Renovated 2-Bed Stone House with Barn & Acre Garden Near Montmoreau, Charente



Poitou-Charentes, Charente, Juignac, France, Juignac (France)
2 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 190m² Floor area
€196,500
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
190m²
Garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's a Tuesday morning in July, and the only sound you can hear from the kitchen window is a woodpigeon calling somewhere beyond the garden's old stone wall. The coffee is on, the air smells faintly of cut grass and warm limestone, and by ten o'clock you could be sitting under the covered barn with a glass of Pineau des Charentes, watching swallows loop over your one-acre plot. This is life in Juignac — unhurried, deeply rural, and more alive than you'd expect from a village this quiet.
Juignac sits in the soft green heart of the Charente, one of those parts of southwest France that most visitors drive through on the way to somewhere else. That's precisely the point. About five kilometres from the market town of Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard, you're close enough to pick up fresh bread from the boulangerie on the Grand-Rue and have a long lunch at one of the restaurants along the main square, but far enough from any tourist circuit that life moves at a pace you set yourself. The Charente itself — the river, not just the département — winds through this landscape, and the whole region has this quality of gentle abundance: sunflowers in August, walnuts in October, fog rolling low over the fields in November before the winter sun burns it off by midday.
This house has had a serious second life. Since 2020, it's gone through a thorough, considered renovation — not a cosmetic refresh, but a genuine transformation. The approach was smart: instead of stripping out every trace of its rural Charentais character, the renovation leaned into it. Exposed stone sits alongside a fully equipped contemporary kitchen. The result is a home that feels like it has always belonged here, but functions with the efficiency of something newly built.
The kitchen is one of those spaces you end up spending far more time in than you planned. It's genuinely modern — think clean lines, proper appliances, no compromises — and it opens directly into the covered barn on one side and the sun terrace with the dining area on the other. In practical terms, that means summer meals that start inside and drift outside without anyone getting up to prop open a door. The covered barn is a real asset. In France's southwest, where summer heat can push past 35 degrees and autumn thunderstorms roll in fast off the Atlantic, having a semi-sheltered outdoor space that works in all weather changes how you use the property entirely.
The layout makes sense. The living room sits centrally, acting as a hinge between the two bedrooms, each of which has its own ensuite shower room. No sharing, no morning queues — a small detail that makes a noticeable difference when you're hosting friends or family. Direct garden access from the living room means the inside and outside feel connected rather than separate, which matters when the garden stretches to roughly an acre and deserves to be used rather than admired through glass.
That garden. There's space here — room for a pool, room for a kitchen garden, room to do nothing at all. The basement adds practical storage that older Charentais farmhouses often lack, and it stays naturally cool through summer, useful for wine, cheeses, or anything else that benefits from a dark, stable temperature. Upstairs, the top floor is technically fitted out and wired for development — plumbing and electrical connections are already in place for two additional rooms and a private bathroom. For buyers thinking about rental income, extended family visits, or simply room to grow, that upper floor represents genuine unlocked potential without the uncertainty of major works.
Air conditioning throughout handles the Charente's summer peaks without drama. The climate here is a real selling point for northern European buyers in particular: Charente enjoys over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually, closer to the Bordeaux climate than the Atlantic coast's windier microclimate, with long dry summers and short, mild winters. Snow is rare. Frost happens but passes quickly. It's the kind of place where you can eat outside from April through October with confidence.
For getting around, Angoulême is roughly 45 minutes north and gives you the TGV to Paris in under two hours — which, for buyers maintaining a life between France and the UK, Germany, or the Benelux countries, is a serious convenience. Bordeaux is around 90 minutes by road. Limoges airport is accessible for regional flights. Cognac, 45 minutes away, offers tastings at houses like Rémy Martin and Hennessy that go well beyond the tourist experience if you know where to ask. The medieval bastide town of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, with its extraordinary monolithic church carved directly into a cliff face, is a 25-minute drive that never gets old.
Montmoreau itself, your nearest town, has a weekly market, a pharmacy, a doctor, butchers, a supermarket — everything you actually need day to day. The Charente's cycling routes pass through the area, and the GR4 long-distance footpath cuts through this part of the département. Kayaking on the Dronne and Tardoire rivers is popular in summer, as is fishing. Come autumn, the countryside fills with hunters, truffle dogs, and the smell of woodsmoke from every chimney.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms, each with private ensuite shower room
- Fully renovated since 2020 with a modern-rustic aesthetic
- High-spec contemporary kitchen with direct barn and terrace access
- Semi-covered adjoining barn for year-round outdoor use
- Sun terrace and dining area off the kitchen
- Approximately one acre of garden with pool potential
- Basement for cool storage or additional sleeping space
- Top floor pre-fitted with technical connections for 2 extra rooms and bathroom
- Air conditioning throughout the property
- Around 5km from Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard and all daily amenities
- Angoulême TGV (Paris in under 2 hrs) approx. 45 minutes away
- Bordeaux accessible in 90 minutes by road
- Over 2,000 hours of annual sunshine
- Strong rental potential given layout, barn, and expansion capacity
- Move-in ready condition with no immediate works required
For international buyers, the Charente remains one of France's most accessible and undervalued property markets. Prices here trail well behind the Dordogne to the south and the Lot to the east, while offering a comparable quality of life and landscape. The notaire process in France is well-established, and foreign buyers — whether EU citizens or from outside the bloc — purchase under the same legal framework as French nationals, with no restrictions on ownership. Property taxes in rural Charente are modest. If rental income is part of the plan, the combination of this property's layout, its barn, its garden space, and its proximity to Cognac country and the Périgord Vert makes it a credible option for the gîte market, which stays active from April to November.
At 190 square metres of existing habitable space — with the upper floor representing additional unlocked potential — and priced at €196,500, this is a house that has already been done. You're not inheriting a project. You're stepping into something thoughtfully rebuilt, with room to put your own mark on it over time.
If you're serious about a second home in France and want to see this property in person, reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing. The Charente rewards those who take the time to explore it properly — and this house is a very good reason to start.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 190m²
- Price per m²
- €1,034
- Garden size
- 4390m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- Yes
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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