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House with terrace Montsoreau (49)
A house in Montsoreau, reinvented by an architect specialised in heritage, with a loggia and views over River Loire and chateau. This three-storey, tuffeau stone built house is situated on a cobbled square in the village. Its main facade faces south and is rendered with lime and sand, while its window and door surrounds are made of stone. It has a slate roof punctuated by two low arched dormer windows. On the ground floor, the entrance hall leads to a lounge merging into a dining room that in turn leads to the kitchen. The cement tile flooring is made up of a black and white chessboard pattern. The reception rooms boast exposed beams, while the lounge is organised around a brick fireplace in which a wood-burning stove has been installed. A quarter-turn staircase climbs from the kitchen to the upper levels. On the first floor, a tiled landing leads to a lavatory and a bathroom that opens onto a balcony. A corridor paved with terracotta tiles leads to two south-facing bedrooms, one of which boasts a stone fireplace. On the second floor, the landing opens into a vast, north-south, dual aspect bedroom with sloping ceilings. An approximately 11-m² loggia, whose structure is made of oakwood with chestnut panelling and poplar weatherboarding, adds to the room’s volumes and boasts a view of the chateau and the River Loire.
…$423,900128m²3bedrooms1bathroomland 62m²By Patrice Besse
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Bastide Toulon (83)
A 750-m² renovated villa, owned by the same family for the past two centuries, with 4.5 hectares of farmland, a swimming pool and vast grounds, near Toulon. The property, facing north-south, covers an immense rectangular-shaped area of 4.5 hectares. Accessible from the B road to the south via the main entrance, followed by an olive tree-lined lane of nearly 200 metres, the property also has a second, more discreet entrance, located on its northern side and accessible via a small public road, while two wooded areas can also be found on the property: one to the north, near the buildings and, the other, to the southwest. As for the property, currently used for weddings and seminars, it would also be ideal, after some minimal modifications, as a family residence, a bed and breakfast or charming holiday accommodations. The edifice, built in 1730 and then meticulously renovated in 2012, displays the classical appearance of a three-storey construction, cadenced by five vertical rows of windows and topped with a hipped roof. Abutting the northwest side of the villa is a 17th-century building, also renovated, which includes a professional kitchen on its garden level and a caretaker’s flat upstairs. As for the villa, it is preceded by a glass entrance porch, which opens onto an entrance hall and includes two living rooms on its garden level, three other sitting rooms, a nuptial suite and a study on the first floor, while the occupant’s private living quarters, with four bedrooms and accessible via an independent staircase, are on the second floor. As for its exterior, a large gravel patio runs along the length of the façade and is decorated with a circular ornamental pond, while the swimming pool area is located below to the east of the central drive and, given its size, makes it possible to regularly host wedding receptions under tents that are set up during the summer months. In addition, the two side sitting rooms and the office on the first floor could also be reconverted into bedrooms with lavatories for a total of ten bedrooms in all, including the caretaker's flat. Lastly, a number of outbuildings are located in the property’s wooded section extending to the north of the villa, such as: a garage, storage rooms, a vaulted cellar as well as a giant rainwater tank and an old well.
…$4,418,000550m²5bedrooms1bathroomland 3.4haBy Patrice Besse
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Castle Aurignac (31)
A chateau, registered as a Historical Monument, and its outbuildings over 7 hectares of grounds on a hilltop in the Comminges region. A shady drive leads to the chateau, perched on a hilltop and surrounded by verdant grounds, which has unobstructed views of the neighbouring hillsides and the Noue Valley. Having undergone several transformations over the centuries, the building has witnessed many historical events, housed notable figures and played an important role in local life. Originally a modest fortified manor house located at the top of a hill, the chateau is made up of a medieval core, a tower house from the 14th and 15th centuries, and a two-storey dwelling built in the 17th century. In the 12th and 14th centuries, an initial keep was built with small arrow slit windows similar to the ones that still exist on its southern side. Then, between 1340 and 1390, a square tower, with a circular interior housing the staircase, was constructed in order to access the keep’s third storey, but it was not until 1662 that the chateau would be considerably expanded with the construction of a building abutting the keep. Reflecting several centuries, the chateau, facing southwest and northeast, is understated in appearance with its plaster-coated stone walls devoid of any ornamental decorations, three-sided or hipped barrel tile roofs and rectilinear windows for the most part. The varied formats of the latter enliven the buildings’ different heights, while ashlar stone is used for the chateau’s window and door surrounds as well as its quoins and red-painted wooden shutters safeguard most of its small or large-paned windows. Lastly, a verdant courtyard, bordered by walls and traversed by a pathway that is accessible via wrought-iron gates on either side, connects the dwelling with the first outbuilding, used as a garage, while two others – a barn and stable – with pointed stonework exteriors and hipped or half-hipped tile roofs extend on from the chateau itself.
