castle for sale Le Lude, France

Château located in a peaceful setting in the heart of the Loir Valley, near the Bercé state forest, 30 km from Le Mans, 40 km from Tours, 50 km from Angers, and just 10 km from the nearest train station with a direct service to Paris. Built using tufa stone, this elegant light-filled château offers approximately 600 sq.m of living area. It includes 5 beautiful reception rooms, a professional-standard kitchen and 13 bedrooms spread over two floors. It sits on 5 hectares of private grounds comprising a garden adorned with delightful mature trees and a wooded area. There are also two separate modern buildings that offer additional accommodation, each measuring approximately 300 sq.m. This makes a total of 1200 sq.m of living area and 28 bedrooms. The property is therefore ideal for use as an events venue, a destination for school trips or a hotel facility. You will also find several outbuildings and garages.

Located in the heart of the Sarthe region, this property comprises an elegant 19th-century château and its exceptional 88-hectare estate. Offering approximately 400 sq.m of living area, this characterful residence presents an abundance of remarkably well-preserved period features. Upon arrival, a grand entrance hall leads to reception rooms, a dining room and a kitchen with pantry. There are 12 bedrooms spread over three levels, all generously sized and a exuding a romantic atmosphere. The estate also includes several quality outbuildings, including two adjoining houses and two independent living quarters, one of which is currently let out. Approximately 13 hectares of the private land is wooded. Full of character and steeped in history, this property embodies the refined lifestyle of the 19th century, including its English-style garden. It would make an ideal family home.

Located in peaceful and unspoiled natural surroundings in Sarthe and Maine-et-Loire, close to La Flèche, this magnificent residence of over 800 sq.m was built in the early 19th century on ancient 12th-century foundations. It sits on 9 hectares of grounds on the edge of a forest featuring English-style and French-style gardens, a lake and a moat. Restored by the current owners, the property consists of a main house, outbuildings and two large garages. The spacious main house is spread over four levels. The ground floor comprises a large entrance hall to the east, a large living room with fireplace, a dining room with fireplace and wood panelling adjoining a kitchen, a wood-panelled library, and a bedroom with shower room. On the first floor, there are 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a large hallway. On the second floor/attic, you will find 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a WC. Two staircases, including a main staircase, lead to the upper floors. The house also has a mezzanine floor equipped with a cellar, a pantry, a summer dining room, a utility room and a boiler room. Outbuildings: Set apart, there is a group of three buildings forming a U-shape with a floor area of approximately 800 sq.m spread over two floors. They house a caretaker's lodge (currently rented out), a large reception room and four other spaces (two of which are attic rooms in need of conversion). Dovecote and stables (three boxes). This is a historic and rare property that would be ideal for a variety of projects: family residence, tourism or events business. (4.00 % fees incl. VAT at the buyer's expense.)

