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House with garden and terrace Toucy (89)
An elegant manor house, surrounded by tree-filled grounds and its many flowering plants, in a Burgundy village, two hours from Paris. Residential and sprawling, the village is scattered with stately homes concealed behind thick vegetation, while the property is accessible via an impressive and ornate wrought-iron double gate, supported by two large stone pillars and flanked on either side by large lime trees, which opens on to an interior gravel courtyard, cadenced by a large swath of lawn. Here, a staircase with wide steps ascends towards a second courtyard, traversed by a central stone path and separated from the surrounding verdant foliage by a low stone wall, which is, in turn, topped with wooden fencing. Dating from the middle of the 19th century, the dwelling, overlooking its grounds, has been inhabited by the same family since 1931: three generations of foresters, who then became operators of a sawmill followed by a fuel business. With two storeys, the white stone façade, facing south, is cadenced by large windows, safeguarded by solid or louvred wooden shutters, as well as matching window/door surrounds, lintels and quoins. As for the ground floor, it stands out thanks to its glazed front door, topped with an elegant glass awning, recently restored, while the house’s slate hipped roof is crowned with a dormer window. Extending on from the dwelling to the west, an ancient conservatory is accessible via a gate that makes it possible to close off the space or, inversely, open it up towards the grounds, whereas, facing the dwelling, is a working antique sundial flanked by original stone benches on either end of the courtyard. Following on from here, is a large, immaculate space – with a variety of multi-century trees – containing several verdant niches landscaped with different ambiances, a long avenue of lime trees creating a forested canopy alongside the ruins of an ancient fireplace, as well as small recessed openings providing access to the property’s other wooded areas. With another entrance located behind the house and near a pond, a cobblestone path to the east leads to the wine cellar, while, higher up, a patio is bordered by a small dry stone wall. Last, but not least, the grounds also contain two pieces of land zoned for construction: one towards the bottom of the property and the second behind the house, not far from the property’s third entrance.
…$499,000500m²8bedrooms1bathroomland 7,527m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Cérons (33)
A former wine estate with a 19th-century house, an enclosed garden and a swimming pool, among the Graves vineyards, just south of Bordeaux. The house comes into view at the end of a gravelled drive lined with trees. The edifice was built in the second half of the 19th century. It offers a 350m² floor area spread over a garden-level floor, a ground floor and a first floor. It is crowned with a hipped roof of barrel tiles. Its elevations display different aspects. On the west side, exposed stonework is punctuated with tall windows fitted with wooden shutters and set in surrounds of dressed stone. A continuous balcony with a wrought-iron balustrade looks down at the garden. The other elevations are rendered and more even in design, looking out at the surroundings through many windows. On the ground floor, a long hallway connects to a kitchen, a reading room, a bedroom with a bathroom and two reception rooms. On the first floor, a large landing connects to four spacious bedrooms, each of which has a bathroom or shower room. Wood strip flooring, exposed beams, window frames and old fireplaces have been kept. The garden-level floor was once used for the property’s wine trade. It has been turned into a self-contained studio apartment, a cellar and several storage spaces. The walled garden is dotted with trees and covers over 2,000m². There is a sequoia, as well as cedars and magnolias. A vast terrace edges the house and surrounds a 40m² swimming pool. A long shelter extends over an outdoor relaxation space.
