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A 1904 hydrotherapy centre converted as a family residence in parkland, at the foot of the Vercors Mounts, 30 minutes from Valence’s TGV train station. The Beaugaris site has been renowned since antiquity, with its reputation forged by the ‘Roman’ spring. At the beginning of the 20th century, Dr. Riory had a hydrotherapy centre built on the site of the mineral water spring and a hotel was built in 1904. The property, which stretches over 10 hectares and includes two springs as well as four outbuildings, can be reached via a blue-painted metal gate at the end of a no-through road. After the estate’s former stables, a second wrought-iron gate leads to other constructions, some of which are habitable and others not: the vaulted edifice housing the source, the former hotel which is now a house, a pavilion and a barn, all of which are adjoined. The sober facades of the various buildings are made of rubble stone and pointed ashlar, or in rendered concrete. Their gabled or hipped roofs are made of terracotta tiles or sheet metal. The rectangular main edifice faces south and has a surface of approximately 460 m² spread over five levels, almost all of which have been renovated, with a modern around 30-m² veranda, convertible attic space and ventilated cellars. The house contains twelve spacious bedrooms and four bathrooms or shower rooms. There is a separate apartment on the third floor whose renovation requires completion. The separate pavilion, built near to a corner of the main house, has a surface of approximately 65 m², has been restored and boasts a terrace. It is made up of a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom as well as a kitchen area and could be suitable as a winter apartment. Not far away, the approximately 150-m² barn standing behind the main dwelling houses a bread oven and could be used for hosting receptions or conferences. Beneath the terrace adjoining the pavilion, the around 30-m² vaulted building housing the thermal spring could be transformed into a winter lounge. Lastly, the approximately 100-m² building that was originally the stables could be transformed into accommodation amongst other possibilities. The estate also possesses a former spring water collection pond that has today been transformed into a 11-metre by 5-metre swimming pool with a sliding cover and panoramic decking. The main house, pavilion and pool have been renovated in the last five years by the current occupants.

A dwelling with sea views and direct access to the beach, facing the Isle of Women, in Brittany. The property is accessible via a wide and open road, which leads to a small car park used by shore fishermen, hikers and Penvénan residents before continuing its trajectory towards the Dunes white sand beach, three minutes away by car. Nearby, the GR34 hiking trail winds its way along the coast, while the quiet neighbourhood in which the property is located alternates between main residences and second homes. Entirely surrounded by walls, the property is accessible via two entrances: a small white wooden gate as well as another larger gate, similar in style, which makes it possible to park several vehicles on the property. On the dwelling’s sea-facing side, a low wall, separating the property from a pebble beach, makes it possible to enjoy breath-taking maritime panoramas, while, on the dwelling’s street side, this low wall is extended by a hedge, which creates a natural setting that effectively shields the property from view. As for the dwelling, featuring two right-angle structures, it is topped with two perpendicular slate gable roofs and abuts a guesthouse. With its entrance hidden behind a cypress tree, the latter is arranged around a small entrance hall that provides access to two summer bedrooms with sea views, one on the ground floor and the other upstairs. Featuring two pairs of white wooden shutters, the dwelling is partially elevated and includes a basement garage in its lower section, while besides one plaster-coated wall, the exteriors, cadenced by several hanging dormers on either side, which add undeniable charm, are built out of pointed granite rubble stone with ashlar stone window/door surrounds.

An 18th-century manor house and its outbuildings set in 4,000 m² of wooded grounds, just a few minutes from the beaches of the Opal Coast. A notable mention of this noble house can be found in the French Mérimée database. The manor is depicted on the 1813 land registry. A succession of different families have lived here right up to the present day. They have all endeavoured to preserve the authenticity of the manor house, which stands out for its extremely harmonious classical style. The entrance is through a white wooden gate revealing the main body of the dwelling, which stands proudly in the middle of the central lawn. The property is surrounded by greenery and the garden is laid out on either side of the residence and the outbuildings to the right of the main facade. Rectangular in plan and classical in style, the main two-storey building has a floor area of approx. 250 m² excluding the basement. The slate roof, with its broached eaves, features three hip dormers on each side and three brick chimney stacks. The main facade, rendered in white and punctuated by nine symmetrically arranged, small-paned windows with white shutters, creates a particularly harmonious appearance.

