castle for sale Yronde-et-Buron, France

This medieval castle from the 12th and 13th centuries, listed in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques (ISMH), has undergone a complete structural restoration ensuring the long-term preservation of the building and highlighting its original fortifications — a remarkable testimony to its defensive past. Its impressive volumes and authentic materials now combine with a unique development potential in the region. Currently, the property houses a restaurant as well as six functional suites renovated in a contemporary style. A 215 m² wing and the 173 m² great hall (formerly the armory) remain to be restored, offering free rein for all kinds of projects: coworking or coliving space, wellness and rehabilitation center, boutique hotel, cultural or artistic venue… The inner courtyard, the true heart of the castle, harmoniously connects the various buildings and creates a convivial space around which life is organized. Ideally located, the castle enjoys a strategic position at the heart of a dynamic area, close to major highways, 11 km from Clermont-Ferrand/Aulnat airport, and just minutes from business centers and greenways. At the crossroads of heritage and regional vitality, this feudal gem offers an inspiring and prestigious setting, combining history, elegance, and development opportunities for any professional or residential project near Clermont-Ferrand. Asking price: €650 000 (Fees included, payable by the seller) Property presented by Marie-Laure COURMONT Independent Real Estate Consultant (EI) RSAC 883633018 Information on the potential risks to which this property is exposed is available on the website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

13th-Century Medieval Fortress – Listed Historic Monument (MH / ISMH) Overlooking the fertile plains of Limagne and the foothills of the Livradois, east of Clermont-Ferrand and close to Billom, the Château de Mauzun rises from a basalt volcanic outcrop, a timeless sentinel of Auvergne’s history. Originally a fortified motte that became one of the principal strongholds of the Counts of Auvergne as early as the 10th century, Mauzun fully entered the history of France in the early 13th century. In 1210, King Philip II of France annexed Auvergne to the Kingdom of France and placed Mauzun under the authority of the Bishops of Clermont, contributing to its strategic development and prominence. Built according to the principles of the greatest medieval fortresses, Mauzun is remarkable for its exceptional scale: nearly 900 metres of ramparts protecting a vast lower bailey of approximately 3 hectares; an intermediate enceinte punctuated by 16 towers enclosing the outer courtyard; and a monumental keep measuring 50 metres on each side, flanked by four corner towers linked by massive curtain walls, with several levels of wall walks. In the 16th century, the fortress was enhanced with elements of comfort, notably a northern curtain wall opened with large sculpted windows, offering spectacular panoramic views. For almost four centuries, Mauzun stood as one of the symbols of power in Auvergne and remained a coveted site during every period of unrest. Gradually abandoned and partially dismantled, the château regained its unified ownership in the 19th century. In the 20th century, an initial restoration programme was undertaken, particularly the Captaincy Tower, converted into residential accommodation. Further works were resumed in the 21st century and remain to be completed. Today, Mauzun stands as an open-air lesson in medieval military architecture, a site of rare evocative power. Underground passages, defensive systems, a mysterious cistern, and its bold setting atop an ancient volcano continue to inspire research, reflection, and discovery. More than a real estate project, the Château de Mauzun is a heritage to be preserved — a place to be understood and respected. It is intended for a purchaser driven by a passion for history and architecture, willing to commit to a long-term vision in the service of preservation and transmission. Sale price: €675,000 (agency fees payable by the seller) Presented by Marie-Laure COURMONT Independent Real Estate Agent (EI) RSAC 883 633 018

An elegant family home nestled between landscaped grounds and the Auvergne mountains Just 45 minutes from Clermont-Ferrand, in a pristine, peaceful setting, this 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century château enjoys a privileged location in the heart of the Auvergne countryside. On one side, the view overlooks the landscaped park surrounding the home; on the other, it opens onto the Auvergne mountains and their unspoiled horizons. A rare living environment where calm, nature, and privacy reign. Formerly a hunting lodge that has since become a family home, it has undergone a renovation that respects its history. The main architectural features have been preserved: high ceilings, fireplaces, antique hardwood floors, wood paneling, and spacious reception areas lend the property an authentic and timeless character. With approximately 655 m² of living space, the residence is organized around a spacious entrance hall leading to an elegant suite of living rooms and a dining room totaling nearly 130 m² of reception space. A large kitchen opening onto the outdoors, as well as a separate ground-floor studio with direct access to the garden, complete this level. The upper floors feature a master suite, seven bedrooms, several shower rooms and bathrooms, as well as a private chapel. A vast convertible attic offers additional potential for expansion. Magnificent vaulted cellars, a wellness area housed in former vaulted rooms, and several spaces dedicated to relaxation all contribute to the property’s unique character. The estate also includes a separate guesthouse of approximately 78 m² and a barn of approximately 170 m² offering numerous possibilities for use, whether as a family residence or for a hospitality or event venue. The wooded grounds form a true setting around the residence. A pond, a lake, a bridle path, a terrace with a spa, and numerous outdoor living spaces invite you to fully enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings. Carefully renovated and tastefully decorated, the property has retained the spirit of a grand family home. Bathed in light, warm, and easy to live in, it offers a rare balance of spaciousness, comfort, and conviviality. Its numerous living spaces, opening onto the grounds and the surrounding nature, fully contribute to the quality of life it provides. Located near the main natural and tourist sites of Auvergne, 10 minutes from the A75 and local amenities, this rare property will appeal to heritage enthusiasts seeking an authentic, discreet, and unspoiled place to live. Asking price: €1,200,000 (fees included, payable by the seller) Energy class: F Climate class: C property with excessive energy consumption This property is listed by Marie-Laure Courmont +33(0)6 80 44 89 84 - Independent Real Estate Agent Information on the risks associated with this property is available on the Georisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

