luxury house with terrace for sale La Haie-Traversaine, France

In the south of Orne, on the edge of a small town, an old 19th-century convent sits on nearly 7 hectares of land. Close to the village, the property is set back from a small road, concealed by a tree-lined front garden. A winding path traverses this green screen and leads to the imposing main facade of the old convent, oriented southeast. Built of regular stone masonry, the building rises four levels, crowned with a central pediment. The whole presents a monastic regularity: vertical openings with stone frames, a slate two-pitched roof topped with a bell tower, chimney stacks, and roof windows. Two staircases precede the two entrance doors, the main one topped with a stone cross. It is centered on the facade and adorned with a semicircular arch that distinguishes it from the other rectangular openings of the building. At the back, a central wing at right angles is extended by the choir of the chapel, whose keel-shaped roof is covered with shingles, above a pointed arch opening. Several unique modules have been built on either side: a ground-level room with the reception floor and a turret with toilets on each level. Set back to the northeast, the former presbytery is more modest. It has two levels and is currently under renovation, hinting at a careful restoration that respects its traditional architecture. Nearby, a stone washhouse is against an old wall. The site also includes several outbuildings, such as a small guardhouse pavilion, a workshop topped with a large terrace, and a chicken coop. At the back of the buildings lies a vast estate of nearly 6.5 hectares comprised of meadows, orchards, enclosures, groves, hedgerows, and cultivated fields. A stream crosses the property amidst the meadows.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Located close to Domfront in the Orne region, between Alençon and Mont Saint Michel, this property comprises a main house (220 sq.m) and a guest house (80 sq.m) on 6 hectares of landscaped grounds (including woodland and a vegetable garden) with exceptional panoramic views. This unique house was fully renovated in 2011. Bathed in natural light and surrounded by nature, it comprises an entry hall, a fitted kitchen backing onto a large living room, a lounge with a fireplace backing onto a large terrace, and a bedroom with a separate shower room. A mezzanine floor has been equipped with a relaxation area. On the first floor, you will find a bedroom with access to the garden and a separate shower room. Set apart, there is a summer room overlooking the river. The property also features a guest house comprising a living room, a kitchen and three upstairs bedrooms. Additional facilities include a garage and other outbuildings. An exceptional and timeless property crossed by a river.

An Art Deco former hotel and its tree-filled garden of 4,500 m² along the edge of the spa town of Bagnoles-de-l’Orne. Surrounded by many villas built in the Anglo-Norman style of the 1920-30s, the property, which contains one of the older buildings in the residential neighbourhood, is located on the corner of two quiet streets and partially concealed behind the tall trees of its garden, the latter of which still retains its original outline. Accessible via a private road in the back, the imposing three-storey building overlooks the street and is made up of an immense central structure, flanked by two right-angle wings and pavilions abutting each end. Built over several periods, the edifice nevertheless exhibits a rather homogeneous style with false half-timbering, wrap-around stringcourses and brick arches, dormer windows, wooden guardrails and a slate Mansard roof. In addition, immense windows, a conservatory as well as a number of balconies and terraces enliven its stately exteriors.

An 18th-century former hamlet and its breath-taking garden of more than one hectare, on the outskirts of Bagnoles-de-l’Orne, in Normandy’s Orne department. This former hamlet, refurbished and combined into one single property, is accessible via a dirt lane bordered by an apple orchard, while the buildings themselves are organised around an asymmetrical courtyard and include a large main dwelling, composed of several different, seamlessly connected volumes, a second, smaller dwelling, which could be used as a holiday cottage or a guesthouse, a bakehouse and a former pigsty. Facing east-west, the two-storey main dwelling features a pointed stone exterior on its courtyard side, which is, in turn, cadenced by wood-framed windows as well as dormers on its red tile roof. Behind, on the house’s western side, glass double doors open on to a patio festooned with a grapevine as well as a garden planted with trees, providing unobstructed views overlooking a stream, the latter of which is traversable via a small bridge and winds its way through the garden, flowing over small waterfalls and irrigating aquatic vegetation, such as horsetails and reeds. To the north of the courtyard, the bakehouse and pigsty, today converted into annexes with more practical uses, have preserved their original charm with their stone walls and tile roofs, while the independent holiday cottage, facing south, features a lintel etched with the year 1778 and is accessible from one side via a flight of steps blanketed with nasturtiums. Built out of stone, its exteriors, punctuated by windows providing plunging views of the property, are also topped with a flat tile roof. Carpeted with meadows, woods and a meticulously maintained garden, planted with mature trees and flowerbeds, the property also includes a small artificial pond located towards the southern part of the grounds.

In Mayenne, in a village near Évron, there is a 19th-century manor house from the Louis-Philippe era with a garden and outbuildings. The pedestrian entrance is through a gate framed by two granite pillars, leading to a first garden lined with shrubs and boxwood spheres. It is also crossed by a path that leads to the house. A second gate provides vehicle access to the courtyard and the outbuildings. On the west side, in a second garden, there is a terrace, an ornamental space, and an orchard. To the north, there are some outbuildings, part of which is situated in a courtyard separated by a stone wall. The entire property, covering just over 2,000 m², is meticulously maintained. Built in 1846, the main house rigorously illustrates the Louis-Philippe style: simplicity of lines, symmetry of façades with its recessed corner chains, arched openings, pediments with ornamental tympanums, denticulated cornice, and a slate hipped roof.This description has been automatically translated from French.