Ref.4842 : Late 19th-C. noble dwelling for sale in Mamers (Sarthe department) This spacious townhouse is situated in the Sarthe region, on the edge of the Perche area and its famous Natural Park, on the outskirts of a town of around 5,000 inhabitants, where all amenities and services are within walking distance (hospital, doctors, pharmacy, supermarket, food shops, schools, sixth-form college, restaurants, McDonald’s, cinema, theatre, riding centre, swimming pool, racecourse, lake….) within 500 metres. The property enjoys a residential setting exuding the calm and serenity, gentle pace and quality of life characteristic of rural towns. Road and motorway links are easily accessible, perfectly complemented by efficient regional bus services. Tucked away from prying eyes, this family home offers a most unexpected rural living space… right in the heart of civilisation. Just a couple of hours from the capital, this property offers the perfect setting for any personal or professional projects. The main building features an imposing quadrangular structure of dressed stone and rubble masonry, built over three storeys above a basement and topped by a hipped roof with dormers. The windows are arranged in tall bays, creating a perfect symmetry inspired by the Age of Enlightenment. A discreet and elegant canopy nevertheless hints at its more recent origins, and shelters a stone cartouche bearing the coat of arms of one of the local bourgeois families who once resided here. With a living area of 233 sqm (excluding the second floor), the property is laid out as follows: Ground floor (slightly raised): - Central entrance leading into a spacious (20 sqm) entrance hall, paved in travertine, running the length of the property and leading to: - Living room (23 sqm) with herringbone parquet flooring, featuring a stone fireplace topped with a trumeau – bookcase; - Dining room (27 sqm) with travertine flooring; - Study (7.20 sqm) with travertine flooring; includes a bookcase; - Tiled utility room (8 sqm); - Separate WC; - Tiled kitchen (19 sqm); small annexe used as a utility room (4 sqm); - Spiral staircase with wrought-iron balusters. - Ceiling height 2.80m. First floor: - Landing with seagrass flooring, leading off to six carpeted bedrooms of varying sizes, arranged in a staggered layout; - Bathroom on the north side; - Shower room on the south side; - Separate toilet. - Ceiling height: 2.80 m. Second floor: accessible via a wooden staircase: - Landing (linoleum), with wardrobe, leading to: - 5 spacious rooms (linoleum), fitted with old washbasins, of various sizes. - Old bathroom; - Toilet. These rooms have good ceiling height at 2.80m. They offer interesting potential for extension, subject to full restoration. Cellar: partial, containing the boiler room and a storage area. OUTBUILDINGS : The property has 3 outbuildings: THE ANNEX: a small stone cottage with a rendered exterior and interlocking tiles, built over two storeys, comprising: - Ground floor: a living room (7.35 x 3.58 m) with a former kitchen area (sink), a shower room – WC, and a small former bedroom, currently used as a workshop. Ceiling height of 2.83 m. - First floor: across the whole area, featuring a dormer window. This annexe, which looks like a former dwelling, requires complete restoration. It could offer interesting potential for conversion into a holiday cottage. THE GARAGE: built of rendered stone, with a shingle roof. Dimensions: 6.80 x 2.80m – Height 1.90m. CANOPY: extending from the cottage, comprising a storage area and a woodshed. Note the presence of a greenhouse and rabbit hutches. LAND : The property boasts a large garden at the rear, laid out in the French style, as evidenced by the boxwood and topiary. The garden is beautifully wooded; among the trees are birch, fir, chestnut, walnut, lime and cedar, providing the shade and coolness needed for the many summer relaxation spots. Plum trees, rose bushes, clematis, wisteria, laburnum, peonies and rhododendrons add charm and colour to the lawns…. Apple, plum, cherry and quince trees provide a delightful treat at the end of family meals, whilst the children perfect their secret hideaways in what they call… the forest! The whole area covers some 5,000 sqm, enclosed by a wire fence. Cabinet LE NAIL - Lower-Normandy - Mr Eric DOSSEUR : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Eric DOSSEUR, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 409 867 512 . We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.
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