luxury house for sale Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine, France

In the heart of the Morvan region, just minutes from Decize and its amenities, this elegant manor house built in 1776 has weathered the centuries while retaining all its original character. Once home to the director of the ceramics factory that gave the village of Fours its name, the property also served as a military hospital during the First World War. This rich history is still visible in every stone: a massive studded wooden front door adorned with an 18th-century-style bronze knocker, original wooden window frames and shutters, a slate roof, and brick walls. From the through-hall entrance, with its 3-metre ceilings and terracotta-tiled floor, the tone is set: authenticity and volume. The main house roughly 3,900 sq ft of living spaceun folds over two floors of generous reception rooms — including a dining room with an octagonal terracotta and parquet floor, a marble fireplace, and a trumeau mirror — along with 8 bedrooms featuring parquet floors, terracotta tiles, and fireplaces. The property runs an active bed-and-breakfast business, complemented by one independent cottage, for 10 bedrooms in total: The main house has 8 bedrooms, 2 of which form a self-contained guest suite on the ground floor (independent entrance, kitchen, shower room). An independent cottage with wheelchair access, set in a pre-1948 building about 774 sq ft, offers 1 accessible bedroom, a living room, a fitted kitchen, and an adapted shower room. The estate also includes a barn with hayloft (stable, garage, cattle shed), fine vaulted cellars — one fitted out for wine tastings, accessed through a 15th-century door — a barn/shed, a hen house, a fenced 12 x 5 m swimming pool, a terrace, and pergolas covered in vines. The grounds cover approximately 3.2 hectares (about 7.9 acres) of parkland, including 4.2 acres of meadow and roughly 2 acres planted with ornamental trees and an orchard. Two ways to acquire this manor house: With the bed-and-breakfast business up and running — €550,000 The house alone, free of any activity — €460,000

This attractive architect-designed house is set on a lovely one-hectare plot close to the Morvan region. The first floor features an entrance hall, a reception room, a fully-equipped kitchen, a pantry, a master suite with a PMR bedroom, a bathroom with shower and bathtub, a dressing room and separate sanitary facilities. The first floor features a large landing, 4 bedrooms, a large games room, a bathroom with shower and bath, separate sanitary facilities and cupboards. A vast basement for 3 vehicles completes the property. It also features an air-conditioned wine cellar, boiler room and technical area. A pleasant 12.20 m x 4.58 m heated swimming pool completes the garden (motorized safety cover). ECD: C/C An ideal location for a primary or secondary residence. Possibility of acquiring, in addition, a longère with 3,500 m² of land nearby, fully renovated. Net selling price: €390,000 (Net selling price: €367,925 - 6% fees payable by buyer). Property presented by Marie PROVOTELLE(EI) : +33 (0)6.86.92.67.77 - [email protected]. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

2 h 30 from Paris, an elegant 18th-century maison de maître, its outbuildings and park overlooking the Canal du Nivernais. The landscape is shaped by the confluence of several rivers and the flat towpaths that follow them, a bocage countryside of hedgerows and wooded banks. The property lies near the foothills of the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan, where woodland gives way to elevated positions with far-reaching views. The village climbs steeply, its narrow stone-lined streets rising to a broad square at the summit, where an 11th-century church, listed in the catalogue of historic monuments, stands opposite the house. Built around 1750 and set behind an ornate gateway, the maison de maître faces west. A enclosed courtyard, flanked on one side by a woodstore and on the other by two outbuildings housing a workshop, a boiler room and a garage, provides vehicle parking. To the south, a walled and planted park overlooks the Canal du Nivernais, including a heritage orchard and a habitable longère. To the north, facing further outbuildings — a small house, shelters and former rabbit hutches — a well-tended kitchen garden extends alongside. A path leads directly to the inner courtyard. A stone well over 25 m deep, fed by a natural spring, supplies water year-round. The maison de maître rises over three levels, its facade enlivened by numerous windows framed by semi-louvred timber shutters. The main entrance is marked by a glazed timber door with a glass fanlight, approached by a small stone perron. The roof, laid in traditional Burgundy flat tiles and restored in 2016, carries several chimney stacks. The ground floor holds the main reception rooms and a first bedroom; the upper levels concentrate the sleeping accommodation: five bedrooms on the first, with three bathrooms or shower rooms, and one very large bedroom with bathroom and dressing room on the second, within the converted upper level. The outbuildings, in stone or brick under traditional or interlocking flat-tile roofs, form a coherent and substantial architectural group.

