15th-Century Priory in the Anjou Forest Hamlet, France €470,000
Property Details
Location: France, Saumur area, Maine-et-Loire,
Anjou region (Pays de la Loire)
Sale price: €470,000 Euros
Listed by: Patrice Besse
Land Area: 1,058 m²
(garden backs onto forest, part purchasable)
Internal Area: 250 m²
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2 (shower rooms)
Energy Rating/Class: C
Features: Built 15th & 17th centuries · Former Benedictine priory · Listed building · Four stone-carved grotesques crown roofline · Mullioned windows · Freestone fireplaces · French ceilings · Terracotta floors · Exposed roofing framework · 30 m² outbuildings (garage/artist studio) · Forest hamlet · 10 mins to shops · 20 mins to Saumur (TGV to Paris) · 40 mins to Angers · A85 motorway 10km · Pristine condition · Fully restored
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C-rated energy efficiency in a 15th-century listed priory. That's not a typo. Former Benedictine monastery with four grotesques carved in stone, mullioned windows, and freestone fireplaces that doesn't bankrupt you heating it through winter.
Use the Energy Risk Assessor to see what C rating delivers: €800-1,500 annual savings compared to average properties, plus 5-10% market premium when you sell. For a building this old, C is basically winning the restoration lottery.
The priors who lived here left elegant bones that haven't been mucked about with. Restoration preserved mullioned windows, stone edging, carved grotesques, the lot. Ground floor runs kitchen (functioning as living room), lounge, study, back kitchen with laundry and shower.
First floor delivers lounge, bedroom, shower room. Second floor holds two bedrooms, each with ensuite facilities, plus exposed roofing framework across parquet floors. Freestone fireplaces and French ceilings throughout give you actual architectural interest rather than IKEA's best efforts.
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Outbuildings include garage converted to artist's studio, currently used for exhibitions. Garden backs onto vast Baugeois forest where daily walks replace gym memberships and tranquillity isn't marketing speak. Forest hamlet with several houses including another historic manor.
Ten minutes to character towns with shops, 20 minutes to Saumur's TGV connection to Paris, 40 minutes to Angers. A85 motorway slip road 10km away means you're connected without hearing traffic.
At €470,000 for a listed, C-rated priory in pristine condition, use the Property Price Converter to translate that into your home currency.
French purchase costs typically add 7-8% for properties over €80,000; the Total Property Cost Calculator maps out notaire fees, registration taxes, and agency costs. See the Property Knowledge Base for French property terminology like acte de vente and taxe foncière.
This works as long-term relocation where you're living properly rather than just visiting.
C energy rating means year-round comfort without panic when the heating bill arrives. Forest location delivers daily rhythm over Instagram views. Shops, TGV, motorway access sorted without living on top of any of them.
Getting around:
· Character towns with shops: 10 minutes
· Saumur (TGV to Paris): 20 minutes
· Angers: 40 minutes
· A85 motorway: 10km
· Forest walks: immediate
Anjou countryside sits between Loire châteaux tourist trail and Atlantic coast, offering forest tranquillity with proper infrastructure.
Just a few more reasons to consider relocating… again.
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