luxury listed houses for sale Ardèche, France

A 12th-century medieval residence, listed as a historical monument, in the former capital of the old Vivarais province, on the banks of the River Rhône. Until the French Revolution, the property was the residence of rich owners, before accommodating the town hall for two centuries until 1947, when it was sold to private owners. The house underwent various alterations and restorations as the years passed by, particularly in 1563, 1855 and 1856. Today it has a rectangular layout made up of two parts linked by a central, stone, spiral staircase leading to the three upper floors that make up the edifice. The western façade, which overlooks the square, was transformed in the 17th century. This narrow section with two vertical rows of openings is the ‘public’ part of the house, facing the square. There are windows on each of its four levels. The façade is crowned by a moulded cornice and a stone balustrade behind which the roof is hidden. The southern façade is the house’s longest. It looks onto the street called Rue du Château leading to the episcopal district. A third of the wall has no windows and in the centre, the entrance door with a basket-handle arch is framed by moulded splaying. Directly above it, there are four windows with moulded frames dating from the Middle Ages, through which the spiral staircase is bathed in light. On the right-hand side of the façade, the windows with mostly moulded frames, above two bayonet-shaped drip stones following the slope of Rue du Château, allow the living rooms to be flooded with light. The eastern half of the façade still has traces of older openings. On the second floor, there is still a gemelled window whose central column is adorned with chevron fluting and whose chapters are carved with stylised acanthus leaves. Other Romanesque origin openings are still visible. Lastly, since the northern and eastern façades are secondary elevations, they have much less openings. A complete architectural study has been carried out (seen attachment in annex).

Residence: Castle listed as a historic monument from the medieval and Renaissance periods: - Dominant position over the village in the southern part of the Ardeche Cevennes, - Approximately 800 square meters of living space - Exceptional view over 100 km from its 28-meter high keep over the valleys, Part of the castle, approximately 600 square meters, is organized around an inner "Renaissance" courtyard paved with: - A ceremonial staircase - A walkway, - A large room for receptions (about 80 m²), - A chapel, - An inner garden with an old sheepfold, (shooting openings, mullioned windows, crossbow slits, vaulted rooms, suspended balconies...) The private living area of approximately 300 square meters consists of: - A kitchen with pantry - A laundry room - A living room, - A dining room, - A master suite, - Four bedrooms upstairs, - Chestnut wood flooring - Chestnut wood frames - Double glazing - Underfloor heating - Automatic gate - Outbuildings: workshop and porch - Three rainwater storage tanks of 70 m3 - T2 cottage of approximately 45 m2 - A guest room with a small balcony - Property tax: €600/year. - 20 minutes from Aubenas, 1 hour from Montélimar (train station), 2 hours from Nîmes. Mission and challenges of Safer regarding this property - Supporting local development Please note that some listing sites may not display our service correctly. To obtain complete and accurate information, we invite you to consult our website or contact us directly. Information about the risks this property is exposed to is available on the Géorisques website: georisques.gouv.fr Photos: © Copyright Safer - Use prohibited without the author's permission.This description has been automatically translated from French.