luxury listed house for sale Bayeux, France

In Normandy, 15 km from Bayeux, a 18th-century chateau listed as a historical monument, set in a 60-hectare estate of land, woods, and groves. Before the entrance of the village of Vaubadon, hidden behind a dense hedge, a driveway lined with a triple row of linden trees, grassy on either side, stretches in a slow perspective that introduces the estate. It leads to the wrought iron gate, at the end of which stands the honor court, preceded by moats. Around this, various elements of the property are organized: the walled kitchen garden and the gardener's house, the pond, the tennis court, and then the outbuildings, established around a large central courtyard. At the back, the park, also listed as a historical monument, unfolds its lines to a large pond bordered by rhododendrons. This pond, more than just a pleasant feature, marks a transition to the surrounding countryside, like a passage between a designed landscape and a nature left to a more free expression. The regularity of the openings, the height of the roofs, and the clarity of the composition characterize the whole building. The chateau features a facade facing southeast, turned towards the courtyard, whose regular arrangement and harmonious proportions certify its classical character. Elevated with two levels under the eaves and resting on a semi-buried garden level, it is organized around a central structuring body, extended by volumes added in the 19th century. The slate roofs, punctuated by dormers and high chimney stacks, as well as four pavilions topped with higher roofs, rhythm the silhouette and establish the presence of the dwelling in the landscape. This clarity of composition, the alliance between symmetry, order, and decoration, earned the chateau its historical monument listing in 2012.This description has been automatically translated from French.