An 18th-century city dwelling, on the banks of the royal Loire River, two hours from Paris, within the greater Burgundy region. Near the dwelling, large expanses of lawn, planted with tall trees and scattered with benches, face the river and city’s ramparts, while the lane that leads to the property is currently closed to vehicles, which guarantees a quiet environment, a rare commodity within an urban setting.
Accessible via a wooden gate, painted white, which opens on to a courtyard with many varieties of flowering plants, the property features a large Burgundy stone patio behind the dwelling and to the south, bordered by verdant vegetation. From here, a rubble stone wall runs alongside a drive and leads to an old, ornately carved wooden door giving on to the street that provides access to the bridge spanning the Loire.
Built in 1729 and with three storeys – a garden level and two upper floors – the manor house has had several occupants over its history, including the former spouse of Gaston Defferre, who loved admiring the Loire from her bedroom, whereas in front of the dwelling, a small, finely crafted wooden patio, which provides glimpses of several flowering shrubs below, gives on to the courtyard via a staircase and skirts the first floor, which enjoys unobstructed views of the river.
As for the main façade, it is cadenced by several windows, primarily fitted with small glass panes, while the glass double door main entrance, accessible from the courtyard via the wooden staircase, is topped with a fanlight. Crowned with a three-sided Mansard roof, the lower and steeper of its two sloping sections is punctuated by dormers with pediments typical of the 18th century, whereas the dwelling’s louvred shutters, painted white, and its window/door surrounds, in ashlar limestone, are highlighted by the roof’s rectangular natural slate shingles, which were recently replaced.

House with garden and terraceLa Charité-sur-Loire (58)
Price :
$450,200
($1,801 / m²)
Surface250 m²bedrooms4 bathroom1 land340 m²

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