castle for sale Bar-le-Duc, France

An 18th-century chateau listed as a historical monument where the writer Diderot stayed and that the fashion designer Lagerfeld owned, nestled in 13 hectares of grounds with outhouses. A long tree-lined driveway set back from a secondary road leads to a bridge that crosses the chateau’s moat. At the end of this bridge there is the property’s entrance gate. The chateau and its grand court lie on a rectangular earthen terrace. To the right of them, there is a swimming pool and large outhouses forming a U shape. The grounds extend behind the chateau, well beyond the moat. This vast rear section includes a stream and a patchwork of woodland and meadows that stretches to the River Marne and a private river beach. The chateau was built between 1720 and 1740 by Jean-Robert Volland, France’s chief salt tax officer. In 1755, his daughter Sophie was 39 years old when she met the writer and philosopher Denis Diderot, who was aged 42 at the time. Diderot stayed at the chateau on two occasions: in 1759 and 1770. His letters to Sophie Volland, written over a period of more than 14 years, form the most famous romantic correspondence of the 18th century. The property was sold for the first time in 1773. It then changed owners three times. In 2001, the renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld bought the chateau. He then sold it in 2011. The chateau is currently rented out for short stays.

A listed chateau in the Nancy countryside, rebuilt by Georges Biet and decorated by Louis Guingot, members of the École de Nancy. The origins of the chateau go back to the 17th and 18th centuries. During the First World War, the entire central part of the building was destroyed, with the exception of the two corner towers. In the aftermath of the war, the edifice was rebuilt with the help of architect Georges Biet, who designed many of Nancy's residences in the Art Nouveau style associated with the École de Nancy. Louis Guingot, a painter, decorator and founding member of the same school, was commissioned to decorate the magnificent reception room. The property comprises four independent buildings. Two 18th-century lodges mark the entrance. To the right, former stables, garages and outhouses have largely been converted into guest rooms and a leisure area with a covered spa. The chateau in the centre has a T-shaped floor plan. Its central section, facades and roofs are listed in the French inventory of historic monuments. The surrounding grounds of around 2 hectares are planted with large trees and include an orchard.

South of the Champagne region, in a hilly, wooded landscape on the edge of a village, 16th-century château surrounded by a moat, renovated in the 18th century and retaining all its original features (arquebusière, wood panelling, Louis XV marble trumeaux and fireplaces, gypseries...). With approx. 944m² of living space, it comprises 7 adjoining reception rooms and a chapel on the ground floor, a stone grand staircase, 7 bedrooms and 5 shower rooms on the second floor, and a library. A beautiful fortified porch with gunboat, preceded by a large entrance gate, opens onto the parklands, which include a fish pond fed by a river at the edge of the property, lawns and meadows, all on approx. 4.3 ha. The property is in excellent condition. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

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Close to the Champagne vineyards of the Côte des Bar and not far from Burgundy, in the Troyes area, XVI-XVIIIth century chateau surrounded by a moat, comprising a main building flanked by a square tower and a round tower, offering approx. 535 m² of living space with 15 main rooms including 8 bedrooms, an adjoining outbuildings flanked by a dovecote, two independent pavilions, an orangery. Wood panelling, parquet flooring, fireplaces... Beautiful wooded grounds of approx. 7.6 hectares bordered by a river with a bridge leading to the property, gravel courtyard, pond, heated swimming pool, tennis court. A haven of peace, the property is ideal as a family home, but can also be rented out on a seasonal basis. Location: Approx. 15 minutes from Bar-Sur-Seine, 25 minutes from Troyes (SNCF train station, Paris 1h30 away), 10 minutes from the A5 freeway, 2 hours from Paris, 3h30 from Brussels. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the GeoHazards website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.

2.5 hours from the center of Paris, 1.5 hours from Dijon, south of Champagne, 15 minutes from a train station. On the edge of immense forests, in appreciable calm and tranquility, 42 acre property in the heart of a region steeped in history. This contiguous estate with its mansion of approximately 700 m2 of living space has outbuildings to be renovated from top to bottom. Its pleasure park is surrounded by walls with entrance gates. Chapel. L-shaped mansion. On the garden level. - Main part built in the 1820s with beautiful reception rooms. - At the rear, in an older part of the 17th century, access via interior courtyard and communicating with the lounges on the south facade. - To the east of the main facade, old part to be completely renovated (uninhabitable as it is) with entrance to courtyard. First floor. Several rooms to renovate with bathrooms. Former service rooms, clock turret. Ideal for family projects, guest rooms, large capacity for reception activities. The outbuildings to be completely restored consist of: an old dwelling house, a dovecote, a ruined 14th century Cistercian barn with a floor area of ​​800 m2 to be recovered from its ruins, stables, an old forge, a sheepfold.