White stone French village house with pale blue shutters behind banks of flowering lavender in Couture-d'Argenson, Poitou-Charentes

Couture-d'Argenson · Poitou-Charentes · France

La Cour des Lavandes

A renovated village property of four buildings including two income-producing gîtes, beautiful gardens and a pool.

€475,000 offers in region of · private sale

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The Story

A Village Life, Within Reach

Some houses ask you to imagine a different life. This one has already built it.

At the quiet heart of Couture-d'Argenson — a working village where the bakery, the bar and the school are all a short stroll from the gate — four buildings gather around a sunlit courtyard. Lavender spills down the front bank. The bread is warm by eight.

This is four opportunities in one: a renovated family home, two established holiday gîtes that have earned their keep for years, and a large outbuilding waiting for whatever you dream up next — studio, atelier, or a third gîte in time.

The Property

Four Buildings, One Address

The country kitchen of the split-level Main House, with garden windows and terracotta floor tiles

Chapter I

The Main House

At the heart of the property, this renovated split-level French village house combines generous living space with an easy connection to the gardens. A spacious country kitchen is complemented by a long living and dining room opening onto a private terrace and the lavender-framed front garden.

Three comfortable bedrooms and a small home office provide flexible everyday space, with one bedroom and a cosy sitting area tucked beneath the characterful attic beams. On the lower level, a laundry room and discreet lockable connection to the Garden Gîte create excellent potential for multigenerational living or income-producing holiday accommodation.

3 bedrooms · small home office · split-level · lower-level laundry · central heating

8 Main House photos

The main house across the lawn with wisteria in flower Aerial view of the main house and surrounding countryside Main House living room with panelled walls and fireplace Main House dining area beside the living room The main bedroom in the Main House The second bedroom in the Main House The third bedroom beneath the beams in the Main House attic The attic sitting area beneath exposed beams
Spacious Garden Gîte living room with leather sofas and antique sideboard

Chapter II

The Garden Gîte

A self-contained three-bedroom home on the lower level, with its own private entrance, a generous terrace for al fresco dining, a spacious living room and a renovated shower room. It arrives with a successful letting history — and with proof that this French property earns.

3 bedrooms · private entrance · al fresco terrace · renovated shower room · established letting history

6 Garden Gîte photos

Garden Gîte kitchen and dining area Garden Gîte main bedroom with garden views Private Garden Gîte terrace set for al fresco dining Renovated shower room in the Garden Gîte Second bedroom in the Garden Gîte Third bedroom in the Garden Gîte
Beamed open-plan interior of the one-bedroom courtyard gîte, with its mezzanine staircase

Chapter III

The Courtyard Gîte

A charming one-bedroom hideaway beside the pool and garden, with exposed beams, mezzanine stairs leading to the bedroom, and a newly renovated bathroom. Tucked into its own private corner of the property, this intimate French gîte is a firm favourite with guests.

1 mezzanine bedroom · new bathroom · private position · beside pool & garden · established letting history

5 Courtyard Gîte photos

Courtyard Gîte studio looking up to the mezzanine Courtyard Gîte bedroom on the mezzanine beneath the eaves The Courtyard Gîte beside the swimming pool and garden Newly renovated bathroom in the Courtyard Gîte Exterior view of the outbuilding range across the courtyard
Exterior of the large outbuilding range across the courtyard

Chapter IV

A Second Project, Already Built Into the Price

Across the courtyard stands a large, structurally sound outbuilding that has previously been granted planning permission — clear evidence of its exciting development potential. A studio for remote working. An atelier. A third gîte. Whatever it becomes, the walls and roof are already yours.

Large outbuilding · structurally sound · planning permission previously granted · exceptional development potential

7 Outbuilding photos

The large, structurally sound main room inside the outbuilding A second view showing the scale of the outbuilding's main room Timber stairs and lofted storage area inside the outbuilding Entryway opening into the outbuilding's main room Hallway connecting the rooms inside the outbuilding One of the additional rooms inside the outbuilding Courtyard, outbuildings and off-street parking under a wide Charente sky
Poolside pergola and outdoor kitchen with plancha grill overlooking the pool and oleander borders

Grounds & Lifestyle

Outdoor, Countryside Living at Its Finest

Mornings in the vegetable garden; evenings at the covered outdoor bar — the Place de l'Apéro — with the plancha warming and the pool holding the last of the light. Around it, spacious lawns and orchard; beyond the gate, the village bakery, bar-restaurant, pharmacy, school and doctor, all within a quick stroll.

Covered outdoor bar at the Place de l'Apéro The garden pergola illuminated in the evening Relaxed pergola seating beside the swimming pool Wide view across the swimming pool and garden Sunflower field in the countryside surrounding the property Productive vegetable garden within the grounds The village square at Couture-d'Argenson Garden lawn, mature planting and gazebo

Location

Between the Vines and the Sea

Deep in the Poitou-Charentes countryside — sunflower fields, Romanesque churches and Cognac vineyards — yet never far from anywhere that matters.

The Coast

  • Fouras & Châtelaillon beaches~1h20
  • La Rochelle & Île de Ré~1h30

Towns & Culture

  • Ruffec (market & TGV)22 km
  • Niort47 km
  • Poitiershistoric city

Getting Here

  • Angoulême airport~40 min
  • La Rochelle airport (UK routes)~1h30
  • Poitiers-Biard airportairport
  • Direct TGV from Poitiers to Parisfrom ~1h24
  • TGV to Paris from Ruffec or Angoulême~2h
  • N10 & A10 Paris–Bordeaux routesnearby

Couture-d'Argenson, 79110 Deux-Sèvres — Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

10 places to explore

Village square and church in Couture-d'ArgensonCouture-d'Argenson Countryside landscape in Deux-SèvresDeux-Sèvres Sunflower fields in the countryside surrounding the propertySunflower Country Historic village of Nanteuil-en-ValléeNanteuil-en-Vallée Riverside village of Verteuil-sur-CharenteVerteuil-sur-Charente Château and town of La RochefoucauldLa Rochefoucauld Historic centre of NiortNiort Historic town of ThouarsThouars Historic architecture in PoitiersPoitiers Old Port of La RochelleLa Rochelle

Income

Gîtes That Pay Their Way

Two income-producing gîtes, let through the season while you keep the main house to yourself.

Garden gîte · 3 bedrooms
€200 per night
Courtyard gîte · 1 bedroom
€80 per night
Season
Apr–Oct 214 nights
Both gîtes, per night
€280 combined

Illustrative only — income is not guaranteed. Nightly rates, occupancy and total earnings vary by season and by how often the gîtes are made available. Demand is typically strongest from early June to the end of August, while shoulder-season bookings may achieve lower rates or occupancy. Actual results will depend on the owner’s pricing, marketing, availability, running costs and length of the letting season.

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