castle for sale Roanne, France

At the heart of a 48-hectare estate stand an imposing 17th-century castle, a renovated annex house, a dovecote and numerous outbuildings. The castle has a U-shaped plan, offering to the east its long facade bordered by a vast terrace and to the west its two wings at right angles. Facing east-west, it offers approximately 909 m² of living space. On the ground floor: a vaulted kitchen of 39.23 m². Monumental fireplace; A back kitchen, a woodshed, two fruit trees, two workshops and a storeroom; A small south-facing living room of 22.18 m²; A games room of 19.02 m²; A north and east facing dining room of 34.26 m². Wooden tile floor with cabochons of a different wood species; An entrance of 22.27 m²; A billiard room with east-west exposure, measuring 43.55 m². Parquet flooring with ladder and herringbone patterns in different wood species; A large, east-west facing living room of 41.19 m². Pink marble fireplace. Parquet flooring with different wood species and rosettes; A library of 29.19 m². Grey marble fireplace; A charming boudoir, known as the “marquise’s boudoir”, measuring 23.39 m² in a semicircle; A 6.85 m² oratory; A south-facing games room of 55.41 m². Grey marble fireplace; On the mezzanine floor, a 3.27 m² toilet. On the first floor: thirteen bedrooms, three small bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room. The individual sanitation system needs to be brought up to code. The castle does not have central heating or double glazing. Therefore, it is not subject to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). The entire interior needs to be renovated and brought up to current comfort standards. Completely independent and located at the far end of the main house, an annex, fully renovated in 2015, offers approximately 138 m² of living space. The outbuildings consist of two long parallel buildings and are rented to the farmer. The English-style park was designed in the second half of the 19th century by the renowned landscape architect, Count de Choulot. The estate extends to the edge of a village over 48 ha 05 a 44 ca surrounding the castle. In the middle of the meadows, crossed by the Teysonne river, stands an elegant 19th-century dovecote which has just been restored. Approximately 42 hectares, including common areas, are leased to a farmer. This beautiful ensemble could thus become, after a major restoration, an ideal place to live or the headquarters of a tourist, hotel or cultural activity.