listed castle for sale Avignon, France

This historic property is excellently located in the greater Uzès area, Languedoc Roussillon, Occitanie, South of France. Built in the Middle Ages on the foundations of an old fortified castle, the additions through the centuries have left different features including the beautiful rooms with vaulted ceilings, a sumptuous Louis XIII staircase and the Empire lounge. Standing majestically in the heart of the village, you can admire the beautiful facade, its two entrance towers and the remains of its ancient ramparts. The rooms offer beautiful volumes with large windows, high ceilings, beautiful floors and fireplaces - in short, a feeling of well-being. This proves that a castle can both retain all its charm, character and authenticity while offering us all the modern comforts. You just have to impregnate this house of your own history! Description of the building The Castle offers ??450m² of living area and a further 350m² to restore on 3 levels served by the majestic stone staircase that occupies the entire old dungeon. Ground floor: Entrance is through a beautiful Louis XIII door, hall 21.5m², bedroom 1 33m², bedroom 2 in a corner tower 13m², summer living room with kitchen 37m², bathroom, gym with sauna and shower 28m², WC, laundry area, remarkable large vaulted wine cellar. 1st floor: Access via a beautiful stone staircase, elegant gallery / hall 22m² which serves the various reception rooms, living room 50m² with rare 17th century wooden fireplace and French ceiling, library 23m² with 19th century fireplace, bedroom 3 28m² and its bathroom + dressing + WC 12m², dining room with vaulted semicircular ceiling (only 5 in France including 2 in the Gard) 43m ², fitted kitchen 25m ², bedroom 4 of 16m² leading through to a room in the tower 12m², bedroom 5 25m², office 22m², WC 1.5m², bathroom 11m², TV room 14m². 2nd floor: Its sumptuous staircase leads us now to the second floor where there are 2 large bedrooms, one of 34.5m² and bathroom 12.5m², many other large rooms with beautiful high ceilings just waiting for your ideas to find their story. A staircase still allows access to the top of the dungeon. Swimming pool 15.5m x 5.5m Outbuilding on 2 floors. There is an orangery on the ground floor with the possibility to consider a studio on the 1st floor. Grounds The two magnificent towers at the entrance of the property date back to the Seventeenth century and were reduced by half during the revolution. The gate opens onto a magnificent park of 7795m², with parts dedicated to 7 architects influencing architecture of the 20th century, where a work of art of each one stands. Many trees like hackberries, maple trees, plane trees and 177 boxwood hedges decorate this place, making it a place of well-being and pleasure. There is an automatic watering system and 3 wells. General Condition The castle was partly renovated 40 years ago; the roof was redone at this time also. The facades, roofs and two towers are listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments. Wooden single glazed joineries throughout. Oil central heating. Mains sewerage. Comment A magical place imbued with history of great French personalities! 'DPE not required'