…$780,400347m²5bedrooms3bathroomsland 2,270m²By Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Le Pradet (83)
A 19th-century villa with a guesthouse and a 3,000m² plot with pines and palms in the Mediterranean town of Le Pradet, a stroll from beaches and shops. The villa is ideally located, between the town centre and beaches. It is tucked away on listed woodland with age-old trees, including 11 large palms that provide considerable coolness in summer. The villa dates back to the year 1895 and faces south-west. It is crowned with a hipped roof, which is underlined with a double-génoise cornice, and it has five windows along its facade. It has a ground floor and a first floor. It was extended in 1920 with a conservatory added to the facade, above which there is a terrace, as well as a veranda on either side of the villa, giving it a slightly colonial look. Terracotta-tiled terraces surround the villa. These terraces extend in the shelter of an arbour on the north side, the verandas on the east and west sides, and on both sides of the conservatory on the south side. Another large terrace, made of exotic wood, has been made beneath a palm tree. There are many cosy nooks throughout the garden. The villa stands in listed woodland, where it enjoys absolute privacy. It offers a 215m² floor area and it has kept its original decorative features, including its doors, terracotta tiles, cement tiles and parquet. It includes 100m² of reception space with a 3.35-metre ceiling height, as well as five bedrooms. All the windows are fitted with indoor shutters and look out at a palm tree. The guesthouse offers an 85m² floor area. It has two levels and timber cladding. It is crowned with a gable roof of barrel tiles. This guesthouse was created in 2017 in a former outbuilding. It has three bedrooms. It is surrounded with greenery and paved terraces. Many windows bring natural light inside it.
…$2,063,200300m²8bedrooms4bathroomsland 3,000m²By Patrice Besse
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Bastide Reillanne (04)
An 18th century manor house with a shaded garden, surrounded by nature, on the outskirts of a village perched on the eastern flanks of the Luberon Mountains. This country house solemnly and imposingly looms into view at the end of a winding earthen track through the fields from the main road between Apt and Forcalquier, tucked away at the bottom of the Luberon Mountains’ foothills. In bygone days, it was an integral part of a huge farming estate, spread around three buildings, including the main farmhouse, a short way away. The four-storey manor house faces due south. The property is surrounded by arable land that gently slopes down over three terraces to a river below. It was split from the rest of the estate during the second half of the 20th century, when the diocese of Marseille purchased it to set up a holiday centre for families. An outbuilding with a covered patio looking onto an olive grove that follows the same alignment as the main residence dates from this era in all likelihood.
…$667,200424m²6bedrooms2bathroomsland 2,700m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and terrace Limoges (87)
A completely renovated farmhouse with a swimming pool and 3-hectare grounds, nestled between forests and meadows, 20 minutes to the east of Limoges. Facing fully south towards the grounds, the farmhouse is located at the end of a drive, while, built out of stone and topped with a burnished tile roof, its current layout is the result of several different expansions, which succeeded in preserving its architectural rationale. With approximately 340 m² of inhabitable floor area spread out over two floors, it features seven main rooms, including four bedrooms, as well as a variety of annexe spaces and convertible outbuildings. As for the main façade, mostly covered with vines, it alternates between glass doors and small-paned windows, which are, in turn, safeguarded by grey wooden shutters, whereas the visible rubble stone masonry highlights the dwelling’s bucolic charm. To the east, a slightly taller building resembles a former dwelling and provides subtle depth and verticality to the overall silhouette, while several service-related spaces, such as a study, a garage, a utility room, a boiler room and a storage area, can be found further on to the west. In addition, several outbuildings are scattered around the dwelling, including a former bakehouse, as well as a heated swimming pool, a carport for two to three vehicles and different recreational areas, such as a boules pitch and a basketball court.
