luxury houses with terrace for sale France (page 281)

Close to La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, in a dominant position, a classified neo-Gothic castle with nearly 5 hectares of park, meadows, and woods. At the edge of the Bercé state forest and at the exit of a picturesque village with shops, the estate is set back and not overlooked, enclosed by old walls with gates or hedges. The property is organized around its castle, set on the slope of a hill, at the center of a park that mixes meadows, AOC lands, and woods. Built between 1908 and 1913 and classified MH since 1984, the residence is emblematic of the flamboyant neo-Gothic style, which was once very popular among the aristocracy and the upper bourgeoisie. With an area of approximately 275 m², it has four levels including a ground floor and an attic. The slate roofs are punctuated by numerous dormer windows. The cornices, corner chains, dormer windows, and window frames are made of tuffeau. To the east and west, stone staircases with railings lead to an entrance hall and a kitchen. The western facade is bordered by a terrace overlooking the garden. On the facades of the building, flint from the Loir valley interacts with sculpted tuffeau to recreate the aesthetic of a chivalric manor. The architecture evokes the medieval repertoire, with systematic use of the pointed arch, lancets, and stained glass, focusing on a search for light and verticality of lines. A pepperpot turret, suspended on molded corbels, flanks the residence, topped with a slate extinguishing cap. Wide stone mullioned windows punctuate the ground floor, while on the first floor, paired windows are set under their delicately sculpted pointed arches. A richly pierced stone balustrade with quatrefoils overlooks the south gable.This description has been automatically translated from French.

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.

An 18th-century residence with outbuildings in more than 2 hectares of grounds, on the outskirts of a village in the south of the Jura area. The property is located in a peaceful setting, on the outskirts of the village. The property, was erected as a noble country residence amids the fields in the 18th century, echoing the village’s castle that stands on a rocky outcrop. A lime tree-lined drive leads to a wrought-iron gate framed by two haughty pillars from which stone walls extend. The property is laid out arouned an enclosed courtyard, in which two long stone buildings measuring approximately 35 metres each stand opposite one another. One contains the manor house plus the former stables and cowshed, while the other is made up of several outbuildings. To the east, a formal terraced garden planted with geometrically shaped yew trees stands in front of the house and leads to large meadow that stretches to the edge of the property, boasting uninterrupted views. At the entrance and stretching alongside the drive, there is a farm hangar surrounded by greenery and trees of various types; a carefully maintained meadow bordered by a stone wall stands opposite.