A group of buildings, including a dwelling, two small holiday cottages, barns and offices, constructed out of Quercy stone and surrounded by rolling countryside, between the Lot and Tarn-et-Garonne departments. Located on the side of a hill, the property features a little more than one hectare of land, creating a natural shoulder halfway up the slope and extending down the hillside. As for the dwelling, facing fully south and overlooking the valley, it provides unobstructed views of the Quercy hills, while, the whole complex, made up of several local limestone buildings, is gracefully arranged around a courtyard, a number of patios and meadows bordered by oaks and maples. With its simple and balanced silhouette, the dwelling is topped with a hipped roof, whereas two small holiday cottages and a group of stone outbuildings – a former stable that has now been turned into office space, as well as two open-air barns, including one with a wide covered patio, ideal for summer meals – round out this group of bucolic edifices. In addition, set back from the other buildings, a swimming pool inconspicuously hidden within the verdant vegetation not only blends in seamlessly with the rest of the garden, but is also immersed in peace and quiet. Meticulously cared for, while respecting its history, and designed as if to assimilate perfectly with Quercy’s topography and dazzling light, all of its original volumes, ancient materials and views have been preserved, while the natural colour of its stones, barrel tiles and pastel shutters dialogue with the surrounding vegetation in a delicate balancing act between architecture and nature.

A fully renovated, 18th-century manor house, 10 minutes from Poitiers, in 2-hectare grounds with a swimming pool. A small country road runs alongside the property and leads to its two entrances. The first is made up of an entrance porch with a wooden gate, while the second possesses a wrought-iron railing gate. After the first entrance, there are garages followed by a wing in front of which a patio has been installed. The main residence can be found at the end of this L-shaped building, enhanced by an ornamental garden. The façades of the main residence are rendered, with stone quoins as well as window and door frames, while the wing boasts exposed stonework. All the roofs are made up of half-round tiles, plus the entirety of the windows are double glazed. Between the house and the garages, a pond, into which a stream flows, was created in the 18th century. The garden extends to the rear and below the house, with a swimming pool at the same height as the main residence and second entrance.

A former 19th-century food-producing estate turned into a vast family home, with enclosed, wooded grounds, truffle and olive groves and a swimming pool in Uzès. A typical example of a farmhouse from the end of the 18th century, probably built under the Directoire or First Empire period, and whose owners very quickly decided that it absolutely had to be much more than just a farmhouse. Throughout the 19th century, alterations were carried out until the main buildings became a noble-looking architectural ensemble, just a few strides away from the National Stud. In the 20th century, transformations and extensions continued to make it more adapted to family life, resulting in a group of several outbuildings, all of which complemented each other intelligently. Today, the estate, which includes a truffle and olive grove, is home to a vast, aristocratic-style family home, 'La Roseraie', which has been converted into a comfortable holiday home with bedrooms and suites, and outbuildings that can all be lived in. A boxwood labyrinth, a common feature of 19th-century Provencal gardens, once greeted visitors in the south garden before being razed by a previous owner. It is now ready for a new lease of life. The farmhouse has also preserved a 'pouzarenque', a fully restored bucket wheel, a rare sight in Uzège, where these waterwheels have disappeared with the motorization of water pumps. The original entrance, which opened directly onto the grounds from the road leading to the national stud farm, was completely enclosed by dry stone walls, but has been replaced by a new gate and a slightly more northerly entrance to free up the grounds. The entrance is now a driveway lined with olive trees.