SUMPTUOUS 18TH-CENTURY CHATEAU IN UPPER PROVENCE - Luberon - 13 Hectares - Superb view - Listed Historic Monument - 1 hour from Aix-en-Provence - Forcalquier - Provence. In a sublime landscape with views stretching for several kilometers, this classical palace built around 1720 perfectly illustrates the French art of living during the Regency period, worthy of the film Que la fête commence. The architectural magnificence of what is considered the finest 18th-century chateau in Provence is matched only by the extraordinary effort required to build it during the last plague epidemic in Europe, in Marseille from 1720 to 1722, combined with colossal financial means born from the financial euphoria of John Law's banking system. A work by the great Parisian architect Pierre-Alexis Delamair, who designed the Hôtel de Soubise in Paris, now home to the National Archives, its construction was entrusted to Jean-Baptiste Franque, who created some of the finest 18th-century monuments in Provence, notably in Aix and Avignon. Its 18th-century classical architecture, strongly inspired by Parisian and Versailles architecture, is particularly refined, classical and symmetrical, centered around a projecting central section with three bays of French windows beneath a large pediment. It is known as the “Trianon of Provence”. Its gables are equally remarkable, with extremely rich sculptures, elaborate wrought-iron balconies, and on the park side, overlooking from a broad terrace the vast formal French gardens recently recreated, the central projection of the façade displays a sumptuous portico of four fully rounded columns, exceptionally rare for a private residence in the 18th century, as such elements inspired by Antiquity were reserved for the highest-ranking figures connected to the royal family. Inside, beneath ceilings reaching 5.3 meters high and flooded with light from every direction, the entrance hall opens onto the grand 80 m² reception salon. It is decorated with pilasters topped by Ionic capitals, echoed by monumental free-standing columns leading to the majestic staircase, entirely open through its grand flight of steps rising to the upper floor, populated with columns forming balconies dramatically overlooking the hall. It is undoubtedly one of the finest private 18th-century staircases in France. The ground floor opens on every side into a sequence of reception rooms with very restrained décor, left unfinished in the 18th century after the collapse of Law's banking system in 1720, in which the Forbin family, patrons of the property, are said to have participated. A grand salon, a music room adorned with a balustrade, a salon with alcove and niche, a large dining room with a neo-Gothic fireplace, an entrance hall on the south gable at the location of the former chapel, two large rooms used as visitor boutiques, and a mezzanine apartment with 3 bedrooms. Linen room, WC. A mezzanine apartment on the south gable, a kitchen, a living/dining room, access via the south staircase; on the mezzanine level upstairs, an office, a linen room, two bedrooms, and access to the mezzanine of the music salon. On the first floor, an extraordinary and highly impressive gallery 45 meters long runs alongside the majestic columned hall overlooking the staircase. 8 very beautiful bedrooms, some with antechambers and private cabinets, decorated with fireplaces. A billiard-library adorned with magnificent 19th-century wallpapers. A chapel. A large attic. Large and beautiful vaulted stone cellars. Wine cellars. Tunnel. Central heating in part of the chateau. In the outbuildings: Two guesthouses with 2 and 3 bedrooms. A 3-bedroom residence. A reception hall seating 150 guests in the former orangery, professional kitchen, restrooms. A large garage for 2 cars. A swimming pool. Sumptuous terraced gardens arranged along a 500-meter axial perspective: 300 meters of grand avenue facing the chateau and 270 meters on the terraced garden side. Embroidery gardens recreating the original 18th-century plans by Pierre-Alexis Delamair preserved in Munich, reconstructed in 2023, highlighted by a monumental stone obelisk. A very beautiful and large ornamental pond with its fountain to the north. 18th-century double-flight staircases. Location: -2.5 km from the first shops and services. A hotel 1.5 km away. -3 km from a 5-star hotel. -5 km from Forcalquier, all shops and services. -20 km from the A51 motorway. -67 km from Aix-en-Provence (1 hour). -87 km from Aix TGV station (1h10). Paris in 2h50. Price: 5,900,000 euros agency fees included, payable by the seller. Fees to be paid by the seller. Not subject to DPE. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Geohazards website: georisques.gouv.fr.

The real estate agency Marie MIRAMANT, specialized in character and luxury real estate offers in Aix en Provence (Bouches du Rhône, Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur), in the heart of Provence, an elegant 18th century castle enjoying a dominant view on a French park and a beautiful hilly landscape. The main building offers 1,600 m2 of majestic rooms and outbuildings of nearly 600 m2 (orangery, apartments, caretaker’s house). The castle classified as a Historic Monument, as well as the exterior, has been restored in accordance with the rules of art. A large water, majestic trees and a beautiful driveway complete this rare set. At the gates of the Luberon, 1:00 am from Aix-en-Provence, 1:30 am from Avignon and quick access to the airport of Marseille Provence, this unique property can accommodate multiple projects. It is waiting for the aesthetes who will be keen to pursue an exceptional story. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on www.georisques.gouv.fr. This house is sold by our real estate agency in Avignon. CASTLE REFERENCE LOUISE