On the heights of a seaside town on the coast of Penthièvre, a villa from the late 19th century on land of nearly 2000 m². Just a short walk from the village and the Centre beach, the property is located on the coastal road that leads to the neighboring Val-André. Surrounded by holiday homes of various periods and styles, it adjoins land that includes, in addition to an open space and parking area, a large terrace facing south with an outdoor pool. Enclosed by walls or mature hedges, the entire property is shielded from view.Built at the center of the plot, the house was constructed at the very end of the 19th century in sandstone and brick, following the two-wing seaside style with a gabled facade. The front body is preceded by a two-level oriel, crowned with a balcony. The structure is mainly composed of sandstone blocks, with brick chainings, window frames, and horizontal bands, similar to the tall chimney stacks. The slate roof, with a zinc ridge, features two main steeply sloped sections pierced by triangular gable dormers. The projecting gabled bay, with its balcony, also has a steeply pitched roof with two slopes and a modest roof overhang, accompanied by a discreet cornice highlighted by exposed rafters beneath the eaves.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In the Armagnac region of the Landes, a charming Gascon manor house in good condition with its outbuildings, surrounded by 1.82 hectares with a swimming pool. The property is accessible from a small rural road, which runs alongside a stone wall punctuated by two pavilions and lined with a row of old plane trees. The main entrance is through a pigeon loft-porch, providing a direct perspective on the manor house, positioned perpendicularly to the vast outbuildings (not to mention a woodshed and a barn located away from the main built ensemble). The only residence, the primary house, which is two stories high and topped with a double-sloped tile roof, follows a rectangular plan. Facing east, its main facade is bordered by a large terrace while its west façade is lined with a garden, both featuring straight openings with dressed stone frames. The adjoining outbuildings are connected to the Gascon house by a small covered passage that also protects a well. Built along an east-west axis and connected by a third of their common gable, they each present a long facade facing the Pyrenees, in front of a very extensive grassy parterre. Framed by dressed stones or bricks, their openings are straight, with a low arch or a full arch, and their roofs are two-pitched with flat or channel tiles.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A 17th century stately manor house, its outbuildings and chapel surrounded by 1.8 hectares of grounds in the “Hauts du Beaujolais” region . The property, completely enclosed by high stone walls, comes into view at the end of a country lane, half-way up a hill crowned with woodland. This vast rural space is shared with a group of 19th century farm buildings and greenhouses that used to form an integral part of the property. The high, golden stone walls typical of the nearby Beaujolais region protect the 1.8 ha of grounds, which form two different parts of the estate. On the one hand, in the immediate vicinity of the manor house, there is a parterre with a geometric Latin cross pattern emphasised by angular topiaries, leading to a lateral access ramp to the terrace of the residence known as 'the chateau'. On the other hand, taking up the rest of the grounds, there is an English-style landscaped garden bordered on one side by a small canal and a dormant orchard below. A majestic bicentennial Lebanese cedar dominates the landscaped garden, towering over most of the other conifers and the lime trees. A very large pool, which could be converted into a swimming pool, appears at the bend of the ramp leading to the terrace of the manor house, next to the unpaved track leading to a votive chapel at the far end of the grounds. To the north, a group of outbuildings is arranged in a U-shape around the residence. Together with the rear elevation of the manor house, it forms a carriage courtyard, accessed via a service gate. These vast outbuildings, which include a caretaker's cottage, a stable and barns, are in need of complete restoration. The family, who lived here from the beginning of the 18th century until 1943, with a tragic incident during the French Revolution, left numerous remains, testimonials and archives. The estate was dedicated exclusively to agriculture. Over the centuries, this has protected the authenticity of the original materials that make up the buildings, witnesses of a number of traditional skills, many of which have now disappeared.

A 19th-century house with 205 m² and four bedrooms, on the banks of Fanac Island, right outside of Paris. The property is located on the breath-taking Fanac Island, known for its picturesque landscape and connected to the Joinville Bridge via stairs or a lift. As for the dwelling, built on a plot of land of approximately 500 m², it is part of forty residences established on either side of the island’s two banks. Facing the small arm of the Marne River, the three-storey dwelling, with approximately 205 m², stands in the middle of a verdant property under the welcoming shade of the garden’s trees. Built around 1880, it was expanded according to standard practices by its current occupant, in accordance with the architectural style from that period as well as the premises’ inherent spirit. With seven rooms, it includes a living room, a kitchen giving on to the dining room, which is then extended by a patio, three bedrooms spread out over two floors, two studies as well as two bathrooms and three lavatories, while the exterior, listed as a historical monument on its eastern side, is cadenced by a number of windows and features delicate wrought-iron, pastel-colour pelmets as well as ornate ironwork, which highlights the dwelling’s eclectic “Belle Epoque” style.

In Black Périgord, a 48-hectare estate away from the world, with a master house and guest houses, a swimming pool, and a hamlet to be revived, amidst the woods. Viewed from the sky, the property reads like an old map: 48 hectares in one block, most of which is a forest of oak and chestnut trees; the remainder forms natural meadows. A fence designed to preserve the domesticated space from wildlife delineates an enclave of about 3 hectares around the buildings, accessible by a private path bordered by vegetation. The main house, in Périgord style, has about 220 m² over three levels. Its facade of local stone, covered with a steeply sloped flat tile roof, faces south and opens onto a network of terraced stone patios that follow the sloping terrain. A square turret, topped with a pointed roof, echoes the master houses, added there to elevate the status of its first occupants. The ground floor includes two living rooms and a bedroom; the second level has a bathroom and two attic bedrooms. A kitchen is situated on the lower level, with direct access to a terrace and, further on, a swimming pool. Heating is provided by an oil boiler, and the windows are single-glazed. A flower garden, carefully maintained, wraps around the buildings. Lower down, the swimming pool is surrounded by a stone terrace; its technical room is hidden in a stone borie covered with lauzes. Ascending the property, a nearly 100 m² stone barn, topped by a floor, features the peculiarity of having only three walls. Its fourth side is open, like a belvedere overlooking the surrounding countryside. Even higher, a guest house made of stone, about 100 m², is arranged as a loft. A fireplace occupies one wall. Adjacent to the main house, a garage for two vehicles is positioned; its doors face the private access road. To the east, in the forest, a hamlet of five stone buildings around a well represents the other face of the estate. This is an ancient farm to be completely renovated, whose dwelling house was occupied until a relatively recent date. The barns and outbuildings, on the other hand, have long lost their roofs.This description has been automatically translated from French.