SNV IMMOBILIER PRESTIGE offers you exclusively a remarkable property, built in the 20th century by Marcel MICHELIN. The businessmen who succeeded him in these walls all testify to an exceptional journey synonymous with a place conducive to success. This castle enclosed by walls in a wooded park of nearly one hectare will charm you with its many high-end services. The castle welcomes you through its generous entrance hall that allows access to: Ground floor: - An office with a library and marble fireplace that could serve as a first bedroom - A living room with a marble fireplace, Versailles parquet flooring, and direct access to the terrace with a view of the fountain and the wooded park - A reception room with French beams, Versailles parquet flooring, and a second access to the terrace - A kitchen vestibule with a back kitchen, all giving access to the American kitchen with a central island, as well as a second "staff" kitchen and access to a storage and delivery area - A dining room with access to the basement First floor: - Find 5 bedrooms including 2 master suites, the "royal" suite being more than 60 m2 - Bathrooms and separate toilets complete the amenities on this level Second floor: - 4 bedrooms - 2 living rooms - 1 office - Bathroom with separate toilet - Laundry room - Access to the roof terrace and attic In the basement: - Cellar - Gym/game room with pool table area - Sauna - Indoor swimming pool with access to the garden - Toilet - Boiler room - Storage rooms An elevator complements the above amenities. Below the property, you will also benefit from a caretaker's house. Regarding the annexes and outbuildings of the property, you will also find several garages, workshops, a game room, and sheds. The floor offers you the possibility to renovate an apartment of approximately 115 m2. The property has two main entrances with a perfectly wooded and maintained park just like the castle itself. Numerous works have been carried out such as the complete central heating system for the property and the renovation of many rooms. This property is connected to the mains drainage system. A descriptive file can be sent upon request with videos and photos. Property taxes: 8,100 euros / year Price: 1,800,000 euros (agency fees included). - Advertisement written and published by a Mandataire Agent -This description has been automatically translated from French.

Sole agent. 15th and 18th centuries mansion. very nice décoration. 423 m². Outbuildings. Park 1,16 ha. In the center of Ardes sur Couze. Ref 1050.

Overlooking the deep gorges of the Dore from its rocky spur, this former priory fort raises its main facade facing south. The castle consists of a rectangular main building from the 15th century flanked to the east by a tall and massive 13th-century keep and to the west by a circular 15th-century tower. The main building was remodeled in the 18th century by the former prior just before the Revolution and then in the 1910s, its owner, the painter Louis Retru, renovated it and enriched it with neo-Gothic interior decoration. The entire complex has been listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historical Monuments since 1926. The keep offers 2 levels, each consisting of a barrel-vaulted room, one of which is pierced by 3 crossbow slits. A staircase set within the thickness of the wall leads to a 20 m² terrace bordered by crenellations and merlons from which the 360° panorama is superb. The main building offers approximately 156 m² of living space. On the ground floor: entrance through the tower, a 9 m² kitchen with access Directly to the garden, a 32 m² living room with a monumental fireplace, a painted ceiling, and wall paintings, an 8 m² office with Versailles parquet floor, and a 14 m² lounge with a monumental fireplace and a trefoil window. On the first floor: an 11 m² bedroom with a stone fireplace and access to a 7 m² loggia, an 8 m² office with a painted ceiling and wall paintings, a 23 m² bedroom with a monumental fireplace, a painted ceiling, wall paintings, and a shower room in the tower. On the second floor: an 18 m² bedroom, a bathroom, and an attic with sloping ceilings. A 70 m² barn used as a garage is attached to the house and could be converted. Beneath it, a beautiful 48 m² vaulted stone cellar. Electric central heating, plumbing, connection to the main sewer, electricity, and bathroom date from 2010. Energy performance diagnosis: not submitted because protected historic monument (ISMH). A charming terraced hanging garden faces due south, and the courtyard extends to the west, at the foot of a magnificent church From the 14th century. The park to the east contains another tower and the remains of the moats. In total, the property covers 3,122 m2. The castle and the church overlook the village located 7 km from Courpière and 20 km from Thiers and its access to the A71.