Ref 4705: Beautiful property with grounds, moat and outbuildings for sale in the Sarthe region. This historic residence is located in the Sarthe department in southern Maine, just a 10-minute drive from La Flèche, a charming historic town renowned for its natural setting, quality of life, and wide range of shops and amenities. Ideally located, the property enjoys a privileged location, less than an hour from the main cities of western France (Le Mans, Angers, and Tours) and easily accessible from Paris thanks to the rail and motorway networks. It is set in a peaceful rural environment, conducive to tranquility and the art of country living. The main building, covering an area of 420sqm over four levels, stands in the heart of beautifully maintained grounds, overlooking the moat and offering unobstructed views of the surrounding agricultural landscape. It boasts many characterful features, such as marble fireplaces, remarkable wood paneling, refined parquet flooring, and even a mysterious secret passage. On the ground floor, a vaulted entrance hall connects the basement to the upper floors via a central staircase. A long 16-meter gallery, oriented north-south, leads to all the rooms on this level. The parquet flooring and wood-paneled walls lend warmth and character to this space. The 46sqm living room, with its elegant herringbone parquet flooring, enjoys triple exposure and opens onto the south-facing terrace. An interior door leads to the library, which also features herringbone parquet flooring, rich wood paneling, and a carved wooden fireplace under a paneled and plastered ceiling. The dining room, with its black marble fireplace and straight parquet flooring, offers a view of the rear courtyard and direct access to the current kitchen, which is functional but in need of modernization. The ground floor also includes a double bedroom with an alcove and a bathroom. On the first floor: five bedrooms and three bathrooms. Each bedroom is generously sized, measuring approximately 30sqm or more, with cement tile floors and marble fireplaces. The master suite stands out with its parquet flooring and double exposure. The second floor, accessed via a central corridor reached through a secret passage hidden in a cupboard, comprises a large games room and eight former servants' bedrooms, along with three bathrooms. The basement/garden level, also accessible from inside via the staircase in the hall, opens directly onto the back garden. It features a dining room with original beams and a tuffeau stone fireplace. The old kitchen has been converted into a second kitchen with a dining area and laundry/utility room. There is also an office and a wine cellar, combining comfort and practicality. The property includes several large outbuildings. One of them, currently rented out, offers comfortable family accommodation on two floors. Opposite the private courtyard, a second outbuilding houses a 76sqm reception room, lit by magnificent stained glass windows. The rest of the building has been partially converted, with six rooms of various sizes on the ground floor and three attic rooms to be finished (171sqm, 75sqm and 64sqm). There is also a dovecote, a stable with three stalls, a garage and a 75sqm garage/workshop for tractors. This remarkable site offers unique potential for hosting corporate events, weddings, holiday cottages, guest rooms or a large family home, in a peaceful and charming setting while remaining close to amenities. The property covers more than 9 hectares (23.75 acres) featuring a variety of landscaped areas. These include an English-style park, moats, a French-style garden, as well as courtyards and gardens below. It also includes paddocks and fields bordering the forest. The property also has two separate entrances. Cabinet LE NAIL – Touraine - Loire Valley – M. Tony WELLS : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Tony WELLS, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 444 692 156. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

Types de traductions Traduction de texte Texte source 1 687 / 5 000 Résultats de traduction Charming Napoleon III style chateau near Le Mans. In the Pays de la Loire in the wooded countryside, this elegant castle offers the possibility of accommodation up to 42 rooms and allows the activities of seminars, concerts, shows, weddings, parties, hunting. The castle was built in 1882 by the architect Pierre-Felix Delarue. Today it is restored with taste and noble materials. The land is 8.14 hectares, the living area developed approx 2000 m² and there is still potential. On the ground floor there is a spacious hall with a large richly decorated central staircase, The large reception room of 120m2, decorated with wood paneling and fireplaces, opens onto the terrace, living room and library with wood paneled walls, office, WC. The height of the ceilings 4.5 m. On the 1st floor: 2 apartments, 7 bedrooms, 3 large rooms, kitchen, 4 bathrooms, office. 2nd floor: a one-bedroom apartment, 5 bedrooms with their shower rooms. 3rd floor: 11 bedrooms to finish. Entresol: technical spaces (electric heating etc), large room (cinema). You can make a wine cellar, club or restaurant there. Heating: town gas. Nice garden. A large outbuilding built in 1970 adjoins the castle. There are 28 bedrooms, ten studios, office, professional kitchen, a former gymnasium of 200 m², toilets, a home cinema, an artist's studio on two levels. A circular building on two levels, with a bar and a billiard room, A building for office use. The castle is in the heart of the English park with the plots of the forest. Location: 5km from the village 'Ecommoy, 23km from Le Mans, by TGV station 1h30 from Paris Montparnasse, 1h30 from Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, Pour tous renseignements contactez

