castle for sale Aizenay, France

Ref.3364: 17th-century château for sale near the sea. The château is located near the Vendée coast, less than 20 minutes from Saint Jean de Monts and Saint Gilles Croix de Vie. It is situated between land and sea in a vast area known for its wild nature, rich in flora and fauna and renowned for its salt marshes. This region is appreciated for its culture, its natural spaces and the many walks it offers, whether by boat or bicycle. Services and numerous shops are accessible within a few minutes. Two stone pillars mark the entrance to the castle grounds. They open onto a wooded driveway nearly 500 metres long that runs alongside a pond. This leads to a large courtyard in front of the north façade of the main building. The castle has a central section flanked by two wings, each adorned with a corner tower. The façade is made of coated rubble stone with white stone openings, some of which are elegantly decorated with mullions or colonnades. The high slate roof is adorned with Renaissance-style brick chimneys and white stone dormers. The south façade is embellished with a very large overhanging terrace. A balustrade staircase descends to a second esplanade. The complex overlooks a vast meadow and the castle woods. The front door with its pediment opens onto a hallway that runs through the property. Here, there is a double vaulted ceiling that marks the start of a white stone staircase and access to the south terrace. To the left is a reception area leading to two large adjoining rooms. These are used as dining rooms. Richly decorated, they feature beautiful parquet floors, marble fireplaces, wood panelling and high ceilings with decorative mouldings and coffering. The rooms are bright and open to the terrace. This leads on to two small lounges and a small meeting room. To the right are the kitchens. The château has a large kitchen and adjoining rooms for professional use. The first floor comprises nine carefully decorated bedrooms, each with its own bathroom and toilet. On the second floor there are 12 additional bedrooms, also beautifully decorated, each with its own bathroom and toilet. The outbuildings include: - A single-storey cottage with living room – kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom, toilet. - A single-storey house with living room/kitchen, two bedrooms, bathroom, toilet, garage, boiler room. - A house with four bedrooms, shower room, toilet (electric heating). - A garage and workshop. - A swimming pool (unheated). - A tennis court. The chateau's 39.5-acre park is a veritable green oasis. It includes woods, lawns, meadows and a pond. Cabinet LE NAIL – Loire-Atlantique and Vendée - Mrs Nathalie TOULBOT : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Nathalie TOULBOT, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 418 969 077. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

Ref.4104 : Beautiful chateau in Vendée suitable for tourist use. This property is located in the countryside, in the heart of the Vendée bocage, with its hedges, copses, rivers, meadows, fields and small villages. The nearest village is 1 km away and offers all local services. This part of the Vendée is particularly well known for its history and tourist sites. The sea is about 50 kms away. The property is accessed via a shady avenue of oak and beech trees. Through an old gate you can see the castle. This property, surrounded by 32 acres (13 hectares) of which 3 are parkland, enclosed by walls and moats, consists of the château, four gîtes fitted out in former outbuildings, one of which can accommodate 22 people, with a reception room, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, a greenhouse with a roof in good condition, a small house fitted out as a summer kitchen, and the outbuildings. The chateau offers approx. 480 sqm of living space, spread over two floors. On the ground floor: access is via a remarkable winter garden, a cement tiled floor, painted stained glass windows signed by Fournier, dating from 1913, wrought wood panelling, leading to a majestic hall, with the start of a beautiful wooden stairway. A superb corridor with wainscoting leads to three large reception rooms with high ceilings, parquet flooring, fireplaces, mouldings and cornices, a kitchen with a granite fireplace and exposed 18th century bricks, equipped with a stove, a back kitchen, a study and bow windows. Upstairs: a large corridor leads to six charming bedrooms with beautiful independent bathrooms. An outside terrace offers a view of the park. A large attic can also be converted. The outbuildings include 4 gîtes: GITE 1 : Surface : 250sqm - Capacity : 22 persons Large living room with granite fireplace, equipped kitchen, 4 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, dormitory. GITE 2 : Surface 135sqm - Capacity 6 persons Large living room, equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room. GITE 3 : Surface 115sqm - Capacity : 6 persons Large living room with marble fireplace, equipped kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, toilets. Oil-fired heating and thermostatic radiators. Intrusion control system. GITE 4 : Surface area : 160sqm - Capacity : 8/10 persons Large living room with granite fireplace, equipped kitchen, back kitchen, laundry room, toilets accessible for disabled people, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, toilets. POOLS Outdoor swimming pool 6x12 m, 1/1.70 m deep, heated, fenced, paved deck, sanitary room with shower, washbasin and toilet, technical room with heating and hot water production, water treatment equipment and plate heat exchanger. Indoor swimming pool 4x8 m, 1.40 m deep, heated with heat pump and underfloor heating, adjoining technical room and sanitary room. Outbuildings : A farm building of about 1400sqm, including a barn, a stable, a shed, an awning and a wine press. Roof: recent steel tank; Water supply ; Electricity supply. The 32-acre property includes a 7-acre park, planted with centuries-old trees. There is a sequoia, tulip trees, a lime tree, oaks, ashes, bald cypresses, camellias, azaleas... The original plan of the park dates from 1893 and was reconfigured in 2002 by a landscape architect. The park is enclosed by stone walls and a moat. There are 4 working wells, and a 45-metre borehole. Cabinet LE NAIL – Loire-Atlantique and Vendée - Mrs Nathalie TOULBOT : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Nathalie TOULBOT, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 418 969 077. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

