PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

La Grande Raitiere is a substantial 16th century farmhouse, Charantaise longere in style, set in an undisturbed, peaceful rural environment with over two acres of land.

The property has been professionally restored over the last four years and retains considerable period character.

Offering generous accommodation with four bedrooms, swimming pool and outbuildings, La Grande Raitiere provides an ideal opportunity for those seeking a tranquil country life, with the added potential of creating holiday lettings and/or developing a smallholding.

La Grande Raitiere is part of the commune of Courlay (79440). The property is private and not overlooked, but just 10 minutes walk from Courlay village centre. Courlay has all essential local services – kindergarten, primary and junior schools, banks, post office, doctor and dental surgeries, as well as bakers, chemist, general store, library, hotel/bars and bar tabac.

On the ground floor:
Kitchen/Dining Room (7.80m x 5.80m): The main entrance to the property, via a front oak pergola. Featuring a terra cotta tiled floor and fitted bespoke units, including an island with range cooker.

A traditional French Aga style cuisiniere provides cooking as well as heating. This is the hub of the house and from it are four doors leading to:

Arriere Cuisine & Cave ( 3.8m x 4.10m): Tiled floor with fridges and large chest freezers, plus bespoke storage units, shelving and wine racks.

Summer Room (4.60m x 3.20m): A relaxing area with double patio doors leading out to the rear terrace and back field.

This room also has a door to the Main Bathroom (4.60m x 3.20m): with wood panelled full size central bath, fitted units, heated shower rail, wc, sink and hardwood floor.

Bread Oven Room (7.60m x 5.50m): A superb room with intact original character and large exposed beams. Windows facing front and rear. Featuring hardwood flooring and a large wood burner within a 16thC granite fire surround. An enclosed oak staircase from this room leads to the first floor.

Lounge (6.0m x 5.80m): The Kitchen/Dining Room also leads to the Lounge. This large room with original 16thC character and exposed beams, features a 12kw wood burner in original granite fire surround and parquet floor. TV and Sky connections. There are two doorways from the Lounge, the first leading to:

Study/Library (4.40m x 5.80m): An attractive cosy room with large beams, telephone and modem/wifi connections. Features an oak fireplace with wood burner and wood flooring.

Garden Stairs Room (4.50m x 3.90m): The other doorway from the Lounge leads to this room. An original oak stairway leads to two further bedrooms. The Garden Stairs room is fully tiled and also contains a seperate Utility Room (2.25m x 2.25m): with washing machine, sink and storage areas. Plus a Shower Room (2.25m x 2.10m): with large glass fronted shower, wc and sink. An exterior door leads to the rear terrace and back field.

First floor:
Bread Oven Landing (2.60m x 5.50m): With wood floor seating area and radiator and an original oak balustrade, exposed beams with doors to:

Bread Oven Bedroom ( 5.80m x 5.50m): A generous room with wood floor and space for two double beds as well as seating and vanity areas. Features a Velux window and three other double glazed windows, plus exposed beams.

Master Bedroom (7.60m x 5.80m): With velux to the rear aspect and feature window overlooking the front courtyard. Fitted storage cabinets and electric radiator, plus exposed beams and hardwood flooring. With a further area offering shelving and large bespoke fitted wardrobe. Plus access to an en suite (2.20m x 2.90m): with linoleum floor covering, quadrant shower and tiled wall, wc and sink area.

Garden Stairs Landing (2.60m x 5.80m): With oak storage cabinet, seating area and hardwood flooring with doors to:

End Bedroom (4.50m x 5.80m): With exposed beams, hardwood flooring and ample space for a double and single bed. Features a veluxwindow to the rear and radiator.

Centre Bedroom (3.40m x 5.80m): With exposed beams and hardwood flooring, plus built-in storage and wardrobe space, as well as double bed, desk and velux window.

Outside
Porcherie (16.0m x 6.0m): An original 16thC outbuilding converted in the interior to provide a small commercial pigsty with nine sties - including weaner, farrowing and feeding sties. The porcherie has two external doors, each leading to an exterior concrete run for the pigs.

Atelier (6.40m x 6.0m): This fully equipped workshop is accessed through two sets of double folding doors. Interior power points enable easy use of all types of modern machinery. Features bespoke storage/work cabinets, central work surfaces and a mezzanine area for wood/material storage.

Poulailler (3.0m x 3.0m): The henhouse abuts an area to the rear of the bread oven room and side of the summer room. It is fully vermin proof with rendered walls and wire bedded concrete floor. Perches and nesting boxes provide ample room for an ample flock of 12 - 14 birds.


Swimming Pool and Pool Room (10.80m x 6.0m): The area extends from the atelier and was originally a simple goat house. The pool room (2.70m x 6.0m) is a covered area with tiled roof continuing from the atelier. A graveled area provides winter storage for exterior furniture and housing the pool pump. Also undercover is a decked area with seating, table and cooker. The above ground south facing pool measures 7.5m x 3.5m with a depth of 1.25m. The pool area is open to the air and is decked on all sides.

Further exterior detail:

Dairy (40.0m x 14.0m): This large stone built structure, now in disrepair and without roofing, faces the main body of La Grande Raitiere. New water and electricity services are in place, and the space could be developed as the new owners wish.

Courtyard (55.0m x 20.0m): The central area between the Dairy and main house. Ample parking for cars and includes the 50 metre deep well with dedicated underground pump room, for house/garden use plus large 9m x 4m raised beds for kitchen herbs etc., includes asparagus beds.

Back Field (1 acre approx.): Three quarters of this area is given to simple pasture grassland. The other quarter is a fenced, boarded wire netted paddock. Currently used as the main vegetable/fodder plot, before pigs are moved across from the porcherie in late September.

DESCRIPTIF DU BIEN

La Grande Raitière est une grande maison de ferme du 16ème siècle. De style de Longère Charentaise, elle est située dans un environnement rural paisible et entourée d'un terrain de plus d'un hectare. Cette propriété à été rénovée professionellement au cours des 4 dernière années et retient tout son charactère et son charme.
Aves ses quatre chambres, sa piscine et ses dépendances, la Grande Raitière est idéale pour ceux qui cherchent un cadre de vie tranquille, avec en plus la possibilité de créer des gîtes en vue de location périodique.