castle for sale Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien, France

Just one hour from Paris, nestled in a 60-hectare green sanctuary, this magnificent château embodies the full splendor of 16th-century Renaissance architecture. Originally built for Étienne Poncher, then Archbishop of Tours, the château underwent a significant transformation in the 19th century under its owner at the time, Sosthène II de La Rochefoucauld. In 1981, the property was converted into a luxury hotel. This remarkable estate combines historical prestige with strong operational potential, whether as a private residence or a high-end hotel or event venue project. Main features: • The main château: approximately 3,500 m² of space spread over several levels • An independent building offering nearly 500 m² • Outbuildings: former stables, garages, and a gatehouse of around 1700sqm. Accessibility: • 60 km from Paris • Close to highways and Montparnasse train station (33 km) Key advantages: • Preserved Renaissance architecture: rich heritage and historic charm • Natural and intimate setting: enclosed estate with no overlooking neighbors • Operational potential: conversion into a private residence, hotel, conference center, or event venue Ideal for exceptional project developers at the crossroads of heritage and high-end hospitality.

Located 43 km southwest of Paris, this historic property includes a 17th-century château, a caretaker’s house with a pantry and wine cellar, a barn, a dovecote, an indoor pool, and former stables. The château and the indoor pool were renovated in 2011. This Louis XIII-style castle, listed as a historic monument, dates to 1613 and offers 220 square meters of living space. Formerly a hunting lodge for the Château du Marais, it features spacious rooms, including a large living room and a large dining room. The kitchen and dining room were added in the 19th century. The ground floor features an entryway, a fully equipped kitchen, a pantry, a double-depth living room, a dining room, and an office. Beautiful original features include terracotta floor tiles, exposed beams, and period stone fireplaces—the one in the living room is in working order. High ceilings (approximately 3.40 meters). The upper floors are accessed via a beautiful, historically listed oak staircase with terracotta tile steps and oak nosings. The first-floor features four bedrooms, including the master bedroom with its own bathroom. Hardwood floors and exposed beams enhance the warm, inviting atmosphere. High ceilings (approximately 3,80 meters). A shower room is located on the landing between the first and second floors. The second floor features a very large room under the roof. This is a former theater where a troupe of Molière actors once rehearsed. There is also an unused attic space under the roof. High ceilings (approximately 4.40 meters). The caretaker's house is a 19th- or 20th-century farmhouse with 90 m² of living space. The ground floor features a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, and a kitchen. It also boasts a period brick fireplace and exposed beams. The first floor offers five bedrooms and a bathroom. A garage (for farm equipment), a barn (used for storing firewood), a pantry/wine cellar, a dovecote, and a winter/summer garden adjoin the house. The indoor pool was built in 1970 and renovated in 2011. There are a shower room and a utility room. The pool measures 11 m by 5.50 m and is 2 m deep throughout. It features a counter-current swimming system. The building is approximately 80 m². Former stables need renovation to realize their full potential. Two bridle paths on either side of the rear property lead to the Orge River, which runs through the land. Two wooden bridges provide access to the rear plot, where there is a tennis court enclosed by a rigid wire fence. An orchard with several espalier-trained apple trees completes the property. Presented by Vickie Nikolaou +33 6 14 15 48 93. Consultant in Essonne. EI Real Estate Agent. Information on the risks associated with this property is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr”

