luxury listed houses for sale Valognes, France

Bayeux Sotheby's International Realty presents for sale, on the outskirts of the Vire Valley, just a few minutes from the city center of Saint-Lô, the capital of the Manche department and served by a train station, you will discover at the end of a long driveway lined with chestnut trees, this magnificent historic 13th-century Château, remodeled in the 15th century, the property being listed as a historic monument. The ensemble is set in the heart of a lovely landscaped park with lawns, monumental trees, and flowerbeds, all on approximately 1 hectare and 50 ares, with the possibility of acquiring additional land (woods and meadows bordering the Vire), an old tennis court to be restored completes the premises. The main dwelling, built in schist rubble from the medieval period, is raised on three levels, with beautiful exterior architectural features still existing, allowing you to admire very beautiful slate roofs, including capucine dormers, a lovely entrance door framed by columns with capitals, a three-sided tower housing a beautiful spiral staircase, another round tower with a bell-shaped roof, and very nice granite mullioned windows. The internal layout is as follows: On the ground floor: a spacious entrance hall very bright due to a triple exposure with a stone slab floor, beams, and joists on the ceiling; a large living room (approximately 55m²), also triple exposure with an exceptional volume and a ceiling height of over 4 meters, a fireplace, and a French ceiling; an office located in one of the towers, with wood paneling and tomette flooring; a bedroom with parquet flooring, a bathroom, and toilets making it possible to live on one level; a dining room (approximately 40m²) enhanced by a monumental stone fireplace with a tomette floor and a French ceiling; a living room (over 40m²) in triple exposure, a tomette floor, beams, and a magnificent Alsatian stove; The floors are accessible via a very beautiful spiral stone staircase, thus you will discover: - On the first floor: a large bedroom (approximately 30m²), with a ceiling height of more than 3.30 meters with beams and joists on the ceiling, a bathroom, and separate toilets; two other bedrooms, including a large one (approximately 35m²) with double exposure, each having its own en-suite bathroom with toilets. - On the second floor, organized in half-levels, you will discover during the visit, on the first of them: a magnificent master bedroom bathed in light of about 56m² with a majestic ceiling height of about 4 meters, parquet flooring, and a French ceiling, with the private bathroom and its toilets located in one of the towers of the building; on the second half-level, two bedrooms, including a large one of approximately 36m², each with a cathedral ceiling, two bathrooms with their toilets, and another small children's room with its own sanitary facilities (shower and toilets); on the third and last half-level, two bedrooms with cathedral ceilings, one of which has its own bathroom in a tower and another bathroom leading to the hallway as well as separate toilets. In addition to all these levels, there is a basement composed of very beautiful vaulted cellars, a laundry room, a boiler room, a wine cellar, and a hallway distributing toilets and a staircase. A magnificent tower raised three levels forms a high square pavilion; we note here the presence of very interesting architectural elements, such as a cornice with brackets, Louis XIII style dormers, and a high chimney stack. This charming building has been adapted to receive guests, family members, or friends; it consists of a ground floor and three half-levels, all served by a spiral staircase; in total, this dwelling offers three pleasant bedrooms each with their own private sanitary facilities (bathrooms and toilets) and a family suite consisting of a master bedroom with double exposure, a children's room, and a bathroom with separate toilets. The floors of all these sleeping spaces are covered with very fine tomette. The chapel, completely restored in 2000, has the particularity of being built on a small hillock, constructed in schist stone, and its slate roof is adorned with a polygonal bell tower. Inside, you can admire a beautiful fresco. This chapel was, in the past, the place where many weddings of the Sainte-Marie family, who occupied the castle until the Revolution and after whom it is still named today, took place.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Perched in the hills of the Vire Valley, with 22 hectares of land, a listed chateau from the 13th and 15th centuries. On the outskirts of the city, a long tarmac driveway lined with horse chestnut trees descends towards the property’s entrance. Gradually, the landscape becomes less and less urban and the lawns on either side of the road become more expansive. The road leads to a wrought-iron gate supported by two solid schist rubble columns, extended on either side by low walls topped with fencing. Nearby, a chapel stands on a hill. On one side, the driveway runs along the length of an outbuilding, which is used as a garage, before reaching a square tower. The chateau stands on a promontory, with, as its background, the woods, which blanket the flank of the small valley and fields that border the Vire River. The fortress was built along the edge of a cliff overhanging the river by about twenty metres. Impregnable to the north, it was protected to the south by walls, towers and a drawbridge, which were destroyed in the 19th century. Today, the edifice is composed of the vestiges of an imposing construction and a wing built at a right angle to the body of the main building. Constructed out of schist rubble stone, it was built over three levels, including the attic space. Hipped dormer windows punctuate the slate roof on the side facing the Vire River. To the south, the front entrance is framed by columns, which support a straight lintel and triangular pediment. A three-sided, slightly projecting, tower houses the interior spiral staircase. It is topped with a triangular dormer with an oval oculus. A second round tower with a pepperpot turret roof is attached to a corner of the building. The mullion and cross-window surrounds are in granite ashlar stone. On the exterior corner of the two main buildings, a square extension with a slate hipped roof was built over two stories.