…$773,700600m²8bedrooms7bathroomsland 7haBy Patrice Besse
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Farmhouse with outbuildings and garden Poitiers (86)
A former farmstead, now converted into an artists’ residence, with more than 2.8 hectares of grounds, in the Vienne department. At the end of a tarmacked lane and behind a gate, the property contains a number of initial outbuildings followed by the dwelling itself, the latter of which features plaster-coated exteriors, a barrel tile roof and double-glazed doors, as well as six bedrooms and two bathrooms. As for the large outbuilding, converted into an artist's studio and an exhibition space, it features a variety of spaces and volumes, while the building containing the garage, bakehouse and former pigsties is mainly used for storage, but could be renovated for another purpose, and the covered, open storage area makes it possible to store the equipment for the garden's upkeep.
…$442,900250m²6bedroomsland 2.8haBy Patrice Besse
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Castle Mazerolles-du-Razès (11)
A 19th century Mansart style chateau and its outbuildings set in 32 hectares of parklands, meadows and woods 30 km from Carcassonne. A driveway with centuries-old plane trees, bordered on either side by vast pastures, leads to the 1879 Haussmann-style chateau. A little bit of history: Chateau Saint Joseph, which was formerly known as Chateau de Caulet, in Mazerolles-du-Razès, is the incarnation of Belle Epoque refined elegance in the Razès sector of the Aude area. It was built in 1879 by François de Gentil-Baichis, at the time a recently retired French Navy lieutenant, a talented water-colourist and the loyal captain of the Duke of Orléans’ yacht, the Maroussia. This Haussmann-inspired residence surrounded by a majestic row of hundred-year-old plane trees, either replaced or was built on the site of a former feudal castle whose traces can be found in the 18th century and which belonged to the estates falling within the remit of Mazerolles. François de Gentil-Baichis was an amateur artist and produced many water-colours and body colours of the famous yacht Maroussia. These works are today sought-after and highly valued on the art market. According to local legend, Jean Jaurès himself is said to have often visited the chateau, where bedroom 14 (now known as the Edwige bedroom) was his favourite: this peaceful room on the second floor boasts exceptional views of the grounds, its more than two-hundred-year-old cedar tree and the Pyrenean summits on the horizon. According to another local legend, there was a former farm on the lands of the chateau that was used as a refuge by the Cathars in the Middle Ages, in this region that bears deep traces of their history. The L-shaped edifice is bordered by a main courtyard on its east and north sides. The three-storey main building features extensions on either side. The left wing comprises two more modest, two-storey dwellings of similar style. To the right and slightly set back from the main building stands a rectangular three-storey tower topped by a four-pitched, slate roof with a crest, finials and crenellated white stone frieze - the same material used for the surrounds of the three large windows with carved stone mullions. Next to the tower is a chapel dating back to 1890, covered by an abundant Virginia creeper, with two tall stained-glass windows framing a heavy wooden door. At right angles, the right wing of the building houses a reception room and two flats currently rented out as gîtes (holiday accommodation). The main building and tower have slate roofs, while the gîtes and chapel are monk-and-nun tiled. There are also several outbuildings to the immediate right of the chateau, including a barn, a winery and a stable. Set in 32 hectares of parklands, meadows and woods in a dominant position, the chateau is protected from all forms of disturbance.
