4-Bed Stone House with Heated Pool & Walled Garden in Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes



Poitou-Charentes, Deux-Sèvres, Sauzé-Vaussais, France, Lorigné (France)
4 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 150m² Floor area
€233,600
House
Parking
4 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
150m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a quiet Tuesday morning in Lorigné, the only sounds you'll catch from the south-facing terrace are birdsong, the faint clatter of a tractor somewhere beyond the stone walls, and the soft hiss of water in the covered pool below. No traffic. No neighbors peering over the fence. Just 1,377 square meters of enclosed garden, a house that's been here long enough to have earned its thick walls and terracotta floors, and the particular French countryside silence that people drive hundreds of kilometers to find.
This four-bedroom stone house sits in a small hamlet between Chef-Boutonne and Sauzé-Vaussais in the Deux-Sèvres département — the quieter, less-hyped cousin of the Charente to the south. It's the kind of place that doesn't show up on the tourist trail, which is precisely why people who've discovered it keep coming back. Roughly 150 square meters of living space spread across two levels, a walled garden that feels genuinely private, a heated 8x4 meter covered pool, and a brand-new air-to-water heat pump installed in 2026. Move-in ready isn't a stretch here — this is a house that's been looked after.
Step through the front door and the ground floor sets the tone immediately. The kitchen and dining room spans 37 square meters, with original terracotta tiles underfoot and a pellet stove insert in the fireplace that takes the edge off cool autumn evenings. This is the room where the house lives — where long Sunday lunches with a local Pineau des Charentes stretch into afternoon, where garlic and thyme from the garden end up in whatever's on the stove. The proportions feel right. Not cavernous, not cramped.
The living room next door is a different proposition entirely: 45 square meters, its own wood-burning stove in a second fireplace, and wide sliding glass doors that open directly to the covered terrace outside. On warm evenings from June through September — and in this part of France, that window is generous — the boundary between inside and outside dissolves. The terrace wraps around the house, so there's always a shaded corner or a patch of sun to move to depending on the hour.
Two bedrooms sit on the ground floor as well, at 10.3 and 14.7 square meters respectively, along with a bathroom and separate WC. A utility room houses the new heat pump and doubles as storage. Practical without being afterthought-y.
Upstairs is where the house does something quietly clever. A mezzanine landing looks down over the living room — good for morning coffee before the rest of the household stirs — and its own glass doors open onto a 14-square-meter south-facing terrace. Two further bedrooms up here, both with parquet floors, at 9.5 and 11.5 square meters. Four bedrooms total, accommodating a family easily, or a couple with regular guests.
The pool deserves its own moment. Covered, heated, 8 by 4 meters, with a paved surround and a separate sheltered area alongside it. In Deux-Sèvres, summers run long and genuinely warm — July and August regularly push above 28°C — but the covered structure means you're swimming from May through October without drama. The walled garden around it, fully enclosed and planted with mature trees and shrubs, means you have complete privacy from the moment you unlock the gate.
Now, the location. Lorigné is a hamlet, not a village — the closest market town is Sauzé-Vaussais, about five kilometers away, where a Wednesday market fills the square with local producers selling goat's cheese from the Gâtine, cured saucisson, and the tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes. Chef-Boutonne, slightly further, has a good boulangerie that locals drive past three others to reach. The medieval town of Melle — famous for its three Romanesque churches and the ancient silver mines at Les Mines d'Argent — is a 20-minute drive and genuinely worth the trip. Niort, the Deux-Sèvres préfecture, is 40 kilometers north and offers a full range of supermarkets, a hospital, a Vieille Ville worth an afternoon, and the Marais Poitevin — France's "Green Venice" — just beyond its edge.
Poitiers is under an hour. La Rochelle and the Atlantic coast at around 90 minutes. Both have TGV connections that put Paris within two hours, which matters when you're thinking about this as a property you'll fly into from abroad and want to reach without a half-day journey.
The climate here is Atlantic-influenced with a continental lean: proper winters with occasional frost, proper summers with sustained warmth, and spring and autumn that reward anyone who shows up outside of August. October in this part of the Deux-Sèvres is arguably the best month — cognac country is 45 minutes south, the harvest festivals at Segonzac and Jarnac draw serious visitors, and the crowds have entirely evaporated.
For outdoor life, the Marais Poitevin offers flat cycling routes through flooded bocage, with boat hire at Coulon for gliding under canopies of alder and ash. The Vienne and the Sèvre Niortaise are both within reach for kayaking. Golfers will find several courses within a half-hour drive around Niort and Chef-Boutonne.
On the investment side, the Deux-Sèvres is one of those French départements where property prices remain significantly below national averages despite improving accessibility and a steady stream of Northern European buyers who've been quietly acquiring here for a decade. At €233,600, this property represents solid value per square meter for a four-bedroom stone house in good condition with a pool and walled garden — the combination of those three things at this price point is increasingly hard to find in more publicized regions like the Dordogne or the Lot. Rental potential is real, particularly for the May-to-September window, with cycling tourism and rural retreat demand growing in this part of western France.
For international buyers, France's legal framework for property purchase is well-established, with notaire-managed transactions providing strong buyer protections. EU buyers face minimal bureaucratic friction; non-EU purchasers will find the process straightforward with the right local advice. The property's energy rating of D, combined with the new heat pump, reflects a house that has already made the key capital improvement — any further upgrades are additive, not remedial.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms across two levels (2 ground floor, 2 first floor with parquet)
- 45 m² living room with wood-burning stove and sliding doors to terrace
- 37 m² kitchen/dining room with original terracotta tiles and pellet stove
- Brand-new air-to-water heat pump (2026) providing central heating
- Covered, heated 8x4m swimming pool with paved terrace and shelter
- South-facing first-floor terrace (14 m²) off mezzanine landing
- Covered wraparound terrace at ground level
- Fully walled, private, mature garden on 1,377 m² plot
- Double-glazed windows throughout, roof replaced 2016
- Workshop and covered parking for two vehicles
- 5km from Sauzé-Vaussais Wednesday market
- 20 minutes from Melle's Romanesque churches and silver mines
- 40km from Niort and the Marais Poitevin
- TGV-accessible via Poitiers (under 1 hour) or La Rochelle (90 minutes)
- Move-in ready condition — no immediate works required
This is a second home that functions on day one. No project, no rebuild, no guesswork about what's behind the walls. Just a well-maintained stone house in genuine French countryside, with a pool, a walled garden, and enough space to share with family or friends across long summer weeks.
To arrange a viewing or request the full property dossier, get in touch with the Homestra team today. Properties at this price point with a covered pool and walled garden in good condition are moving — this one won't wait indefinitely.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 150m²
- Price per m²
- €1,557
- Garden size
- 1377m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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