In the centre of Châtillon-en-Bazois, a charming Burgundian village crossed by the Canal du Nivernais and watched over by its château, this 1904 manor house opens its shutters onto a France that has become rare: everything within walking distance, slow time, a river, a canal, and the Morvan a quarter of an hour away.
The whole renovation was guided by one principle: preserve the soul and spirit of an authentic old French house. Original solid wood floors, marble fireplaces, plaster mouldings, period tiling, original wooden interior shutters — everything has been kept. What needed to be modernised for comfort was carefully redone: kitchen, electrics, plumbing, boiler, paintwork and wallpaper — without ever betraying the character of the place.
The house is sold fully equipped and ready to move in: arrive with your suitcases, that's all you need.
LOCATION & ACCESS
Châtillon-en-Bazois (postcode 58110) — Nièvre department, Burgundy region, halfway between Nevers and the Morvan Regional Natural Park. In the heart of a living village: bakery, grocery shop, school, doctor, town hall, weekly market, restaurants, marina — everything within walking distance.
- Nevers (TGV railway station): ~45 min by car
- Paris-Bercy: ~2 h by train from Nevers
- A77 motorway (Paris–Nevers axis): less than 30 min
- Canal du Nivernais & marina: walking distance in the village
- Château of Châtillon-en-Bazois: in the village centre
- Lakes & forests of the Morvan: 15–30 min
- Netherlands: ~9 h by road from Amsterdam, straight down the motorway
THE PROPERTY
A bourgeois house built in 1904, white rendered façade with the typical Bazois alternating red-and-white brick window surrounds, exposed-stone base, double-pitched roof in flat tiles with dormer window. Three levels: a semi-buried lower floor opening onto the garden, a noble ground floor and an upstairs floor of bedrooms. Living area: 120 sqm (excluding lower floor). The lower floor is bright and level with the garden, adding very substantial usable space (currently arranged as a gym, laundry room and wine cellar).
LAYOUT
Ground floor (noble level): you enter through a beautiful corridor laid with original yellow-and-black hexagonal cement tiles. To the left, the master study (parquet floor, fine antique solid-wood writing desk with leather top, baroque wallpaper, arched window). To the right, the fitted kitchen (white units, built-in hob and oven, conical extractor hood, microwave, vintage-style fridge matching the spirit of the house, red and beige hexagonal floor tiles). The living room flows into the dining room in a through suite, with a green marble fireplace and original brick hearth, high moulded ceilings, wooden floor, and a large wooden serving hatch onto the breakfast bar. A small library / tea corner extends the living space toward an arched French door with wrought-iron balcony, opening onto the garden below.
Upstairs: three bedrooms including a large master bedroom with white louvred interior shutters and pale wallpaper, an orange/ochre bedroom and a bright white bedroom. Family bathroom with bath, pedestal basin, bidet, double-glazed louvred windows, cast-iron radiator. Separate WC. Two attic spaces with skylights, painted in white. Potential to lay out 5 bedrooms in total by reorganising the current spaces.
Lower floor, opening onto the garden: a large vaulted room with exposed beams, currently arranged as a proper home gym (multi-station weights bench, cross-trainer, punching bag). A second room houses the boiler, oil tank and water heater. Shower room with shower, basin, WC. Wine cellar with wooden shelving, earthen floor, exposed-brick vault. Laundry / workshop with water supply.
Outbuilding: standalone garage in red and white brick, closed by a large two-leaf wooden gate.
GARDEN & OUTDOORS
Walled rear garden (~750 sqm), set lower than the house, accessible from the ground floor through the arched French door. Lawn, pink and purple hydrangeas, trees and shrubs. A very private space, screened from view.
EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED — ARRIVE WITH YOUR SUITCASES
The house is sold fully equipped and ready to live in. Included in the price:
- Fully fitted and stocked kitchen: appliances (hob, oven, hood, microwave, vintage-style fridge, dishwasher), tableware, utensils
- Furniture in period and contemporary style throughout
- Beds and high-comfort mattresses in every bedroom
- Samsung The Serif 55" television installed in the living room
- Complete home gym in the lower floor: multi-station weights bench, cross-trainer, punching bag
- Weber barbecue in the garden
- Two adult bicycles to enjoy the cycle path along the Canal du Nivernais
- Basic linen, household cleaning equipment, garden tools
EQUIPMENT & COMFORT
- Central oil heating, original cast-iron radiators in every room
- Hot water by electric tank
- Original wooden louvred interior shutters
ORIGINAL FEATURES PRESERVED
Solid wood parquet, original patterned cement tiling in the entrance, hexagonal red and beige terracotta tiles in the kitchen, period tiling preserved in the bathrooms, two marble fireplaces with original brick hearths, high ceilings (~3 m) with mouldings, cornices and ceiling roses, beautiful wooden interior doors, wooden staircase with worked banister.
RECENT WORKS
- Kitchen redone (units, worktop, appliances, hood)
- Electrics brought up to standard
- Plumbing serviced and recent boiler
- Paintwork and wallpaper refreshed in the study, kitchen, dining room, bedrooms and corridor
- Bathrooms: paintwork refreshed, original tiling kept
WORKS TO ANTICIPATE
Roof: to be planned in the medium term.
ADMINISTRATIVE
- House vacant (immediate occupation possible)
- Annual property tax: less than €800
- Sold fully furnished and equipped
- Energy Performance Certificate (DPE) currently being issued
- No co-ownership, no service charges
THE REGION
Châtillon-en-Bazois is one of the prettiest villages between Nevers and the Morvan. The Canal du Nivernais runs through it, and its marina is one of the favourite stops for Dutch and English houseboat skippers. The 16th-century private château is open for visits. All around, the Bazois unfolds its rolling Charolais cattle country, ponds and woodland. Thirty minutes away, the Morvan Regional Natural Park: lakes of Les Settons and Pannecière, hiking trails, cycling, fishing. To the south, Nevers and the Loire, the Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre vineyards. To the north, Vézelay, Chablis, the Yonne valley.
VIEWINGS & CONTACT
Viewings by appointment, weekdays and weekends. Private sale — no agency fees. Please get in touch through the contact form on this website. Languages spoken: French, English.
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