…$2,231,4002,500m²20bedrooms20bathroomsland 32haBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden La Tour-Saint-Gelin (37)
A beautifully converted barn built of tuffeau stone with a garden and swimming pool, nestled in France’s Indre-et-Loire department. The former barn was once an outbuilding of a 17th-century manor. It is built of tuffeau stone. It has a ground floor and a first floor and is crowned with a gabled slate roof. One main elevation faces north-east and looks out at the garden. The other main elevation faces south-west and looks out at the court. These elevations are punctuated with large glazed doors set in metal frames and arched surrounds. The building was completely renovated at the end of the 2000s with a view to making it more energy efficient. It has two vast reception rooms, an office and five bedrooms, one of which is on the ground floor. The outbuildings include a boiler room, which adjoins the north-west side of the building, and an agricultural storage building with a cellar. One roof slope is fitted with solar panels. The courtyard is tarmacked and the garden, which is partially landscaped, is dotted with several fruit trees. A swimming pool lies in the garden.
…$611,100367m²6bedrooms1bathroomland 4,405m²By Patrice Besse
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House with garden Trujillo (Spain)
In the historic center of Trujillo, a 16th-century church and its outbuildings face the ancient cistern. Passing through the Arch of San Andrés is like entering a sanctuary of stone and history, where time seems to stand still at the edge of the 16th century. An ancient church dating back to 1518, now deconsecrated, offers its inhabitants a monumental refuge facing the historic Alberca, a centuries-old cistern carved into the living rock. The original religious spaces, preserved with devotion, interact with the light that floods the vast living room with its two fireplaces, creating an atmosphere imbued with serenity. The property covers 825 m² of built space and 788 m² of land, including the main house with its three en-suite bedrooms, kitchen with fireplace, garden and gazebo, as well as two fully self-contained guest houses. The pale stone, weathered wood, and terracotta tiles create an authentic setting where nothing has been altered. Sold furnished, this property in the heart of Trujillo is ideal as a primary residence or as a heritage haven where you can recharge your batteries in tune with the seasons.
…$1,513,800825m²7bedrooms6bathroomsland 788m²By Patrice Besse
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Apartment Paris 4ᵗʰ (75)
An apartment in the historical monument listed Mansart de Sagonne townhouse, in the old heart of the Marais district, a short way from Place des Vosges. This townhouse, which was built between 1667 and 1670 under the supervision of the young Jules Hardouin-Mansart following his wedding, was used as a personal office for the man who went on to become the superintendent of the kings’ buildings. It was here where he chose to live and situate the seat of social success, particularly after receiving the title of Count of Sagonne. The entrance to the townhouse is via an ashlar facade of great sobriety, which was a reflection of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, scarcely aged 22 at the time, who built his first major work here, displaying that he was already inhabited by genius. Once through the main courtyard, the building can be reached through a double-leaf gate opening into a remarkable cobbled courtyard. A staircase with a finely crafted ironwork guard-rail as well as an elevator lead to the apartment situated on the third floor. In the entrance hall, there are several steps leading to an east-west oriented dual-aspect living space, which is bathed in light through three windows. One side of the apartment overlooks the main courtyard while the other overlooks the street. The only thing opposite is the rose window of the finest synagogue amongst the Jewish places of worship in Paris. The French-style beamed ceiling pays witness to the property’s construction era. Next to the living room, there is a kitchen with a surface of more than 10 m². The sleeping area is made up of two approximately 10-m² bedrooms, in between which there is a bathroom. A utility room could be transformed into a guests’ lavatory. Electric radiators provide heating while there is a collective hot water system for the building.
…$1,401,70079m²2bedrooms1bathroomBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Hyeres (83)
A renovated house with a swimming pool and sea views on 2 hectares of land in Provence, opposite the Îles d’Or islands and at the foot of the Massif des Maures mountains, in a dominant position. The property’s gates appear after a bend on a road that rises up the hillsides. They open onto a driveway of approximately 100 metres, lined by evergreen oaks, that leads up to the property and its grounds of more than 2 hectares. The house stands on a flat outcrop of more than 3,300 m². Facing the drive is the eastern façade, to the side of which there is parking space for two vehicles. Behind a dry-stone gateway, there is a shady inner courtyard through which the swimming pool can be reached by going round the house. This three-storey, 225-m² house was built in 1968 and is made up of a succession of living spaces bathed in light. The buildings are set around a half-enclosed courtyard to the north, which is an ideal place of refuge in the summer thanks to the shade and coolness it provides. The upper floor can be reached from the inside but also the outside, where a stone staircase with a wrought-iron guard-rail adorned with spiral patterns provides the potential for independent access. The gable roof is made of half-round tiles and boasts a triple Génoise corbel. Along with the pink, ochre coloured rendering of the façades and the bullseye windows, this gives the building a typical Provence feel. A modern and fluid touch in the main living rooms is provided by the large full-length windows. To the south, the property boasts a vast expanse of wooded terraces stretching over 1.5 hectares, which is home to several horses and their paddocks, shelter and dressage arena. Over a landscape of woods and vineyards, the property offers sweeping views of the Mediterranean Sea in the distance.