A unique, 18th-century mill, with a fully restored house, outbuildings, more than 55 hectares of grounds and a 16-hectare fishing lake, in the countryside of the former Nivernais province. The property stretches over 55 hectares on either side of a vast, approximately 16-hectare lake through which flows the River Cressonne. This water mirror forms the natural crossroads of the estate, around which the different buildings are set. A drive winds through the grounds up to a two-storey, fully restored manor house with a cellar. The limewash rendered façades are dotted with regularly shaped windows on either side of an elegant south facing entrance that can be reached via a central, double-flighted set of stone steps. To the north, the main entrance onto the garden level stands opposite the former pigsty, a witness to the estate’s rural past. The edifice is topped by a sober, dark, slate roof. A former barn stands slightly set back to the northwest. The mill building stands below the house, to the south. Its red brick façades reflect in the water of the lake on whose shores it stands. It was constructed as a grain mill and previously figured among the Nièvre area’s many water-powered buildings, whose activity was gradually abandoned with the rise of industrialisation. Its distinctive feature is its roof frame like an upturned ship’s hull. The structure is made up of light pieces of flat wood assembled using an ingenious wedge system and did not require the use of large lifting machines. It is covered with small, flat terracotta tiles that are typical of the region. This type of roof frame, known in France as a ‘Philibert Delorme’ roof frame after the architect whose technique became widespread in the 16th century, is directly inspired by the shape of a ship’s hull and enabled the entirety of the attic space to be used for storage of commodities. The waterwheel is no longer in place but it is still possible to see the tailrace and the where the water previously passed.

Situated 15 minutes from Moulins, at the end of a private road, this 80-hectare estate offers a rare blend of woods, meadows and ponds in a peaceful setting. At the heart of the estate, an attractive 150 m² longère (farmhouse), renovated in 2020, offers spacious accommodation, a double-exposure fireplace and terraces on each side to enjoy the landscape. The outbuildings, used for agricultural purposes, can be used for a variety of projects (reception, equestrian or leisure space, storage). The area is predominantly wooded with Scots pine stands. It offers real forestry potential, while meadows and bodies of water harmoniously complete the territory. A confidential address, easily accessible from Paris and Lyon, ideal for a principal or secondary residence of character, a hunting property or a family retreat for lovers of space and unspoilt nature. ECD: D/B Price HAI : 1.113.000 € (Net selling price : 1.050.000 € - 6% agency fees payable by the purchaser) Property presented by BARNES Centre Sologne Val de Loire: +33 (0)6.26.10.46.13 - [email protected]. "Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.

In southern Nièvre, in the heart of the Morvan park, this large family house built in 1950 enjoys a privileged location and environment. Located at the end of a driveway and completely isolated from any neighbors, it stands majestically in the heart of its wooded park. Raised over three levels, it includes an entrance hall, a toilet with washbasin, a spacious living room (60 m²) with oak flooring and a stone fireplace, a tiled kitchen and pantry, as well as an oak-floored office with a stone fireplace. On the first floor, a landing leads to a toilet, a hallway, 5 oak-floored bedrooms, 4 of which have washbasins, and a bathroom with toilet. On the second floor, there are 2 bedrooms, a laundry room, an attic room, a toilet, a bathroom, and a loft. The building is equipped with a central heating system fueled by oil; the electrical installation and septic tank need to be brought up to code. The period windows are made of wood, and the shutters are metal. The outbuildings include: - an old caretaker's accommodation over two levels with a living room open to the kitchen, and upstairs, a bedroom and a shower room with toilet - a building that houses under the same roof: a barn, a stable, a garage, various sheds, a greenhouse, chicken coops, and a kennel. The adjoining land, covering more than 3 hectares 26 ares, includes a courtyard, a landscaped garden with a beautiful chlorine pool (12x6), an old tennis court, and a free meadow section of 2.3 hectares. Due to its volumes, layout, and development potential, it would be ideal for a family home or for a secondary residence in the countryside.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In the heart of the Besbre Valley, 10 minutes from the Pal amusement park, an entirely renovated old presbytery in the heart of a lovely walled parish garden of 2291 m². Built in 1882, this building includes a main residence and a communicating annex. The residence comprises an entrance hall with a beautiful oak staircase, a traversing living room (30.00 m²) with a fireplace and a pellet stove, a fitted kitchen (14.50 m²), and an office. Upstairs, there are three large bedrooms (15.30, 16.20, and 21.00 m²), a small library, and a TV lounge (19.00 m²). On the second floor: a large attic of 60 m² on the ground can allow an extension of the area into the attic. The annex includes an entrance hall, 3 main rooms, and a small room. It could be converted into an independent unit that is very easy to rent during the tourist season. The property also includes 2 vaulted cellars under the residences and outbuildings including a large garage-workshop with an attic above, chicken coops, an old bread oven, and a carport. The whole is in very good condition. This property would be ideal for a family home with a second unit that can accommodate an independent member or generate income by renting it to tourists at the Pal. Price: 270,000 * *Including 8% VAT fees payable by the buyer calculated on the basis of the seller's net price. Price excluding fees: 250,000. - Estimated annual energy expenditure for standard use: Between €4,170 and €5,710 per year. Average energy prices indexed as of January 1, 2021 (subscription included)This description has been automatically translated from French.