castles for sale Doubs, France

A chateau from the 16th and 18th centuries, with its outbuildings, surrounded by 20 hectares of pastures and a pond, in the countryside of the Ognon River valley, not far from Besançon. Accessible via a country lane, an immense wrought-iron gate flanked by two stone columns opens on to the secluded property and its front courtyard around which the buildings – a chateau, a caretaker’s cottage and an immense 16th-century tower – are grouped together in a U shape. Next door, former stone farm buildings create a second enclosed courtyard with a separate entrance, while the chateau’s main façade, looking southward towards the grounds, is made up of a long symmetrical central building flanked by two turrets. As for the property, it is bordered to the south by the Ognon River and to the west by a 3-hectare pond, whereas, the chateau itself has undergone significant renovations in recent years, both in terms of its structural works as well as its finishing details, which could be continued depending on the next occupant’s plans for the premises.

A medieval and Renaissance castle, listed as a historic monument. On the edge of the village, facing the fields, the castle occupies a central position within the property, at the site of a 11th-century fort that has since disappeared. The southwest part consists of a tower and an entrance porch, where traces of the former drawbridge from the 15th century are still visible. The courtyard facade was built in 1570 for Antoine d’Oiselay, by the architect Hugues Sambin, both local figures. An important transformation campaign carried out in the early 19th century by the architect Marnotte for the family of Magnoncourt has given the whole its current configuration, notably with an elevation and new interior arrangements. The wall paintings in the honor salon date from the 1980s and were created by students from an art school. The building has an L-shaped plan, with a medieval round tower in the southwest and a square tower in the northeast. An outbuilding is located to the north and communicates with it through a passage at the lower level. Raised to six levels, the building includes a semi-buried level occupied by cellars and old kitchens, as well as a final level of attics. Built in the 1970s, the outbuilding, raised to three levels, was intended for a school. Its converted attics house a former cinema hall.This description has been automatically translated from French.