REAL ESTATE FOR SALE (€ Euro 2,014,000)
Chateau for sale in Angers Maine et Loire Pays de la Loire France

The XVth century Chateau Des Rivettes is high in the history of Anjou. The king Rene of Anjou and his wife Jeanne De Laval made the chateau their residence, along with Marie De Medicis, and Francois 1st.

The property today dominates a peaceful residential area, having commercial trades, businesses, and services in close proximity. It is, moreover situated less than ten minutes from Angers town centre and from the T.G.V. station (one and a half hours from Paris/Montparnasse).

The convergence of four main highways <> The super highways servicing Paris, Nantes,Tours, Rennes, and Le Mans are five minutes away and the regional airport of Angers is fifteen minutes away. The international airport at Nantes is less than one hour away.

At the intersection of the Loire and it’s tributaries, physical conditions necessary for the acknowledged sweetness of the micro climate of the region, this habitat is the ideal tourist base, for long cultural journeys towards the splendours of the Chateaux of the Loire where an exploration of the numerous vineyards of the land of Loire for the infinite wine tasting, not to mention the assortment of culinary art. It is also the port of a Brittany identified by its Celtic origins, the springboard towards the sun kissed shores (La Baule) and the savage coast of the real Atlantic for sailing.

The dwelling consists of the following:-

On the ground floor an entrance hall of about 40m2 with a grand staircase leading up to the first floor. On the right a vast lounge of approx 80m2, on the left, a corridor to a fitted kitchen of 40m2, an office of 30m2, a toilet, an oak staircase leading to the two floors of bedrooms, a garage with the heating system and a small wine cellar.

On the first floor a large landing leading off to, two bedrooms of about 30m2 each, one of which has a shower in a turret <>, a bathroom, a toilet, two large rooms of about 80m2 each, oak parquet floors, the staircase from the entrance hall way serves these two rooms.

On the second floor, three bedrooms of which two have wash hand basins and the third has a shower and wash hand basin, a needlework and ironing room and finally, a small room used as a solarium and for hydrotherapy.

The total floor area is in excess of 600m2. The roof is in Trelaze slate, in good condition and regularly maintained.

The oil fired heating system is in perfect condition, it is operated by an industrial boiler fitted with a new burner, all the radiators are cast iron fitted with thermostatic control and aided with a programmable heat control system, the fuel consumption, taking into account the thickness of the walls, is between 5000 and 7000 litres a year.

The floors are dressed with traditional terracotta tiles laid in traditional fashion, on the ground floor, and oak parquet for the upstairs floors.

All the rooms on the ground floor and first floor each boast an immense fire place of the period in tuffeau stone, and magnificent visible oak beams.

The dwelling receives A.D.S.L., and is connected to the usual utilities, electricity, water, telephone and mains drainage.

The grounds of 7000 m2 are as follows

At the front of the property an imposing, electrically operated automatic set of gates ensures privacy. The gravelled driveway is edged with granite setts and is flanked with lawned areas. There is also a small vegetable garden.

At the rear of the property the rear gardens occupy three quarters of the total area of the property. There is a large landscaped patio constructed of paving flags extending the full length of the building. An immense lawn is bordered by mature chestnut trees, walls 2.5 metres high and dense hedges over 4 metres high isolate the whole property, thereby ensuring security and privacy.

The grounds host a small XVth century chapel which is officially classified as a historic monument, and is in perfect condition. The whole of the grounds have the benefit of a substantial exterior lighting system. There is also an underground irrigation system which is electrically programmable, and which receives its water from a well.