An elegant coastal hotel with an indoor swimming pool, a guesthouse and a 1,000m² tree-dotted garden in France’s Finistère department in Brittany. The name of this hotel – 'Ty Mad' – means 'good house' in Breton. The edifice has been called 'Ty Mad' ever since it was built in 1924. It has hosted travelling guests ever since then. It stands in a calm backdrop – a maze of narrow streets – near a 15th-century calvary and a 13th-century chapel. Its location is both remarkable and discreet. With its 15 bedrooms, this grand building offers a sweeping view of an unspoilt coastline from its commanding position. It stands less than 100 metres from a beach. It has four floors. Given its height, the edifice looks down at the houses that surround it, yet without blotting them out. Its elevations are made of rubble stone with pointing. They are plain and bear no distinctive ornamentation, apart from sculpted wooden ledges and wrought-iron guardrails fitted in front of the tall, evenly spaced windows. The slate roof was redesigned to integrate tall, broad dormers on the north and south roof slopes. A section with a flat zinc roof adjoins the northern elevation. It has two levels and is widely glazed along three sides of its upper half, like a conservatory. Its lower half, which leads out to the garden, houses an indoor swimming pool. This swimming pool room leads straight out to the garden through picture windows. The utility rooms have two levels and stretch to the western edge of the plot, sheltered behind stone walls.

In the scenic Vienne region, in the centre of grounds crossed by a river, a traditional farmhouse with full French ownership rights and two guest houses. The property can be accessed via two entrances, the first providing direct access to the grounds and the second to the farmhouse via a courtyard, where a covered area has been created with space for two cars. A caretaker's cottage is located a few meters from the main entrance. The stone farmhouse has a flat-tiled roof. Its two facades are dotted with windows, some with French windows, which are echoes of each another. In the grounds, a first guest house can be accessed via the garden gate and by going past the front of the farmhouse, which is just a few metres away. Built of exposed stone with a tiled roof like the farmhouse, it faces the mill and a reservoir formed by the water from the millstream. The mill, set opposite these first two dwellings is the focal point of the whole complex. The mill's history can be traced back to the 17th century, when its dykes were built. Destroyed by a fire in 1790, it was rebuilt in 1800 and still has water rights to this day. Its drop height is around 1.8 m. It should be noted that all the dykes have been bricked up and raised to protect the buildings from possible winter flooding. Finally, a second guest house has been built on the first island and is linked to the shore by a small bridge and accessed by a stone staircase. Another bridge leads to a second, even larger island.

A 20th-century villa with outbuildings, a garden, swimming pool and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea, to the west of Marseille on the Blue Coast. Perched on a promontory, the land where the old mill once stood was gradually divided up in order to make room for several villas in the 1960s. All that remains from the former mill is a tower now encircled by the building complex, which has progressively been expanded over time. With the arrival of the train, followed by various services and amenities, the traditional lifestyle of this seaside village quickly transformed into a sought-out coastal resort town, while the proximity of the famous actor Fernandel once again increased interest in this holiday destination, secluded and yet close to several dynamic business hubs. With immaculate and rather massive architecture, including multiple building structures, but with an overall traditional appearance thanks to its ochre-colour plaster-coated exteriors, arched windows surrounded by ashlar stone as well as its barrel canal rooftops bordered by genoise cornices, the villa combines the character of yesteryear with modern comfort. As for its large glass doors and picture windows, they allow the natural light to bathe its interior and provide panoramic views of the sea, while inside, noble materials and soft tones were chosen in order to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. In addition, the bedrooms, sizeable and sunny, were designed as individual sanctuaries, their bathrooms were tastefully decorated with several luxurious touches and the living areas, generous in size, are extended outdoors thanks to several sun-dappled patios, bordered by understated wrought-iron guardrails or stone balustrades, intended for convivial moments between family or friends as well as peaceful relaxation lulled by the wind in the pine trees. With a separate flat and recreational amenities, including an impressive swimming pool, which provide a sumptuous touch and augment the property’s inhabitable spaces, the latter seems as if to melt into the horizon like the bow of a ship, surrounded by an immense terracotta deck as well as a variety of outbuildings. Last, but not least, the garden, meticulously landscaped, is an invitation to stroll through its verdant pathways, while terraced areas lead to more intimate spaces, ideal for reading against the soothing soundtrack of the waves in the distance.

