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Property Description

Enchanting chateau with round and square towers and walled garden, set on a hill with views across rolling countryside and south to the Pyrenees mountains. Dating from the mid 1500's and expanded in successive centuries, the property was abandoned in WWII, rediscovered & restored in the 1960's and in need of modernization today. The chateau retains original features throughout; timbered ceilings 4 to 5m in height, many double panelled doors, terre cuite floors principally, some 19th century terrazzo tiling and a stunning tolosain brick principal fireplace plus 8 or 9 others in brick or marble and plaster. All the main accommodation is habitable with the potential to expand further on the main floors or enormous second floor attic. The outbuildings include a 2-bed caretaker's apartment and an unrestored stone house that would make a 3 or 4 bedroom guest annexe. 9kms to a busy market town. 30kms SE of Auch. Toulouse & airport 45 minutes.

Ground Floor
Main entrance with heavy double doors at the base of round tower. Former kitchens, approx 12x4.5m, in west wing potential as 2nd independent apartment or summer sitting room & study. Entrance hall, 7x3.1m, terrazzo tiled. Drawing room, 8x5m, with stunning tolosain brick fireplace. Library or 2nd sitting, 6.4x5.1m. Dining room, 6.2x5.1m. 4th reception room, 6.4x 5.2m, possibly the original dining hall, currently as downstairs bedroom & bathroom. Kitchen, 6.8x4.9m, with doors to back stairs, drawing, cellier, dining room and covered garden terrace. Cellier, 5.2x5m, in square tower with staircase to mezzanine floor. Downstairs WC, hall to back stairs.

First Floor
Accessed by spiral (1.7m wide) or back staircase. Landing/reading room, 4.2x3.8m. Bathroom, 3.5x2.5m. Bedroom I, with terre cuite floor, two windows south over courtyard, marble fireplace with decorative plaster over mantel, doors to hall, landing & Bedroom II, also accessed from hall (SE corner), currently octagonal in shape with hidden 'chambre de bonne' 5.8x6.4m at best, double aspect, south & east, marble & plaster fireplace. Bedroom III, (NW corner) 7x5.8m, leading to small antechamber 3x2m, potential en-suite bathroom and connecting to existing salle d'eau, 2x2m, two windows north, built-in cupboards, wood & plaster fireplace, second decorative plaster panel. Bedroom IV, 5x4.2m, plus bed recess 2.1x3m, two windows north, wood & plaster fireplace, built-in cupboards, decorative plasterwork. Bedroom V, 4.9x3.5m, window east, adjoining salle d'eau. Bedroom VI, 5.5x5.1m, in the square tower, window east, grand tolosain brick fireplace. Family shower room with WC.

Second Floor
Attic, turret & tower room. The attic, with full head height and 13 windows, is undeveloped and reached by either staircase. There is potentially a little round room (look out) at the top of the round tower and a big square room at the top of the square tower with a 3rd brick fireplace and a mezzanine floor.

Outside
Coach-house, approx 10x5m, attached to main building and opening into walled garden on north side.
Stable apartment, 2 bedrooms, created from original stables approx 10x5m in total, sitting room with inset fireplace, kitchen, shower-room, independent access from outer garden.
Cottage, the former farmhouse, a pretty small stone building with new roof but otherwise in need of complete restoration, potentially 3-4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with independent access and garden area.
Open barn, approx 14x6m, supported by brick pillars & pretty west wall.

Land
3.8 hectares in all, half of which is woodland with many mature oaks and cedar trees, gardens and two small fields. Walled courtyard garden on the south with a delightful ladies walk around the chateau through woodland and beneath the parapet wall along the south side. The gardens are largely undeveloped but feature many mature trees, shrubs, topiary box & bay and fruit trees including pomegranate, fig, apple, almond and kaki.

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