luxury listed house 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.

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.

Authentic 15th-century residence near Honfleur and Deauville. This elegant stone property, offering approximately 330 sqm of living space, is set in the heart of a secluded landscaped park covering nearly 2 hectares. Outbuildings in need of restoration. Energy class: D/D.