Between Montpellier and Nîmes, a former agricultural estate of 7 hectares, with a 17th-century farmhouse, a master house, outbuildings, and a 19th-century winery. Less than 1 km from Quissac, the 7-hectare estate extends to the east and west around four buildings grouped into a private hamlet: a winery, a large farm known as "le grand mas", a dovecote, and the winemaker's residence. Access to the property is via the road serving the old agricultural courtyard. The master house, which is reached through the countryside, is located opposite this departmental road, facing the vineyards and woods. Strongly reflecting its past viticultural activity through the articulation of its elements, the property has evidently experienced several destinies. An artisanal silk production activity may have preceded viticulture before land division halted it. Other uses followed – thus the old winery has today been transformed into workshops and reception rooms. On the foothills of the Cévennes, the construction of the buildings, often austere, obeys solely the laws dictated by labor and rural habitation over time. The construction periods differ from one element to another and primarily oscillate between the beginning and the end of the 19th century, with architectural interventions additionally aimed at unifying the whole in the 20th and 21st centuries. The master house, built at the end of the 19th century, has curiously adopted the model of local magnaneries, modest and largely open to the south. The winery, of the same period, was renovated after the roof of the central part collapsed. The "grand mas", which was undoubtedly a rural dwelling with its few vaulted lower rooms, provides an evident example of construction carried out on earlier remains, probably from the end of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th century. The dovecote, made of red bricks, built on the roof of dependency used for living, dates from the early 20th century and surrounds a series of small adjoining houses currently used as rental residences. The whole, whose attraction is notably enhanced by the preservation of the natural environment from various damages, offers an interesting testimony of daily life in Cévennes viticulture. Its contemporary rehabilitation, unfinished in some places, has granted it a certain homogeneity.This description has been automatically translated from French.

An elegant mansion with a 1,000m² floor area, two self-contained apartments and 2,000m² of grounds, in Béthune town centre in northern France, 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris. The mansion is characteristic of edifices built in the wake of the First World War by renowned architects like Marcel Griffon. It lies on the site of a former sugar factory, created by the Dellisse-Engrand family in Béthune in 1818. This was one of the first sugar factories in France. A commemorative plaque in tribute to Victor Amédée Dellisse, a civil engineer, member of parliament and politician honoured by Napoleon III, is still displayed on the edifice’s facade. The dwelling is crowned with a hipped mansard roof. The mansion, made of ashlar, is typical of 1920s neo-classical architecture. It is embellished with wrought-iron balcony balustrades with motifs, fine mouldings and sculpted cornices with a wealth of details. The building has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor. It is hidden behind an electric wrought-iron gate and it stands in tree-dotted grounds. These walled grounds cover 2,000m². The brick walls here date back to the time of the military engineer Vauban and were built upon the ruins of a 16th-century Franciscan monastery: Les Récollets. Indeed, opposite the mansion’s facade there are the remaining columns and arches of a former church, which was listed as a historical monument in 1973. Part of the church’s central nave remains. A driveway with a cluster of flowers and shrubs in the middle makes it easy for cars to enter and leave the property.

A mill with full ownership rights, a mill race and mill ponds, in 9.8 hectares of greenery, near to Chenonceau, in the Cher Valley. A tree-lined drive runs past a pond up to a vast courtyard in front of the building. The 700-metre-long mill race runs through the property and underneath the building, though the water wheel and its machinery have been removed. It was purchased in the 18th century by the owners of Château de Chenonceau and was rebuilt in 1810 in the same place as the former mill that featured on Cassini’s famous map. A part of the mill, which ceased milling activity in 1967, is devoted to living space, with approximately 130 m² spread over three storeys. In the other part that measures around 400 m², all the flour milling machinery is still visible: grinders, converters, sieves and sizing rolls are spread over four storeys. A house adjoins the mill and then in turn a garage, while a guest’s house has been created in the dwelling at a right angle to these buildings. To the rear, there is an ornamental garden, a 1.5-hectare pond and woods, which all make up an uninterrupted estate of 6 hectares. Separate plots of meadows and woodland totalling approximately 4 hectares can be found nearby.