Ref.3869 : Magnificent chateau for sale in Sarthe department. Easily accessible by motorway (15 minutes), this property is located between Le Mans and Tours, in a preserved environment. This beautiful castle, currently undergoing restoration, has retained all its exterior architectural character. A true home for living. From the very first moment, the charm is undeniable: spacious rooms, bright reception areas, a warm and welcoming atmosphere… The château naturally invites you to imagine: • a large family home • a prestigious second home • a place for intergenerational gatherings With its numerous bedrooms and living spaces, it lends itself perfectly to family life rich in shared moments. Part restored and modernised this family owned domain offers numerous possibilities This chateau has already benefited from a significant restoration, conserving the potential future options permitting the next owners to finish the project depending upon their wishes. The ground floor opens onto the entrance hall, situated in the tower beneath an elegant carved stone staircase leading to a gallery and a toilet. Next comes a spacious 110 sqm reception room, fully modernised, with large tiled floors, an octagonal coffered ceiling and breathtaking views over the park and the Fare Valley. Discreetly equipped with a video projector, a motorised screen and an integrated audio system, it can serve as a family lounge, dining room or reception area. A functional bar is situated at the western end, with access to a storage area. The tower’s cloakroom offers the possibility of installing an internal lift. At the other end, a large fireplace and double doors open onto the 35 sqm dining room, featuring a rib-vaulted ceiling, stone columns, panelling and original herringbone parquet flooring. The 15 sqm ‘small sitting room’ continues this décor, with double aspect, a carved fireplace and period parquet flooring. From the dining room, a service staircase leads discreetly to the upper floors, whilst the 31 sqm semi-professional kitchen, complete with pantries and a dumbwaiter, provides direct access to the basement. Finally, behind the bar in the main lounge, an internal passage leads to the former chapel, which has been partially modernised and can be adapted to suit your needs. The first floor has been renovated and modernised today providing 2 family rooms, an independent shower room with wc, 1 standard bedroom with shower room and 4 luxury individually decorated suites. The second floor remains in its configuration when the property was used as a holiday centre for children with its dormitories and communal shower blocks, all presented in good condition and representative of how the 1st floor once was: an internal project of refurbishment depending upon the project of the future owner... perhaps apartments, cinema rooms, further guest rooms, etc. A small door on the landing on the 2nd floor leads us up to 2 hidden rooms and an attic space in the high tower above the central stairs. In line with the traditional construction of the period underneath the whole of the ground floor we have a basement/garden level. Today home to the modernised heating/boiler room, laundry rooms, wine cellar, storage and 2nd kitchen area with the original changing rooms for the staff and dumb waiter. The outbuildings include : A/ A large building of approximately 175 sqm: the main outbuilding has been part converted on the ground floor providing a spacious professionally equipped gym and sauna. The remaining ground floor rooms are ideal for conversation into seminar or entertainment rooms with the 1st floor ripe for extra accommodation space if required. The current owners have also completed an annexe within this larger outbuilding with separate access from the rear providing a living room with office, a double bedroom and shower and wc... easily converted into a studio apartment if required. B/ A guest lodge: on the ground floor: open plan modern kitchen of 15 sqm with island into lounge 41 sqm a light triple aspect room, an office of 6 sqm, shower room, wc and 2 bedrooms, 20 sqm and 15 sqm both with dressing areas. An attic above covers the whole area and with good headheight is ripe for conversion. C/ Additional outbuildings: - a large wooden barn/garage and workshop - a stone built stable block - the ruins of three old houses near the entrance gate - a modern stable block/garage - kennels - a dove loft An exceptional 25-hectare estate The landscaped grounds offer a unique setting, perfect for peace, quiet and unwinding: • centuries-old trees • vast open spaces • unobstructed views of the countryside • swimming pool A true haven of nature, where time seems to stand still. The recently completed salt pool tiled with Bali (giving an enticing blue water effect) including submerged sun deck, waterfall feature, intergrated lighting and speakers and « travertin » terrace area of 150 sqm is located in the former walled garden, offering privacy and natural separation from the château and its outbuildings. The lawned area next to the pool also has the unique possibility of housing an up to 500 sqm of new construction (maybe a reception hall, spa area, etc.). To the east of the château courtyard, underneath the trees is a raised exotic wooden deck with jacuzzi. Offering views over the lawns and valley below as well as the château, a picturesque setting to enjoy those evening drinks and shared party moments with friends and family. The main entrance drive benefits from a recent tarmac road with lighting and there is also a separate gated « trades » entrance drive. Within the 25 hectares there are the central courtyard with fountain, formal lawns, walled pool area, parking, fields and paddocks (currently cut as hay), woodland, etc. Cabinet LE NAIL – Touraine - Loire Valley – M. Tony WELLS : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Tony WELLS, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 444 692 156. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