An elegant, 19th century chateau and its outbuildings in Vendee's lowland bocage countryside on the outskirts of La-Roche-sur-Yon. A central, 200 m long alleyway, lined with oak trees, crosses 10 hectares of fields before reaching the main entrance. This is guarded by a hunting lodge and tall metal gates. A perimeter wall encloses the property. The 3 hectares of parklands, gardens landscaped in 1893 and redesigned in 2002, are planted with several trees over a hundred years old, including sequoia, ash, oak and lime trees. They also have numerous camellia, azalea and boxwood bushes. Alleyways lead to the various outbuildings of the chateau, some of which have been so well renovated that they are able to accommodate up to 40 guests. The property’s two swimming pools, one heated indoor pool and one outdoor pool, make it possible to take relaxing dips from April through until October. An orangery is but an invitation to read and relax. On the sides and in front of the chateau are the old wash-house, the bread oven and the moat, all bearing witness to its history.

Ref.4567 : Superb 18th Century château, listed as a Historic Monument, in its 103 acres estate, in Vendée. The Château is located between Nantes, La Roche-sur-Yon and Cholet, in the Haut Bocage vendéen. The Haut Bocage Vendéen is characterised by a landscape of hills, also known as ‘Puys’, in particular the PUY-du Fou, and valleys, with alternating panoramic views and valleys. This region is one of the most picturesque in the Vendée. This area of hill ranges is also an important region for livestock farming, forestry (with many chestnut groves) and mixed farming. The region's economy is very dynamic, with an industrial fabric and a strong entrepreneurial culture. It's also a land with a strong attachment to its history, values and traditions. The estate is enclosed to the south of the château by a long gate. A wrought-iron gate opens onto a courtyard framed by the wide façade of the château and its two pavilions. Designed in a classical style, the main facade features seven bays of high windows on two levels. The castle has a total of four levels: cellars, ground floor, first floor and vast attics. The high, perfectly symmetrical slate roof of the dwelling features a central dormer window and four other smaller windows, known as Capucine windows. The two side pavilions are two storeys high under a tiled roof. The façade of the dwelling features a horseshoe-shaped staircase leading to a porch and the entrance door. On the ground floor, the entrance door opens into a vast hall. To its right is the start of a wide staircase. This hall also opens onto a long gallery to the right, leading to a 33 sqm office and two other offices in the pavilion to the right. Opposite the entrance hall, a beautiful double door opens onto a 54 sqm lounge, which includes a library with a mezzanine and walls entirely covered in wood panelling. To the left of the hall, another double door opens onto the large 67 sqm lounge. The dining room and kitchen are in the left-hand pavilion. The north facade of the château opens onto a terrace with stone balusters overlooking the pond. The first floor comprises seven bedrooms with full bathrooms or shower rooms and two rooms used as offices. The chateau spans around 900 sqm and features a wealth of decorative and antique features, including herringbone parquet flooring with marquetry decorations, wainscoting, sculpted doors with decorations surmounted by their pediments, sculpted mouldings, rosettes, etc. Numerous outbuildings including : The ‘Bergerie’: recently renovated outbuilding with lounge, living room, kitchen and master suite on the ground floor and three bedrooms upstairs. Swimming pool Forming a courtyard : - Garages, with caretaker's office - Large barn - Large building used as offices, reception and flats 15th century watchtower, recently renovated, warmly decorated, with a lounge on the ground floor, a shower room on the first floor and a bedroom upstairs. 15th century chapel (listed) Various small roofs The 103 acres estate, partly enclosed by stone walls, is set in a peaceful setting. The chirping of the birds is the only sound to be heard from this castle, which is set in beautiful, well-kept grounds. Many of the trees are over a hundred years old. Peaceful animals attached to the property graze in peace: Ouessant sheep, two donkeys and ponies. A superb pond at the foot of the château offers sublime views. It is home to white and black swans, ducks and herons. Another pond is nearby. An old racecourse is close to the château. Cabinet LE NAIL – Loire-Atlantique and Vendée - Mrs Nathalie TOULBOT : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Nathalie TOULBOT, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 418 969 077. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