A large 18th century residence with an interior courtyard, garden and garage, in the heart of a village 40 minutes from Toulouse. This 18th century building is a typical example of local architecture and spans 3 levels. The facade has a large number of arched windows with wooden shutters. The ground floor comprises a study, two sitting rooms, a dining room, a vast split-level space, a spacious south-facing mezzanine and a kitchen with a larder overlooking the courtyard. The first floor includes two bedrooms, three sitting rooms, two bathrooms and two cloakrooms. There are 7 rooms on the second floor with a total floor area of 290 m², all of which are currently used as artist's studios. Two gardens, one next to and the other separate from the house complete this extremely spacious bourgeois residence. A garden and a double garage complete this impressive property.

An elegant house with a 470m² floor area, fully renovated in an English style and nestled in the town of Châtillon-sur-Seine in northern Burgundy. The house and garden lie up on a hill in the town, opposite Saint-Vorles Church, which looks down over the River Seine valley and the Douix spring. This neighbourhood is especially calm. It separates the town centre from Châtillon forest. The street Rue Saint-Vorles is steep, so gardens here are terraced, and the road offers a pleasant view of the town. With this incline, you cannot immediately see that the house actually has four levels and that its basement becomes a garden-level floor. The house’s elevations combine Burgundy stone with brickwork, giving the edifice an appearance that is half-French, half-English. On the street side, just beneath the zinc roof, there is a terrace on the second floor. Two towers flank the house’s main section. The first one is broad and rises up to the terrace, where it stops. The other one is more slender and stretches all the way up to the second floor. The property’s garages are separated from the house and mark the edge of the garden. From the property, you can admire an outstanding view of Saint-Vorles Church, as well as ruins of the town’s old fortifications and the tree-dotted parkland beside them. At night, lighting showcases these places, bringing out their splendour.

A country residence, its reconverted garage and swimming pool, on the border of the Yonne and Aube departments, in the Pays d’Othe natural region. At the end of a quiet road, lined by elegant properties, is the 18th-century dwelling, the appearance of which recalls its original agricultural vocation. Composed of a single-storey farmhouse cleverly linked to an immense barn, placed at a right angle, the whole is topped with small tile Burgundy roof and surrounded by its recently enclosed 2,640-m² garden with an aboveground swimming pool and planted with a number of trees.

A dwelling from 1900 surrounded by wooded grounds, partially classified as a 'Protected Wooded Area', near the Arcachon Bay waterfront. Characteristic of the shores of Arcachon Bay, this dwelling from 1900 is surrounded by more than 7,000 m² of densely wooded grounds and lush vegetation. Located on the waterfront, it overlooks the coastline and provides an enchanting panorama of the bay’s calm waters, while its coastal architecture, specific to the Southwest seaside, embodies the understated elegance of holiday homes from the 19th century. With light-colour plaster-coated exteriors, typical of other dwellings in the area, cadenced by red brick window surrounds, quoins, friezes and lintels, its painted wooden balconies, pelmets, shutters and structural elements come together in a harmonious contrast of white, red and wood, one of the architectural signposts from that period. Rectangular in shape, the dwelling, with two upper stories of identical proportions, is topped with a red tile, evenly pitched gable roof, featuring wide overhangs sometimes decorated with delicate pelmets, while its top-floor dormer windows stand out thanks to their triangular pediments. Facing the great outdoors, the dwelling boasts many patios and windows in order to enjoy the mild climate, which remains protected from the wind thanks to the surrounding vegetation.

