Renovated 3-Bed Farmhouse with Pool & Outbuildings in Vienne, Poitou-Charentes



Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, St-Romain, France, Saint-Romain (France)
3 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 148m² Floor area
€130,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
148m²
No garden
Pool
Not furnished
Description
On a quiet Sunday morning in the hamlet of Saint-Romain, you'd hear almost nothing. A wood pigeon somewhere in the oaks. Maybe the distant clang of church bells drifting over from Charroux, that perfectly preserved medieval village ten minutes down the road where market traders set up their stalls beside the ruins of a Benedictine abbey. That stillness is the point. This is rural Vienne at its most unhurried — and this renovated farmhouse sits right in the middle of it.
The property is a former working farmhouse that's been brought back to life without losing its bones. Stone walls, generous room proportions, the kind of building that took decades to settle and now feels entirely solid underfoot. At 148 square metres across two floors, it has real breathing room. The ground floor arranges itself practically: a living kitchen that opens directly onto a covered pergola — your default setting for every meal between May and October — a separate lounge for cooler evenings, and a bedroom with its own shower room and toilet. That ground-floor bedroom is a detail worth pausing on. It makes the house genuinely work for mixed-generation groups, guests with mobility considerations, or owners who want the option to use the upstairs rooms purely as a private retreat.
Head up the stairs and the character shifts. The first floor has the slightly improvised warmth you only get in converted agricultural buildings — skylights cut into the roof, dormer windows framing sections of the surrounding countryside, ceiling lines that aren't quite parallel. There's a large double bedroom, another bedroom with its own en-suite bathroom and toilet, an additional room that could easily become a study or a fourth sleeping space, and a separate WC. The recently installed oil-fired boiler and wood-burning stove mean heating is already sorted — no first-winter surprises. Double glazing throughout, electric hot water. The bones are sound and the systems are current.
Outside is where this property starts to feel like a serious opportunity. The flat plot sits within a small hamlet, so there are neighbours close enough to feel safe but distant enough to give you real quiet. There's a semi-inground swimming pool — functional, established, ready for use this summer. And then there are the outbuildings. A boiler room, a workshop, a garage, a former living area with roof space overhead. That cluster of additional structures is genuinely unusual at this price point. The former living area alone has conversion potential that a buyer with the right vision could turn into a gîte, a studio, or a self-contained guest annexe. Rental income from the Poitou-Charentes countryside is steady — British, Dutch and Belgian buyers have been quietly acquiring in this corridor for two decades, and a well-finished gîte on a property like this can command strong summer bookings through platforms like Gîtes de France.
The location is worth understanding properly. Charroux is ten minutes by car — it's classified as one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France, and for once that label is earned. The covered market hall, the Musée de l'Épice et du Parfum, the troglodyte cellars, and the weekly market all make it a regular destination rather than a one-time tourist stop. Civray, also around ten minutes away, covers the practical side: supermarkets, pharmacies, a hospital, schools, restaurants. You don't feel isolated here, but you also don't feel overlooked.
Poitiers is 45 minutes north. That means the TGV, which connects to Paris Montparnasse in around 90 minutes — a fact that transforms how international owners think about the commute from a London or Amsterdam base. Poitiers-Biard Airport handles regular flights, and Limoges Airport (also roughly an hour away) expands the budget airline options considerably, with Ryanair connections to several UK and Irish cities throughout the year.
The climate in this part of France is one of the most underrated in the country. The Poitou-Charentes sits in a transition zone between the Atlantic coast and the warmer south. Summers run long and genuinely hot — July and August regularly see temperatures in the high twenties and low thirties — while winters stay mild by northern European standards. Spring arrives early here. By late March the hedgerows are already green and the sunflower fields that dominate the landscape in summer are beginning to be planted. It's a place with four distinct seasons, all of them usable.
A few practical notes for international buyers. France's non-resident property purchase process is well-established and notaire-led, meaning the legal framework is transparent and the conveyancing system is robust. EU citizens purchase with minimal restrictions; non-EU buyers should take advice on the most efficient ownership structure, though individual ownership remains the most common route. Property taxes (taxe foncière and taxe d'habitation) in rural Vienne are typically modest. For those considering rental, the gîte licensing process in France is straightforward and the Comité Régional du Tourisme in Poitiers provides practical guidance.
At €130,000 for a 148m² house in good condition with a pool, outbuildings with conversion potential, and a flat plot in a hamlet setting, the arithmetic is hard to argue with. Comparable properties in better-known parts of southwest France — the Dordogne, the Lot — would cost meaningfully more for the same space and condition. Vienne is quieter, less saturated, and still offers the same climate, gastronomy, and quality of life that draws buyers to rural France in the first place.
Key features at a glance:
- Renovated former farmhouse, 148m², in good overall condition
- 3 bedrooms across two floors, including ground-floor bedroom with shower room
- 2 bathrooms, plus additional WC on first floor
- Living kitchen opening onto covered pergola
- Separate lounge with wood-burning stove
- Recently installed oil-fired boiler and double glazing throughout
- Semi-inground swimming pool on flat, well-exposed plot
- Outbuildings including garage, workshop, former living area, and roof space — strong gîte conversion potential
- Hamlet setting with excellent sun exposure and peaceful surroundings
- 10 minutes to Charroux (Plus Beaux Villages de France) and Civray
- 45 minutes to Poitiers, TGV station, and Poitiers-Biard Airport
- 1 hour to Limoges Airport
- Solid rental income potential in an established second-home market
- Vacant possession — move-in ready as a vacation home or holiday base
If this farmhouse fits what you've been looking for — a genuine piece of rural France, priced honestly, with room to grow into — get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a viewing. Properties at this price and condition level in Vienne don't tend to sit on the market long, especially with a pool and outbuildings included. Come and walk the plot for yourself.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 148m²
- Price per m²
- €878
- Garden size
- 4301m²
- Has Garden
- No
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- Yes
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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