7-Bed Character House with Heated Pool & Independent Wing in Loubigné, Deux-Sèvres



Poitou-Charentes, Deux-Sèvres, Loubigné, France, Loubigné (France)
7 Bedrooms · 5 Bathrooms · 338m² Floor area
€350,000
House
Parking
7 Bedrooms
5 Bathrooms
338m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Sunday morning in Loubigné, and the only sounds reaching the upstairs master suite are birdsong, the faint creak of old timber beams settling in the warmth, and somewhere below, the soft clatter of someone starting coffee in the kitchen. That's what 338 square metres of stone-built French country house feels like when it's yours. Not a hotel. Not a rental. Yours.
This seven-bedroom property in the Deux-Sèvres department of Poitou-Charentes is one of those houses that genuinely surprises you. The gravelled courtyard you pull into, shaded by established trees and framed by stone outbuildings, gives you a sense of arrival — real arrival, the kind where you exhale and your shoulders drop. Three separate entrances. Two garages. A 70 m² cluster of stone outbuildings that could become a workshop, a studio, a games barn, or simply the best storage you've ever had. And behind it all, a large heated swimming pool surrounded by terrace, with an outdoor shower, a pergola for shade, and a pétanque court set into the lawn. This is the French countryside as it's actually meant to be lived.
Inside, the house has genuine scale. The main reception rooms include a large living room anchored by a stone fireplace with a wood-burning stove — the kind of fireplace that becomes the social centre of the house from October through March. There's a separate dining space, a sizeable games room, and a utility room that keeps the practical business of a large household from bleeding into the living spaces. The ground floor has been thoughtfully arranged so that one double bedroom, complete with its own bathroom (both bath and walk-in shower), sits alongside a separate reception room with its own fireplace and independent exterior access. For a visiting parent, a relative with mobility considerations, or a guest who values their own front door, this arrangement works beautifully — no awkward sharing of corridors, no negotiating around other people's morning routines.
Upstairs, the master suite commands attention. Exposed beams, two separate dressing rooms, and a private en-suite bathroom make it the kind of room you don't rush out of in the morning. The other bedrooms each have their own character — good proportions, natural light, en-suite facilities on the upper floors — so even a full house of seven sleepers won't feel like anyone drew the short straw.
The independent wing deserves particular mention. Occupying the upper floor of an adjoining section, it has its own private entrance from outside but connects internally to the main house too. Inside: an open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area, two bedrooms, and a shower room. This is the detail that transforms the property from a large house into something with genuine structural flexibility. Adult children who want their own space. Parents who visit for two months every summer. A couple of friends who rent separately. A long-term guest arrangement. The wing handles all of it without anyone feeling like they're living on top of each other.
As a vacation home in France or a permanent second residence, the property sits in a part of the country that rewards those who seek it out. Deux-Sèvres is not overrun with tourists, and that's precisely the point. The local market towns — Melle, with its Romanesque church of Saint-Hilaire that draws pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago route, and Chef-Boutonne nearby for weekly markets and boulangeries — move at a pace that reminds you why you bought in France in the first place. The Wednesday morning market in Melle is worth building your week around: local goat's cheese, walnuts, honey, the seasonal vegetables that make a simple ratatouille taste like something you'd pay forty euros for in Paris.
The Marais Poitevin — the so-called Green Venice, a vast network of waterways and flat-bottomed boat channels stretching across the western edge of the department — is within easy driving distance. Hiring a barque and drifting through the alder-shaded canals on a July afternoon is the kind of afternoon that gets remembered for years. The Atlantic coast at La Rochelle and the Île de Ré is roughly ninety minutes west. Futuroscope, one of France's most-visited theme parks and a reliable option when travelling with children, is about an hour north near Poitiers.
Poitiers itself is the regional capital and a proper city: a university town with a well-preserved medieval quarter, good restaurants along the Rue des Grandes Écoles, and a train station on the Paris-Bordeaux TGV line. Paris is under two hours by high-speed rail from Poitiers. Niort, the nearest significant town, is around 30 minutes by car and has a full range of services, hospitals, and a decent airport with regional connections. Poitiers-Biard Airport handles flights to several European cities. Bordeaux, with its international airport and direct flights to most major European hubs, is roughly two hours south.
The climate here is one of the better-kept secrets of inland France. Poitou-Charentes gets more annual sunshine hours than anywhere in the UK and much of northern Europe, with warm, dry summers that stretch reliably from June into September and mild, navigable winters. The pool season comfortably covers five months. In October, the surrounding bocage landscape — hedgerow-lined fields and ancient oak woodland — turns copper and gold, and the hunting season begins, which is very much a local social institution as much as it is a sport.
For international buyers, France remains one of the most accessible European property markets. The legal framework is clear, notary fees and processes are well-established, and the Géorisques database provides full transparency on flood, seismic, and environmental risk profiles. Non-EU buyers face no restrictions on purchasing residential property. If you're considering rental income, a property of this scale and configuration — heated pool, independent wing, rural Poitou-Charentes location — has real appeal on the gîte rental market, particularly for multi-family groups and extended-stay bookings. Professional property management services are available throughout the region, so ownership doesn't require your permanent presence.
At €350,000 for 338 m², with a heated pool, independent accommodation, two garages, and stone outbuildings, the price reflects a realistic and compelling offer for the French rural property market. This type of multi-bedroom character house, in sound condition, with this level of flexibility and outdoor infrastructure, is increasingly hard to find at this price point.
Key features at a glance:
- 7 bedrooms across the main house and independent wing
- 5 bathrooms including multiple en-suite configurations
- 338 m² total living space in good condition, move-in ready
- Independent wing with private entrance: open-plan living area, 2 bedrooms, shower room
- Large heated swimming pool with surrounding terrace, outdoor shower, and WC
- Stone fireplace with wood-burning stove in main living room
- Ground floor bedroom suite with independent exterior access — ideal for multi-generational living
- Master suite with exposed beams, two dressing rooms, and private en-suite
- Pétanque court, lawns, mature trees, and landscaped garden
- Covered terrace and wooden pergola for outdoor dining
- Stone outbuildings and 2 garages totalling 70 m²
- Gravelled courtyard with ample parking
- 30 minutes to Niort, 1 hour to Poitiers TGV, 90 minutes to La Rochelle
- Rental income potential as a gîte for multi-family groups
- Strong sunshine hours — dependable pool and outdoor season from May to September
If you've been looking for a French property that actually fits the way a family — or an extended circle of friends — wants to use a second home, this is the rare one where the layout does the work. Get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a private viewing.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 7
- Size
- 338m²
- Price per m²
- €1,036
- Garden size
- 3660m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- Yes
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 5
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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