Ideally situated between La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet and Nantes, this exceptional estate extends over 42 hectares of undulating woodland, with ponds and tree-lined driveways. The chateau, built in the classical style of the 18th century, features a symmetrical façade with seven bays, topped with dormer windows, and spans two stories plus attic space, providing approx. 900 sqm of living space. It comprises vast lounges, a library, a dining room, a kitchen, seven bedrooms with en suite shower rooms and several offices. Elegant period details include inlaid parquet flooring, carved wood panelling, fireplaces and rose windows. The basement houses cellars, former kitchens, a laundry room, a boiler room and various other rooms. Numerous outbuildings complete the property: - Building courtyard (garages, barn, offices, accommodation) - Renovated sheepfold with 4 bedrooms and swimming pool (12x6 heated) - Renovated 15th-century watchtower (lounge, shower room, bedroom) - Chapel and other outbuildings The peaceful, carefully-kept, enclosed parklands feature numerous century-old trees, two ponds, a former racecourse and superb views over the countryside. The facades and roofs of the chateau and the former guard tower, the chapel, the well-ordered grounds and the three tree-lined driveways leading to the estate are listed as Historic Monuments. Selling price : 4 000 000 euros Fees payable by the vendor Energy class: N/A Climate class: N/A Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: not applicable Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

Between La Roche-sur-Yon and Nantes, nestled in the rolling countryside of the Haut Bocage region of the Vendée and just an hour from the Vendée beaches, lies an exceptional estate where history and nature come together in rare harmony. Listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments, this 18th-century château offers nearly 900 m² of living space within a 42-hectare preserved park, just thirty minutes from Nantes International Airport. Inside, the generous proportions and abundant natural light reveal a décor of great authenticity. Herringbone parquet floors adorned with inlaid woodwork, carved panelling, period fireplaces and elegant mouldings bear witness to the architectural refinement of the Age of Enlightenment. The reception areas flow harmoniously from one to the next: a large reception room, a characterful library-sitting room clad in panelling across two levels with a mezzanine, a gallery leading to several offices, as well as a dining room and a kitchen situated in one of the side pavilions. The first floor features seven bedrooms, each with its own bathroom or shower room, offering comfort and privacy in a setting steeped in history. Surrounding the château, the outbuildings significantly enhance the estate’s potential. A pleasant detached house – the Bergerie – recently renovated and featuring its own swimming pool, offers a charming residence ideal for hosting family or guests. Sheltered behind a long wrought-iron fence and accessed via a grand entrance gate, the château appears at the end of a main courtyard, showcasing the perfect symmetry of its classical architecture. Its granite façade, punctuated by tall windows and topped by an elegant slate roof dotted with dormers, is preceded by a majestic horseshoe-shaped staircase leading to the entrance steps. A restored 15th-century watchtower, a listed chapel from the same century, and a courtyard of outbuildings comprising a barn, garages, reception areas and self-contained accommodation complete this remarkable heritage complex. The grounds, a veritable landscaped gem, unfold with meadows, woods and tree-lined avenues dotted with century-old trees. Two romantic ponds reflect the silhouette of the château and are home to a peaceful population of swans and herons. A former racecourse recalls the estate’s equestrian past. Here, nature paints a living picture where calm and serenity reign. Steeped in centuries of history and perfectly preserved, this rare estate combines heritage prestige, an exceptional natural setting and a strategic location in one of the most dynamic regions of western France. Whether as an exceptional family residence, a prestigious property or a high-end hospitality venture, this château offers a unique canvas on which to bring even the most ambitious projects to life. Full details and private viewing available on request. Contact Alexandra JUMEL GRIECO - +33(0)7 82 77 73 52 [email protected] Maxwell-Baynes Christie's International Real Estate 27 Quai Valin 17000 La Rochelle France International Real Estate - Immobilier international La Rochelle - Ile de Ré - Royan

Charming 19th century château, in the heart of the wooded Vendée region, surrounded by amazing countryside. 715 sqm living space, just 25 minutes from Puy du Fou. Recently restored property featuring vast reception rooms - including one with attractive glazing - looking out across rolling hills. Well-preserved period décor. Guest house, garages, horse stalls and other outbuildings. Set in 5,6 ha of land including woods, pasture, lakes and pathways. Pool and old tennis court complete offer. Energy class: NC/NC.

