castle for sale Calmont, France

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.

HAUTE GARONNE - NEAR SAINT-SULPICE-SUR-LEZE In a commanding position, magnificent restored 11th & 18th century chateau built in brick, set in 2 hectares of parkland. This peaceful property includes a well, a swimming pool and numerous outbuildings with a total surface area of 650m². With its fine architectural features, the main house of 580 m², including 425 m² of living space, is divided into 13 main rooms, including a 100 m² reception room and 6 bedrooms. On the 2nd floor, 155 m² are available for further conversion. It is ideally located 47 kilometers south of Toulouse, 15 kilometers from the A64 freeway, 24 kilometers from the A66 and 18 kilometers from a train station. Suitable as a family home, but also for a commercial or tourist activity. Energy class: E Climate class: E Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: between €5580 and €7600 per year. Prices indexed to January 1, 2021. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

Near Castelnaudary : A real little hamlet, located on a hill, of about 4 hectares. Nice 18th century castle, about 530 m2 of living space, a guest house of about 200 m2, a caretaker's house of about 150 m2 and a loft of 400 m2 to be converted as required. Outbuildings complete the property. Pretty courtyard, swimming pool, chapel and view of the Pyrenees! All the roofs have been redone, as well as the electricity and the heating by heat pump for the castle. Exceptional site full of charm.

A real little hamlet, located on a hill, of about 4 hectares. Nice 18th century castle, about 530 m2 of living space, a guest house of about 200 m2, a caretaker's house of about 150 m2 and a loft of 400 m2 to be converted as required. Outbuildings complete the property. Pretty courtyard, swimming pool, chapel and view of the Pyrenees! All the roofs have been redone, as well as the electricity and the heating by heat pump for the castle. Exceptional site full of charm.

At the heart of this pre-Napoleonic ensemble of buildings lies an impressive and substantial main home with an elegant slim turreted roofline and grand tall, original windows giving the impression of being much bigger than it actually is. The high ceilings of the entrance hall are mirrored on both the ground and the first floors. One wing of the ground floor enjoys an impressive dining room with an open fireplace and original stone detailing and a huge kitchen occupying the full end of the building with two large marble islands and modern appliances. The kitchen is a perfect marriage of modern eclectic and traditional pieces such as the Italian chandeliers that characterise so much of this property. On the other side are an elegant reception room, salon and library. Upstairs the 5 bedrooms are spacious with views over either the Black mountains to one side or the mature Mediterranean garden to the other. The master bedroom is vast, spanning the width of the house with two separate bathrooms and a large dressing room adjoining it. All the rooms are well proportioned and eye-catching. The house has 4 separate working original fireplaces but there is also central heating throughout provided by an efficient air-pump system but utilising handsome original cast-iron radiators in keeping with the property. The floors are either the original tiles or beautiful original herringbone parquet. In front of the main house, flanking it either side are two solid stone garrison-like buildings which in previous times have been used as workman's cottages when this place was a farm or vineyard. One currently is used to host magical dinner parties, the other needs developing. On the grounds are the following properties - Two large, attractive 3 bedroom stone houses which could serve as a friends and family place or gites. Possible gite business (subject to necessary permissions) There is also an artist’s studio, further storage units, a large greenhouse and a tiny chapel! The grounds have century old trees, including Lebanese cyprus trees (popular with the Knights Templar), a manicured lawn with a curve that hints at the old roman wall on which it is terraced and a koi carp pond. The property also has a swimming pool, some wild land and the whole 3.6 hectares of land are surrounded by trees making it completely invisible to even the odd car passing in the distance on what is a quiet, country road to the local village. If you are passionate about unique properties, wanting a family home that is big enough for friends and to entertain, or wanting a property that could bring in an income - this place is a must-see. Talk to us for more details

The Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, winds its way a few dozen metres from the château and the magnificent Naurouse threshold is just a stone's throw away from this magnificent estate, consisiting in a château dating from the end of the 17th to the beginning of the 18th century, with approximately 900 m2 of living space on 2 levels, with large reception rooms, large outbuildings including 3 independent dwellings, stables, barn, garage and orangery on a plot of nearly 6 hectares. Lots of character and possibilities, guest rooms, restaurant, weddings... Work to be done.

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Old Charming Property Formerly a customs post for controlling merchandise on the Canal du Midi, the building was bought by a noble family from Toulouse who, with the help of an Italian architect, completely redesigned the building based on the Italian palazzi to make it more comfortable. Grand staircase, private courtyard, orangery. Today, this property is a sleeping beauty surrounded by enchanting parkland. The château comprises 3 floors of 420 m² each and more than 1,000 m² of outbuildings. Further information is available on request.

Step through the gates of this iconic 10th Century Benedictine monastery straight into the pages of a fairy tale! This thousand year old property is totally secluded, surrounded by equally ancient trees in an elevated position over one of the prettiest villages in France. Despite dating back to the Dark Ages, this property is unexpectedly bright and luxurious. The cloistered layout, high vaulted ceilings and arched stone windows throughout allow light to flood through the property. Light is amplified and reflected by the worn flagstones, the wide stone staircases, decorated walls and plastered ceilings. Spread over three floors and 1,700 metres squared of living area, the property includes three dining rooms, seven reception rooms, 17 bedrooms with decorated 18th century stretched canvas walls, delightful artwork and wonderfully individual layouts making the most of the space. As well as the guests suites, the property houses two separate apartments in the main building itself providing a genteel lifestyle for the owners’ family as well as high end accommodation for staff or family. There are numerous kitchen areas to cater for groups as well as providing the possibility of dividing the property into multiple independent living accommodation. The cloisters, library space, Medieval galleries and cellars are also echoed in the landscaped gardens that also provide plenty of room for private reflection. The garden also has a large pool and beautiful trees that are equally ancient and well preserved. All living areas are tastefully decorated with period furnishings and artefacts that will remain with the property. Typically the bedrooms are grand in volume, boasting unusual and unique features, with commanding views over the lush pastoral landscape it sits over. There is a separate, large residential gatehouse situated at the entrance to the château. You enter into a large open-planned kitchen, dining/living area which has feels modern yet still boasts the enormous flagstone castle walls out of which it has been built. A secluded private garden overlooks the old Medieval ramparts making this a historian or romantic’s dream spot. On the first floor, a large main bedroom and an enormous second room across the landing, large enough to create a master suite boast open fires and high ceilings. This is one of the best known and most romantic locations in this part of the world making it an ideal venue for wedding parties, an exceptionally special venue or someone looking for a property that is truly exceptional steeped in the history and romance of Medieval France. If you think you are special enough to take on this exceptional property, contact us today to book a viewing as this place needs to be seen to be appreciated.

Between MIREPOIX AND CARCASSONNE Magnificent 12th century Château with large volumes and character Half of the castle is sold on a plot of approx. of 1.3 ha in joint possession with the owners of the second part In a peaceful environment, magnificent view of the Pyrenees Consists of ground floor: entrance, fitted kitchen, living room, lounge-weapons room. Upstairs: 2nd kitchen-living room-living room with a beautiful fireplace, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, toilet. 2nd floor: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, toilet and a dormitory area. Electric heating, 2 pellet stoves, 1 fireplace, good roof. 1 outbuilding (garage/annex) and the farm rented for the year. A place steeped in history, it cannot be told, it can only be visited! Have !

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.