Former estate manager house “Grands Prots” from 1882, on a very open location at the end of a dead end street, with magnificent view over the sloping landscape of the bocage Bourbonnais. The village of Le Vilhain has 400 inhabitants, a restored church built in the 12th century with a menhir and a post office. In the nearby villages of Cerilly (4 miles) and Cosne d’Allier (6 miles), supermarkets, DIY’s, a dentist, an English-speaking GP, schools, vet, notary, barber shop etc., can be found, among others. Several swimming lakes with sand beaches are located in a 12-mile radius; in the nearby Forêt de Tronçais for example, the largest oak forest in Europe can be found. Train station at 12 miles (Vallon-en-Sully); airport Clermont-Ferrand.
Grands Prots has 20-inch natural stone walls and a slate roof in a good state of repair. Ground floor of 1350 sq. feet, ceiling height 10 feet. First floor of 1080 sq. feet, volume 20,500 cubic feet.
Entry: Large diner-kitchen of 380 sq. feet with original natural stone floor (dalles de volvic) and a magnificent monumental fireplace with connections for a wood stove. Massive hand-made wooden kitchen.
Scullery of 183 sq. feet with connections for washing machine.
Living room 280 sq. feet, fitted with original authentic floor tiles, natural stone fireplace and French doors to large roofed veranda of 380 sq. feet.
Bedroom of 160 sq. feet with built-in wardrobe.
Bathroom of 160 sq. feet with bathtub, large practical shower, double washbasins, toilet and separate urinal.
Sun room of 190 sq. feet with large built-in book case, chestnut wood floor and marble ornamental fireplace.
Surrounding the house a large barn (88.5 x 46 feet) can be found, a wood storage, an outbuilding with an original bread oven, among other things, a mineral well and a natural pond of 240 sq. yards. Also, outdoor stables for horses of 88.5 x 52.5 feet can be found. In the large shed, next to the entrance to the meadow, a cow stable is built.
Terrain:
10 acres of land of which 7.5 acres is meadow, bordering the 930-acre forest of Soulongis (http://paysdetroncais.free.fr/soulongis.html)
Forêt de Tronçais: http://www.ville-cosnedallier.fr/pageLibre000102c6.html