Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, Savigny-sous-Faye, France

A15652 - Upon arriving at this house on the edge of a pretty little hamlet, the double garage is set back from the road, allowing extra parking in front, and a gate to the left opens onto the beautifully planted garden where a path shaded by silver birches leads to the front door.

On the ground floor, the entrance hall (12m²) opens to the stairs on the right and glazed double doors ahead open onto the huge (47m²) L-shaped open-plan living space with a cosy library area featuring bespoke bookshelves with built-in lighting and a fireplace, and on the longer side, 3 sets of patio doors open onto to the veranda (30m²) that runs the length of this room at the back, with sliding doors overlooking the pool. From the living room, a door leads to a WC with wash basin (2m²) and another leads to the wonderfully light ground-floor master suite (for a total of 50m²) featuring a bedroom with built-in fireplace, bathroom with bath, separate shower, WC and double vanity unit. There's no need to fight over hanging space as doors to either side of the short corridor between bedroom and bathroom reveal identical walk-in closets.

At the other end of the living area, a door leads through to the dining room (24m²) and from there the fully-fitted kitchen (22m²) with cathedral ceiling and view to the mezzanine.

The entire ground floor is characterised by an abundance of patio doors - there are 3 in the living room (all leading to the veranda), 2 in the kitchen (one to the veranda, one to the rear garden), two in the dining room, one in the bedroom, and even one in the bathroom!

Upstairs, the spacious landing (20m²) which doubles as an office space, leads to the mezzanine (12m²) overlooking the kitchen, 4 further bedrooms (12, 10, 11 & 12m²) a WC with wash basin, and a second bathroom (this time with shower, bidet, WC, double vanity unit) the other side of which is a small storage/dressing room and beyond that a small but practical attic storage room.

Outside, the whole house is surrounded by the carefully planned and established garden, with a wonderful mix of trees, shrubs and flowers, not forgetting its in-ground pool, where you can relax with no fear of being overlooked in any way. The double garage is a very attractive building in itself and features a summer kitchen / laundry behind, where there is also plenty of space to store garden tools, etc.

Just to reiterate that the whole property was built to last and with quality materials - it's really not your standard French new-build. All windows and doors are in hardwood double-glazing, with the exception of the sliding doors in the veranda which are UPVC.

* Double glazed throughout
* All measurements are approximate

Whilst the local village has its own bar/restaurant, Lencloître is under 10 minutes away and offers a full range of shops, services, health and sporting facilities. Larger supermarkets, hospital, TGV station and A10 motorway are all half-an-hour away in Châtellerault.

If you are only intending to holiday here or looking forward to entertaining family and friends, there is plenty to do in the area, from visiting the châteaux of the Loire (many from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours away) to the popular attraction of Futuroscope (40 minutes away), various museums, kayaking, walking and cycling, countless picturesque towns and villages and many other things besides.

If you are travelling from the UK, regular flights from Poitiers connect with London Stansted or Edinburgh, and the ferry ports and the Eurotunnel are anything from 3.5 (Caen) to 5.5 (Calais) hours away, making the journey possible in a single day.