…$1,536,200225m²6bedrooms2bathroomsland 2haBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Jouy-en-Josas (78)
A late-19th-century property with two houses, a pool and one hectare of grounds in the town of Jouy-en-Josas in France’s Yvelines department. The property lies in the Les Metz neighbourhood of Jouy-en-Josas. It includes two houses, which offer a total floor area of 450m². The whole plot, with its landscaped grounds, covers more than one hectare. The two houses were built in the late 19th century, in around 1880, but were transformed in the 20th century, which explains their pared-down character. Yet their original decorative features were not altered. The architecture is unpretentious and evokes the decorative arts. Its lines, rooms and materials bear witness to a time when edifices were built to last. The grounds have been masterfully landscaped. They offer a series of vistas and atmospheres among majestic cedars and sequoias. More surprising varieties of shrubs and trees punctuate the garden too, adding discreet touches of exoticism. The main house looks out widely at the garden. Inside, there is a vast entrance hall that connects to the reception rooms. On the left, a lounge leads out to a terrace, garden and swimming pool at the same level as it. This lounge is bathed in an abundance of natural light. A stone fireplace and old wooden touches combine with understated elegance. Next to the lounge, there is a dining room. A spacious, welcoming kitchen completes the reception spaces, which have been designed both for hosting guests and for everyday life. Upstairs, a landing connects to an office, which could serve as a bedroom, and to a master bedroom that looks out at the beautiful garden. This master bedroom has its own terrace and two bathrooms. In the roof space, there are two bedrooms with sloping attic ceilings and a considerable ceiling height. One of these bedrooms has a bathroom. Down in the basement, there are two technical installations rooms – a workshop and a boiler room – that meet practical needs. There is a second house on the plot too. Set back, it was also built in the late 19th century. It has a lounge with a fireplace, a spacious kitchen, a master bedroom with a mezzanine, three other bedrooms, shower rooms and a self-contained apartment upstairs. Further out in the garden, there is a series of annexes for storage and DIY.
…$3,016,400450m²8bedroomsBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Rozay-en-Brie (77)
In Seine-et-Marne, within a landscaped and wooded park with two dew ponds, A family home and outbuildings. A two-leaved wrought-iron gate, flanked by kennels and bird shelters, opens onto a first dew pond and leads into a cobbled courtyard extending into the grounds beyond. To the left stands a large family house, oriented north–south and rising over three levels above two cellars that occupy the full footprint of the building. Built in the 19th century in the Brie style, its rendered stone facades have a dressed-stone plinth course and numerous small-paned rectangular windows fitted with painted wooden louvred shutters. The gabled roof, well maintained, is clad in old flat tiles, surmounted by two brick chimney stacks and punctuated by a few roof lights. The main house's ground floor contains the principal reception rooms: two drawing rooms, a dining room, a games room and a kitchen; the first level has eight bedrooms; the second, converted within the roof space, provides six rooms for use as summer or additional bedrooms. To the right of the gate, fronting the street, stand outbuildings comprising a garage and storeroom, party-wall with the neighbours' barn — a structure with brick-and-stone walls under a gabled roof of flat interlocking tiles. The landscaped, wooded grounds are enclosed by walls and contain two dew ponds, around which an impressive variety of fruit trees grows alongside other plant species and shrubs. At the far end, in the wooded section, the second dew pond adjoins an open stone barn roofed with interlocking tiles, its enclosure and a remnant of old vines. A small tool shelter stands nearby.
