room: Large reception room. Two windows, wooden floor. Living Room 2: Another large reception room, as above. Could perhaps adapt for further sleeping accommodation. Bathroom and separate WC. This apartment could be extended if desired, by incorporating the smaller, as yet un-renovated apartment next door. Beneath the apartments is a very large garage served by two sets of double doors, a store room, another open-fronted garage and a large lean-to with tiled roof. These all face the yard at the rear of the chateau. 2nd HOUSE In the grounds of the chateau near the main gate is a detached stone house with cellar, store room and garage beneath. Offering floor space of approx. 80m², this property is in need of renovation but could make a very nice stand-alone dwelling for staff, family or holiday letting. BARN Enormous stone outbuilding, two storeys at the front and one storey at the rear, where access to the first floor is provided by a large barn door on the lane. The first floor comprises:- Large Hayloft: 300m² Smaller Hayloft: 70m² Hangar: 153m² (at over 500m², the space on this floor offers boundless possibilities) On the ground floor:- 4 modern internal boxes Grooming Area Tack Room Tool Store Stairs to the first floor Very large hay/feed/equipment storage room – could house further stables. At the rear of the ground floor is a large cellar with vaulted ceiling, running almost the entire length of the building. LAND The land is in two parcels. The first consists of the yard, gardens and small parkland area surrounding the chateau and buildings, along with a large area of fields and paddocks enclosed by substantial post and rail fences. The land slopes gently away from the front of the chateau then flattens out. There are three wooden field shelters serving the paddocks and a small, half-moon shaped lake with carp. These areas total approximately 13.64Ha (33.71 acres). The second is a parcel of woodland lying a few hundred metres to the rear of the main property, running to approximately 5.78 Ha (14.28 acres). SERVICES Mains water and electricity, fosse septique. 2 water supply points in the fields. Tax Fonciere: €3,266 |
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