CHATEAU BUILT FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY, 120 KM FROM PARIS IN THE PERCHE REGION - Exceptional charm and character - 5 main buildings - 18 bedrooms - 2,500 m² built area - Southern Perche - 8 km from the A10 motorway exit - 20 hectares - Structural shell in good condition, interior fully requiring restoration. Fully listed Historic Monument. On the edge of a small village in the Perche region, 120 km from Paris and 8 km from the motorway, this chateau of exceptional charm consists of 5 main buildings dating from the 15th to the 20th century, on the site of a former chateau burned during the Hundred Years' War. There are two entrances. The first, on the village side, is through a tall and long wrought-iron gate leading to the former gatehouse residence, now converted into a grand salon. The second entrance, on the park side, passes through a tall crenellated gateway dominated by the imposing “water chateau” tower. The impressive richly decorated medieval gatehouse quickly appears after crossing the bridge spanning the canal, followed by the other courtyard buildings. The heterogeneity of this ensemble reflects the long history of the estate. The original square medieval chateau surrounded by moats was burned in the first half of the 15th century by the Earl of Salisbury, commander-in-chief of the English troops, while on his way to lay siege to Orléans. Rebuilt at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, the remaining parts of this medieval chateau are the gatehouse known as “Le Donjon” and the Saint-François Tower. This medieval chateau was incorporated in the 19th century into the ensemble formed by the other buildings through the destruction of one of its sides and the filling in of part of the moats connecting it to the “new” chateau. The main body of the current chateau is composed of 16th-, 17th-, and 18th-century buildings. A first pavilion forming a gatehouse residence attached to a gallery was built at the end of the 16th century and remodeled in the second half of the 17th century with the addition of two small pavilions. This ensemble was raised by one additional floor in the 18th century. The enclosure of the gatehouse residence to create a grand office gave it its final appearance. These buildings, together with the Louis XVI pavilion and the other outbuildings, form a U-shaped courtyard overlooking a splendid 20-hectare park, notably featuring a large 200-meter-long terrace overlooking a vast meadow on one side and separated from a woodland of beautiful mature deciduous trees on the other side by a canal. The park also includes sumptuous boxwood embroidery gardens and yew topiaries, as well as a grand avenue and a one-hectare vegetable garden. 5 main buildings: 1 - The “chateau” closest to the village square, known as “Le Pavillon du Bourg”, 16th, 17th, and 18th century. 2 - The gatehouse known as “Le Donjon”, 15th, 18th, and 20th century. A 15th-century gallery, and a residential section built in 1980 connected to an 18th-century tower. 3 - The Saint-François Tower, 15th century. 4 - The Louis XVI pavilion known as the “Renaissance House” and its tower known as “La Cloche”, 16th century, modified in the 17th and 18th centuries. 5 - The outbuildings, 16th–19th–20th century. Superb 16th-century timber frameworks. Location: -120 km from Paris, motorway access 16 km toward Paris, 8 km toward Le Mans. -8 km from Brou, shops and services. Mains water supply, drainage partly connected to mains sewer and partly using septic tanks. Historic Monument protection: The chateau, its outbuildings, and its park: fully listed by decree dated 24 November 1948. Price: 2,756,000 Euros agency fees included (including 5.67% agency fees payable by the buyer). Including fees of 6% TTC to be paid by of the purchaser. Price excluding fees 2 600 000 €. Not subject to DPE. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Geohazards website: georisques.gouv.fr.

Discover an extraordinary opportunity to own a magnificent castle in the heart of Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien, France. This stunning 5,000 m² property offers a breathtaking combination of elegance and grandeur. With 56 intricately designed rooms, this estate provides ample space for hosting and leisure. The castle's architecture seamlessly blends historical charm with modern sophistication. Each room is a testament to exquisite craftsmanship, featuring ornate details and fine finishes. The expansive grounds are beautifully landscaped, offering serene views and a tranquil environment for relaxation. Whether you're looking to create a luxurious private residence or an exclusive event venue, this remarkable property offers endless potential. Embrace the chance to own a piece of history and experience the unparalleled beauty and charm of this enchanting French castle.

A carriage ride from Paris, the Château de la Fontaine, an eternal fable. Just 35 kilometers from Paris, where the capital gradually yields to foliage and silence, the Château de la Fontaine in Auffargis emerges as a timeless interlude. Built for himself by the Parisian architect Jean-François Yvert between 1871 and 1875, the estate spans just over 1050 square meters. It stands at the heart of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Natural Park, embraced by the Rambouillet Forest, and overlooks the Abbey of Vaux-de-Cernay, a Cistercian jewel nestled in the valley. Architecturally, it echoes the Louis XIII style and the traditional brick and stone châteaux of the Île-de-France. Here, the stone does more than recount history; it whispers it, like the wind stirring through the asphodel leaves. This château is poetry, and more than that, a fable worthy of La Fontaine, where every façade and every perspective invites contemplation and reverie. Its theatrical elegance, expressed through carved woodwork, intimate proportions, and a meticulous attention to detail characteristic of the grand residences of its century, makes this jewel a true family home. A caretakers house and an outbuilding complete the ensemble. Surrounding it are 30 hectares of landscaped gardens and preserved nature, a verdant setting where the seasons unfold like a ballerina crossing the stage in an ethereal movement. Pathways trace meditative walks, clearings create moments of openness, and the entire estate seems suspended between dream and reality. An exceptional renovation, carried out with uncompromising standards, has reinterpreted the château for contemporary living without ever altering its soul. Modern comfort blends in discreetly: a wine cellar, spacious garage, heated indoor swimming pool, gym, billiard room with English bar, orangery, elevator Each a contemporary note inscribed within a perfectly orchestrated heritage composition. Five bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms are currently fitted, with the possibility of creating four additional bedrooms in the outbuilding. This property is an emotion, a rare address where the art of living converses with history, and where luxury expresses itself through grandeur in simplicity. Modest in scale yet radiant in spirit, this château carries within it the nobility of great houses. It invites its future custodian to continue an ancient legend patiently etched in stone, and to engrave their own, framed by the enduring word : family.

