luxury real estate for sale Dancevoir, France

A listed former abbey nestling in the heart of the Forêts National Park, on the edge of the Champagne region in Upper Burgundy. Today, there remain the hostelry and its farm surrounding the guest house for the noble patrons of the Order. Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, grandson of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, frequently came to the abbey to pray to God or to hunt in the vast surrounding forest. The water mill in the distance marks the boundary line between the abbey, its parklands and its gardens. This is where, surrounded by French-style formal gardens, two freshwater springs have been tapped, providing the monks with a large fishpond (44 m x 62 m) and a waterfall. The entire estate, extending over an area of around 7 hectares, is enclosed by an imposing 7-metre-high perimeter wall topped with flat limestone. The Val des Choues stream flows through the roughly 14 hectares of surrounding meadows and feeds the abbey's pond of almost 1 hectare. Elegant orchids, known as “lady’s-slipper orchids”, grow on the edge of the national forest, which completely encircles the estate. Together with the additional communal woodlands, this national forest makes up an untamed, compact forest covering 12,000 hectares. This natural sanctuary completely surrounds the abbey, so that it suffers no disturbance whatsoever. Created in 2019, the new Forêts National Park is intended to protect lowland deciduous forests and now stretches over the entire region. Straddling Burgundy and Champagne, this is the most recent of the eleven French national parks, the first to be located in the northern part of France and the closest to Paris. The Val des Choues abbey and the surrounding forest are classified as a 'core' zone, recognised for their exceptional natural heritage value.

A country house with 8,600m² of grounds, nestled in the Forêts national park in northern Burgundy. The house was built in the 19th century. Walls and fences surround it. The property’s only neighbour is the village church. The main edifice stands beside a gardener’s house, outbuildings and two small towers. This collection of buildings forms a front courtyard. Two terraces look out at the garden, which extends harmoniously over 5,000m² around the complex. Your gaze is first drawn to the broad main building, which has a ground floor, a first floor, a loft, a basement and a tiled hip roof with gentle slopes. Its ground floor and first floor have nine bays with many windows, which are fitted with painted wooden louvred shutters. Its walls are rendered and coloured. A vast walled orchard and vegetable patch also belong to the property, on a nearby plot that covers around 3,000m² on lower land in the village, down beside the River Ource. Monk-and-nun tiling caps the walls that enclose them. A central pond and a barn complete this supplementary section.

THE DOMAIN OF LA GARENNE Welcome to LA GARENNE, a residence composed of 7 rental units, 6 of which are adapted for people with disabilities. The apartments are harmoniously located within a wooded park of over one hectare, at the end of the village of Ampilly-le-Sec, 5 minutes from the charming little town of Chatillon-sur-Seine and 22 minutes from the Montbard TGV station. In total: six new individual single-storey units that meet PMR standards, each with a terrace and a vehicle awning, as well as a completely restored independent house of 220m². The work, coordinated by an architect, was completed in 2017. The park is enclosed with a remote-controlled gate. Opposite, a private forest that descends to the Seine. On the edge of the Chatillonnais National Forest Park and less than an hour from the cities of DIJON, AUXONNE, and CHAUMONT. 