…$672,800340m²land 3.3haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Cely en biere (77)
A manor house from the early 20th century, with a garden of 2,700 m², in the Seine-et-Marne department’s Gâtinais natural park, one hour from Paris. Once the former dwelling of a respected journalist, the house is located, only one hour from Paris in a village within the Gâtinais regional natural park, recognised for its preserved environment as well as its natural and cultural heritage, where many past and present artists have resided. Only a few streets away from the property is an internationally-renowned golf course, surrounded by a natural park, as well as access to the Fontainebleau Forest, while, set back from the road, the property is concealed behind an enclosure wall and a pale green gate festooned in climbing roses. As for the dwelling, with approximately 360 m² of inhabitable floor area, eight bedrooms and three bathrooms, all renovated, it is surrounded by a tree-filled garden, sheltering it from view. With two storeys over a garden level, as well as an accessible attic floor and a full basement, it was built on the foundations of a former 15th-century farm and features a stately silhouette, sizeable volumes and an octagonal tower, housing the stairwell, whereas its plaster-coated exterior, highlighted by stone quoins and window/door surrounds, is cadenced by five rows of vertical windows, safeguarded by metal and wooden shutters. Boasting an eye-catching glass conservatory, a vestige of a chateau from the Champagne region, which is used as a winter garden bathed in light, the dwelling has preserved a number of original details, such as fireplaces, parquet floors, mouldings and wood panelling. Although the house’s electricity and plumbing were completely renovated during a significant restoration project, the latter of which remains to be finalised, the edifice’s plastering and repainting await to be completed, while the dwelling’s cavity walls contribute to its overall insulation, and the roof, recently insulated and partially restored, combines original slate and interlocking tiles. In addition, its grounds are structured into several levels, which hug the property’s topography, and include an archway of lime trees, a rose garden, a greenhouse and a garden shed, while dense vegetation envelops the dwelling and provides enchanting views that constantly change with the seasons. Lastly, a borehole supplies water for the garden's irrigation system, whereas, enclosed by walls, the property creates a setting that is both private and, yet, fully open towards the surrounding nature.
…$981,200360m²9bedroomsland 2,663m²By Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Dijon (21)
A 1970s house with a 157m² floor area and a 600m² garden in the suburbs of Dijon, less than 10 minutes from the city's historical centre. The house was built in 1975. It offers a 157m² floor area. It has a raised ground floor with a basement below it and a first floor in the roof space. The dwelling is crowned with a hipped roof. From the street, a wooden pedestrian gate leads into the plot, then a large flight of stone steps takes you up to the house’s entrance door. A wooden double-leaf gate also leads into the plot, taking you onto a stone-paved drive that slopes down to a double garage. At the top of the steps, a wooden double door with glazing and wrought-iron decor forms the entrance that takes you inside the house. The roof has a three-window trapezium dormer on the street-facing side. The other roof slopes have roof windows. On the garden side, a terrace edges the rear elevation, which is pale-rendered. This terrace looks down at a tree-dotted garden. A flight of stone steps leads up to the terrace. There are many openings in the walls: windows on the street side and glazed doors on the garden side. They are fitted with wooden shutters.
…$639,200157m²5bedrooms2bathroomsland 687m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Marquefave (31)
A 19th-century village dwelling and its 1,500-m² garden with a swimming pool, in the Volvestre region. Built at the end of 1800, the manor house stands in the middle of the village, off of a peaceful square planted with trees, while, behind the dwelling, a garden, of more than 1,300 m², is surrounded by old stone walls. Accessible via a wrought-iron gate, which gives on to the garden (and thus the dwelling), the latter’s front door also opens directly on to the village square. As for the three-store dwelling, facing north-south and extending over approximately 370 m², it is mainly made up of a charming village dwelling, built at the very beginning of the 19th century, with spacious proportions and many ancient details, whereas its exteriors are cadenced by a number of sporadically placed, wood-framed windows and doors, surrounded by thin bricks, typical of the region. In addition, the dwelling’s terracotta foundation, stringcourses and quoins, which border some of the windows, contrast nicely with its pale plaster-coated exteriors, while the dwelling’s overall asymmetrical composition is proof that this edifice was built in three different stages: the original three-storey manor house, followed by the square, perpendicular tower and, finally, the single-storey outbuilding, currently used for professional purposes, the latter of which contributes not only to the composition’s overall rationale, but extends its façade along the square. Topped with a barrel tile gable roof, the dwelling specifically includes six bedrooms, a dual-aspect living room, a billiard room in the attic and a large kitchen/dining room, whereas, boasting a vast array of architectural characteristics, typical to the area, this dwelling provides an illustrious example of the region’s 19th-century architectural landscape.
