| Description: “Le Marteau” is a superb traditional French farmhouse, parts of which date back to the 17th century, such as the ancient front doorway and stone staircase. There are 5 barns of various sizes[totaling 200 sq mts] which are all in excellent condition and offer potential for development, there is also a working well and a double garage.
As you enter the house you come into the lounge which has a large walk in fire place which was used for cooking in ancient times but now has a big woodburner which heats downstairs and upstairs. The original beam dominates the ceiling and the floor is tiled and there is a dining area. The walls are in pierrres apparentes From the lounge you go into another large lounge called "Le Fournil". This was the room used to cook bread and there is a huge fireplace and chimney where there is a second woodburner. There is a big stone pot called “une pon” this is a Patois word for a stone pot hewn from one big stone and was used to boil water, and then the clothes which were then taken to the local lavoir (wash house) for rinsing in the river before drying jn the sun .This routine was carried out twice a year for centuries until 1960. The original stone floor is in place and a wooden staircase leads to the mezzanine floor. Heating is by means of the woodburners and there are background electric radiators in each room if required.
There are 3 bedrooms all with views of the lovely valley. One bedroom has an ensuite shower room, towel rail heater, toilet and washbasin.All the bedrooms are spacious and one is very big., another has fitted mirror wardrobes. Downstairs is a bathroom with bath and shower attachment, bidet wash basin and cupboards.. The kitchen has been recently fitted with fine quality units with much cupboard space, a double oven cooker, and a utility room houses the dishwasher and washing machine.
At the back of the house is a huge tiled patio with a stone summer house - a lovely breakfast room. Stairs lead down to the heated swimming pool (8 metres by 4 metres) Heating is by means of a heat exchanger which draws heat from the air and costs 1 euro per day to keep the water at approx 28 degrees. The grounds slope down to a trout stream at the bottom. The stream is the river Marcusson. The grounds are 3500 square metres and there is an adjacent acre of wooded land. The walk along the river is delightful. “Le Marteau” is in the hamlet of Villeneuve with a population of 67 friendly neighbours. The nearest village is 3 kms and has a doctor, chemist, village shop, lovely chateau, garage, hairdresser and town hall and primary school. Nearby there is a water park with good swimming, nice walks, a café/restaurant and a huge water slide adored by youngsters. Supermarkets and towns are 9-13 kms.
This is a rare opportunity to obtain a historic traditional farmhouse, there are not many like this still in existence and with the lovely micro climate life is good here, especially in summer when you grow tomatoes and melons in the garden and pick peaches off the trees. The Price is 350,000 euros, private sale (no agency fees of 5%)
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