EXCLUSIVITY — Built in the second half of the 16th century, this seigneurial residence is one of the most beautiful examples of the architecture of ancient Bas-Poitou. Little modified throughout its history, spared by the Wars of Religion and then by the Wars of Vendée, it has preserved a remarkable architectural and landscape unity.Organized around a vast courtyard bordered by outbuildings, the estate includes an elegant Renaissance house remodeled in the 17th century, a monumental gateway, ancient defensive towers, and a set of outbuildings recalling the significant agricultural activity that once animated the property. This evolution, from a stronghold to a country house, remains perfectly legible.Inside, the reception rooms have preserved their original volumes. Monumental fireplaces, woodwork from the 17th and 18th centuries, French ceilings, Renaissance staircase, and numerous ancient elements testify to the quality of this preserved residence.The gardens constitute one of the great attractions of the property. Inspired by the principles developed by Charles Estienne in L'Agriculture et la Maison rustique, they are organized in terraces according to a composition inherited from the Renaissance. Decorative garden, vegetable garden, nymphaeum, old pond, orchard, herb garden, woods, beech hedge, and orangery compose a remarkable landscape path where each space has its function and identity.Having disappeared during the 20th century, these gardens have undergone exemplary restoration since the 1990s. Conducted with profound respect for the spirit of the place, it has allowed for the recovery of historical layouts, restoration of perspectives, and return of the estate to its full coherence. Today, the architecture and landscape dialogue with rare harmony.More than just a historic residence, this property embodies the art of living of the grand country houses of the Renaissance, where architecture, gardens, and landscape form an authentic and coherent whole.Fees included of 6% VAT at the buyer's expense. Price excluding fees €2,200,000. Not subject to DPE. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: georisques.gouv.fr.Your advisor LEYRIT & TURPEAU: Florent TURPEAU Commercial agent (Individual Company) RSAC 901163261This description has been automatically translated from French.

Based in Les Sables-d'Olonne and throughout Vendée, our local advisors guide you through every viewing, blending hands-on service with deep local market expertise. A heartfelt thank you to our sellers for their continued trust. The Elegance of an Exclusive Estate: 500 sqm of Prestige Set Within a 4,500 sqm Parkland Possessing an immutable view, untouched since the era of Richard the Lionheart, is a rare privilege. Far more than a mere address, this estate is a true sanctuary. Situated opposite the majestic castle ruins, it is enveloped by mature, wooded grounds, ensuring absolute privacy and profound tranquility, all while enjoying the vibrant heart of the town center. Heritage and the Art of Living: Masterful Proportions and Versatility This property of profound character is centered around an elegant manor house, beautifully complemented by former stables and a spectacular historic wine press, which has been masterfully transformed into a grand reception hall. Unrivaled accommodation capacity: Boasting 12 bedrooms, including 6 refined suites, the estate offers a hosting scale rarely found in this highly sought-after market. Grandiose living spaces: The interior architecture reveals impressive volumes, a seamless flow, and abundant natural light that elevates every room. Exceptional potential: Built upon a perfectly sound and authentic foundation, this residence awaits your contemporary signature to elevate it to the ranks of the most exclusive properties on the Vendée coast. A Strategic and Coveted Location A charming and strategic alternative to the increasingly saturated coastline of nearby Les Sables-d'Olonne, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is undergoing a fascinating renaissance. Bolstered by the newly enhanced Port Bourgenay and the modernization of its Nautical Hub, the commune is attracting a discerning clientele in search of space, authenticity, and a preserved art of living. The proximity of the pristine Veillon beach and a prestigious 18-hole golf course completes this idyllic lifestyle. A Visionary Investment Ideally situated just one hour from both Nantes and La Rochelle, Le Logis du Cheval Blanc represents an extraordinary blank canvas—perfectly suited for establishing a prestigious family legacy estate or developing a high-end luxury hospitality venue.