luxury contemporary houses for sale Auxerre, France

Location: 1h37 from Paris-Porte d'Orléans via the A6. Situated on the outskirts of a village with local shops, this fully restored 17th century castle presents a living area of 750 sq.m and outbuildings on 1.7 hectares of private grounds (including construction land of 1 hectare). The castle is made up of a sumptuous entrance with a main staircase in Burgundy stone, three large reception rooms with double windows, herringbone parquet flooring, a fireplace, a wood burner and internal shutters, and a contemporary kitchen with dining area. On the first floor, you will find five bedrooms with private bathrooms and WCs, including a master suite with boudoir dressing room and large bathroom, shower and WC, numerous storage spaces and dressing room in original woodwork. A second and final floor houses two living rooms, four bedrooms, a shower room and two attics. There are two sumptuous vaulted rooms accessible via the main staircase, one of which has been converted into a reception room with a monumental fireplace, as well as a wine cellar with polychrome ceiling and a gallery. Adjoining the main property, an outbuilding presents approximately 300 m² of living space, including a home office, a bedroom with bathroom, a shower, WC and sauna, and an upstairs games room. It has long balconies and terraces on both levels and a charming turret with a view of the gardens, meadows and fields. Set on leafy landscaped grounds of 1.7 hectares equipped with a lovely dovecote with terrace, a greenhouse in perfect condition, a heated swimming pool with terrace and a tennis court set back from the property. Three garages.

A stately 19th-century villa, surrounded by tree-filled grounds, with outbuildings and a swimming pool, in the middle of a city with strong architectural heritage, two hours from Paris, in Burgundy. Located in a very residential neighbourhood with wide, tree-lined avenues bordered by many private mansions with impressive façades and appreciated for its tranquillity and discreetness, the property is accessible via a spiked entrance gate, which opens on to the grounds, as well as a second entrance from another avenue that provides vehicular access to a gravel parking area. As for the manor house, it was erected in the middle of the grounds, while its main façade, set back from the street, faces north and its southern exterior, facing the garden, looks out on to the tiled swimming pool. The original three-storey building, with a central layout and an attic level, features stone-colour plaster exteriors as well as a slate and zinc Mansard roof, while a lateral two-storey wing with a roof terrace was added at a later time to the west. Extending on from this wing, a modern conservatory was created next to the swimming pool, whereas immense grounds planted with lawn and tall trees, some of which are multi-century, is landscaped with shrubs and flowerbeds and scattered here and there with several peaceful nooks, ideal for relaxation, under the shade of a tree or near the swimming pool.