property for sale in France

Val-d’Oire-et-Gartempe, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Country House Property type

9 bedrooms Bedrooms

5 bathrooms Bathrooms

534 m² Property size

About this property

Renovated Farmhouse with Gîte Business

La Gimbretière is an 1820 Maison de Maître set amid 14 hectares of farmland, with far-reaching views across the Gartempe valley. Renovated by its current owners after more than 30 years of vacancy, the property offers 534 sqm of living space, including nine bedrooms, five bathrooms, two kitchens and four reception rooms. Improvements include a new roof, a reinforced structural ring beam, replacement teak doors and windows, insulated ground floors with underfloor heating supplied by a ground-source heat pump, and three wood-burning stoves.

Parts of the house are let seasonally, with a five-star Airbnb rating. The established gîte and chambre d’hôtes business is registered and can legally accommodate up to 15 paying guests, offering scope to continue or develop the hospitality activity. The land is also used for a small registered farm business producing lamb, while the gentle terrain around the house is well suited to horses. Most of the farmland is currently let to a neighbouring farmer under short-term agreements.

A substantial barn provides storage for agricultural machinery, a lambing shed and a workshop suitable for classic-car projects. Additional outbuildings include a stable for the owners’ Poitou donkeys and space for chickens and ducks. A walled vegetable garden and several fruit trees add to the practical appeal. A further 29 hectares may be purchased from the same owner for €86,000.

Located near Bellac in the Haute-Vienne, the property is well placed for local services and the wider Limousin countryside. Limoges is within reach for regional transport links, shopping and other amenities. The owners are now looking to downsize, leaving an opportunity for new owners to take on a spacious rural home with land and an established guest-accommodation business.

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