Saint-Riquier is a beautiful medieval and historical town (1200 people). The houses are in white stone and build around the biggest Abbey in Picardie, now Cultural Center of the Somme, with exhibitions,festival of Classical Music, museum,gardens.
The village has a supermarket,butchers,bakers,doctors, school etc.
Leisure:
Forest of Crecy 10 minutes
Lakes of the Somme 10 minutes
Bay of the Somme and sea 20 minutes
Battlefields 45 minutes
1 hour South of Calais A16 exit 22
Abbeville 10 min,Amiens 30 min,Rouen 60min Beauvais with Ryanair 45 min. Lille 90 min. Paris 90 minutes
Property
The house is a listed building called La Maison de Napoleon 1 built in 1837 by a soldier of Napoleon. The pinion of the house has a bicornuate form (shape of the hat of Napoleon) with on top a statue of Napoleon.
The house is completely renovated inside in 2000 with 21 new triple glassed windows and 6 new outside doors.new floors,new electricity etc.
FOR MORE PICTURES LOOK ON
http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/maison.napoleon
The house has 3 levels with a nice small closed garden. Walls are in white stone and bricks,roof of main building is a slate roofing.
The only remaining work is the cleaning of the white stone facades with subsidies from la DRAC
We have 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, dining room, lounge and secret room (boudoir) hidden in a cupboard. Barn at the backside.
Features
For those who love a house with a history, white stone. We have a B&B in it separate from our rooms, with 4 individual outside doors giving in the garden.
Specification
Property Type:
Town House
Overall Condition:
First Class
Number of Bedrooms:
Five
Land:
Small Garden
Outbuildings:
Yes
Sanitation:
5 bathrooms
Heating:
fuel in the main rooms. Electrical in the bedrooms.
Quoted price does not include
notary (legal) fees.
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Picardie
There can be no question that the quality and richness of the environment are assets for Picardy. The wild coastline, the forested massifs, the quality of the air, the richness of the soil and the diversity of the flora and fauna all illustrate a diverse natural heritage.
The region covers 19,399 kmē and has an estimated population of 1,857,481 equating to 96 /kmē.