A 16th-century manor house surrounded by moats, and its 22-hectare estate, in the Berry countryside. From a small country road, a private drive leads to the property, which stands away from any neighbours in the vicinity. The residence gradually looms into view in the midst of meadows and old trees, including a hundred-year-old cedar. The two-storey, 16th-century manor house topped by an attic level is made of rendered stone, with quoins plus window and door surrounds made of barite stone quarried locally. The edifice is flanked by two towers and is topped by a steeply sloped roof made of flat tiles on the main section and slate for the hipped roof of the square tower. The other two-level, circular tower is topped by a conical slate roof. Many of the windows and doors are fitted with painted hinged shutters. To the south as well as the west of the manor, four outbuildings with simple volumes and gabled roofs made of tiles are a reminder of the estate’s former farming activity. Two of them have been transformed into a house and a holiday cottage, while the two others are used for storage or as a workshop. All the manor’s buildings are surrounded by moats, some of which are still filled with water. The estate spreads out over approximately 22 uninterrupted hectares, mainly made up of meadows, an almost 6-hectare wood and a pond.

An elegant 18th-century house listed as a historical monument on the banks of a millrace that joins the River Armançon in the charming town of Tonnerre in Burgundy. The grand house lies on the main street that runs through Tonnerre, near the medieval hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre. An imposing doorway leads into a court. Its carriage door is opened with an iron mechanism that dates back to the time of construction. The property used to belong to sister of Charles d'Éon de Beaumont, a diplomat who served King Louis XV of France. The edifice has two symmetrical pavilions without a central section. The elevations and roofs, listed as a historical monument, were recently restored. The elevations are plain, rendered and punctuated with rectangular or arched small-paned windows. They are characteristic of the 18th century. The roofs have regional flat tiles, three or four slopes that gently flare outwards and arched stone dormers. They are especially characteristic of local architecture. Lastly, the garden, dotted with age-old plane trees, extends down to the banks of a millrace that joins the River Armançon. This backdrop offers the absolute calm of nature in the heart of a town.

A rural estate covering more than one hectare with a guesthouse and gîtes, tucked away in France’s Calvados department in Normandy. From the road, a driveway lined with poplars runs alongside an orchard to the buildings. The property covers two plots and has a total surface area of over one hectare. An entrance gate in a low enclosing wall leads into a courtyard, where the main house, dating back to the 1930s, stands. The house is made of stone coated with rendering. It is crowned with a slate roof. It has a garden-level floor and a first floor. Beside it, there is a first gîte: a low house with a slate roof. Opposite the main house, there is a former bakehouse, which is now a guesthouse. This small building has a gable roof and is extended with a lean-to. A second series of buildings lies at a right angle to the main house. This series of buildings stands beside a gravelled drive with a garden and orchard. The first building is edged with a wooden terrace and houses a reception hall with a bar. Above it, there is an unused first floor. The building is crowned with a hipped slate roof. A lean-to garage adjoins the back of this building. Next, there is a second gîte in a low house beside a concrete terrace. Then there is an elongated building from the 19th century. It has a first floor and a second floor. Exposed pale stonework forms its elevations. Many windows punctuate its facade. A roof of interlocking tiles with three wall dormers crowns the building. Inside it, there are four guest rooms and a third gîte. The property offers a 20-person sleeping capacity in total.

A renovated farmhouse from the 16th century with a swimming pool, an orchard and outbuildings, not far from the city of Angers, in France’s Maine-et-Loire department. A wooden entrance gate, framed between two ashlar pilasters, leads into the property, a former farm complex. The property used to belong to a manor, which stands on the other side of the road. The complex was built in the 16th century. It was the home of Hercules de Moreau, a valet to the king, and later, in the 18th century, it was the home of the Guéniveau family, who passed it on to Joseph-Eugène Bonnemère. The latter was a famous author and playwright. The main edifice is built of tuffeau stone, with rubble stone for the elevations and ashlar for the window and door surrounds. A gable slate roof crowns the building. Many steel-and-glass windows punctuate the north and south sides. A porch leads to the cellars. This porch’s roof has a hipped end and is supported with four pillars with mouldings. Opposite, there is another building. It is partly converted and it houses a bread oven. Between the two buildings, there is a granary with a ground floor and first floor. A three-slope roof crowns it. Its western elevation is made of ashlar and is punctuated with three bull’s-eye windows. At the bottom of the garden lies a former stable. A walled orchard can be reached from outside. A swimming pool lies there.