…$611,100390m²8bedroomsland 1.8haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Magny-Cours (58)
A pleasant country house on 1 hectare of landscaped park. On the edge of a hamlet, the dwelling is preceded by a walled courtyard with a well and stone outbuildings. At the back, a vast meadow of nearly 1 hectare is planted with century-old trees and extends toward the surrounding fields. Present in its current form on the Napoleonic cadastre in 1828, it was likely built a few decades earlier. The house, about 133 m², is constructed of stone, with a ground floor, partially over a cellar and under converted attics covered with recent flat tiles on a hip roof. Facing southeast towards the courtyard and northwest towards the park, it features a classic and symmetrical architecture with three bays, exuding an elegant and reassuring appearance.This description has been automatically translated from French.
…$330,800133m²4bedrooms2bathroomsland 9,268m²By Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Valençay (36)
The ruins of a historical monument listed Renaissance chateau, plus a comfortable house and a reception venue. The imposing facade of the chateau’s ruins stands at the end of a vast main courtyard, beyond the deep dry moat. It pays remarkable witness to the architecture from the first Renaissance period in France. A holiday let has been created in the remaining tower. On one side of the courtyard, the former outbuildings are now a comfortable, almost 220-m², south-facing longhouse. Lastly, at the entrance to the property, a barn has been carefully restored through conversion into a large reception room that is leased out for weddings. The property is thus made up of three complementary buildings standing around a landscaped space.
…$538,200566m²3bedroomsland 9,223m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Le Beausset (83)
An 18th-century farmhouse with a garden, a pool, dry-stone retaining walls and stunning views, just west of the city of Toulon in south-east France. The estate is arranged around a former winegrowing farmhouse. Made of stone, it dates back to the late 18th century. It stands in the middle of a 3,888m² plot of dry-stone retaining walls. A gate leads into the property. A secondary entrance, higher up on the plot, has an area where several vehicles can be parked. The house has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. It offers a floor area of around 200m². It is rectangular in shape and follows the natural slope of the land with intermediate levels. The elevations are punctuated with small-paned windows fitted with painted wooden shutters. The house is crowned with a gable roof underlined with a double-row génoise cornice. From the facade, you reach the home’s interior and a separate vaulted cellar. A paved terrace in the shade of a pergola on the east side edges the house and stands in front of a grassy and gravelled space. At the back, a section beneath a single-slope roof adjoins the swimming pool’s technical installations room. You enter this extra section from outside. A former barn with a 40m² floor area, a vaulted cellar and a wine vat room complete the collection of buildings. A flight of stone steps climbs up alongside the eastern elevation and leads to a terrace, which takes you to one of the bedrooms, and then to the swimming pool further up. The eastern dry-stone retaining walls are punctuated with pines and Mediterranean vegetation. On the west side, there are fruit trees and an orchard.
…$1,283,900197m²6bedrooms1bathroomland 3,888m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Toulouse (31)
A stately dwelling, with its living areas, grounds and patios, ten minutes from the Bouconne Forest and twenty minutes from the Occitan capital of Toulouse. The estate first appears around a bend in the lane, lined with limes, oaks and palm trees, which winds its way gradually towards the dwelling, surrounded by symmetrical lawns and tall trees scattered here and there, while, the whole, with its balanced appearance, conveys the spirit of a family home designed to stand the test of time, simultaneously welcoming and, yet, sheltered from all disturbances. As for the rectangular, three-storey main dwelling, its colonial-inspired architecture, meticulously designed, features tall small-paned windows and a double stone staircase ascending to the front door, which is, in turn, topped with a balcony safeguarded by a guardrail, whereas its ochre-colour plaster, typical of the area around Toulouse, contrasts harmoniously with its almond green shutters and blonde stone window/door surrounds. In addition, its gently sloping barrel tile hipped roof, with wide eaves, is supported by a cornice cadenced with visible rafters, while, to the east, a square tower, slightly jutting forward into the courtyard, disrupts the dwelling’s overall symmetry and contains a corner bedroom. Lastly, in the back, a staircase lined with wisteria, leads to the dwelling’s second entrance as well as its narrow, two-colour tiled patio. Inside, the house’s rooms reflect the same quest for balance and luminosity: the entrance hall, extended by a double quarter-turn staircase, provides access to a series of sitting rooms and living areas with blond hardwood floors and tall ceilings, while the walls, often decorated with wood panelling, earthenware tiles or bright colour paint, endow the whole with a joyous feel, without ever compromising its architectural precision. Featuring many tall, symmetrical windows and doors, which provide ample natural sunlight and enchanting views of the grounds, upstairs, an immense landing converted into a sitting room, provides access to several bedrooms, some of which communicate with one another. One of them, facing fully south, comes with a sculpted fireplace, another opens on to a chequered-patterned tiled balcony, whereas, throughout, its blonde hardwood floors, signed stained glass windows and original ironwork convey the constant attention paid to the dwelling’s overall harmony and comfort.
