Villa for sale in Serrières, Saône-Et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The property, built in 2011 on the foundations of a former farm, comprises a single rectangular, south-east-facing building with a single storey. It has an unobstructed view over the typical landscape of the area, with its alternating pastures, hedged farmland and woodlands. Around the house, the garden of almost 5,000 m2 begins with a gravelled access that provides off-street parking for three cars, a container vegetable garden and a lawn of almost 2,500 m2. The flat, green roof and the many climbing plants on the facades help to blend the building into the surrounding landscape. A self-consumption photovoltaic system has been installed on the south-facing facade. The house is divided into two separate dwellings. On the first floor, the main living area of approx. 250 m2 (2,691 sq ft) has a balcony running along the entire south-facing facade and unobstructed views over the countryside.
The ground floor comprises a 43 m2 flat, a workshop, a barn and a double garage.
The first floor Access is from the outside via a steel staircase that runs along the north façade and leads to the main entrance door, which opens onto the airlock. The interior staircase to the ground floor leads from the airlock. The main house, with all its rooms facing south, begins with a large living room of over 80 m2, bathed in light thanks to two large picture windows. The kitchen opens onto the living room and is complemented by a utility room. The sleeping areas occupy each end of the floor: The master bedroom with dressing room, bathroom and toilet on one end and two bedrooms with a shared shower room and toilet on the other.
A relaxation area in the centre of the home features a 16 m2 indoor swimming pool, a sauna and a steam room.
All the rooms in the home have access to a balcony along the south-facing facade and are protected from the sun by photovoltaic panels. An external spiral staircase leads to the garden. The framework is visible throughout the first floor.
Ground floor the double garage leads to a tiled workshop of around 33 m2 with a water point. The double-glazed bay window adds to the brightness of the room and provides direct access to the garden. A toilet, a cellar, and the internal staircase to the first floor complete this room. Extending from the workshop, a barn of approx. 32 m2 (323 sq ft) is a reminder of the building's former use, with its two wall racks, thick stone walls and French doors leading up a short flight of steps to the kitchen garden and garden to the north. A double wooden door leads to this room from the south façade. A utility room, adjoining the barn, houses the filtration equipment, the swimming pool tank, the water softener and the heat pump that supplies the underfloor heating. A flat completes the ground floor. It comprises a main room of around 23 m2 with a small kitchen, a separate bedroom of 16 m2 and its bathroom with toilet of around 4 m2. Both rooms can be accessed from outside via two picture windows protected from the sun's rays by the first-floor balcony. The thick stone walls, evidence of the old building, are partially rendered. They blend in perfectly with the stone floor.
A small stone shed outside provides storage for maintenance equipment. With a surface area of approx. 5,000 m2 (5,000 sq ft), the garden comprises a planted mound to the north that hides the dwelling from the driveway, an intermediate level with vegetable garden containers and the main entrance to the dwelling, a parking area to the east and a large garden with young trees to the south. The property is fenced to the south and west and is densely planted to the north and east.
Located in the south of Burgundy, on the border of the Rhône department, the house is located 1h15 from Lyon by car and 20 minutes from Mâcon and Cluny, two towns that each offer a wealth of shops, community life, primary and secondary schools. Geneva is 2 hours 10 minutes away and Mâcon tgv station, which takes 1 hour 30 minutes to Paris, is 20 minutes away by car. The forest to the north is ideal for hiking and contrasts with the meadows and renowned vineyards of the Mâconnais to the east.