760m² OF LIVING SPACE DISTRIBUTED INTO 7 UNITS Inside the units, totaling over 760m² of living space and a capacity of 80 beds (29 rooms), everything has been designed so that people with disabilities can make the most of the facilities. Remote-controlled front door and bay windows, sliding interior doors, equipped kitchen with a central island with electric height-adjustable controls, remote-controlled shutters and blinds, Italian shower with a seat, grab bars, and telescopic shower column, sink with adjustable mirror, elongated toilet with grab bar or electric lift toilet seat, light paths in bedrooms and bathrooms... Here, everything has been studied and realized for everyone to come together and enjoy vacation periods, be it with family or friends. The buildings are made of cellular concrete with heated floors, low-temperature radiant heating, and pellet stoves in each main living area. A SAFE INVESTMENT FOR PROFESSIONALS OR INDIVIDUALS Currently rented year-round, these cottages are highly sought after by the associative sector and families dealing with disabilities. For an investor, the rental profitability is, of course, very interesting... This type of housing is rare on the rental market and is also in high demand by the valid elderly. But if a family moves into the main house, with 6 long-term tenants, for example, elderly or otherwise, profitability is guaranteed in less than 10 years. Reports available. Low electricity charges for the whole (passive houses). And possibilities for expansions, as the land is fully constructible! AGENCY ADVICE: For you, an investor or individual seeking a house offering complementary rental income; stop by Domaine de LA GARENNE, it's worth the detour. It may allow you to change your life with a new source of income. And if you are not familiar with this renowned region of Côte-d'Or, Châtillon-sur-Seine and its banks will enchant you from your first stay... Sylvie du WELZ (EI) Commercial Agent - RSAC Number: 493 231 039 - BESANCON.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Beautiful house on the heights of the city with breathtaking views of St Vorles. This property of 260 m2 on 8a50 includes: a house of approximately 200m2 composed as follows: - a large living room dining room of 40 m2, a separate furnished kitchen, opening onto a veranda, to enjoy the first rays of sunshine, 4 bedrooms, a bathroom, an attic, a veranda, and a beautiful garden with outbuildings (sheds for tools and carport for the car) You will also find: - a separate apartment, with a separate entrance, living room on the ground floor, a bedroom upstairs and a bathroom. This apartment could be rented via Airbnb. Its price is 260,000 EUR, with fees borne by the seller. The estimated amount of annual energy expenses for standard use is between 3000 and 4120 EUR, average energy prices indexed for the year 2021 (including subscriptions). For more information on the risks associated with this apartment, visit: georisques.gouv.fr For any inquiries, please contact Valérie at 06.61.26.78.24This description has been automatically translated from French.

South of the Champagne region, in a hilly, wooded landscape on the edge of a village, 16th-century château surrounded by a moat, renovated in the 18th century and retaining all its original features (arquebusière, wood panelling, Louis XV marble trumeaux and fireplaces, gypseries...). With approx. 944m² of living space, it comprises 7 adjoining reception rooms and a chapel on the ground floor, a stone grand staircase, 7 bedrooms and 5 shower rooms on the second floor, and a library. A beautiful fortified porch with gunboat, preceded by a large entrance gate, opens onto the parklands, which include a fish pond fed by a river at the edge of the property, lawns and meadows, all on approx. 4.3 ha. The property is in excellent condition. Energy class : F Climate class : F Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: between €23.220 and €31.470 per year. Prices indexed to January 1, 2021. Housing with excessive energy consumption: Class F. From January 1, 2028, the performance level is between classes A and E. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

A chateau, a chapel and vast outbuildings on 17 ha of predominantly wooded land in the Champagne region. Not all the impressive buildings composing this property can be glimpsed through the monumental, wrought iron gates. First comes an admirable chapel, standing like a candle whose glow would bless the serenity of the premises. Next comes the chateau, a vast white building standing amidst the grasslands that conceal seven constructions, including a Cistercian barn.