Ref.4868 : French castle for sale in Anjou Touraine. This marvellous architectural gem is situated on the border between Maine-et-Loire and Touraine, in the heart of a little-known corner of the Anjou countryside, rich in remarkable historical heritage, charming rural villages and some of the best-preserved natural environments in the West. The elegant château, which takes centre stage here, stands on ancestral land deeply rooted in its architectural and seigneurial heritage. The region, renowned for its gentle Anjou charm, captivates visitors with the beauty of its landscapes and its quality of life. The nearest shops and amenities are in neighbouring villages, less than ten minutes away, whilst the cities of Angers, Saumur and Tours offer relatively easy access to a range of shops, leisure facilities and the main business hubs of western France. Its location, both secluded yet accessible, makes it an ideal choice for anyone seeking the charm of a property with regal splendour, set in a peaceful environment with unspoilt views. The chateau comprises a main building constructed of local stone and tuffeau, laid out over three storeys with a slate roof, flanked by a chapel to the east and a right-angled wing to the west, which frames a vast open courtyard. Numerous architectural features in the medieval, Renaissance and classical styles bear witness to the successive alterations over time. The frames of the openings, windows, dormer windows with pediments, and corner string courses are built of cut stone from the Loire region. Far from being monotonous, the chateau’s façades display a silhouette of remarkable architectural richness. Towers, gables, recesses, projections and roofing elements interplay in a composition full of depth and verticality, with each perspective revealing new facets. from a defensive structure to a stately home serving both residential and agricultural purposes. Once through the doorway, this impression continues. The rooms, with their varied layouts and decorative features, cover an area of approximately 750 sqm as follows: On the ground floor, a vestibule leads, on the one hand, to the grand drawing room, the chapel – whose remarkable ceilings, with their semi-circular arches resting on ribbed vaults, display the family coat of arms – the sacristy and the reception room. On the other hand, it leads to the dining room, several service rooms, the dining room in the south-west tower, a long gallery leading to the kitchen and other service rooms, a second kitchen, the study, the sitting room/library, and a bedroom with an en-suite bathroom. On this level, one can admire beautiful Hungarian-pattern parquet flooring, panelling, mirrored trumeaux, Louis XVI-style fireplaces and others made of tuffeau stone, door lintels painted in grisaille, and splendid coffered ceilings. On the first floor, accessed via the imposing external stone spiral staircase, a gallery leads to the five bedrooms in the main building, each of which has its own washbasin, bathroom or shower room. Connected to the main building, the 18th-century wing is also accessible via a secondary staircase leading to a long gallery which opens onto six bedrooms, most of which also have a shower room or bathroom, and a spacious study featuring a splendid, monumental tuffeau stone fireplace. As on the ground floor, the rooms here feature herringbone parquet flooring, as well as terracotta tiles, decorative panelling, marble fireplaces, mouldings and exposed beams on the ceiling. On the second floor, there are various unfurnished rooms in the attic. Several outbuildings, in a state of preservation rarely seen, complement the property as follows: - The former barn, built of local stone plastered with lime and roofed with slate, currently used as a storeroom. - Two of the four former curtain walls in the north-east and south-east, built of local stone rendered with lime and covered with slate, currently used as storage sheds. - A complex built of local stone and tuffeau, covered with slate and tiles, formerly used for agricultural purposes, comprising: - A former stable converted into a storage area. - A garage. - A former cowshed now used as a woodshed. - A second cowshed used as a storeroom and workshop. - A lean-to used as a woodshed. - Other outbuildings and storage rooms. - The charming wine press, built of local stone and tuffeau with a slate roof. - A large old barn built of local stone and tuffeau with a slate roof. - Set back from the main buildings, the adjoining farmhouse of approximately 150 sqm, built of local stone rendered with lime and covered with slate, currently let, and comprising several outbuildings: - A barn used for storage. - Former cellars used for storage. - A lean-to/shed used for storage and as a woodshed. A splendid and extensive park covering 31.50 acres (12ha 75a 08ca), interwoven with courtyards, paths, meadows and woodland, comprising numerous species of trees, some of which are several hundred years old (oaks, holm oaks, chestnut trees, sweet chestnuts, poplars, cedars, sequoias, pines, yews, cypresses, …). Spanning the ancient moat, an elegant stone bridge perfectly complements the spirit of the place. In this unspoilt setting, the views unfold in harmony, each one inviting contemplation. Woodland of approximately 24.71 acres (10 hectares) available for purchase separately. Cabinet LE NAIL – Maine-et-Loire - Mr Lodoïs HUBERT : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Lodoïs HUBERT, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 792 044 760. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.