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£720,858
€850,000 (€108/sq. ft)
10 bed château for sale
Orthez, 64300, France10 beds
4 baths
4 receptions
7,901 sq. ft
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Property location
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Features and description
- Unfurnished
- View : Unobstructed, Countryside
- Orientations : East
- Spring
- Caretaker house
- Airport (40 minutes)
- Highway (12 minutes)
- Town centre (12 minutes)
- Shops (5 minutes)
- Primary school (2 minutes)
- Secondary school (12 minutes)
- Train station (12 metres)
- Tgv station (12 minutes)
- Hospital/clinic (12 minutes)
- Lake (5 minutes)
- Doctor (10 minutes)
- Sea (50 minutes)
- Ski slope (70 minutes)
- Beach (50 minutes)
- On main road (2 metres)
- Supermarket (10 minutes)
The chateau of approximately 534m2 of living space sits in 6 acres of grounds and dates originally from the order of the templars but conserves many features of the renaissance period (mullioned windows and stone vaulted ceilings) and reception rooms from the early 19th century. This property has belonged to several illustrious Béarn families who also had links to the Louis XIV court but today allow interesting commercial potential for weddings, events and holiday rentals).
The property includes a fortified farm (565m2), an orangery 221m2, a 3 bed annex 125m2, an apartment (39m2), 2 guest houses of 78 and 96m2, former stables (264m2) and a chicken coop.
The main building features 23 rooms on 4 floors including an entrance hall, a country kitchen, 3 drawing rooms, a dining room, a conservatory, 10 bedrooms and 4 shower/ bathrooms, a dressing room, a workshop, a washroom, a sunroom and a cellar. There are many original features such as sculpted stone, large century ceilings and marble fireplaces, doors, wood panelling and stone, parquet and terracotta floors.
There is gaz central heating, additional wood stoves and 18 fireplaces. The 2 guest houses have kept their original charm with respectively 3 and 2 bedrooms and can be rented out or kept for friends and family. The 3 bed house is currently used as a successful holiday rental. The outbuildings and orangery can readily be converted and the 3 bed annex requires renovation as this was used previously as accommodation.
The extensive grounds and woodland contain many century old trees and plants including magnolias, chestnut, oak, fruit trees, wisteria, hydrangeas and climbing roses are accessed by a long private road leading to the entrance gates. There are no neighbours and the surrounding area is peaceful.
12 minutes drive to the center of Orthez with all shops available, tgv train station with direct links to Paris, motorway access and 25 minutes drive to Pau and 50 minutes to the Basque coast. Ski slopes and Spain 80 minutes drive.
With its numerous commercial possibilities and space for a large family and guest accommodation, this historical property lends itself to create a wonderful project or family home near the Pyrenees, the Atlantic ocean and nearby Spain.
The property includes a fortified farm (565m2), an orangery 221m2, a 3 bed annex 125m2, an apartment (39m2), 2 guest houses of 78 and 96m2, former stables (264m2) and a chicken coop.
The main building features 23 rooms on 4 floors including an entrance hall, a country kitchen, 3 drawing rooms, a dining room, a conservatory, 10 bedrooms and 4 shower/ bathrooms, a dressing room, a workshop, a washroom, a sunroom and a cellar. There are many original features such as sculpted stone, large century ceilings and marble fireplaces, doors, wood panelling and stone, parquet and terracotta floors.
There is gaz central heating, additional wood stoves and 18 fireplaces. The 2 guest houses have kept their original charm with respectively 3 and 2 bedrooms and can be rented out or kept for friends and family. The 3 bed house is currently used as a successful holiday rental. The outbuildings and orangery can readily be converted and the 3 bed annex requires renovation as this was used previously as accommodation.
The extensive grounds and woodland contain many century old trees and plants including magnolias, chestnut, oak, fruit trees, wisteria, hydrangeas and climbing roses are accessed by a long private road leading to the entrance gates. There are no neighbours and the surrounding area is peaceful.
12 minutes drive to the center of Orthez with all shops available, tgv train station with direct links to Paris, motorway access and 25 minutes drive to Pau and 50 minutes to the Basque coast. Ski slopes and Spain 80 minutes drive.
With its numerous commercial possibilities and space for a large family and guest accommodation, this historical property lends itself to create a wonderful project or family home near the Pyrenees, the Atlantic ocean and nearby Spain.
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BARNES COTE BASQUE
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