…$897,100496m²8bedrooms1bathroomland 1.5haBy Patrice Besse
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Castle Bourges (18)
A 19th-century chateau with outbuildings and equestrian facilities, in a 20-hectare landscaped estate, near Bourges. This chateau, erected in 1844, in the midst of an environment made up of meadows, woods and undulating countryside with remarkable viewpoints, boasts neo-classical architecture typical of the 19th century. The estate is tucked away in a haven of greenery and can be reached at the end of a driveway after passing by several outbuildings, such as a caretaker’s house, stables and an orangery. It boasts a perfectly symmetrical facade, topped by a triangular pediment, punctuated by tall windows with louvred shutters and underlined by a double stone staircase leading to the main patio. The residence possesses ample reception volumes, which are bathed in light through the many openings, in keeping with the style of manor houses of its era. The harmonious proportions, noble materials and architectural balance bestow a sophisticated, welcoming and timeless ambiance on the edifice. The approximately 20-hectare landscaped parkland made up of vast lawns, hundred-year-old trees and private spaces extend the warm atmosphere of the residence outside. A water feature further enhances this special setting and is an invitation to contemplation as well as calm. The chateau discretely overlooks the estate and enjoys an uninterrupted view of the surrounding countryside. It harmoniously combines the character of a historical residence with the gentleness of remarkable parkland and the potential of a family seat or reception venue. In addition to the caretaker’s house, the property also boasts many other outbuildings: - The estate’s former stables. - The equestrian facilities with ten recent, concrete looseboxes, plus pastureland, a round pen and two dressage areas. - A former farmyard. - A dovecote transformed into a holiday cottage. - An orangery. - A wooden agricultural storage building and another, covering almost 300 m². - A recent 150-m² holiday cottage. - A 10-metre by 5-metre swimming pool with a technical installations room and a lavatory. - An artificial turf tennis court.
…$2,074,500900m²10bedroomsland 20.6haBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Riberac (24)
A renovated house with outbuildings, an orchard and a lap pool, overlooking the River Dronne valley near the town of Ribérac in France’s beautiful Périgord area. The property looks away from the village. It lies at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac, which is extended by a shady footpath. It is made up of several distinct spaces in terraces. The main dwelling dates back to the mid-19th century. It has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. It towers upon a plateau and looks eastwards and southwards down at a closed inner court, a former barn and a lean-to garage. This tall, grand house adjoins a medieval dwelling that is not currently lived in. Its base follows the slope to fit with the terrain and make the most of the beautiful view. A mansard roof crowns the house. Gabled dormers and modern skylights dot the roof. The three elevations of exposed stonework are punctuated with large-paned windows with wooden frames, fitted with partly louvred shutters that are painted blue. Renovation work was recently carried out on the property. On the ground floor, the timber beams have been smoothened, the window frames changed, the ceiling repainted and a new kitchen fitted. On the first floor, ceiling boards have been removed, ceiling insulation added and walk-in wardrobes and cupboards fitted. And for the whole place, the electrical system has been revamped, the lap pool renovated and an electric gate fitted in the garage. There is a clear view of the natural surroundings. Lower down, in parallel to a few rows of vines, there is a lap pool. This lap pool is 10 metres long and 2 metres wide. It was built in a spot where swimmers can best admire the sweeping view of the landscape. Work on the lap pool is currently being finished. There is a parking area between the meadow and the lane.