15 minutes from Poitiers, a 19th-century castle, partly listed as Historic Monument, founded in the Middle Ages, with its outbuildings in a hamlet and its park of 22 hectares. Accessible through several gates, the property is hidden behind high walls and the foliage of ancient trees. From the main entrance, the castle gradually reveals itself through a line of plane trees. The building is a testament to several construction phases. From the medieval era, an old keep, altered in the 14th century and listed as a Historic Monument, still stands. With a balanced plan, its facade is rhythmically punctuated by large bays and dormer windows. The roof is slate, and the walls are rendered with exposed stone corner chains. The main expansions date from the Renaissance, but it is in the 19th century that the most significant transformations took place. Turrets, dormer windows, large bays, and pinnacles reflect these various periods. Thus, in 1356, during the Hundred Years' War, Jean II le Bon is said to have stopped there during the Battle of Maupertuis. Later, Louis XIV is said to have stayed there on his way to Saint-Jean-de-Luz for his marriage to Maria Theresa of Austria. On the guardrails of the high windows, a Latin motto reads: "Peace to this house." To the west, a terrace bordered by columns is extended by a pergola and a fountain placed on the lawn. The outbuildings, distanced from the castle, form a complex with various uses. The whole is surrounded by the park, woods, meadows, and orchard.This description has been automatically translated from French.

To the east of Toulouse, in the Côte-Pavée district, a family home from the mid-20th century with a landscaped garden and pool. The property is accessible via a private driveway leading to an automated gate. An outdoor parking space precedes a closed garage for two vehicles. The house, built in 1954, is elevated over two levels according to a rectangular plan and under a four-pitched roof with terracotta tiles. Located to the north of the plot, it faces a garden of approximately 700 m², which is oriented due south. The facades combine a stone base with brick elevations, complemented at the entrance level by a rounded volume treated with plaster, resulting from an extension completed in 2008. This has allowed for the creation of a ground-floor entrance and an additional space on the upper floor. The interior organization revolves around a central area that distributes the rooms fluidly. In total, the residence includes ten rooms, with one bedroom on the ground floor and four on the upper floor. The main facade, oriented to the south, faces the garden. A terrace extends from the living areas and accompanies the pool. An external staircase provides access to a balcony running along the south and west facades. The attic was insulated in 2015. The frame underwent treatment in 2024. The local urban planning plan allows for additional ground use and enables the construction of an extension or outbuilding.

Located 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris, in a village in the northern Loiret, a fully renovated character house, its garden, and its outbuildings. Built in the 19th century, in 1850, the property bears witness to an ancestral agricultural tradition, focused on vineyards and saffron. In the village, several homes with monumental doors evoke life from times past, before the rise of cereal and fodder crops. Access to the house, situated on a small square set back from the main street, is through one of these imposing porches or through a door that opens directly into the living house. The porch serves as a link between this house and two outbuildings, forming an L-shape on a plot of approximately 600 m². A small terrace, an enclosed garden with walls, and a perfectly functioning well complete the property. The facade was built with stone rubble joined with lime. Its wooden semicircular windows are placed on decorative columns topped with capitals. Approximately 180 m² in size, it is raised over two levels topped with attics under beams, shaping an L at one corner of the lot. A lower extension is occupied by a kitchen. The interior has undergone careful restoration in recent years to provide comfort and modernity, with home automation for heating and alarm, while preserving old elements: exposed stone and beams, stone fireplace, cast iron radiators.This description has been automatically translated from French.

