Castles for sale Nogent-sur-Seine, France

A chateau dating back to the 16th and 18th centuries with a swimming pool, nestled in grounds that cover two hectares in France’s Champagne region. The chateau was used as a country house in the 18th century. It was once the centre of the Saron fiefdom – from which the Bochart de Champigny lineage derived its family name from 1630 onwards. From the 17th century, it was a site of astronomical observations by Jean Bochart de Saron and Pierre Gassendi and, in the 18th century, by Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard Bochart de Saron, Roger Joseph Boscovich and Charles Messier. The archives of the French Academy of Sciences mention the chateau as a place used to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun on 3 June 1769, to determine the path of Uranus in 1781, and to observe comets. The chateau is surrounded by walled grounds that cover two hectares. The grounds include a vegetable patch and are dotted with age-old trees, including a 300-year-old plane tree and 200-year-old box and linden trees. A main court extends in front of the chateau, as does the garden, which an imposing wrought-iron gate separates from the village. A towpath along the River Aube demarcates the property’s lower section. Behind the edifice, a slope leads down to a pond. An outdoor swimming pool and a small greenhouse are hidden behind a large neighbouring 16th-century church and cannot be seen from the chateau.

Close to Provins, stands this beautiful renovated chateau surrounded by its 2 ha park with a wide variety of trees and an orchard/vegetable garden. The 820 sqm dwelling features twenty main rooms on three levels, excluding cellars. The entrance hall with its staircase leads to the main rooms. To the left are the dining room and a vast kitchen. To the right, a large through lounge, a billiard room and an office. On the first floor, three suites, each with its own bathroom and dressing room. On the second floor, six bedrooms, a video room, an office and four shower rooms. The grounds include a hunting lodge with an 80 sqm gatekeeper's cottage including two bedrooms, a 210 sqm guest house with four bedrooms, a garage with four motorized parking spaces, a chapel and a gazebo. Behind the chateau, an outbuilding with heated pool and spa also features a large reception room with kitchen and basement. In front of the chateau, a fountain with a water feature connects to the moat that runs along part of the property. The park with its paved paths is dotted with sculptures. Spacious and well-appointed, with a host of facilities, this restored residence offers comfortable living in a tranquil setting, yet close to one of France's medieval jewels. Electric gates, heat pumps, 4m high ceilings, double glazing, automatic watering system, outdoor lighting, sewage treatment plant. Selling price: 4 800 000 € Fees at seller's expense Energy class : E Climate class: E Theoretical annual energy costs for the property: between 13 800 € and 18 760 € per year. Prices indexed to January 1, 2021. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: georisques.gouv.fr