5-Bed Former Farmhouse with 1-Hectare Grounds & Barn in Lizant, Vienne



Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, Lizant, France, Lizant (France)
5 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 270m² Floor area
€187,000
House
No parking
5 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
270m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
On a still morning in Lizant, the only sounds are wood pigeons in the oak trees and the distant rumble of a tractor working the next field over. The kitchen window faces south, and by nine o'clock the sunlight has already moved across the stone floor and landed on the table where coffee goes cold because you keep getting up to look outside. That's the pace of life this former farmhouse sets — and once you've felt it, it's hard to go back.
Lizant sits in the Vienne department of Poitou-Charentes, a part of rural France that doesn't chase attention. It earns it quietly. The village is tucked into a gentle landscape of sunflower fields, walnut orchards, and hedgerow-lined lanes that were made for cycling and slow afternoon drives. The nearest market town is Civray, roughly 10 kilometres east, where the Saturday morning market on the Place du Marché fills up with local producers selling Chabichou du Poitou cheese, fresh walnuts, and smoked duck from the Charente valley. You'll recognise the same faces every week. That's the kind of place this is.
The farmhouse itself covers 270 square metres across two floors and has been well maintained — this is not a project requiring months of work before you can sleep in it. You can arrive on a Friday, unload the car, open the shutters, and be entirely comfortable by Friday night. The fitted kitchen flows into a utility room that handles the practical side of country living without cluttering up the main spaces. The living room is large and genuinely bright, thanks to the south-facing aspect that pulls light deep into the interior through most of the day. A fireplace with an insert sits at the heart of the room — in November, when the Vienne countryside goes amber and the mornings turn sharp, this becomes the centre of the whole house.
Three bedrooms sit on the ground floor, each around 25 square metres — a dimension that matters more than it sounds. These aren't squeeze-in-a-double-and-a-wardrobe rooms. They're rooms where you can put a proper desk by the window, where guests feel like they've been given a real space rather than an afterthought. Upstairs, a landing leads to two further bedrooms, giving the house a natural separation between floors that works well for families or for hosting friends over an extended summer stay.
The single bathroom serves the whole house, which is the one area a future owner might choose to expand — the generous footprint and the 118-square-metre adjoining barn provide serious scope for that. Speaking of the barn: it's a proper one, with a large vehicular door sized for a campervan, a boat trailer, or the kind of mechanical project that needs actual space. Converted, it could become a second dwelling, a studio, or a large workshop. It's already part of the property — what it becomes is entirely up to you.
Outside, approximately one hectare of land divides between a flat open meadow and a wooded section that provides shade in July and shelter in January. This is not a manicured garden requiring a landscaping contract. It's land in the truest sense — versatile, quiet, and private.
The climate in Poitou-Charentes is one of its genuine selling points for northern European buyers. Summers are long and reliably warm, with July and August regularly reaching 28 to 32 degrees, while the shoulder seasons — May, June, September, October — offer the kind of warm, uncrowded conditions that make a second home genuinely usable rather than a gamble on the weather. Winters are mild by French standards. Snow is rare. The region sees more annual sunshine hours than Bordeaux.
La Rochelle is roughly 90 minutes west by car, giving access to the Atlantic coast, the Île de Ré, and a city with a genuinely excellent restaurant scene centred around the Vieux-Port. The A10 motorway connects the region to Paris in around three hours, and Poitiers — the department's capital — has a TGV station with direct links to Paris Montparnasse in around 80 minutes. For international buyers flying in, Poitiers-Biard airport handles regular connections, while Bordeaux-Mérignac and Tours-Val de Loire airports are both within comfortable driving distance for broader European routes.
The walking and cycling around Lizant is underrated. The Via Turonensis, one of the pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, passes through the Vienne, and the greenways along the Charente and Vienne rivers provide flat, scenic cycling for all ages. The Futuroscope theme park near Poitiers is a reliable option when travelling with children. The Romanesque churches scattered across the region — particularly in Saint-Savin, home to a UNESCO-listed abbey with 11th-century frescoes — give the area an architectural depth that rewards repeated visits.
For buyers considering rental potential: the combination of space, privacy, and the barn makes this property well-suited to the growing market for rural gîte holidays. Families and cycling groups in particular seek out exactly this kind of property in Poitou-Charentes. The region has a strong and established holiday letting culture, and 270 square metres with five bedrooms and a hectare of grounds puts this house firmly in the premium self-catering category.
Practically speaking, international buyers purchasing property in France benefit from a transparent legal process handled by a notaire. There are no restrictions on foreign ownership. Property taxes in rural Vienne remain among the more reasonable in France. The price of 187,000 euros for this footprint, in this condition, reflects a market that has remained stable and attractive to buyers from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and beyond.
Key features at a glance:
- Former farmhouse in move-in ready condition across 270 sqm
- 5 bedrooms, including 3 spacious rooms of approximately 25 sqm on the ground floor
- Bright south-facing living room with working fireplace insert
- Fitted kitchen with adjacent utility room
- Ground-floor layout suitable for single-level living
- 118 sqm adjoining barn with large vehicular access door
- Approximately 1 hectare of land with open meadow and wooded area
- Peaceful setting in the commune of Lizant, Vienne department
- 10 km from Civray with weekly markets and daily amenities
- 90 minutes from La Rochelle and the Atlantic coast
- 80 minutes from Paris by TGV from Poitiers station
- Strong rental potential as a gîte or rural holiday property
- No agency fees payable by the buyer
- Mild climate with long warm summers and more sunshine than Bordeaux
- Priced at 187,000 euros — strong value per square metre for the region
If you've been weighing up a second home in France, this is the kind of property that ends the search rather than prolonging it. Five bedrooms, a barn, a hectare of land, and a house you can actually use from day one — in a region that the French themselves love for summer holidays and long weekend escapes. Get in touch with the team at Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full property dossier. The sooner you see it in person, the more sense it makes.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 5
- Size
- 270m²
- Price per m²
- €693
- Garden size
- 3281m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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