An authentic Nantes folly with its wooded grounds and private jetty, on the banks of the River Erdre near Nantes. The entrance to the property is via a motorised, wrought iron gate at the end of a cul-de-sac off a small local road. A drive traverses a... Read more
By Patrice Besse
An old hunting lodge in eight hectares of grounds with a caretaker’s house, a dovecote, a tennis court and outbuildings, 100 kilometres from Paris in the River Ourcq valley. Tall hedges hide the property beside a secondary road. It lies at the edge of a... Read more
By Patrice Besse
The restored house of Captain de Malartic, dating back to the 14th, 17th and 18th centuries, with a separate garden and barn, in the heart of a bastide in France’s Landes department. The old square Place Royale is picturesque on all four sides: a... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A 170m² ground-floor apartment with a garden, listed as a historical monument for its refined wallpaper paintings, nestled between Avignon and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The apartment lies on the ground floor of the Hôtel Senchon de Bournissac – a jewel in... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A listed Renaissance chateau surrounding a wooded courtyard in the heart of a market town to the north of Uzès. Standing in the north-western part of the village, the chateau backs onto the town hall and the medieval wall that is still in place. Dating... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A renovated 18th-century house with a splendid stable to be restored, on the edge of a village near the town of Agen, south-west France. The house enjoys a commanding position with a sweeping view of the village’s historical heart. It faces mainly south... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A listed 14th-century monastic guesthouse, with almost 2 hectares of grounds in the Falaise region, on the borders of Normandy. Located in La Hoguette, the former Cistercian abbey of Saint-André-en-Gouffern was founded by Guillaume Talvas in 1130. In... Read more
By Patrice Besse
An unusual village house with swimming pool and garden in the heart of the medieval town of Cordes-sur-Ciel in the Tarn department. The house, mainly built in the 16th century on the heights of the hilltop village, is reached via cobbled medieval... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A 240 ha hunting estate on the edge of the Brenne nature park, with a lodge awaiting renovation, a farmhouse, woods, lakes and fields. From the main road, a driveway leads to the entrance gate of the estate. From here, the drive continues through the... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A generous 13th century town residence set in extensive grounds of approx 2000 m², in the heart of the Lot-et-Garonne department. At the end of the 18th century, the mansion served as a residence for senior staff members of the chateau, just a few... Read more
By Patrice Besse
The former house of a linen merchant with outbuildings, nestled in three hectares of meadows and woods near Morlaix, Brittany. Beyond a copse, a driveway leads from the property’s entrance to the grand house’s court. The dwelling stands in the middle of... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A grand 18th-century country house with six hectares of grounds and a spring, nestled in the River Garonne valley near the town of Agen in south-west France. The edifice stands in a commanding position on a hillside, looking out over a plain and down at... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A riverside holiday home in the Blaise Valley, Haute-Marne. The property is five minutes from Sommevoire, in a small rural commune with fewer than 100 inhabitants. Situated in the centre of the village, alongside a stone bridge over the River Blaise and... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A millstone house in a quiet residential street on the Saint-Antoine plateau in Chesnay on the edge of Versailles. Built in 1908 on an almost 670 m² plot, of which around 560 m² is garden, this south-facing house is located in a quiet, residential... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A farmhouse with stables and outbuildings in 1 8 hectares of grounds, 40 minutes west of Angers. Surrounded by the meadows and hedgerows typical of the Anjou region, the property is made up of six separate buildings. The buildings are built from the... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A chateau dating back to 1839 with large outhouses and 7 5 hectares of grounds, a few minutes from the town of Lectoure in France’s Gers department. A track leading to the property leaves a small country road on the hillside. A discreet spring covered... Read more
By Patrice Besse
An old wine fermentation building converted into a delightful dwelling, nestled in a village on an outcrop in France’s Loire department. The house stands at the end of a cul-de-sac that begins with a small bridge over a stream. The dwelling has two... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A listed Moorish Revival villa opposite Ile de la Comtesse on the Goëlo coast in Brittany, with panoramic sea views. With the rising popularity of sea bathing at the end of the 19th century, a new type of seaside architecture emerged along the French... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A contemporary house surrounded by a 2 ha estate with swimming pool in the Alentejo region, close to the medieval town of .... A contemporary, elegant residence inspired by the authentic estates of the Alentejo region. Built in 2012, this country... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A late-19th-century mansion nestled in the beautiful city of Colmar, opposite the Court of Appeal. Two wrought-iron gates open into driveways that lead to the mansion’s side entrances. The building has a central section that is set back and two wings... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A 53 m² apartment in excellent condition in an Art Deco building on Boulevard de la Saussaye in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The residence is accessed via a gate with a code. A 20-metre driveway leads to the eight-storey building, which was built in 1938. Nine... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A 17th-century watermill with 2 9 hectares of grounds and a lake, nestled by a village in France’s beautiful Touraine province. Two rubble-stone pillars flank a wrought-iron gate. This entrance gate opens into a vast, gently sloping lawn. A driveway... Read more
By Patrice Besse
Near Amiens, a former convent transformed into a manor house and its barn within a 6-hectare park. During the French Revolution, the buildings of the medieval convent were seized and sold. Subsequently, the entire property was transformed into a private... Read more
By Patrice Besse
A country house with 8,600m² of grounds, nestled in the Forêts national park in northern Burgundy. The house was built in the 19th century. Walls and fences surround it. The property’s only neighbour is the village church. The main edifice stands beside... Read more
By Patrice Besse
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