La Malvoie
La
Malvoie is a former farm, dating back to the eighteenth century and
earlier,
situated in the quiet rural hamlet of Les Eaux midway between the local
town, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, (3 kilometers) and the beach (3
kilometers).
The whole property stands in over 4 acres of land. There are
three
houses around the courtyard one of which is now for sale. The one on
the right in this picture know as the "Main House" is the one for sale
which comes with some 2,000 sq. metres of land.
Click here for video clip in Real Media: Malvoie
Video Clip Click here for an aerial view taken before any
renovations were made by us after we bought the property in 1986: Aerial View
In the clip, you will see to the right of the Main
House another building known as the "Pressoir". That is also for
sale together with the land in front of it which gives a plot of some
1,500 sq. metres. The Main House was renovated in 1997 to a very
high
standard and the Pressoir is in excellent condition with a new roof and
can be renovated as the new owner requires.
Prices for both the Main House and the Pressoir are
available on application to the owner by leaving a message on the
owner's call forwarding service: 00 44 7092 040900 or go to Sell your
French Property and then click on "Advanced Search" and then enter
this property identification "priv871".
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is in the "department" of La Vendée on the West Coast of France approximately one hour south of Nantes and close to Les Sables d'Olonne. Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is to the East of Les Sables d'Olonne. Here is a local map for you to see: Talmont Map .
Most convenient ports are St. Malo, Caen and Cherbourg, respectively approximately 3.0, 4.5 and 5.0 hours driving time to Talmont-Saint-Hilaire. The nearest airport is Nantes with daily flights from Stansted and Dublin. In addition there are flights from Stansted and Southampton to La Rochelle. Click here for more details: Travelling to La Vendée
Click
here for a quick guide to the weather in Talmont: 
If you want to know more about La Vendée and
how to get there, you
can
visit the site of Angela Bird who has written a book on the subject and
now has a comprehensive website dealing with all aspects of life in La
Vendée. Click here for: Angela
Bird's Vendée.
There is also an excellent site for Les Sables d'Olonne which offers information in English. Go to this site: Les Sables d'Olonne - Pole touristique If you would prefer to go direct to the official site for La Vendée and can read French click here for the: Vendée Website If you cannot read French try this online translator: AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation Service
The property to be sold is known as the Main House and is a two storey house. It has the its own walled garden leading out directly from the house with superb views of the land and "marais" surrounding the property and the local Château de Veillon. See here for view of next door field: Next Door Field . It is believed that it dates back to before 1728 when one of the other houses around the courtyard was built and the date is shown as such over the front door.
ACCOMMODATIONOn the first floor, the Main House offers excellent accommodation for up to six people with one very large double bedroom and two other bedrooms both of which can easily sleep two. On the ground floor, the house has a large sitting room (with an open fireplace), a large dining room, kitchen, cloakroom and a splendid entrance hall with its original features retained. The house would suit either a large family or just a couple on their own.
The kitchen is fully equipped with dishwasher, washing machine, microwave, fridge, fridge-freezer and a range of fitted cupboards in solid chestnut. There is a cloakroom downstairs with toilet and wash hand basin and upstairs there is a large bathroom with bath, bidet and wash hand basin. In addition there is a separate shower room with toilet, bidet and wash hand basin
The house has electric under-floor heating and three
open fires with original features. There is also a telephone
line, a terrestrial aerial, 2 satellite dishes and broadband access.
Dominated by the splendid ruins of its 12th century castle, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is a busy country town with extensive shopping facilities from traditional boulangeries, butchers and fishmongers, to the modern "Super U" supermarket on the outskirts. (English newspapers can be bought at the town's newsagent but disappear quickly in the peak season!)
LEISURE AMENITIES
La Malvoie is well positioned to take advantage of a host of leisure facilities in the surrounding area. Within a 2-3 mile radius you will find tennis courts, riding schools, golf, mini-golf, bicycle hire and sailing. There is also a cinema in Talmont open in the summer season.
The local sandy beach of Le Veillon is over one and a half kilometers long and has the dual advantage of facing both the Atlantic Ocean and, behind its sand dunes, a protected salt-water inlet ideal for windsurfing and swimming with small children. It has been awarded the coveted European Union classification of “Pavillon Bleu D’Europe” for quality and cleanliness: Click here for picture of Beach Here is another picture from the air: Click here for aerial view of the Beach
There are a number of good local restaurants also
accessible
within two miles of the house and, just a 20 minute drive away, lies
the
large and fashionable seaside town of Les Sables d'Olonne with its
sweeping
promenade, excellent restaurants and buzzing night life which includes
a casino, night clubs and an excellent cinema. There
are also beautiful beaches, swimming pools and a host of other leisure
facilities. See some shots from Les Sables taken in January this
year: Les Sables Beach and Les Sables Sea Front
For golfers, there is an 18 hole golf course nearby in the Port Bourgenay leisure complex. There are also another four 18 hole golf courses within easy reach. These are at: L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie (near Coex/Challans), Nesmy (near La Roche-sur-Yon), Olonne-sur-Mer (near Les Sables-d'Olonne) and St Jean de Monts. See this website for further details: Port Bourgenay Golf. On this site you will also find links to some of the other courses in the Vendée run by Formule Golf and some special deals. Port Bourgenay Brochure
Les Sables d'Olonne has become famous recently in
the
UK with the success of Ellen MacArthur in the Vendée Globe
2000/01
in which she finished second overall and became the fastest woman to
circumnavigate
the globe alone. For further information visit Ellen's site at:
Ellen
MacArthur's
Kingfisher plc backed campaign for the Vendée Globe
The local seaside town of Jard is very popular with tourists in the season and recently we discovered that someone had set up a website dedicated to promoting its charms. A link to that site is provided here: Jard sur Mer - Vendée - a guided tour
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