…$874,600470m²6bedrooms3bathroomsland 1,312m²By Patrice Besse
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Manor Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole (79)
An elegant manor, with a holiday cottage, outbuildings and grounds, overlooking the Sèvre River valley and the small town of Saint-Maixent-l’Ecole. Resembling a small and immaculately designed chateau, the manor is topped with two pyramidal roofs, each punctuated by a dormer, which crown the main façade and its three rows of vertical windows, while, on either side, two short wings, with the same height as the central structure, are set back slightly. Facing the grounds, the three-storey dwelling boasts an exterior with five rows of vertical windows, whereas the living areas – a drawing room, a study, a dining room, flanked by a cosy breakfast nook, and a contemporary kitchen – can be found on the garden level on either side of a wide, dual-aspect and sunny entrance hall. As for the small adjacent extension, it contains the service areas, such as a former kitchen, a workshop, a (fuel oil) boiler room and a lavatory, while the five first-floor bedrooms, in a variety of sizes, provide a number of different views and amenities, such as a bathtub in the bedroom itself and a large shower room for one, a shower room and a lavatory for another, a bathroom for the third, as well as a separate lavatory with a washbasin. In addition, the second floor is made up of four bedrooms (including one with a shower room and lavatory), as well as a bathroom and a lavatory, whereas a large portion of the manor's electrical system and plumbing has recently been redone. With a fuel oil boiler powering the radiators, three hot water heaters are used to provide hot water, while the dwelling also features fibre-optic Internet as well as a cellar extending under half of the edifice. Abutting the manor, a holiday cottage (currently occupied by a three-year lease), with pointed stone walls and giving directly on to the 10 x 4-metre swimming pool, includes a bedroom with a wardrobe and a shower room on the garden level, as well as a sitting room, a bedroom, a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs. On the other side of the courtyard, the outbuildings, cadenced by seven rows of vertical windows, are conducive to a number of current and potential uses, whereas the grounds, of more than five hectares and completely enclosed by a wall, fencing and a moat, are planted with many different trees, which not only offer welcome shade, but plenty of beauty as well.
…$891,500400m²9bedrooms2bathroomsland 5.2haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Castres (81)
A collection of three houses and annexes with nine hectares of woods and meadows in a 500-hectare public forest, near Castres in south-west France. From a country lane, a 1,800-metre-long track in good condition leads to the collection of buildings. A private drive takes you there with a view down over the place: the countryside stretches to the horizon and the first rooftops appear in the foreground. With dry-stone retaining walls that have been well-maintained, the plot has been landscaped harmoniously. Grouped together, except for the garage, the buildings are similar in appearance, with slate roofs and white rendering. There is a main house, a gîte and a former chapel that has been turned into a dwelling. Each of these three dwellings has a ground floor and a first floor. Beside them there is a barn, a woodstore and a garage. Several terraces follow the natural slope of the land. They are not at all overlooked, so they preserve the dwellers’ privacy. In this calm haven, no unwanted noise or sight spoils the peacefulness of the property. Furthermore, there are natural springs, which ensure the buildings are supplied with water. And the public forest that surrounds the property ensures absolute tranquillity.
…$482,200680m²7bedrooms2bathroomsland 9.2haBy Patrice Besse
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Apartment with terrace Vichy (03)
In Vichy, facing Kennedy Park and a short walk from the town centre, A large 19th-century apartment in the pavillon Sévigné. Set in a landscaped park, the Pavillon Sévigné was originally a private hôtel particulier, its earliest structures dating from the early 17th century. The building owes its renown to Madame de Sévigné, who is said to have stayed here while taking a cure. For decades it drew fashionable society to Vichy in search of the waters' restorative properties, until the upheavals of the 20th century. During the Second World War it became the scene of courageous acts of resistance, earning several of its occupants recognition as 'Righteous Among the Nations.' In 1995 the building was converted into a residential building. The Pavillon Sévigné comprises two buildings. The apartment occupies the one built in the 19th century, a fine example of grand spa hotel architecture in which decorative refinement, natural light, and openness to the surrounding park contributed to the comfort sought by a wealthy clientele. Facing the gardens, the main facade remains one of the finest examples of Vichy's hotel architecture: red brick and pale rendering, delicate ironwork balconies, and a delicate baluster cornice concealing the flat roof. A small rear courtyard gives access via two intercom-secured doors. The building comprises 36 units, and a lift serves every level.