An 18th-century countryseat, flanked by two lateral wings from the early 20th century, with a courtyard and garden, nestled within a village in the Seine-et-Marne department. The U-shaped countryseat is laid out between a square courtyard and wooded grounds in the back. Entirely enclosed by walls, it is accessible on the courtyard side via a double-leaf gate and a pedestrian door, while four other wooden pedestrian doors, rarely used, provide access from the grounds to a washhouse, a former water reserve and a vegetable garden. In addition, a double-leaf metal gate located behind one of the outbuildings is reserved for vehicle access, whereas the building itself is skirted by a cobblestone path, which widens into a patio that is then extended by a garden in front one of its gable ends. As for the main building, with three storeys over a basement level, it was built in 1786, while its lower, more recent two-storey wings were added in 1900. Featuring roughcast-rendered stone exteriors and a flat tile Mansard roof with a slate strip demarcating the roof’s different gradients, on the side facing the grounds, the exterior boasts three sets of glass double doors, a dozen windows as well as seven dormers located on the roof’s lower slope, while on the courtyard side, three sets of glass doors, a dozen windows as well as four dormers with bull’s-eye windows, alternating between shed and hipped versions, punctuate the façade. Lastly, an octagonal brick and stone turret, abutting the right side of the main building’s exterior, is topped with violet and black tiles, which create the allusion of slate and provide a nice counterpoint to the roof’s visible slate strip.

A villa from the 1930s with a swimming pool and an outbuilding, surrounded by an enclosed, tree-filled garden, in a family-oriented seaside resort on the Cotentin peninsula’s western coast. The property is accessible from either a wooden pedestrian gate, flanked on each side by walls, which opens on to mown grassy areas providing plenty of room for vehicle parking, or an eyebrow-arched double-leaf gate, located on a different street. In addition, the villa’s garden has been landscaped into two separate areas: on one side, a patio featuring exotic plants, a swimming pool and the outbuilding and, on the other, lawn bordered by shrubs and flowers. As for the dwelling, it embodies, in its assumed simplicity, the main characteristics of the region’s Anglo-Norman architecture. With three storeys, including an attic level, and topped with slate clipped gable roofs, its foundation was constructed out of large rubble stones, while its exteriors, coated in pale pink plaster, are decorated with several stone stringcourses. In addition, the main façade features a bow window topped with a balcony safeguarded by balusters, whereas the dwelling’s other windows are either rectangular or topped with basket-handle arches. Lastly, an immense, entirely glazed winter garden abuts the rear exterior and is festooned with a grapevine and its colourful leaves.

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.

A restored former hunting lodge from the 17th century and its immense outbuildings, surrounded by woods and a garden, over more than 3 hectares in the Loiret department. Along the edge of the small town, within a landscape scattered with woods, meadows, farmland and forests, the property overlooks the valley and is accessible via a private lane. The site, with approximately 3.5 hectares, is entirely enclosed by walls, while, sheltered from the wind, the outbuildings and former hunting lodge are located around an immense rectangular and verdant interior gravel courtyard. In addition, a cobblestone patio, partially enclosed by walls, is hidden behind a row of conifers and surrounds the 5 x 11-metre swimming pool. As for the hunting lodge, it was built in the middle of the 17th century and then later reorganised in the 18th and 19th centuries, at which time the barns were refurbished as well. Featuring woods of approximately 1.9 hectares, as well as a grassy and tree-filled garden, surrounded by hedges, a wide entrance and wrought-iron pedestrian doors provide access to the property’s courtyard and garden.

