castles for sale Castelnaudary, France

Fifteenth and sixteenth-century château, classified, in need of complete renovation. Located in the heart of a small village in Lauragais, this imposing medieval château overlooks the plain and faces the Pyrenees mountains. Magnificent original elements are present everywhere: mullioned windows, towers, vaulted cellar, monumental fireplaces, trumeaux... Reserved for lovers of heritage, keen to contribute to its preservation. A rare property.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In the center of a village in the Lauragais area, this 18th-century château, listed MH, has an access via a driveway in the middle of 4 hectares of parkland with old trees. A large entrance hall with wood panelling leads to the reception rooms: a library, a dining room with fireplace and a large lounge with fireplace, a kitchen and utility room. The elm staircase from the entrance hall leads upstairs to six bedrooms, two of which are in the mezzanine, and four bathrooms. The outbuildings include three converted and rented flats as well as former stables and garages. Restoration work is planned.

Historical castle built in the 11th century with three levels reconstructed in the 19th century, featuring a round tower and a square tower. The property also includes additional buildings such as an orangery (a separate residential house), stables, and a former carriage shelter. The estate spans approximately 10 acres of parkland, meadows, and gardens along the river. The castle, offering over 800m², is arranged as follows: enter through the spacious vestibule with a wooden staircase and wrought iron railing, leading to the dining room with a river view, the bright living room with a balcony also overlooking the river, the second living room connected to an office and library. First floor: Grand reception room adorned with a golden ceiling, bright living room/library, two large bedrooms, bathroom, and an unfinished room. Second floor: Six bedrooms with park views, bathroom, and shower room. Third floor: Attic space to be renovated, formerly used by servants. Basement/Ground floor -1: Following the 11th-century tradition, the garden level offers a reception room, wine cellar, kitchen, and laundry room. The annex buildings include: - Orangery: A standalone four-sided house located away from the castle, needing refurbishment. On the ground floor, there's a kitchen, living room, dining room, 2 bedrooms, and an office, with 3 bedrooms upstairs. - Carriage House and Stables: Repairs are needed. - Park: Approximately 10 acres along the river, including meadows and century-old trees. The pool area, pool house with summer kitchen and sanitary facilities, and the former tennis court need refurbishment. Exceptional opportunity for history enthusiasts and architecture lovers in a naturally preserved setting, only 40 minutes from TOULOUSE.

A fifteenth-century chateau and Benedictine abbey with splendid grounds in one of France’s most beautiful villages, in the country’s Ariège department. You reach the property via a narrow lane that runs along the chateau. The edifice forms a U shape, adjoined to an abbey. It enjoys a commanding view over the River Hers valley. The property is a haven of peace in the heart of a region with an eventful past: Occitania. The chateau stands like a fortress. It is the fruit of a long monastic story: a combination of medieval history and Benedictine architecture. The existence of this Benedictine abbey was first mentioned in a deed that dates back to 923. Charlemagne, returning from a campaign against the Saracens, chose the spot in 778 to build a monastery and a church. A natural dam that held back Puivert lake nearby burst on 18 June 1279, destroying all the villages in the valley. The monastery was rebuilt between 1280 and 1316 to look like France’s royal fortresses with arrow slits. Then its monks abandoned the edifice during the Hundred Years’ War. Later, in 1502, a phase of reconstruction began, resulting in the buildings that we can see here today. This was an initiative from Philippe de Lévis, the Bishop of Mirepoix, who gave the fortified priory a majestic, serious look. He created apartments in the rectangular tower that the chateau still features today. From this period onwards, especially during the edifice’s second phase of restoration in the eighteenth century, the chateau never stopped being embellished with rich decorative features that expressed the abbey’s powerful influence. The edifice is made up of three sections crowned with gabled and hipped roofs that are covered in monk-and-nun tiling and edged with triple-row génoise cornices. The first section is long and thick. It has three floors and an end tower that is taller than the rest of it. Many evenly placed arched or right-angled windows punctuate its walls. The two other sections adjoin the church. They form a cloister around a garden courtyard. The west section has three floors and the east section has two floors. The latter was recently converted into a gîte. In front of the edifice’s large south-facing facade, a terraced garden leads down to parkland that includes an age-old magnolia in its range of trees.

BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY ON 1.5 HECTARES OF LAND consisting of an elegant 19th-century manor, an orangery, a wooded and flowered park, and agricultural land. All in excellent condition and maintenance. Flat terrain. Prime location on the edge of a hamlet, just a few minutes from the Toulouse/Castres axis and the future interchange of the A69 motorway planned for 2024, bordered to the North by the Agout River. The manor: characterized by its 2 towers and numerous openings, has 3 levels of 160 m² each. Spacious living room of 65 m² on the ground floor, kitchen and independent dining room, beautiful volumes on the upper floors, with libraries, playrooms, 7 bedrooms, and bathrooms. Double-glazed wooden exterior joinery, fairly recent electrical installation, central heating serving all levels. The structural whole is in excellent condition. The frame has been fully treated. In immediate proximity, a dependency used as an orangery, empty wall space, generally good condition. Fees to be paid by the seller. DPE blank. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques site: georisques.gouv.fr.This description has been automatically translated from French.