A chateau with medieval origins and wooded grounds, built in the early Renaissance and nestled 1 hour and 30 minutes south-west of Paris. Once you have gone through the property’s main entrance gate, the chateau appears before you, standing out for its Renaissance style. In the inner court, the property is demarcated by the remains of a division of the chateau into two parts. Indeed, the chateau has gone through different historical periods up to the present day, apart from its western section, which has disappeared. The edifice has kept its hexagonal adjoining tower, which has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor. The main side of this tower is made of rubble stone with rendering and quoins of limestone ashlar. A huge door of solid wood leads inside this tower. This door is fitted in a stone surround with a slightly arched top that bears the remains of a coat of arms – a characteristic of the late 15th century. Each level of the tower has stone-mullioned cross windows. The main section is positioned to the east of the hexagonal tower. It is similar in design to the tower. The court-side elevation is coated with rendering that leaves the rubble stonework slightly exposed. The garden-side elevation is completely rendered. Limestone ashlar forms the quoins and carved limestone forms the surrounds around the doors and the many stone-mullioned cross windows that punctuate the elevations. On the court side, a conservatory lies beside the entrance door. A flight of stone steps leads up to the entrance door. Above this door, there is a basket-handle arch crowned with a finely sculpted pinnacle. In this stone arch, there is a badge-shaped remnant of a coat of arms that was once displayed proudly here. This coat of arms was doubtless that of the chateau’s founders. In the garden-facing elevation, there is another entrance door of solid wood. A basket-handle arch also crowns this door. In the north-east corner of the main section, there is a round tower. It is the only remaining tower of the chateau’s four original round towers. The stonework of this tower’s base was recently restored. The edifice is crowned with a slate roof of two long slopes, punctuated with gabled dormers. Lastly, beside the chateau, there are outbuildings along the edge of the property. The wooded grounds are enclosed with walls and fences.