…$364,400181m²3bedrooms2bathroomsland 1,903m²By Patrice Besse
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Listed castle Vic-sur-Cère (15)
A chateau from the Middle Ages & Renaissance, on 15-ha grounds, overlooking the Goul River valley, on the border of the Cantal & Aveyron departments. Erected in the middle of its grounds and nestled in a setting completely sheltered from all disturbances, the chateau, a national Historical Monument, stands above the valley, which marks the historic boundary between Upper Auvergne and the former Rouergue province. Accessible from its eastern side, where at one time there was undoubtedly a drawbridge, the chateau’s origins date back to the Middle Ages when the site was a simple keep surrounded by an enclosure with five to seven defensive towers. Today, the only thing that remains from this era is the first keep to the west, a second tower built in the 15th century to the east, as well as one of the defensive towers, now shortened and surrounded by patios and plenty of open spaces. As for the central dwelling, built in the Renaissance between the two square towers, its southern façade features many mullioned windows and breath-taking sculpted décor around its main entrance, while, to the north, an additional wing was added in the 18th century. Inside, the layout of the rooms has not been modified and, besides an immense Italianate staircase, the ground floor contains a former lower hall, which is now used as a dining room, a small TV room, two kitchens – the original and a more recent one – as well as a door to the cellars and garage, whereas the first floor features a former lords’ hall, a small adjacent sitting room, two bedrooms and a shower room with lavatory. In addition, the door to the chateau’s 18th-century wing gives on to a series of three adjacent bedrooms with washbasins, a bathroom and a separate lavatory, while the second floor includes the immense 'Queen’s bedroom', a study, two more bedrooms and a shower room with lavatory. As for the doorway on the half landing, it opens on to a shower room and an attic in the 18th-century wing, whereas the third floor is made up of an exhibition hall, followed by a guest bedroom, former staff rooms and an interior dovecote. Lastly, a small staircase leads to the attic with an immense room boasting breath-taking wooden rafters and two fireplaces, which precedes an oratory and the upper sections of the two towers, while a caretaker’s cottage and a swimming pool can also be found on the property.
…$1,569,9001,070m²8bedroomsland 15.6haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Vendome (41)
An Anglo-Norman property, to be renovated, with outbuildings & grounds of more than 3 ha, along the border of the historical province of Perche-Gouët. On a street at the edge of town, a low brick wall topped with a wrought-iron fence is accessible via a wooden pedestrian gate framed by two brick pillars. A little further on, a wrought-iron gate opens onto a cobblestone courtyard, surrounded by the caretaker’s cottage, outbuildings and garages, as well as the gardener’s cottage, facing the grounds and extended by a greenhouse. Built in 1925, the asymmetrical Anglo-Norman dwelling features half-timbered exteriors cadenced by many windows and crowned with a tile roof, which is, in turn, punctuated by a number of dormer windows. With three storeys as well as an attic level, its interior spaces, quite sunny, will require some renovation work, but its proportions and room layout are promising and highlight the avant-garde spirit of its commissioner who wanted his children and their staff to come spend their summers here on a property with many bedrooms and large living areas. As for the grounds, behind the dwelling, they extend over approximately three hectares and include a garden, an ornamental pond, orchard, vegetable garden and woods, while a wood-clad outbuilding is nestled within the mature forest, a lean-to stands alongside the property’s border and a few separate parcels of land are located directly opposite the dwelling.
…$448,500508m²11bedrooms1bathroomland 3.7haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Loches (37)
A specially designed house from the 1970s with 3.2 hectares of grounds with a stream, tucked away in France’s Centre Val de Loire region. A country road leads to the property. A forest drive then takes you to the house. The edifice was built in 1977 for the current owner. It stands in the middle of a clearing. The dwelling looks across a small valley to a stream and meadow lower down. It faces east and west. It has a basement, a ground floor and a first floor. Its main entrance door is at the north-east corner, where a gravelled space is designed for vehicles to park in. The rooms inside are laid out around a central patio that forms an opening of natural light and, in summer, provides refreshing coolness. The elevations are coated with rendering. The roofing is made up of four asymmetrical slopes of slate tiles. In the basement, there is a garage, a workshop, a wine cellar and a pantry. In front of the reception rooms, there is a terrace that looks out at a grassy garden with shrubs. The whole estate covers more than 3.2 hectares of unbroken land. A stream runs through the grounds. Two little bridges stretch across this stream.
…$555,100230m²5bedrooms2bathroomsland 3.3haBy Patrice Besse
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