castle for sale Le Malzieu-Forain, France

LOZERE - LE MALZIEU-VILLE In an enchanting location, exceptional property with 650 m² of living space, 20 main rooms and a rich past. The main entrance is in the village. There is also a discreet access via the garage leading to a peaceful walled park. The ground floor of 200 m²: a stone-paved corridor leading to an elegant living room with a fireplace, a functional kitchen, a wood-panelled lounge, a covered patio leading to a tower with a spiral staircase, a dining room and vaulted cellars. The two main rooms open onto two sheltered, walled courtyards. The second floor of 200 m²: a corridor around the patio leading to some bedrooms, bathrooms, a study with a fireplace, a laundry room, a small library and modern conveniences. The second floor of 200 m²: intimate space linked by a corridor around the patio, creating a sanctuary of tranquility with some bedrooms, bathrooms and a library. The third floor: fascinating attic, providing the possibility of creating three additional bedrooms, with the framework and the roof redone in 2015, preserving the historic character. Currently boasting 12 bedrooms, including a majestic one of 35 m², five restored bathrooms, and separate toilets on each level, this property also includes a medieval tower with a covered walkway leading to a 65 m² library-office, in a separate building. A perfect blend of historic charm and modern conveniences. Ideal location for a family life combined with a tourist activity (bed & breakfast, shops). Energy class: N/A Climate class: N/A Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

A fortified castle, entirely renovated and perched on a rocky overhang, near Saint-Flour in the Cantal department. Located on a rocky spur nearly 30 metres above a village since the 12th or 13th centuries, the chateau de Sailhant overlooks a rolling landscape, alternating between pastures and wooded areas. The edifice embraces the triangular shape of its promontory, in the centre of which a garden and a rose garden were created. Although the first mention of the site appears as soon as the year 1000, the initial stone construction was erected in the 12th century in order to replace a wooden structure once located where the current keep stands today. Archival records reveal the structural changes that have been made since the 14th century according to the needs of the moment – mostly defensive during the Hundred Years War and later more aesthetic – by the successive occupying families. The last restoration operation, conducted since the late 1990s until today, made it possible to simultaneously conserve the entire chateau as well as completely reconfigure its interior. On the property’s northern edge, the monument’s long and slightly curved silhouette, topped with a flagstone roof and framed by six towers with slate roofs, face a keep, which encloses the esplanade, itself surrounded by tall ashlar stone walls built directly on the rock. At the base of the basalt hill that supports the bastion, the village’s few houses are grouped between a river and a small B-road, which leads to the chateau. The property also includes several parcels of meadows and woods located outside its enclosure wall as well as a waterfall and a natural lake.

A listed castle and its formal French garden surrounded by 5 ha of grounds in a town of art and history in the Cantal region. The property is accessed via a pleasant, tree-lined village road. The castle and the surrounding buildings are of volcanic stone, forming a remarkable ensemble. The property is walled on the village side, and therefore hidden from prying eyes. Some architectural and natural elements can be made out from a distance, such as the squinch turret on the main house and the tall trees. The castle borders the perimeter wall of the property. A formal French garden stretches out in front, like a carpet of greenery. The tennis court to the east of the castle and the swimming pool to the west are protected from view by groves of trees. The parklands, which extend over more than 5 hectares next to the chateau, include magnificent trees and beautiful coniferous species.