Ref.4464 : French listed château for sale in Haute-Marne department. This chateau, a major building in the region, is located in Haute-Marne (52), between Champagne and Lorraine, in a rural village in the heart of the Sueurre valley, dominated by two wooded hills. From the outside, a trained eye will notice the rusticated stone gateway, where the spires of the old drawbridge are embedded. This gateway is adorned with a sculpted stone facade characteristic of the second French Renaissance. Only the pedestrian entrance is used today, while the main entrance is via the main gate through the park. Just 500 metres outside the village, there is a supermarket for everyday needs, while the town of Chaumont, with its many shops and services, can be reached in 20 minutes (24 km). The A5 motorway is half an hour away, making it possible to reach Paris in 3 hours. The nearest airports are Strasbourg (230 km), Basel-Mulhouse (250 km) and Lyon (325 km). Ideally located on the route of the abbeys and châteaux of Haute-Marne, the château offers privileged access to renowned historic sites such as the Abbaye de la Crête and the Abbaye des Sept Fontaines. Nearby, you can enjoy a 9-hole golf course at Arc-en-Barrois (48 km) and several horse-riding centres, the nearest being 15 km away. There are also plenty of tourist attractions in the surrounding area, including the Domaine des Trois Forêts (Center Parcs), Colombey-les-Deux-Églises with La Boisserie, the family home of General de Gaulle, and the Charles de Gaulle Memorial. The village's main street passes in front of the gatehouse, without generating any noise pollution, as the ground floor rooms have double windows, as was customary under Louis XV, and the bedrooms overlook the courtyard of honour, on the parkland side. Its sober defensive facade is not eye-catching, but it supports a garden level that is entirely vaulted with 16th-century ribbed ceilings. The ornamentation is a moving testimony to the Louis XV period. Add to this the superimposition of different architectural styles, from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the century of industry, and you have a plunge into the strata of history that is sure to whet your curiosity. The gatehouse overlooking the road is no longer used. Today, the entrance is via the gravelled main courtyard overlooking the park. The façade on the courtyard side has just been professionally refurbished, adding even more splendour to this vast château with its 1,400sqm of living space. The ground floor and 1st floor offer around 740sqm of living space each, with ceiling heights of around 4.5 metres. On the ground floor, you enter through the main door into the interior of the porter's house. You will notice a mosaic with gold tesserae on the ceiling and frescoes of sea anchors. To the left is a vestibule with the start of the 1st Empire wooden grand staircase leading to the 1st floor. Following on from the vestibule is the VIP dining room, a beautiful noble space (approx. 55 sqm) with natural wood panelling, an imposing Louis XV Rococo fireplace and fine china cabinets. The ceiling features a gypsum Maltese cross. Further on, a vaulted living room with ribbed ceilings highlights an architectural feature characteristic of the Middle Ages. The parquet floors are herringbone, as throughout the château. A double door gives access to the crockery room with its stone and zinc sink. This vaulted room, now used as a reception room, leads to the 18th-century entrance hall with its white Lorraine stone staircase and wrought-iron banister by Jean Lamour, then on to the large Louis XV drawing room in the left wing. Everything here is wood panelled and richly decorated, like the frescoes of horns of plenty. There is also a beautiful Louis XV Rococo-style fireplace and double windows. The Grand Salon is extended by another salon, known as the ‘Bird Salon’, entirely panelled in Louis XV style and adorned with a white marble Rocaille fireplace. It is decorated with Restoration period furniture and a French billiard table (Charles X). The firebacks all bear the coat of arms of Guillaume Tavernier de Boullonge, treasurer of Louis XV's extraordinary war department, who had the château rebuilt in 1766. The south tower houses a toilet and a linen room with a fireplace under its barrel vault (formerly the castle chapel). From the gateway, in the centre of the main courtyard, a corridor decorated with hunting trophies leads off to the right to a monumental kitchen topped by a ribbed vault. The kitchen is the size of the château. Everything is still as it was in the 16th and 17th centuries: vegetable garden, cast-iron oven, copper fountain, collection of copperware and porcelain and, more recently, the labels of the wines that were served. On the right, as you leave the kitchen, there is a notice board used to call the servants. Once you have passed the staff dining room (designed to seat 15 people), which adjoins the kitchen, you will come to a surprisingly bright white room. This dairy, all carved stone, had to be spotlessly clean. It is richly decorated with a collection of copper and pewter (*). Further on, you come to the square north tower housing a vaulted room (here, as in the kitchen, the main dining room and the adjoining drawing room, in the old medieval main building) that served as a guard room. From here, a stone spiral staircase leads to the 1st floor. The right wing features a series of lounges on the ground floor, a summer kitchen and a toilet, accessed via an exterior door leading to the courtyard of the