Property summary
An attractive south facing 400 year old longere, set on the edge of a small hamlet. The property is set in a rural location just 16km from the lovely spa town of Bagnoles de l'Orne.
House details:
Entrance Hall, leading to utility room.
Leading off - Large Kitchen/ Breakfast room with central island, old pine dresser, range cooker (gas),wood burning stove, oak flooring - heavily beamed ceiling.
Large salon, with new flooring, inglennok fireplace with wood burning stove, also heavily beamed ceiling.
Stairs leading to landing -
Master Bedroom 1 with bathroom ensuite (plumbing to finish).
3 further bedrooms.
Family shower room + wash basin & W.C.
Outside buildings - one large open fronted barn, being restored. Second smaller building - suitable for summerkitchen/utility room.
Charming grounds with a lawn,box,yew and fir hedges and a large cider wheel, which is full of roses and lavender. set on the edge of a small hamlet. There is a gravelled courtyard area for outdoor eating.
At present lived in all the year round.
Further restoration of the property will be required. It has an electricity and water suppy and a new septic tank was installed in 2005.
The longere is set in a manageable sized garden with terraces to the South. It is surrounded by mature hedges and beyond arable farm land. The immediate hamlet consists of 2 barns and 2 cottages owned by Parisians, plus a Manoir opposite the longere which is currently being converted. The Manoir is owned by the current owners of this longere and is also for sale.
Javron Les Chapelles (3km from the house) is a busy little town with banks, post office, small supermarket, bread shop, butchers, bars, a restaurant, a good builder’s yard and 2 garages one of which sells fuel. Larger supermarkets can be found 10km from Javron at Villaine les Juhels; further a field they can also be found at Bagnoles de L’orne, Alençon & Mayenne the lively regional capital of the area set beside a beautiful river.
The region of Mayenne welcomes British families to its area. It is the ideal place to relax and forget the bustle of everyday life whilst enjoying the summer heat, great food and wine!
Javron is situated on the N12 a direct A road link East to Paris or West to the coast at Mont de St Michel (1h30mins) and Rennes.
The new motorway junction at Alençon is just 30 minutes away; from there the motorway connects you to Rouen and the ferry ports to the North and Le Mans, Tours, Poiters and Bordeaux to the South.
The ferry ports of Caen and Le Havre are 1hr30 mins drive, whilst Calais & Boulogne are 4hrs drive.
The nearest airport is Dinard which is 1hr 45mins drive, Paris Orly and Tours can be reached in 2hrs.
Condition of building and services
Structure
All walls are constructed from stone and are of sound condition, all windows and doors are complete, some need further attention.
Roof
The main roof is generally sound
Services
The house is connected to mains water and mains electricity. Drainage is dealt with by a new 3000 L septic tank installed in 2005 this however needs the sand filter completing.
The Manoir has a France Telecom telephone line with a 2mb Adsl/ Broadband link. Mobile phone signal at the property with Orange F is Ok too.
Immediate veiwing possible, please contact us for further information.
Layout
- Ground floor: sitting room opening onto the terrace - kitchen opening onto the terrace - entry hall
- First floor: bedroom with own bathroom - 3 beds - bathroom
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Main characteristics- 200 m² of habitable surface (2153 sqFt)
- 300 m² of land (3229 sqFt)
- 8 rooms
- 4 bedrooms
- some restoration of the structure/outside needed
Outside
Outbuildings
Various
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