HouseClamecy (58)

A country house with a swimming pool, a guesthouse and a lake, nestled in bucolic grounds that cover thirty hectares, in a hamlet in France’s Nièvre department. The hamlet is a short distance from the local village. It includes a farm and this property. The large country house and the adjacent guesthouse come into view as soon as you step through the property’s main gate. This gate is flanked with pillars bearing heraldic arms. On these pillars, you can read the inscription ‘MDCCCLVI’ (1856). The two buildings stand around a lawn adorned with majestic lime trees. The main dwelling is on the north side. The other house is on the east side. A farm building lies in line with the main house.
On the south side, a canal separates this area of buildings from the grounds. A discreet bridge leads onto a track lined with age-old plane trees. A stream snakes through wetlands that lead to a wooded hillside of deciduous trees and conifers. Several paths offer bucolic walks. On the west side, beyond a gate that takes you onto a conifer-lined track, there is a vegetable patch with a greenhouse, a swimming pool with a pool house, and an orchard. They lead to a vast meadow. Beyond this meadow there is a lake that covers more than four hectares. It lies at the bottom of a small valley. The property is entirely enclosed. The whole place is an oasis of calm.