outbuildings. In the left wing, after passing through the entrance protected by a beautiful marquise, you will discover Napoleon's bedroom upstairs. Legend has it that he spent a night here! This generously sized room has Louis XV panelling and an alcove that blend harmoniously with the furniture, fireplace and trumeau from the First Empire. This was the bedroom of Duke Decrès. A warm note emanates from the adjoining study, thanks to a pale yellow ‘bee’ wallpaper. The atmosphere here is almost ‘intimate’, despite the weight of the history it contains. It is conceivable that the maritime aspect of the Egyptian campaign was developed in this room.... Behind the alcove is a toilet and a hidden staircase leading to a servant's bedroom on the mezzanine floor. Still on the first floor, a bathroom opens onto a long corridor that leads to the Duke's bedroom, his study and a landing that opens onto a library. The Duke Decrès's sea charts add a touch of the exotic to this place dedicated to travel and exploration. You can continue your exploration by taking the corridor leading from the library to the bedroom and sitting room of the Duke of Albufera. The first floor of the south tower has two bedrooms, one with fine Louis XV panelling and an alcove, a bathroom and a toilet. Further on, on the landing of the grand staircase leading to the main entrance, you will come across an imposing studded door, sheathed in leather, which marks the passageway to the flats of Duchesse Decrès. A flat overlooking the park has been entirely dedicated to her, with a complete suite: bedroom with Louis XV panelling and white marble rocaille fireplace, back door to a dressing room (formerly a hidden passageway), study with fireplace, bathroom with wc, sitting room with Louis XV panelling and rocaille fireplace, then a panelled bedroom opening onto a small bathroom. In this intimate space, on the scale of the place, the Louis XV panelling and a back door lend themselves to the play of romantic intrigue. The same cannot be said of the flats of the Marquis de Bonnevilliers, located in the right wing. Comprising a large drawing room and a bedroom followed by a bathroom with toilet in the gallery, this suite has a more masculine feel. Other rooms, notably in the towers and on the ground floor to the north, including a summer kitchen, make up almost the entire residence. We'll stop here to leave a little more room for surprise when you discover all the rooms in this castle, of which there are more than 35. You'll need just a few minutes to find your way around this exceptional residence, which is steeped in history both large and small, with anecdotes sure to crop up and the invisible people, the servants, whose moving traces can be found in the attic.... * Furniture is not included in the sale. The outbuildings include: a bakery, a laundry room, a large barn, two stables, a tack room, an upstairs service flat, a coach house, a workshop, a cow shed, a laundry room, a hen house and a dovecote. The ceilings in the stable are recent, but the rest of the rooms are in original condition. The wood-fired boiler in the stables, overhauled in 2021, will need to be relaunched. The caretaker's cottage, built over vaulted cellars, comprises a living room with kitchen, three bedrooms, a bathroom and two bedrooms upstairs. It is heated by an oil-fired boiler and has a vegetable garden with a tool shed and a kennel. At the southern end of the estate is the imposing main gate, recently restored. Let the gentle tinkling of the River Sueurre, which runs through the estate, be your guide as you enter the grounds. Following a pleasant path through the undergrowth, known as the ‘3 springs’, you will cross three bridges spanning several branches of the river. On the right is a pond with still, dark waters, contrasting with the quivering of a small waterfall downstream. An ancient gazebo, witness to a past that was also glorious, stands next to an old fishpond that was once poisoned. As you walk up the bridle path towards the château, the coolness of the tall trees will make you forget the heatwave for a moment. Others won't mind, like the squealing children who can splash about and play on the beach set up for them on the banks of the Sueurre. Further on, an ancient semi-circular open-air theatre occupies the site of the Renaissance garden bordered by two turrets and a rose garden. A dovecote, as straight as an I, acts as a mineral punctuation mark in a planted environment. The English-style park features woods (around 1.5 hectares), meadows, rivers and springs. It is enclosed by a stone wall and a wire fence. Overlooking the park, with the façade of the château in the background, are the remains of an orangery built in 1830. A sundial sits in the middle of the main courtyard. Facing the park designed in 1855 for Princess Mathilde, the estate once stretched as far as the forest, which can be seen in the distance. Copses of trees line either side of a gently sloping lawn, extended by pastoral meadows. There is not a single modern-day scar to disturb this unchanging landscape, worthy of a posthumous William Turner painting. From all the rooms overlooking the south-east façade, you'll be swept away by the view and a delightfully romantic atmosphere, filled with reveries and autumnal dawns. The total surface area of the property is 11.70 acres (4ha 73a 60ca). Cabinet LE NAIL – Aube - Mr Michel FLOIRAT : +33(0)2.43.98.20.20 Michel FLOIRAT, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 404 179 657. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.