Ref 4945: Chateau and its numerous outbuildings for sale in the Loiret, near Etampes This remarkable property is situated in the north of the Loiret, on the border between the ‘Beauce Riche’ and the Juine Valley, just 65 kilometres from Paris, and thus benefits from the strong appeal of the Île-de-France region. The estate is just 20 minutes from Étampes, with its railway station served by the RER C line, amongst others, and approximately one hour from Paris by road. Malesherbes station, served by the RER D line to Paris-Gare de Lyon, also provides an alternative rail link. Local shops and everyday amenities are within easy reach, less than 5 km away, whilst Pithiviers, about 20 minutes away, offers a more comprehensive range of shops and services. The village also retains its local shops, including a bakery and a weekly market. This location allows you to enjoy a residential and secluded setting whilst remaining easily connected to Paris and the major motorways. Nearby, the landscapes of the Juine Valley, the estates and châteaux of Essonne and Loiret, as well as the region’s charming villages, offer a particularly sought-after setting for a family home, a holiday property or a heritage project. Oriented along a north-south axis and situated in a commanding position overlooking a small valley, the château is laid out in an elegant ‘T’ shape. Its architectural composition combines a main section of exposed cut stone with two side towers featuring a salmon-coloured rendered façade, accentuated by corner string courses of cut stone. The whole is topped with slate roofs, punctuated by dormer windows. The main building comprises a basement level, a raised ground floor, a main storey and a converted attic level. The façades are punctuated by large windows, emphasised by horizontal bands marking the different levels and lending the whole structure a sense of architectural regularity. All around the château, the courtyard is enclosed by a wide, dry-stone-walled moat, adorned with fruit trees. This feature, which is integral to the estate’s identity, bears witness to its history and recalls the property’s defensive origins. From the courtyard, access to the raised ground floor is via an imposing external staircase with a double straight flight, featuring an elegant balustrade of stone balusters. This leads to a vast landing, also lined with balusters, which serves as the residence’s ceremonial entrance. With a living area of approximately 650 sqm, the château is laid out as follows: The raised ground floor: accessible from the basement level or directly from the inner courtyard via the monumental staircase, the ground floor is organised around a beautiful entrance hall leading to the various reception rooms. To the left, a drawing room notable for its Versailles parquet flooring, panelled walls and marble fireplace is complemented by a billiard room. To the right, the entrance leads to an elegant music room of approximately 35 sqm (ceiling height 3.50 m), featuring painted exposed beams and a wooden fireplace. A modern, fitted and fully equipped kitchen, a library of approximately 25 sqm which also serves as a study, with herringbone parquet flooring, and a dining room of approximately 30 sqm complete this level. A guest toilet and a service staircase round off the layout. The first floor, accessed via the main staircase located in the rear half of the entrance hall, comprises a landing leading to a living room of approximately 26 sqm and five bedrooms, each with its own shower room and toilet, offering comfort and privacy to residents and guests. The attic level: partly converted, it comprises four additional bedrooms, a bathroom and a toilet. A spacious loft provides a view of the building’s remarkable timber framework and offers further potential depending on your plans. The basement level: this level features a spacious corridor leading to the former kitchens, which notably retain their cabochon-patterned floor tiles, as well as a utility room, an indoor well, a fruit store, a pantry and a boiler room. This level also includes a former vaulted cellar featuring a fireplace and a bread oven, as well as a wine cellar. A staircase leads to the upper floors. Harmoniously spread across the four corners of the estate, the numerous outbuildings serve a wide variety of purposes and offer opportunities for development and uses that complement the main house (residential, heritage or events projects). The outbuildings include: A/ A caretaker’s house B/ The miller’s house C/ The old mill D/ Two elegant outbuildings E/ The farm buildings F/ A dovecote G/ A shed A/ The caretaker’s house To the west, right next to the main entrance, a caretaker’s cottage offers a detached property in need of refurbishment. It comprises, on the ground floor, a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom and a toilet, plus two further bedrooms upstairs and a shower room. The property is fitted with gas heating with a storage tank. The slate roof shows signs of wear and tear. The window frames are double-glazed, made of wood and PVC on the first floor, whilst the ground floor still has single-glazed windows. B/ The miller’s house The miller’s house, situated to the north of the château in a setting with a small river flowing below, has its own entrance from the public road. It is laid out as follows: on the ground floor there is a kitchen, a toilet with a utility room, and a living room. The first floor comprises two bedrooms, a bathroom and a toilet, whilst the second floor comprises three bedrooms, a shower room and a toilet. The house is fitted with a combined wood and electric heating system, single-glazed wooden windows and an individual sewage system. Its slate roof shows signs of wear and tear. C/ The old mill The old mill is one of the most distinctive features of the estate. Built of rendered rubble stone, it retains its oak roof structure as well as the components associated with the old waterwheel mechanism. It comprises, in particular, a barn of approximately 80 sqm, various rooms and utility spaces, as well as a large room of approximately 115 sqm on the first floor, surmounted by an attic level of the same size. The slate roof, which is around thirty years old, shows signs of wear and tear. This property offers a particularly attractive setting for a guest house or event venue. D/ Two elegant outbuildings To the south of the château, a terraced lawn surrounded by retaining walls is flanked by two elegant outbuildings. The first houses a former dovecote which has been converted into toilet facilities. The second comprises a small detached dwelling consisting of a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom and a toilet. E/ The farm buildings This remarkable outbuilding complex faces the two pavilions, forming a courtyard which marks the boundary with the neighbouring property. The latter owns part of this building, though this arrangement does not detract from the secluded and peaceful character of the estate. This wing comprises numerous cellars, storage rooms, garages and workshop spaces. Two large rooms, measuring approximately 100 sqm and 90 sqm, in particular offer interesting potential, subject to some renovation work, for the creation of reception or event spaces. F/ The dovecote To the east of the estate stands what is probably one of its most remarkable structures: an imposing dovecote, now without a roof, which still contains around 3,500 nesting boxes. This exceptional number bears witness to the importance and extent of the seigneurial estate of yesteryear and lends this building genuine heritage value. G/ The shed A shed measuring approximately 11 × 10 m completes this lovely complex. The estate spans a property of approximately 12 hectares (29 acres), entirely enclosed by walls totaling nearly 2 linear kilometers. Remarkably well-preserved and maintained, these walls constitute an exceptional heritage feature and provide the property with a level of privacy and seclusion that is highly sought after. To the south of the château, within these well-preserved walls, a vast terraced lawn, bordered by stone retaining walls, offers remarkable views from the château. It extends downward into an orchard featuring plum, cherry, apple, pear, and fig trees, as well as a vegetable garden, both of which are accessed via an elegant double-flight stone staircase. The succession of terraces, walls, and plantings creates a structured and perfectly harmonious landscape, whose geometric lines and vistas provide a particularly elegant and pleasant setting to contemplate. To the east, a pool area blends naturally into the park, situated right next to a grove that provides a shaded and intimate setting. The rest of the park unfolds in a more natural, wooded setting, traversed by a river fed by several major springs. The presence of these flowing waters, combined with the diversity of the landscape, gives the estate a truly unique geographical and scenic character and fully contributes to its rarity. Cabinet LE NAIL – Loiret - Sologne – M. Baudouin LE GRELLE : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Baudouin LE GRELLE, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 917 712 358. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.