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Château with a landscaped park and barn
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
€505,000
7 bedroom château of about 350 m² in a village east of Périgueux, with a vaulted cellar, an annex room with fireplace, a veranda, an attic, a bathroom and a shower room. It stands in a 4,200 m² landscaped park with a stream close by and has a 150 m² barn with potential for a gîte or guest rooms.
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