In Normandy, 15 km from Bayeux, an 18th-century château registered as a historic monument, set in a 60-hectare estate of land, woods, and groves. Before entering the village of Vaubadon, hidden behind a dense hedge, an avenue lined with a triple row of lime trees, grassed 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 courtyard, preceded by moats. Surrounding it are various elements of the property: the walled kitchen garden and the gardener's house, the pond, the tennis court, and then the outbuildings, arranged around a large central courtyard. At the back, the park, registered as a historic monument, unfolds its lines to a large pond bordered by rhododendrons. This pond, more than just a simple amenity, marks a transition to the surrounding countryside, like a passage between a designed landscape and nature allowed a freer expression. The regularity of the openings, the height of the roofs, and the clarity of the composition characterize the entire building. The château features a southeast-facing facade, oriented towards the courtyard, whose regular layout and harmonious proportions confirm its classical character. Elevated two stories under the attic 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 tall chimney stacks, as well as four pavilions topped with higher roofs, help to rhythmically define the silhouette and affirm the presence of the dwelling in the landscape. This clarity of composition, the alliance between symmetry, order, and decor, earned the château its historic monument registration in 2012.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Réf.4479 : 25 MINUTES FROM MONT-SAINT-MICHEL : Charming listed manor house for sale. This manor house, built in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, is a listed historic monument. It is located in the hedged farmland of southern Manche. The surrounding rolling, wooded countryside lends charm and tranquillity to the setting. On one side of the village, 2.8 km away, you'll find the nearest shops (baker's, post office, grocery shop and bar/tobacco shop). On the other, a small town of 2,800 inhabitants 3 km away offers the main shops and services. Avranches TER station is just 18 km away, and the A84 motorway (Rennes-Caen) is 8 km away. Mont-Saint-Michel is 22 km away. - Paris is 352 km away (4 hours via the A84 and A13). The manor house was built at the end of the 16th century in granite stone and slate. It was remodelled in the 17th century. It comprises a rectangular main building flanked to the south-west by an elegant round tower and, to the rear, two pavilions, one of which houses a beautiful granite stairway and a turret. This ensemble dominates a small valley and is full of character and authenticity. The courtyard features a chapel on one side and a dovecote on the other. The layout of these buildings adds charm and elegance to this listed property. The north/south-facing manor house has around 330 sqm of living space. It comprises Ground floor: - A hexagonal terracotta-tiled entrance hall with a granite staircase, - The lantern lounge with tiled floor, French ceiling and monumental granite fireplace, - the lantern-shaped dining room, 36 sqm, 2.4 m high, with tiled floor, beamed ceiling and granite fireplace, a kitchen accessible from the living room, with tiled floor, beamed ceiling, monumental granite fireplace, double aspect, direct access to the outside, a storeroom and a boiler room. The first floor is accessed via the granite chess-wall stairway from the entrance hall, and in the west tower via a wooden spiral staircase, and comprises : 4 large bedrooms (from 25 to 37 sqm), all with parquet flooring and beautiful fireplaces, an 8 sqm children's bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1 toilet. On the second floor, a mezzanine landing gives access to a library under a roof frame, oak parquet flooring, rendered walls, exposed roof frame, granite fireplace and an attic. Outbuildings include : 1/ A granite chapel, under hooked slates, rebuilt in 2000, granite paving, exposed stone walls, oak roofing framework. 2/ A stone building with mechanical tiles, used as a 61 m² stable, and a 73 m² wooden garage with an attic above; 3/ Stone dovecote used as a workshop (23 m²) with slate roof and stone floor; 4/ Well in the courtyard. The property has a total surface area of 3.98 acres and comprises a main courtyard, small orchards and a meadow enclosed by hedges. The following parts are listed as Historic Monument : Manor house and dovecote (cad. ZI 17): listed by decree in 1991 This property is a historic monument (allowing fiscal tax cuts if you pay taxes in France). Cabinet LE NAIL - Border of Brittany & South Manche : Mr Nicolas de LA VIGNE : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Nicolas de LA VIGNE ,Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 920 814 274. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.