A modern eight-bedroom house with a 390m² floor area, hidden in 1.3 hectares of grounds in France's Yvelines department, less than an hour from Paris. The property, which covers 13,000m², is perched upon a hill, at the end of a cul-de-sac, which a footpath extends. Beyond the entrance gate, a rise leads to a court in front of the house. The dwelling was built in 2001. It has two floors and an attic. The dwelling offers eight bedrooms, four bathrooms or shower rooms, and a 80m² reception space that is extended with a large outdoor terrace facing the garden. The building is crowned with roofing of interlocking tiles. The house offers a total floor area of around 450m². Two garages and a vast workshop on the ground floor complete the living space of 360m², above which a converted loft extends. The house faces north and south. Large French windows in the ground-floor reception rooms open from its south face. On the ground floor, a hallway connects to a 60m² living room that includes a dining area, beneath a high cathedral ceiling. Two broad French windows take up a wall of this room and flank an open fireplace. They lead out into the garden. A spacious kitchen with a scullery adjoins this vast reception room. It leads into an area taken up by a workshop, garages and a cellar. Further on lie a utility room, a linen room and a guest lavatory. On the other side, there is a master bedroom, which includes an en-suite bathroom with a lavatory. Beside it there is a guest bedroom, a bathroom and an office. The ground-floor rooms offer direct access to the garden. The windows have aluminium frames and are equipped with roller shutters. The double garage has two large tip-up doors that open into the front court. It also has a pedestrian back door on the garden side. From one corner of this garage, you can reach a wine cellar in a basement below it. Upstairs, a landing connects to six bedrooms with wardrobes and storage spaces, a separate lavatory, and two bathrooms, one of which includes a lavatory. A passage leads to a 30m² loft space, which has been converted into a games room. Large windows fill all the bedrooms with natural light. Outside, the grounds covering 12,700m² combine expanses of lawn with woodland. This lush outdoor area surrounds the house. The grounds are partly sloping and extend mostly on the house’s south side. They are dotted with many trees of different kinds. There is also a heated swimming pool in the garden. This pool is 12 metres long and 5 metres wide. The garden is not overlooked at all: there are no neighbours. So swimmers and sun-bathers can relax in absolute privacy.

A 17th century townhouse opposite Noyon cathedral, 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris . Situated directly opposite the cathedral, this townhouse enjoys a radiant view of its Gothic facade, built with particularly luminous yellow-ivory limestone. Its tri-partite portal and two spires with three tall, pointed arches lend the building its full magnificence. Only the parvis separates the impressive edifice from the property, which is in line with the 17th-century canons' houses. While the canons had lived on the site since the Middle Ages, a fire destroyed the medieval quarter in the 17th century, which was then rebuilt in a classical style. Today, this is a listed historic site. At first glance, it is the rounded shape of the square that catches the eye, with the canons' houses surrounding the cathedral facade. The majestic appearance of the property is enhanced by the two entrance pillars topped by monumental stylised flame-vase finials. Once through the tall gateway, a courtyard of old cobblestones leads to the townhouse, which stands between courtyard and garden following the traditional layout. On the other side of the building, a paved terrace guarded by a wrought-iron balustrade overlooks a walled garden planted with fruit trees. The style of the townhouse is typical of homes of this era, featuring a tall silhouette, large openings arranged in bays, a deep-pitched roof clad with flat tiles, solid gables and a basement with a perron. The residence embodies the spirit of the 17th century, even though it was extended in the 19th century by a second building. This annexe is roofed in the Mansard style, built of jointed stone and brick, and has two wings with roof terraces, one of which is protected by a balustrade. The main courtyard, surrounded by flowerbeds and paved with old mossy cobblestones, leads straight to the stone approach stairs.