Located on the edge of a village near Courpière, in the Livradois-Forez Regional Natural Park, the estate includes a Renaissance castle, outbuildings, a pond and land for a total area of 4 ha 67 a 20 ca. The castle, built in the 16th century according to Renaissance principles and remodeled in the 17th century, is laid out as a quadrilateral surrounding an inner courtyard and flanked at its four corners by two round towers and two pavilions. Between the two towers, a vast terrace with a balustrade supported by three semicircular arches runs along the first floor. The old ditches, although dried up, are still clearly visible. A large body of water faces the terrace, fed by the Sauvagnon stream. In 1974 the current owners acquired the castle and saved it from ruin by carrying out major works from 1976 to 2000 on the main structure, the ground floor and the first floor. Access to the castle is through a beautiful pointed arch doorway leading to a covered passage with a barrel vault and then to the inner courtyard. On the ground floor: an old kitchen of 41.49 m² with ribbed vaulting and a monumental fireplace; a scullery of 5.64 m²; a square room of 13.15 m² in the round tower; a toilet of 6.58 m² with a washbasin; a 19.37 m² vaulted laundry room: sink, washing machine and fuel tank; a service spiral staircase leading to the first floor; three cellars, a workshop and the boiler room. A superb three-flight staircase with 17th-century Volvic stone arches serves the floors. On the first floor: a gallery (or armory) of 61.43 m². Three French doors open directly onto the 24 m² south-east facing terrace; a room known as the “Coat of Arms” measuring 12.38 m² with its exceptional painted decoration representing the coats of arms of the owning and allied families: Lodant, Uffan and La Fayette among others. Painted French-style ceiling. The cornice is brown and decorated with motifs and bordered by two green lines. The coats of arms are surrounded on the right by a cord and on the left by palm fronds. The lower part of the room is covered with a trompe-l'œil balustrade and the upper part is decorated with a frieze and masks in red and silver; a large, so-called “colonnaded” living room of 72.08 m². Nine massive columns with Corinthian capitals decorate the room. 18th-century wood paneling. Two French doors open directly onto the terrace; a 15.75 m² fitted kitchen in the round tower; a bathroom of 11.71 m²: two sinks, bathtub; a toilet of 0.96 m²; a blue room of 33.42 m². Superb marquetry rosette. In a niche, a faience stove. 18th-century woodwork. French-style ceiling; a corner bedroom of 31.09 m². Herringbone parquet flooring. Grey marble fireplace; an adjoining toilet of 0.65 m²: washbasin and bidet. A separate apartment has been created on the same level, accessible either from the colonnaded living room or via the service spiral staircase. It comprises: an entrance hall of 4.90 m²; a fully equipped kitchen of 4.03 m²; a dining room of 18.21 m²; a salon known as the “Muses Room” of 21.79 m². Remarkable painted coffered ceiling dating from the Louis-Philippe period. Herringbone parquet flooring; in the wall of the northeast tower, a charming oratory features a stucco decoration imitating Renaissance lambrequins and a cloudy sky with a dove dating from the late 18th century; a 4.29 m² interstitial space opening onto a balcony; a bedroom of 28.36 m². Grey marble fireplace. Herringbone parquet flooring; It is of course possible to combine the two apartments. The whole property offers approximately 388 m² of living space. On the second floor: approximately 400 m² of attic space suitable for conversion. Poplar timber frame. The roofs of the round towers were redone in 1976 and the rest has been regularly maintained. Central heating provided by two boilers. One Okofen pellet boiler dating from 2017 and an oil boiler used as a backup, dating from 2000. No energy performance certificate (DPE) as it is a listed building (ISMH). Connection to mains drainage and fibre optics. Its simple yet well-proportioned exterior, typical of the Renaissance, and the rich original features of its interior decoration justified its listing on the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments in 1991: the entire château, including the bedroom with its marquetry parquet floor, the colonnaded drawing room, the coat of arms room, the salon of the muses, and the oratory. This listing allows, under certain conditions, for obtaining subsidies and tax relief for restoration work. A large common building was erected to the west, one wing of which is adorned with 6 semicircular bays and includes: a 48 m² garage; a garage with horse stalls of 71 m². Upstairs a hayloft of 172 m²; a sheepfold of 177 m² under a barrel vault which has retained a decoration of false rib vaults which may date back to the end of the 16th century; a stable of 27 m²; a stable of 190 m². Above it, a hayloft of 190 m². A dovecote. Of the 4 ha 67 a 20 ca of the property, approximately 3 ha are free meadows. The Sauvagnon stream crosses the property, splits into two branches to form an island and feeds the pond of approximately 2,500 m². The castle is built on the edge of a peaceful village located 10 km from Courpière, which offers all shops and amenities. The A89 motorway is 25 km away. The architectural qualities make this charming castle a rare witness to the Renaissance in Auvergne and with its vast volumes, its common and its park it will be the precious residence of true lovers of heritage or the ideal place for a tourist, cultural and event activity.

Elegant castle built in 1873 of 552 m². Very nice reception rooms. 9 bedrooms. Oratory. Cellars. Attics that can be converted under an Eiffel framework, unique in Auvergne. Fifteenth-century entrance châtelet used as garages, summer kitchen and dining rooms. Pleasure park with swimming pool, two ponds and land for a total of 9.7 ha. Ref 1022