A 600-m² residence, in the heart of Montfort-l’Amaury, with eight bedrooms, a walled garden and a swimming pool. A short distance from schools, shops and the centre of Montfor-l’Amaury, the residence, which has been transformed over the centuries, stands in an approximately 3,000-m² plot surrounded by stone walls. The several-storey edifice is made up of two wings forming an L-shape, one of which is partly independent. This provides multiple accommodation options, over a surface of almost 600 m² of living space. The elevations are coated with light-coloured rendering, beneath a roof made of old, flat tiles. The garden surrounds the house and includes a swimming pool and pool hut. The residence has been carefully restored, retaining its character thanks to the use of old and noble materials: on each level, the flooring is made up of an alternation of weathered terracotta tiles, light-coloured stone slabs and oakwood parquet floors. The house boasts eight bedrooms, each with an en suite bathroom and lavatory, while there is also the possibility to create extra bedrooms.

A 12th-century medieval residence, listed as a historical monument, in the former capital of the old Vivarais province, on the banks of the River Rhône. Until the French Revolution, the property was the residence of rich owners, before accommodating the town hall for two centuries until 1947, when it was sold to private owners. The house underwent various alterations and restorations as the years passed by, particularly in 1563, 1855 and 1856. Today it has a rectangular layout made up of two parts linked by a central, stone, spiral staircase leading to the three upper floors that make up the edifice. The western façade, which overlooks the square, was transformed in the 17th century. This narrow section with two vertical rows of openings is the ‘public’ part of the house, facing the square. There are windows on each of its four levels. The façade is crowned by a moulded cornice and a stone balustrade behind which the roof is hidden. The southern façade is the house’s longest. It looks onto the street called Rue du Château leading to the episcopal district. A third of the wall has no windows and in the centre, the entrance door with a basket-handle arch is framed by moulded splaying. Directly above it, there are four windows with moulded frames dating from the Middle Ages, through which the spiral staircase is bathed in light. On the right-hand side of the façade, the windows with mostly moulded frames, above two bayonet-shaped drip stones following the slope of Rue du Château, allow the living rooms to be flooded with light. The eastern half of the façade still has traces of older openings. On the second floor, there is still a gemelled window whose central column is adorned with chevron fluting and whose chapters are carved with stylised acanthus leaves. Other Romanesque origin openings are still visible. Lastly, since the northern and eastern façades are secondary elevations, they have much less openings. A complete architectural study has been carried out (seen attachment in annex).

A chateau from the late 17th century, listed as a Historical Monument, its outbuildings and equestrian facilities on 18 hectares of grounds, near Sablé, between the Sarthe, Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire departments. Two drives lead to a carriage entrance topped with a pediment that opens onto a grand courtyard. On one side, is the chateau and, on the other, an immense outbuilding, both façades of which are punctuated by pruned yew trees, while a covered well is located in the centre. The current chateau corresponds to the former abbatial dwelling: this is where the Abbot resided, in the western wing of the abbey that once stood here. During the 18th century, the court was at Versailles and the buildings were spruced up and converted so they could be rented out, therefore providing the abbey with some revenue. With three storeys, including an attic level, the chateau is made out of plaster-coated stone and rubble stone. On the side facing the grounds, its slate hipped roof is cadenced by four bull’s-eye windows, while, on the side facing the courtyard, there are three attic dormer windows grouped together under a single pediment in addition to four other dormer windows. Both the chateau’s east and west exteriors are crowned with a pediment on their roofs, which is then repeated above the central entrance on each side. With window and door surrounds decorated with smooth rusticated stonework, the three doors on the chateau’s façade are topped with either curvilinear or triangular pediments, while its quoins, cornice and dormer windows are made out of ashlar stone. Inside, the chateau has conserved its original décor: cartouches, medallions, chimneybreasts, decorative window and door surrounds, wood panelling, marble and stone, while the size of the magnificent rooms as well as their floor-to-ceiling height add to the chateau’s overall grandeur. In addition to the topiary garden on the chateau’s eastern side, there is also a dovecote, orchard, vegetable garden, ornamental trees and a stream, which is straddled by an old bridge flanked by the columns of an ancient carriage entrance. All around, the grounds are made up of pastures, tall trees and a small wood, while equestrian facilities have been created to the west of the outbuilding, on the side facing the grounds. These include wooden paddocks, a riding ring and an area for the horses to rest and relax. The carriage entrance, the chateau’s exteriors as well as its entrance hall, vast living room, dining room and seven bedrooms are listed as national historical monuments as are the well and bridge, while the outbuilding’s exteriors and the dovecote are registered as regional historical monuments.

