castle for sale Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, France

Ref.4427 : Beautiful French castle for sale in Pays de la Loire, Sarthe department. This property is located around 200 km from Paris, in the Sarthe department, 40 km north-west of Le Mans, in the heart of the countryside, in a pretty, green, undulating region, close to the Normandie Maine regional park. The Normandie Maine regional park covers more than 250,000ha and includes 164 communes in the Orne, Manche, Mayenne and Sarthe departments, spanning two regions: Normandy and Pays de la Loire. The Normandie-Maine Park territory is built around a series of sandstone ridges crowned by vast forests, stretching 100 kilometers from west to east and including the highest peaks in western France. Over the centuries, this contrasting geomorphology has contributed to the organization of the region. On the one hand, there are the high altitude, steeply sloping areas, which are less populated and suffer from a combination of farming constraints (isolation, poor exposure, shallow, stony soils, etc.). These areas have had and continue to have fragile, rather extensive farming systems, enabling them to maintain a certain “authenticity” to their landscapes. On the other hand, there are the more humanized and often more open sectors, which are subject to more intensive farming systems and are home to the majority of the area's inhabitants. With approx. 620sqm of living space, the château comprises : Ground floor: Entrance via tower with spiral staircase, 24sqm, HSP (ceiling height): 4.12m (19th-century tiled floor, beamed ceilings). To left of entrance: - Living room 46 sqm, HSP: 4.65 m (oak parquet flooring, plastered ceiling, grey marble fireplace topped by a mirror, attractive woodwork) ; - 26 sqm study, 4.6 m high (oak parquet flooring, beamed ceiling, grey marble fireplace). - Small north/west-facing 5 sqm room with toilet. To the right of the entrance: - 46.6 sqm dining room (19th-century tiled floor, exposed beams, wooden fireplace with overmantel); - Boudoir 14.5 sqm (terracotta floor); - Room 28.5 sqm, HSP: 3.15 m (stone floor, exposed beams, monumental granite fireplace); In the return wing: - 34.15 sqm kitchen, 3.3 m high (stone floor, exposed beams, monumental granite fireplace), wc and 7.4 sqm scullery. Beautiful set of vaulted cellars under the main building. Adjoining the kitchen in the west wing, back to the entrance châtelet: - Living room 46 sqm , HSP : 2.57 m (stone floor) ; - Entrance hall with oak staircase; - toilet ; - 15.2 sqm bedroom with en-suite shower room. 1st floor: access via the tower's spiral staircase: South-facing: - A 30sqm bedroom, HSP 3.35 m (oak parquet flooring, exposed beams, painted walls, marble fireplace, interior shutters) ; - A 28 sqm bathroom, 3.25 m high (oak parquet floor, plaster ceiling, painted walls, marble fireplace, double-sink bath); - 2 sqm toilet with shower; - North corridor; - Clearing. On the right: an anteroom, a 5.6 sqm bathroom (stone floor, bath, washbasin, toilet). - A 25 sqm bedroom, 3.35 m high (oak parquet flooring, exposed beams, wood panelling, wooden fireplace, interior shutters). To the south, a corridor and a 15.3 sqm bathroom (oak parquet floor, bath, washbasin, wc). In the return wing, a landing leads to a shower room, wc, a 20.7 sqm bedroom with parquet flooring (HSP: 2.8 m), a 14 sqm bedroom and a large 32 sqm bedroom with en-suite bathroom. In the opposite wing, a corridor leads to the east: - A 23 sqm bedroom, HSP: 2.9 m (oak parquet floor, plaster ceiling, painted walls, stone fireplace, alcove, toilet and dressing room); - A 22 sqm bedroom, 3.2 m high (oak parquet flooring, plaster ceiling, painted walls, marble fireplace); - A bathroom / wc, bathtub; - A 17.3 sqm bedroom, HSP: 3.15 m (oak parquet floor, plaster ceiling, fireplace, opening to the West) Second floor: - A 16sqm bedroom, HSP: 2.6 m (marble fireplace), a corridor and a landing. Spiral staircase tower with, on the right, a 24sqm gym, 3.1m high (oak parquet flooring, marble fireplace, interior shutters). Left: - A 24 sqm bedroom, HSP: 3 m (oak parquet floor, marble fireplace, interior shutters, opening to the South) ; - A 23 sqm bedroom, HSP: 2.78 m (oak parquet flooring, marble fireplace); - North corridor; - Bathroom 6sqm (bath, washbasin, wc). In the return wing (spruce parquet flooring): - 18sqm linen room, 2.5m high; - A 20 sqm attic bedroom (spruce parquet floor); - Bathroom (bath, washbasin, toilet). Above: lost attic space and a room at the top of the tower. The outbuildings comprise To the east of the château: various stone buildings with slate or tile roofs, housing : A/ A janitor's cottage comprising, on the first floor: 26.3 sqm living room, 2.46 m high ceilings, opening onto a kitchen with terracotta tiled floor; 16 m² open-plan kitchen. First floor (spruce parquet flooring, exposed joists): 2 bedrooms (20 and 12 sqm, HSP 2.7 m) and 2 shower rooms (4 and 5.5 sqm). Heating is by electric convector heaters, with double-glazed wooden frames. All modern and in very good condition. B/ In the extension: a 66sqm garage with cement floor, a 27sqm storeroom, a 27sqm room on the middle floor. Above: a 155 sqm attic with parquet flooring, converted into a games room; 47 sqm garage with cement floor and electric doors. C/ A former kennel. D/ A building with two rooms used as sheds. Small courtyard with slate canopy housing the château's heating oil tanks (2x2000 L) and an open shelter. Boiler room with 2005 Wiessmann boiler, The château, which dates back to the 15th century, was remodeled in the 19th century. To the south, it opens onto a courtyard surrounded by a moat, which can be reached by crossing the entrance gate, and to the north, onto a large garden with a swimming pool. It is built of rendered stone with a slate roof. It comprises a main dwelling flanked by a turret housing a spiral staircase, a building set at right-angles and, adjoining this building, an independent apartment. To the north of the château, in a partially walled garden: E/ A 32 m² chapel to the south of the château's entrance châtelet. Then, a small pavilion used as a tennis shed with sauna, a tennis quick in good condition, an 18x5m swimming pool (2009), heated by heat pump, stone deck and a small 13 sqm pavilion used as a pool house (small kitchen, wc). Attractive property comprising parkland, woods, meadows and a lake, the land is very gently undulating and is set in pretty countryside where woods and meadows alternate harmoniously. Total surface area: 101 acres (41ha 22a 68ca). Cabinet LE NAIL - Lower-Normandy - Mr Bertrand BOUDIER : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.