…$807,400296m²4bedrooms4bathroomsland 4,886m²By Patrice Besse
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House with garden Domagné (35)
An 18th century manor house in need of renovation, with a garden and outbuilding, in the centre of a village near Vitré, 30 minutes from Rennes. Just a stone's throw from the village square and town hall, in a small street surrounded by listed historic buildings, the building has a wide rectangular façade with three bays. Just outside the door, a stone carving decorated with laurel leaves displays the prestigious name and rank of the master of the house, who had it built in 1786. Built over a basement, the house has two floors and an attic floor, with a total living area of around 217 m². The walls are weathered local stone, red sandstone, schist and granite. The slate roof is topped by three gabled dormers. The windows are framed in ashlar and have an arched wooden lintel at the top. The top of each window is decorated with mantling. A gate adjoins the house and provides access to the outbuilding and garden, which can be seen at the rear of the building. After climbing the few steps of the outside granite staircase, you enter through an old door that has the same motifs as the nearby 17th-century listed building.
…$280,300217m²3bedrooms1bathroomland 549m²By Patrice Besse
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Property with pool and garden Lisieux (14)
A 16th- and 17th-century farm of three restored half-timbered houses surrounded by 9 hectares of orchards between Lisieux and Pont-l’Évêque in Calvados. Accessible via a gate concealed behind tall trees, the property stretches out across a vast, open landscape overlooking the valley. Just past the entrance, two houses stand alongside an old bread oven and a caretaker’s cottage. There is a parking area nearby. The main residence, built in the 16th century and subsequently extended in the 17th century, comprises a tall, three-storey half-timbered house, with a ground floor at garden level and two storeys above. The facade features several windows, which open onto an entrance hall, a dining room and a living room. The doors, solid or fitted with small panes of glass, and the various sized windows are protected by wooden shutters. The half-timbered framework rests on a rubble stone plinth, whilst the slope of the land allows level access to a cellar from the garden. The building is topped by a gable roof with flat tiles and dormer windows. The floors are marked out by irregular course stones and bear witness to the building’s ancient origins. The second house is similar to the first, but on a smaller scale. A conservatory extends from it. There is a swimming pool at the back. A little further on, a small path leads to a barn that has been partially converted. The buildings stand amidst large lawns, separated from the meadows and orchards by discreet fences.
…$1,522,800401m²12bedrooms5bathroomsland 9.3haBy Patrice Besse
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Manor Chaumont (52)
In the Trois-Forêts area of Haute-Marne, 2 hours 15 minutes from Paris, a striking manor house at the water's edge, set in 8 ha. The property stands set back from the village, bordered by a river and a village path, while a quiet country road separates it from several plots of pasture. Standing within 4.5 ha of enclosed grounds, the property comprises a manor house, former orangery, hunting lodge, greenhouse, and caretaker's house, with a tennis court. At the rear, a poplar plantation and further pasture land bring the total to just over 8 ha.
…$1,334,4001,700m²20bedroomsland 8.2haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden Angers (49)
A house near the banks of the River Loire with a secondary dwelling, outbuildings and one hectare of grounds, in France’s Maine-et-Loire department. From the street, an imposing wooden gate framed between two tuffeau-stone pillars leads into a courtyard. On one side of this court there is the house. And opposite the house there is a first outbuilding. On the other side of the court, there is another outbuilding, which is bigger than the first one. A secondary dwelling is housed in the latter outbuilding. Beyond the court, there are the grounds, which are entirely walled and cover over one hectare. From the bottom of the grounds, a drive also leads to the court. The house has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. It is made of rubble stone coated with rendering. A gabled slate roof with dormers crowns the dwelling. The cornice, dormers and window surrounds are made of exposed tuffeau stone. The house’s origins date back a long way. Many of the edifice’s historical features have been preserved. In the 19th century, a central avant-corps, capped with a remarkable dormer, was added to the facade. In the secondary dwelling, renovation work is needed, as it is in the main house too, albeit to a lesser extent. The outbuildings are made of tuffeau stone and are crowned with hipped slate roofs with dormers.