An eighteenth-century Provençal house 15 minutes from Orange TGV station, in the historical county of Venaissin with 2.4 hectares of wooded grounds and a view of Mount Ventoux. This property was once part of a vast, plain, farming estate, of which it still has 2.4 ha of land. The constructions stand on the north-east side of its land on a knoll, circumvented by a meander of the Carpentras canal, marking the northern limit. The main entrance, leading to a courtyard, is provided by gates on the south-west side, facing the estate’s land. On the north-east side, a high wall, lined with unsquared surface limestone, encloses the courtyard; a little door in this perimeter wall makes it possible to reach an outstanding stand of oak trees, on the north slope, bordered by the canal. The main building is a traditional Provençal country house, constructed at the end of the 18th century, even the beginning of the 19th century, probably on the foundations of an earlier construction, notably visible in the enclosed courtyard courtesy of the vestiges of old blocked up windows. It spans two levels and faces southwards over the courtyard. It is symmetrically and harmoniously composed and topped with a triple overhanging cornice, forming the eaves. Its lime-rendered walls feature aligned openings, framed with painted surrounds, enhanced with red edging. The north-east corner of the country house features a wide, drop arch, carriage door, topped with a virtually square opening, indicating a probable reconstruction of the country house’s east gable or a vestige of an earlier construction. A square, single-storey pavilion, topped with a roof terrace, bears witness to an earlier building, possibly a 2-storey dovecote. Reached via steps on the west facade, it marks the southern limit of the country house. It is extended by a terraced area, supported by a dry-stone wall, containing a swimming pool that closes the courtyard. And lastly, the parklands extend over the top of the open area to the south of the courtyard. Planted with Mediterranean species, notably convoluted pine trees, they still include some decoratively trimmed boxwood and a masonry well, topped with a local limestone dome.

Exceptional propertyLocated in a residential village at the gates of Paris via the A13 motorway, this beautiful high-end residence has undergone an exceptional top-quality renovation with quality materials. You will enjoy large spaces in this building of approximately 395 m², with a game room, comprising 10 rooms including 6 bedrooms. The 83 m² living room with fireplace, the 70 m² master suite, and the other three bedrooms will allow you to appreciate all the features and refinements of this luxurious home. The game room of approximately 70 m² is a superb relaxation area, with the harmony between the cathedral ceiling, dry stones, and cladding making this space magical. Calm and serenity in this magical landscaped park of 3450 m², adorned with various species of trees and flower beds, enhanced by a gazebo.- On the ground floor: living room with fireplace of 83 m², TV lounge of 18 m², fitted kitchen of 17 m², back kitchen of 11 m², toilets, boiler room, garage, game room of 70 m².- On the first floor: landing leading to a 70 m² master suite with shower room and dressing room, toilets, a 20 m² bedroom, a 15 m² bedroom, a 12 m² bedroom, a 10 m² bathroom.- Barbecue, bread oven, small outbuildings.- Cellar.Georisks: Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Georisks website https://www.georisques.gouv.fr/.This description has been automatically translated from French.