AI-generated impression of the renovated stone farmhouse and gravel courtyard, with lavender and olive trees

AI-generated image — an indicative impression of the enormous potential of this farm

For sale · Equine property · Charente, France

Fields, barns and excellent potential

An equine property in the Charente: four large fields, woodland and its own small vineyard, across approximately 25 acres — and remarkably peaceful.

Explore the Property

Ivy-covered stone barn along the country lane

Introduction

Space, peace and a sense of place

Set in the Charente, in south-west France, this farm offers approximately 25 acres of land around its buildings — four large fields, woodland and a small vineyard, and the kind of space that is increasingly rare.

Further details of the house, outbuildings and land are set out below as they are confirmed.

What stays with you is the quiet of the place — open fields, old barns, and the slow rhythm of the Charente.

The Property

The house, the barns and their potential

A full description of the house, accommodation and outbuildings will be added here, including their suitability for horses.

Traditional stone farm outbuildings and barns

House: [To be confirmed]
Accommodation: [To be confirmed]
Bedrooms: [To be confirmed]
Outbuildings & barns: [To be confirmed]
Stabling: [To be confirmed]
Grounds & gardens: [To be confirmed]
Other features: [To be confirmed]

The Land

Approximately 25 acres

The land surrounds the farm: four large fields, some flat and some with a gentle incline, with woodland and a small vineyard of its own. Details of layout and use are listed below.

Hillside meadow bordering woodland
Natural stone spring and basin
Agricultural land and plantation

And there is a vineyard — a small one, and entirely yours. Wine made from your own land is the quiet luxury that country living is made of.

Acreage: Approximately 25 acres
Field layout: Four large fields
Land shape: Some flat, some with a gentle incline
Woodland: Yes — the property includes woodland
Vineyard: Yes — its own small vineyard
Paddocks & turnout: [To be confirmed]
Boundaries: [To be confirmed]
Access: [To be confirmed]
Water: [To be confirmed]
Current land use: [To be confirmed]

The Area

Shops, towns and getting around

The farm sits between market towns and the prefecture of the Charente. Exact travel times, distances and amenities are added below as they are confirmed.

A peaceful rural setting within an easy drive of everyday facilities. Benest has a primary school, post office and village services, while supermarkets, a bakery, a pharmacy and other essentials are close by in Champagne-Mouton. Secondary schools, hospital services and a wider choice of shops and leisure are found in Civray, Confolens and Ruffec.

The closest
Benest
The nearest of the places listed here — its shops and services are set out below.
Travel time
5 minutes
Shops & services
Post office · primary school
Market town
Champagne-Mouton
Supermarkets and restaurants — the everyday errands, close to home.
Travel time
[To be confirmed]
Supermarkets & restaurants
Including a Carrefour supermarket
Prefecture of the Charente
Angoulême
The beautiful capital of the department — an old town on the heights above the river, with shops, theatres, museums and markets.
Travel time
About 1 hour
Station & connections
[To be confirmed]

Getting further afield

Nearest airports: Limoges · Poitiers
Further afield: La Rochelle · Nantes · Bordeaux
Airport journey times: Limoges 1 hour · Poitiers 1 hour 10 minutes
Nearest station: Ruffec
Journey time to Ruffec station: 28 minutes
Paris by train: As little as 2h 50m from Ruffec
The Atlantic coast: About 2 hours by car
Motorway access: 35 minutes
Nearest doctor: Alloue — 9 km

Gallery

Photographs

AI-generated visualization — an indicative impression of the enormous potential of this farm, not a photograph of the property
Traditional stone farm outbuildings and barns
Ivy-covered stone barn along the country lane
Rolling green pasture land
Hillside meadow bordering woodland
Natural stone spring and basin
Agricultural land and plantation
Inside a stone outbuilding
Stone outbuilding doorway with timber lintel
Stone outbuilding doorway, another view
Old timber barn door opening onto the barn
Timber barn door and stone jamb
Stone outbuilding with twin doorways
Stone doorway into an outbuilding
Open pasture bordered by trees
Farm buildings at the edge of the grassland
Outbuilding with tiled lean-to
Long barn beside the grassland
Grassland with farm buildings beyond
Open grassland
Open grassland under a wide sky
Grassland edged by trees
Grassland and farm buildings
Ivy-clad stone barn
Ivy-clad stone barn wall
Gently sloping field edged by trees
Stone farm buildings around the yard
Tree-lined country lane
Tree-lined country lane, another view
Trees at the edge of a field
Field seen through the trees
Fenced field with woodland beyond
Fenced field and trees
Field bordered by woodland
Field and woodland edge
Fenced field
Field with rows of young plants
View across the hedgerow to open fields
Hedgerow and field beyond
View over the fields towards the countryside
Fields beyond the hedgerow
Open meadow
Meadow and hedgerow

Location

In the heart of the Charente

Chez Brandes

The Charente lies in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-west France. The property sits at Chez Brandes — “House of the Heathers” — the nearest village being Benest.

Nearest village: Benest
Local amenities: [To be confirmed]
Nearby towns: Champagne-Mouton · Civray · Ruffec · Confolens
Transport links: [To be confirmed]

[Map to be added]

Enquiries

Arrange to learn more

For further information or to arrange a visit, please send a message.

Tim Fortune

tim@hiddenfrance.fr