listed castle for sale Chateaudouble, France

Renaissance Château - Exceptional property.... xvi° Between Lyon and the Mediterranean - 6.3 hectares of parklands, meadows, woods and farmland. - approx. 1500 m² of living space - Classified. At the gateway to the Vercors, facing the Ardèche mountains, this Renaissance château stands as an intact witness to another era. Between history and majesty, a 16th-century jewel awaits you... On the edge of a charming Drôme village, in the foothills of the Vercors, this 16th-century château overlooks the Rhône plains and offers a rare panorama as far as the Ardèche mountains. Accessible in just 20 minutes from Valence (TGV/airport), 45 minutes from Grenoble and 1 hour from Lyon, the property enjoys a strategic location while retaining absolute tranquility. The château is protected to the east by a moat and a long 18th-century barracks that once housed a garrison of Republic dragoons. Two wings flank the majestic entrance, providing around 650 m² of space, 300 m² of which has been converted for events or rentals (ballrooms, professional kitchen, sanitary facilities, air-conditioned areas). The remainder is used for storage or other purposes. The 1500 m² château is organized around an inner courtyard, with more than 30 rooms on three levels. It includes vast reception rooms, lounges with sumptuous decor (painted ceilings, frescoes, antique parquet floors, monumental fireplaces), a chapel, a small salon theater, numerous bedrooms, offices, storage areas, historic kitchens, etc... The château is bathed in natural light thanks to numerous openings, creating a warm, majestic atmosphere. The château is partially listed as a Historic Monument, notably for its painted decorations, facades and roofs. It is set in 6.31 hectares of grounds, alternating landscaped parklands, meadows, woods and farmland. This exceptional property, rare on the market, combines historic charm, business potential (events, tourism, large family home) and a unique living environment. It should be noted that the château is being sold without furnishings.

In the center of the capital of Drôme, surrounded by a 4-hectare park, lies a château from the early 20th century, classified as a historical monument, in the Art Nouveau style. The building was constructed in the early 20th century at the request of Alfred Gayet, a mining engineer and inventor of the gold extraction and enrichment process. To carry out this work, he was joined by the renowned architect Pierre Blein, with contributions from painter Guillermin, glass artist Thomas, decorator Boulanger, as well as landscape architects Luizet and Barret. The construction of the main house and its various outbuildings (keeper's house, service buildings, dovecote, and hydroelectric plant) as well as the landscaping of the park was carried out between 1900 and 1904 under Blein's direction. The château was adorned with elements of the Art Nouveau style: remarkable painted decorations by Guillermin and Mangier, stained glass from Thomas's workshop, and ceramics by Boulanger and Villeroy & Bosch. The residence, featuring stone facades and tiled roofs, consists of a central body and two wings at right angles, with the right wing formed by a rotunda and the left by a square tower. It has four levels including a basement, with multiple cellars, and about twenty rooms spread over the three habitable levels: a large vestibule, two living rooms, play or reading rooms, a dining room, a kitchen, and other utility spaces on the ground floor; a vast hall, five bedrooms, and four bathrooms on the first floor; and a spacious rotunda room, four service bedrooms, and five attics, one of which is convertible, on the second floor. The landscaped park, enhanced with animal sculptures, spans 4.3 hectares and includes a pond. Originally, canals were fed by the river l'Épervière and ended in a series of ponds designed according to the ‘rocailleurs’ method. It is worth noting that the elements protected as historical monuments include the entire residence (interior and exterior), the park, the service buildings, the keeper's house, the disused factory building, and the dovecote.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In the Drôme des Collines, a 18th-century castle with medieval origins, listed as a historical monument, along with its outbuildings and park. The property presents itself as a coherent ensemble established at the center of a wooded park, slightly elevated from the road leading to the village. The castle is built according to a rectangular plan, with a tower at each corner and a square keep flanked at the north wall. Covering an area of about 720 m², it rises over four levels. The broken-slope roofs and old tiles attest to successive construction campaigns. The facades, made of stone and light ochre plaster, alternate between regular openings and older cutouts, reflecting the evolution of the dwelling over the centuries. A straight pathway penetrates the park and serves the outbuildings located set back: old stables, orangerie, barns, and wood shed, organized around a service courtyard. The tall trees provide a natural shield that isolates the estate from its immediate surroundings. A wide terrace extends to the south, while the landscaped park gently descends towards the low lands. The whole is conceived as a lordly estate on a contained scale, where each building occupies its place in an orderly composition.This description has been automatically translated from French.