House and Gîte with outbuildings and no near neighbours set in over 2 hectares of land

The property is situated near the Normandy and Loire Valley border in the Mayenne department. The small character town of Lassay-les-Châteaux is worth a look for several reasons, with its medieval fortress, two ponds, washhouses and granite houses, which all make it unbelievably photogenic.  Lassay castle fort, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, is a remarkable example of medieval military architecture, as shown by the two-storey barbican, small castle, machicolated curtain walls and eight towers. Other undeniable attractions of the town are the rose garden, with 300 varieties of rose, located in the former meadow of the Benedictine convent, and the medieval garden made up of four parts – green carpet, medicinal herb garden, orchard and copse – with the castle’s majestic form towering in the background.  The market is held every Wednesday morning.It is 56 km from Laval with its mainline train station which gives easy access to Paris and 419 km from Calais.  The renowned thermal Spa town of Bagnoles-de-l’Orne is 11 km away and the larger town of La Ferté-Macé is 17 km.  The UNESCO heritage site of Mont-Saint-Michel is about an hour and a half’s drive.  It is 123 km from the ferry Port at Caen Ouistreham and 187 km from Cherbourg.

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THE ACCOMMODATION IN THE MAIN HOUSE COMPRISES :

On the Ground Floor –

Lounge/Dining Room   6.18 x 5.75m   Glazed door and window to front, window to south east and window to north east elevations. Exposed stone walls. Fireplace with woodburner.  Stairs to first floor.  Heat exchange unit.  Exposed beams.  Cupboard housing electrics.  Tiled floor.

Inner Hall Tiled floor.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room   4.28 x 3.59m (max) and 3.86 x 2.60m   Partly tiled walls and floor.  2 windows to north west and window to south east elevations. Exposed beams. Woodburner.  Partly glazed door to barn.  Range of matching base and wall units.  Built-in oven and 4-ring hob (3 gas and 1 electric) with extractor over.  Ceramic sinks with mixer tap.  Granite worktops.  Built-in fridge and freezer.  Heat exchange unit.

Cloakroom  Window to south west elevation.  Tiled walls.  WC.  Vanity basin with mirror and light over.

Laundry Room   2.23 x 1.85m   Space and plumbing for washing machine.  Door to:

Shower Room   1.98 x 1.94m   Shower.  Vanity basin.  Window to south west elevation.  Extractor.

On the First Floor –

Study/Dressing Room   4.90 x 3.21m   Window to south west elevation.  Telephone socket.  Heat exchange unit.  Stairs to:

Bedroom 1   5.94 x 3.86m   2 windows to south east elevation.  Exposed beam.  Heat exchange unit.  Wood panelled walls.

Bedroom 2   3.37 x 3.31m (max)   Sloping ceiling.  Wood flooring.  Small window to north east and Velux window to north east elevations.

In the basement –

Storage room 5 x 3.40m Door to front elevation.  Thermodynamic hot water cylinder.

Attached Barn – via the door from the breakfast room.  Stairs to Studio/Bedroom 3:

Room   3.67 x 2.34m   Glazed door to barn.  Exposed beams.  (Ideal to convert to a kitchenette and bathroom).  Door to:

Studio/Bedroom 3   6.98 x 3.30m   Sloping ceiling.  Exposed beams.  Window to south west elevation. Exposed stone wall.

Barn   10.60 x 5.36m   Pedestrian door to front elevation.  Glazed door to the breakfast room.  Storage area. Sliding door to front elevation.  2 internal stables:

Stable 1   3.36 x 2.74m

Stable 2   3.76 x2.77m

Tack Room/Feed Room   2.09 x 1.44m

THE ACCOMMODATION IN THE GITE COMPRISES : 

A detached stone house with a slate roof to the front and sheet metal to the rear.

On the Ground Floor –

Entrance Hall   3.65 x 1.90m   Window and partly glazed double doors to south east elevation.  Tiled floor.  Hatch to loft with drop-down ladder.

Lounge/Dining Room   6.33 x 5.97m   Window to south east, glazed door and window to north west elevations.  Exposed beams.  Tiled floor.  Cupboard housing electric meter. Woodburner.

Bedroom   4.47 x 3.43m   Window to north west elevation.

Room (Kitchen)   4.16 x 3.39m   Window to south east elevation.  Partly glazed door to the barn.  Tiled floor.  Door to:

Shower Room   3.41 x 2.62m   (to install)   WC.  Shower.  Tiled floor.  2 windows to north elevation.

OUTSIDE :

Attached Open-fronted Barn   7.15 x 5.26m. Attached Wood Shed   7.11 x 3.68m   Pedestrian door to front elevation.  Attached Field Shelter   6.23 x 5.52m

Attached to the south gable   Small storage room.

Detached Open-fronted stone building – old bakery    5.04 x 3.17m    (needs a new roof).

Detached Workshop   4.05 x 3.25m   Double doors to front elevation.  Concrete floor.  Attached Store Room   3.86 x 3.28m   Pedestrian door to front elevation.  Concrete floor.  Loft over.

SERVICES :

Mains water, electricity and telephone connected.  Fibre optic broadband available (outside house).  Drainage to 2 all water septic tanks which should conform to current regulations.   Heating in the main house is provided by a woodburner and heat exchange units.  Thermodynamic electric hot water cylinder in the main house.   Double glazed PVC windows.  The gîte is heated by a woodburner.

FINANCIAL DETAILS :

Taxes Foncières :   622 € per annum Main House and  247 € Gite

Taxe d’habitation : € per annum (means tested)

Asking price : 224,500€ including Agency fees of 14,500€. In addition the buyer will pay the Notaire’s fee of 17,500€

Please note : All room sizes are approximate.  Suzanne in France has made every effort to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and in no way misleading.  However this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are given or implied.

Estimated annual energy costs of the dwelling between  € and  € per year

Average energy prices indexed to 01/01/2021 (including subscriptions)

The costs are estimated according to the characteristics of your home and for a standard use on 5 uses (heating, domestic hot water, air conditioning, lighting, auxiliaries).

Information on the environmental risks to which this property is exposed is available with us or on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr 

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