A unique, centuries-old chateau and its terraced garden on the edge of a typical Provence village set in a regional nature park . A raised driveway bordered by hedges leads from the village to the estate. A wide wrought iron gate, framed by two masonry pilasters and topped by an interlaced decorative motif, marks the entrance to the property. The terrace in the upper part of the estate reveals a succession of buildings and the long eastern facade, as well magnificent views towards the valley in the distance. The scent of boxwood and roses wafts across the landscape, while the sound of trickling water can be heard in the moat below. Built in the 17th century and enlarged in the 18th century following the main stylistic principles of classical Provence architecture, the building was extensively altered in the 19th century with the addition of a corner tower and an aviary, giving it its current castle-like appearance. The various parts of the edifice, which have survived the centuries, thus present a unique appearance, somewhere between a bastide (Provence farmhouse) and a chateau. The complex comprises four different sections. Three of them have juxtaposed east-facing elevations with regular, symmetrical windows, while the fourth is set back behind its stone-paved courtyard and blue-painted wrought-iron gate and railings. The western facades have fewer and more discreet windows than the other elevations and are all aligned along a little-used village street to the rear of the buildings. The different materials used for the facades and roofs - coursed rubble masonry, brick, slate and terracotta - reflect the construction periods of the various buildings and extensions. The buildings are bordered by several terraced garden areas, benefiting from a water source in the village that is reputed to be inexhaustible. The upper level, at the foot of the château, comprises a rose garden with its pond to the south, a terrace with its water fountain and an impressive chestnut tree in the centre and, to the north, a formal French-style garden with its parterre of pruned box and a series of eleven vaulted ponds, fed by the spring and releasing the overflow of water at the bottom of the estate. A large field at the bottom of the estate provides a distant view of the valley overlooked by the chateau.

A 10-dwelling hamlet on 31-hectare grounds, perched on a rocky promontory, twenty minutes from Angoulême in the department of Charente . Set within a rolling landscape, the property, perched on a rocky outcrop, overlooks the valley and the nearby river that borders the estate to the southeast. Accessible from the north via a drive that passes, on the right, garages carved out of the rock as well as the large openings of the former 5,000-m² quarries, which, more recently, have been used to grow mushrooms, it then ascends to the centre of the six-dwelling complex. The main dwelling is positioned in the middle, with a raised bakehouse to the east, while four dwellings skirt the promontory to the south and a last one is located to the north, as is a converted greenhouse to the northwest. At the foot of the rocky outcrop, two large openings lead to underground galleries of 600 m² and six springs, surrounded by large ashlar stones, are scattered throughout the meadow to the south that reaches all the way to the base of a cliff. In addition, vast meadows surrounded by woodland extend to the north of the building complex.

A large architect-designed villa in a site overlooking La Seyne-sur-Mer, with a roof terrace and swimming pool, in 2,400 m² of tree-lined grounds. A tarmacked lane leads to the entrance of the property whose double-leaf solid metal gates decorated with wrought-iron arabesques are electrically powered. A stone-paved driveway leads up to the house’s porch to the left and a large garage straight ahead. The villa was built in 1967 and boasts living space of approximately 370 m². It is rectangular in shape and has three storeys that embrace the terraced lie of the land. The upper level is made up of vast roof terrace with more than 150 m² of space and views of the sea. The walls of the façades are rendered in white and are dotted with large aluminium windows as well as French windows, fitted with electric roller blinds and black wrought-iron grating for the openings on the garden level. A very large glass-paned veranda adorns the southern façade, while a triangular awning protects the entrance door. There is a gigantic lounge bathed in the light that flows through the veranda on the garden level, next to a kitchen and master bedroom with en suite facilities, while four other bedrooms and related rooms are located on the lower level, all opening onto patios that lead into the garden. The grounds are made up of several terraces planted with cork oak, pine, palm, olive and fig trees. The largest terraces play host to an outside dining space with an outside oven on one, a swimming pool with decking and pool-house on another and, lastly, a relaxation area, flower beds and a fishpond for the others.

A vast, 17th-century townhouse with a view of the medieval church, 1 hour from Paris, in the town centre of Chaumont-en-Vexin. This townhouse is among the largest historical residences in Chaumont and is located in the town centre, near to the town hall and at the foot of the hill on which the church is built. It was built in the second half of the 17th century and from its beginnings it was the residence of people of note, especially members of the clergy from the nearby church. The classically styled façade overlooking the street boasts eight openings spread over two storeys. There is also an attic level with hipped dormer windows in the building’s slate roof. The entrance to the property is via a carriage gate in the centre of the façade. This double-leaf, solid wooden door is topped by a barrel-arch and framed by two stone pilasters. The entrance porch leads to the house’s interior as well as to the garden and outbuildings. The façade overlooking the garden has the same number of openings as the other, with large, double-leaf windows equipped with hinged shutters on the ground floor and louvred shutters on the first floor. Next to the townhouse, another 19th-century building with a brick façade is also part of the property. It is a second and separate home but is connected with the main building. To the rear, there is an Italian garden laid out in terraces that climb up to the Saint Jean Baptiste church. The view looking up to this flamboyant Gothic monument is unobstructed.