…$549,500304m²6bedrooms1bathroomland 1.2haBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden La Ferté-Bernard (72)
A renovated farmhouse with over one hectare of grounds in a calm valley in France’s beautiful Sarthe department, 200 kilometres from Paris. One kilometre from the local village, a long lane runs through fields to the renovated farmhouse. This lane then continues beyond the property to reach a dwelling that lies further on. The property is largely enclosed with hedgerows. Tall trees mark the entrance and a small meadow extends on one side. Two outbuildings frame a courtyard. Then the house comes into view. It faces south-west. Today, this long dwelling allows for 25 people to sleep in it. It offers several possibilities for development too. At the front, there are grassy expanses dotted with majestic trees. Behind one of the outbuildings, there is a swimming pool. From this pool, you can admire a sweeping 180-degree vista of the surrounding landscape, with a meadow in the foreground. Subject to authorisation, the barn, with its 180m² floor area, could be turned into a reception room. There is a third outbuilding too.
…$689,600327m²6bedroomsland 1.2haBy Patrice Besse
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Listed castle Vouziers (08)
A listed castle, once belonging to the Joyeuse counts, in 7 ha of parklands 2½ hours from Paris and Brussels in a region known as Argonne-Ardennaise. The geographic location of Grandpré castle, standing on a rocky spur, was already an advantage in medieval times. In a dominant position, looking out over the Argonne region towards the roads through the Champagne countryside, it was one of the border areas essential to the young kingdom of France. The county, divided since the Crusades, was gradually reunited until it fell into the hands of a powerful character, Louis-de-Joyeuse, chamberlain at the court of Louis XII. Supporter of the Catholic League, his heir, Claude-de-Joyeuse, amassed spoils and fortune in the 17th century, thus enabling him to embellish the estate and leave his mark on the surrounding buildings: the church and other buildings necessary to the inhabitants of the county. Distinguishing themselves from many of their contemporaries, the Joyeuse counts made their mark through military careers (Marshals of France and Lieutenant-Generals of the king’s armies) and followed Louis XIV. It was during 1685 that major works were carried out (large appartements, stables, etc.) and financed courtesy of the titles and offices acquired by members of the Joyeuses family following their military successes during the Wars of Spanish Succession around 1700. Marriages arranged with the large families in the Champagne region did the rest. However, despite a well-founded land heritage, lineage strategies proved too fragile and the estate gradually became divided in the 18th century. Furthermore, the estate was little occupied prior to the fall of the monarchy in 1792. It was requisitioned by General-Dumouriez, a famous republican hero following the Valmy victory against the Austrians. He settled his general quarters there prior to it becoming a hospital set up for the revolutionary armies. Despite a token show of renovation under the First Empire and during the Restoration era, a lack of constant upkeep led to a fire that started in the gatehouse and the destruction of the castle in 1834. Only one pavilion was restored, it now forms the current castle. An outstanding collection of outbuildings align the street going up the hill. A monumental pavilion, in a central recess, provides access to the outbuilding courtyard. The castle and its parklands are then reached by passing under the semi-circular arched porchway of the gatehouse.
