Historical 400-500 Year Old House

St Denis le Vêtu 9km Coutances, France. € 192,140.00 (Approx. $261,868)

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Historical 400-500 Year Old House details

Longère - façade Staircase showing bird frescos in limewash Kitchen ceiling repaired in masse and cob Salon Salon with chimney Detail of the restored tiling

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Property description

La Saulnerie takes its name from the original purpose for the house – the “Salt Tax Collector’s house”, salt originally being, the valued commodity that was used for the payment of tax.
La Saulnerie is within the commune of St. Denis-le-Vêtu, a sought after commune with a bakery/village shop, a bar and an excellent restaurant, La Baratte (about 3km). St. Denis-le-Vêtu is approximately 10 kilometres from Coutances and Gavray and within easy reach of the trains to Paris (Villedieu les Poeles) the ports (Cherbourg, St. Malo, Caen), and the autoroute, A84 to Paris, the north, the south (following the west coast, and Brittany). It is at the base of the Cotentin peninsular within easy reach of the D-Days beaches, the wonderful extensive sandy beaches, Le Mont St Michel, the Bayeux Tapestry, the Bouchots (Mussel farms), the historic towns of Coutances, Villedieu-les-Poeles, and Avranches, and the more modern town of Granville. It is ideally situated from the point of view of tourism.
It is a 2 bedroomed longère with the capacity for as many bedrooms as you would ever want as more than 50% of the building in currently undeveloped.


  • Structurally sound stone-built house with slate roof zinc guttering. New Electrics and plumbing and shower room (2007).
  • The property is fortunate (and relatively rare these days) to have escaped some of the worst renovations of the 20th century and has retained many original features including a large chimney in the salon and quarry tiles both in the salon, and unusually, in the master bedroom and shower room.
  • 2 bedrooms, salon, kitchen and shower room.
  • More than 50% of the house is currently unused it would be possible to extend into this space.
  • Attic to renovate.
  • Original oak stair over 2 floors, and “portes à l’ancienne” - traditional very sought after doors for this style of property.
  • 2 additional buildings + substantial lean-to which would make an ideal conservatory. Established very private gardens of 2,000 sqm
  • The property can be lived in immediately but some alterations and renovations will be necessary to return this house to its former glory.
  • Situated in a hamlet, 3km from the local village with grocery/bakery, bar/restaurant, school and church. 10 minutes from Coutances, 30 minutes from Granville. 25 minutes from the autoroute & Villedieu, 1.5 hours from Rennes, Dinard & Caen

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    Location

    St Denis le Vêtu 9km Coutances, France

    Accommodation

    Ground floor:      

    • Entrance hall leading the the kichen, salon and downstairs cloakroom. Oak staircase rising to 1st and 2nd floors
    • Salon with large fireplace
    • Kitchen with ruinning water and electriticty - the ceiling has just been reestored using argyle (like cob) and lime, the rest of the kichen still needs to be finished. Planning Permission for an additional window has been granted. It would be possible to put doors into the adjacent store room where the laundry area is located, also a door to the rear of the building where there is an existing lean-to which could provide additional living space (subject to planning permission).
    • Cloakroom withj wc and door to the garden.

    First floor:

    Landing leading to 2 bedrooms and stairs to 2nd floor. There is pace on the landing to knock through to additional space to easily create 2 further bedrooms (subject to planning permission). Planning permission for the windows for this additional area on the facade has been granted.

    Master bedroom with ensuite showeroom with slower, handbasin and WC. Both tiled in traditional 500 year old tiling. The shower room painted in lime, and the floor has been fully restored using traditional marterials.

    2nd bedroom ideal for conversion to a family bathroom, the plumbing is in place for this.

    Second Floor:

    Attic with potential for conversion to a master bedroom with ensuite facilities.

    Outbuildings:

    • In the extension of the main longère there is a large boiler room / laundry room / sotrage room with vast attic space, plus a stable / workshop.
    • Small stone cabin for wood storage
    • Lean-to at the rear of the property for ideal conversion or for garaging.
    • Former boulangerie which could be converted.

    Land:

    2,000 sqm of private gardens. The hedges all belong to the property and mean that the property is entirely enclosed and private. The garden is all laid to grass, which established bushes and trees and a small orchard.

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    Philippa Weitz

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