An old, well-developed house that towers over a beautiful village in the Gâtine poitevine. The main dwelling faces southwards, standing between a round tower and a square one that was reduced in height. A terrace extends in front of it, providing space for meals, conversations, naps and reading on sunny days. The reception rooms lie either side of the house’s seventeenth-century entrance door, which takes you into a spacious hall. To the right is a parquet dining room with a fireplace and to the left is an equally sumptuous living room. A boudoir, or office, separates the living room from a large bedroom that includes a washstand and an Empire-style bath. This bedroom leads out into the garden. The room connects to a bathroom in a seaside-resort style that takes up the round tower’s ground floor. A kitchen and scullery lie parallel to the dining room towards the middle of the edifice. The kitchen opens eastward to the outside. The scullery leads to a patio with access to a woodshed, boiler room and former laundry. Two staircases take you to the first floor, which is made up of three bedrooms, a linen room, a bathroom, an office and two lavatories. In the middle of this storey lies an extensive playroom under exposed beams. The room has many purposes. For example, it can serve as a children’s dormitory, a television room or an area for fun afternoon snacks. Almost all the windows are double-glazed. Most of the ceilings are insulated and large cast-iron radiators emit the heat produced by the oil boiler very effectively. Most of the roofs are new or recent. The cellar is spectacular under its ribbed vault (transverse arch in the middle). The annexes adjoining the house include a former stable, a garage and a storeroom under an extensive attic. The sanitation system needs to be only partially changed. The lush garden, which leads right up to the house, offers a delightful bucolic view over a 2,800m² area of flower beds, trees and grass. On the other side of the small access road lies a half-hectare meadow with a row of walnut trees running across it.

A winegrower's townhouse with terrace, swimming pool and enclosed garden between Béziers and Montpellier in the Hérault hinterland . The property includes a small wooded plot with a rear garden of approx. 250 m², enclosed by walls providing shelter from the outside world. The sober, south-facing facade, dating from the early 20th century, is enlivened by small bricks set into the entablature at the top, crowning the openings or framing the entrance and the adjacent garage door. As was customary at the time, a fluted frieze and ceramic tiles brighten up the underside of the two-row cornice of shortened tiles. The walls are rendered in a light colour and topped by a fibre cement roofing sheet clad with monk-and-nun tiles. An elaborate wrought iron balcony links the two French windows on the upper floor. Typical of the French 'Troisième République' style, this two-storey building houses the daytime living and night-time areas on the upper level with a floor area of around 190 m². The ground floor contains a 126 m² garage, which is directly accessed from the street that runs alongside the property. At the back of the house, a flight of steps leads up from a gate to the garden, connecting the terrace to a raised, half-covered swimming pool on the upper level. A number of annexes, either attached to or separate from the house, complete the dwelling, including former stables and a shelter.

In a spa town between Bordeaux and La Rochelle, a discreet, 230-m² house, its tree-filled garden, large upper patio, garage and studio. Rectangular in shape and built over two levels, the house is topped by barrel tile roofs, the organisation of which demonstrates that initially, there were most likely several houses and outhouses built one after the other depending on the needs at the time. The visible stone masonry is punctuated by numerous windows and doors surrounded by ashlar stone. On the garden side, the ground floor rooms are connected via a 20-metre gallery along the façade, looking out over the garden with its picture windows. As for the upstairs, this floor includes a patio of approximately 65 m², which extends along the entire length of the house. From there, the view extends to the rooftops of the city’s chateau and, on the right side, over the Romanesque church’s bell tower. Right next door, a covered and converted section provides access to a small courtyard adjacent to the studio, which looks out over one of the town’s squares.

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.