…$717,600398m²7bedrooms4bathroomsland 6.8haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Limoges (87)
In the Millevaches Regional Nature Park, An operating museum, its collections and a furnished private residence. Set in a hamlet where granite surfaces at every turn, the estate comprises several traditional buildings. Their thick walls and widely overhanging roofs, covered in tile or slate, form a composition typical of the Haut-Limousin, the buildings arranged around landscaped outdoor areas crossed by a stream. On a plot of some 8,000 m², a former barn has been converted to house both the museum and private living quarters. The main building extends to close to 700 m² across three levels: around 400 m² accommodate the exhibition rooms, visitor reception, a gift shop, and a small refreshment area, while the residential part occupies around 300 m². Elsewhere on the property stand an open-air theatre, a former bread oven, several storage areas, and mechanical rooms. The sale includes the museum's collections and all equipment needed for its operation and welcoming visitors. The present owners, who wish to hand the business on at retirement, plan to work alongside the new owners through a transition period, facilitating the handover and ensuring the operation's continuity.
…$706,400962m²7bedrooms2bathroomsland 8,030m²By Patrice Besse
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Loft with reception room Joigny (89)
A 19th-century commercial court, in the historical downtown area of Joigny, within the greater Burgundy region. In the middle of the Saint-André neighbourhood, the former commercial court is located only a stone’s throw away from the emblematic Place de la République, an immense cobblestone esplanade skirting the church, the latter of which gave its name to the neighbourhood, once populated by craftsmen and winemakers, and the true epicentre of medieval Joigny. Built over a stone foundation and topped with an interlocking tile gable roof, its main façade, facing east, stands out thanks to its symmetrical appearance and its understated and institutional neoclassical style. Accessible via a central staircase that ascends to wooden double doors topped with an arched glazed fanlight, on either side, windows repeat the same architectural style, while gently embossed window surrounds highlight their contours. As for its upper section, a moulded cornice sits atop a triangular pediment decorated with a bull’s-eye window, whereas the central building is flanked by two wings, the southern one of which is a contemporary extension that once housed the commercial court’s administrative offices. In addition, to the north, an inconspicuous gate leads to a small courtyard extended by an outdoor hallway that skirts the western part of the building, while a small two-storey outbuilding, abutting the courtyard of the former law courts and its chapel, listed as a national Historical Monument, represents an exterior storage area.
…$319,600246m²4bedroomsland 403m²By Patrice Besse
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Listed castle Le Mans (72)
A Neo-Gothic chateau, listed as a Historical Monument & sold furnished, with its outbuildings & grounds, on nearly 15 ha, 15 km from Le Mans. Edified on the slope of a hill, Le Mans extends to the north of the property, past the woods, while behind tall pillars, the property is accessible via a tarmac driveway bordered by tall trees and flanked by an entrance pavilion, which houses the caretaker’s residence. Advancing through the landscaped grounds provides views, on one side, of the chateau’s symmetrical northern façade, whereas, arriving at the top of the hill, several outbuildings constructed in the 19th century can be seen set back from the chateau. They specifically include the orangery, today converted into a guesthouse, which faces the chateau’s southern façade on the other side of the courtyard, while, to the west, at a distance from the buildings -- on the site of the rose garden and its pools as shown in Edouard André's original plans -- a swimming pool has been added. As for the grassy grounds, they lead to a pond below, which reflects the tall trees’ foliage, whereas, following on from there, the walls of the former vegetable garden, where a tennis court has been created, close the property off from the outside. The chateau, listed as a regional Historical Monument, was edified in 1844 in a Neo-Gothic style, while its plaster-coated exteriors, mostly symmetrical and rather distinct to the north and south, are topped with pedimented dormers decorated with moulded stone and, specifically, coats of arms. With slate roofs, punctuated with finials, the chateau's interiors feature 18th-century inspired décor, which is, in turn, supplemented with Art Deco details. In addition, the grounds, designed in 1877, are also listed as a national Historical Monument, whereas their landscaped composition, emblematic of the passion for botany in the 19th century, is the result of the close collaboration between an industrialist from Sarthe and Edouard André, an internationally renowned landscape architect, who designed Paris’s Buttes-Chaumont Park.
…810m²6bedrooms3bathroomsland 13.3haBy Patrice Besse
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