5-Bed Stone House with Heated Pool & Guest Cottage in Charente, France



Poitou-Charentes, Charente, St-Séverin, France, Saint-Séverin (France)
5 Bedrooms · 3 Bathrooms · 206m² Floor area
€386,900
House
No parking
5 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
206m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a Sunday morning in Saint-Séverin, the only thing that stirs you is the smell of bread drifting up from the boulangerie two streets over and the faint clinking of bottles as the weekly market sets up on the square. You pad out through the conservatory doors in bare feet, coffee in hand, and stand at the edge of 7,000 square metres of your own French countryside. That's not a fantasy — that's Tuesday here, too.
This is a proper Charente stone house. Not a ruin dressed up for photos. Not a weekend project. Solidly renovated, genuinely liveable, and built the way they built things in this part of southwest France — thick walls that stay cool through August, exposed beams that have held up for generations, and a fireplace in the sitting room that earns its keep from October through March. The stone has colour in certain light, going from pale grey to warm amber depending on the hour. You'll notice that. You'll stop noticing other things you used to care about.
The main house runs to three bedrooms and flows the way a French farmhouse should — not rigidly, not in a straight line, but through rooms that connect to each other and back out to the garden at multiple points. The ground floor living and dining space anchors everything, anchored itself by that stone fireplace with its inset wood burner. From there you move into the kitchen, which is properly fitted rather than decorative, or into the conservatory, which catches afternoon light and works equally well as a reading room or an extra dining space when the table inside fills up. The main sitting room has its own wood burner too — this house takes winter seriously — and connects through to a study or music room depending on what you need it to be.
The master suite occupies its own wing at ground level: a double bedroom with direct terrace access, a proper dressing area, and an en suite shower room that doesn't feel like an afterthought. Upstairs, the third bedroom has its own suite arrangement. Two people could share this house and never feel on top of each other. A family could fill it completely.
Then there's the guest house. This is where the property gets genuinely interesting for international buyers. Completely separate, with its own driveway — important detail, that — its own freshly fitted kitchen, new shower room, and a large living and dining area on the ground floor. Two bedrooms upstairs, a WC, and multiple outside seating areas that make al-fresco dinners feel inevitable rather than planned. The separate access makes it viable as a gîte rental, a genuine income stream during the months you're not here. The Charente pulls steady summer tourism — cyclists riding the Voie Verte, families exploring the Cognac region, walkers tackling the GR4 — and a well-presented cottage with its own entrance can book solidly from April through September.
Out back, the barn sits alongside the pool with electricity and water already connected, which matters. It's large enough that the conversion potential is real, not aspirational. Subject to the usual planning permissions, this could become studio accommodation, a workshop, a garage complex — the footprint is there, waiting. Behind the barn, open field rolls toward the village roofline and the Charente sky, which is bigger than you expect this far inland.
The pool itself is heated and in-ground, recently updated, with proper surrounding terrace, sun lounger space, and a barbecue setup. In July and August, the Charente can hit 30 degrees for days at a stretch. This pool isn't a luxury add-on — it's infrastructure.
Saint-Séverin sits in the Charente department, the heart of one of France's most quietly rewarding regions. Cognac is under 40 kilometres away, and a visit to Martell or Hennessy isn't just a tourist tick-box — the cellars smell extraordinary and the tasting rooms are worth the drive. Angoulême, a proper city with a TGV connection to Paris in under two hours, is roughly 25 kilometres east. The Saturday market there, specifically the covered Halles de Basseau, stocks the kind of Charentais melons and pintade that make you reassess supermarket shopping entirely.
The Dordogne border sits within easy driving range, which means the Vézère Valley prehistoric caves, the bastide towns of Bergerac country, and the vineyards of Saint-Émilion are all realistic day trips. Cognac brandy, pineau des Charentes as an aperitif, the local cagouilles snail preparation you'll find at auberges throughout the department — this area has its own food culture, distinct from Périgord and Bordeaux, worth learning properly.
Climate-wise, Poitou-Charentes sits in a sweet spot. More sunshine hours than Paris, milder winters than the Massif Central, less crowded than the Côte d'Azur. Spring comes early — March often feels like April does further north — and autumn stretches long and golden into November. La Rochelle and the Atlantic coast are roughly 90 minutes by car, making beach days a realistic spontaneous decision rather than a production.
For international buyers, France has a well-established legal framework for property purchase. The notaire system protects both parties, title searches are thorough, and the process, while deliberate, is transparent. Non-EU buyers purchasing a vacation home or second home in France face no restrictions. Rental income from a gîte or holiday let is taxable in France, but the micro-BIC regime offers a simplified flat-rate option for smaller operations. It's worth a conversation with a French tax specialist early, but none of this is complicated.
At 386,900 euros for 206 square metres of renovated living space, a guest house, a barn, a heated pool, and over 7,000 square metres of land in one of France's most liveable departments — the numbers are worth examining carefully. Comparable properties in Provence or the Dordogne's golden triangle carry a significant premium. The Charente is not undiscovered, but it's not overpriced either.
Key features at a glance:
- 5 bedrooms across main house and separate guest cottage
- 3 bathrooms including master en suite shower room
- 206 square metres of renovated living space
- Over 7,000 square metres of gardens, grounds and open field
- Heated in-ground pool with terrace and barbecue area
- Guest house with separate driveway — viable as gîte rental
- Large detached barn with electricity and water, conversion potential
- Original exposed stone and beams throughout main house
- Two inset wood-burning stoves plus stone fireplace
- Conservatory connecting interior to garden terrace
- Master bedroom suite with terrace access and dressing area
- Within 25km of Angoulême's TGV rail connection to Paris
- 40 minutes from Cognac, 90 minutes from the Atlantic coast
- Quiet village setting, walking distance to shops and restaurants
- Move-in ready condition throughout
If you're looking at vacation homes in the Charente or considering a second home in southwest France with genuine rental income potential, this property is worth your time. Get in touch with Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request a full information pack — properties at this price point, with this much usable space and this kind of guest accommodation setup, move faster than you'd expect.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 5
- Size
- 206m²
- Price per m²
- €1,878
- Garden size
- 7000m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 3
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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