luxury real estate for sale Center, France (page 13)

A renovated village house with authentic charm, a guesthouse and a tree-dotted garden full of flowers, nestled in the south of France’s Touraine province. The property’s two houses share a courtyard and garden on a walled plot that covers around 1,100m². From a village road that runs alongside the main house, a low wooden gate leads onto a drive that takes you to a courtyard between the two dwellings. From a village square, a second gate, which is tall, made of wrought iron and framed between tuffeau stone pillars, leads onto a gravelled driveway that takes you into the garden. The different buildings are separate from one another. They face east and west. There is a main dwelling, a guesthouse and a small outbuilding. Exposed stonework forms the elevations, dressed tuffeau stone forms the window and door surrounds and flat tiles cover the roofs. Each building has a terrace. In front of the guesthouse, there is a lush lawn embellished with many clusters of flowering plants and dotted with trees.

A renovated 15th-century manor, with an outbuilding and 1.5-hectare grounds, located near the birthplace of Ronsard in the Loir River Valley. Dating from the Renaissance, the property, neither a national or regional historical monument, is currently located in a protected area and originally formed a hamlet with the surrounding enclosed properties. From a small country lane, a drive leads to one of the property’s five separate entrances. Once past the main entrance, there is a small pavilion, which was converted into a guesthouse, followed by the two-storey, rectangular manor house. Originally from the 15th century, its central building is topped with a local tile gable roof and punctuated by tall cross-windows. Flanked on one side by a stairway tower with a modillion frieze and a slate roof, on the manor’s other gable end, stands a more modest one-storey building topped with an ancient tile roof. With plaster-coated walls, the manor is decorated with an ashlar stone cornice under the eaves as well as tuffeau stone window and door surrounds. In addition, the frames for the house’s single- or double-glazed cross-windows have all been replaced and are safeguarded by interior shutters. Behind the house, 14 cellars have been hollowed out of the hillside, some of which once contained mushroom beds of varying depths. According to local legend, they also once communicated with the nearby Possonnière manor house where Pierre de Ronsard was born. Lastly, the property’s grounds also include a formal garden, an Italian-inspired garden, a landscaped garden, pinewoods, a dry riverbed and a pasture.

A 19th-century chateau with outhouses, a chapel and a lake, nestled in 30 hectares of grounds in the south of France’s Touraine province. The seigneurial home that was built here on the ruins of a medieval mansion, of which no vestiges remain, was endlessly redesigned until it collapsed in 1860. In 1890, the decision was made to rebuild the edifice on the site. A renowned architect, Louis-Alfred Trolliet, a specialist in the reconstruction of chateaux, was entrusted with this task. He was responsible for the edifice you can see here today. Trolliet was nicknamed ‘the Viollet-le-Duc of the Berry province’ in a nod to the famous 19th-century French architect Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc who restored many medieval monuments. Trolliet won his spurs as a leading figure of the Troubadour style in French architecture with his restoration of the Château de Romefort in the town of Ciron. To rebuild the present property, he did not adopt the Troubadour style but rather the style of the Loire Valley chateaux that was also in vogue at the time. Trolliet opted for a long rectangular dwelling crowned with tall hipped roofs of slate tiles recalling the Château de Chenonceau and the Château d’Azay-le-Rideau. The grand edifice comes into view once you have gone through the entrance gate and made your way up the long central drive punctuated symmetrically with topiary box shrubs neatly clipped into cones. The château faces east and west. Its main section has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. The adjoining square tower has a third floor in its roof space. The symmetrical elevations are rendered and punctuated with large small-paned windows fitted with wooden louvred shutters that are painted sky blue. Gabled dormers punctuate the roof of the main section and that of the square tower. Beyond the château, the drive crosses dense woodland on this estate, which covers around 30 hectares and includes a 1.2-hectare lake. Trolliet also decided to build two large lodges as foreparts of the château exactly opposite it. These two buildings are rectangular. They have a ground floor and a first floor. A third lodge stands at a right angle to one of them. This third structure has an eclectic style and recalls a train station. On the south side, a circular dovecote with a cone roof of terracotta tiles adorns the grounds. On the east side, there is a heated swimming pool. Behind the outhouses, a secondary entrance leads to a gravelled car park. Lastly, on the north-west side, there is a private lake. In the middle of this lake there is a small tree-dotted island.

A stately 18th-century property with outbuildings, a swimming pool and landscaped grounds, in a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Tours. Nestled within a residential neighbourhood in a town along the banks of the Cher, the dwelling is situated on carefully maintained landscaped grounds of nearly 4,500 m², planted with plenty of trees and flowers, which includes a large covered patio, swimming pool, greenhouse and two outbuildings. From the street, the property is accessible via a wrought-iron gate supported by two stone pillars, which opens onto a gravel drive that runs alongside part of the grounds and one of the dwelling’s wings, in the direction of the two outbuildings used for vehicle parking. As for the U-shaped, two-storey dwelling, composed of an 18th-century central building framed by two wings, it surrounds, in the back, a grassy courtyard, scattered with pruned box trees, and accessible via an opening flanked by two tuffeau stone pillars on either side, which are then extended by low stone walls. With tall rectangular, small-paned windows, the house’s tuffeau stone exteriors are topped by a slate gable roof, which is, in turn, crowned by gable dormer windows, whereas its eastern wing includes a large picture window, in the same style, as well as several additional rectangular windows. Last, but not least, the dwelling’s interior has been well conserved with hardwood floors, fireplaces, wood panelling and tuffeau stone walls, while the eastern wing’s gable end has been converted into a garage, the plaster-coated rubble stone exterior of which is accessible via wooden double doors.

20 minutes to the east of Tours, a former outbuilding, transformed into a pleasant family home with a garden. An iron gate opens from the street onto a gravelled parking area that leads up to the courtyard in front of the entrance to the house on one side and to the garden at the foot of the slope on the other side. This former outbuilding has been fully transformed and was enhanced by an extension in 2005. While outside only the brick window frames and a part of the building pay witness to its past, inside the partially exposed stone walls are well-preserved and combine with modern architecture. It has been designed as a family home, with six bedrooms ready to welcome new occupants, large west-facing windows and a vast reception room that opens onto the garden. There are three cellars in the hill slope and a flight of steps leads to a wooded area at its summit.

1 hour and 15 minutes west of Paris, between Chartres and Rambouillet, a restored 17th-century village house and its enclosed garden. The street-facing facade, made of wrought stone, limestone rubble, and flint, rises two levels under a gabled roof with flat tiles, pierced by a pendant dormer. Invisible from the street, another zinc roof extends over the rest of the house. Two openings protected by green wooden shutters punctuate the facade on the raised ground floor, sheltered from view due to the slope of the street. A small arched wooden door leads directly to a vaulted double cellar, while another, larger door with studded oak leaves, conceals a small garden enclosed by stone walls where the entrance to the house is located.This description has been automatically translated from French.

On the edge of the Brenne natural park, a hunting enclosure of 240 hectares, with a pavilion to renovate, a farm, woods, ponds, and fields. From a departmental road, a drive leads to the domain's gate. Once passed, the path continues through the woods to reach the hunting pavilion and the farm, with a guardian's house further on. The facades of the various buildings are made of rendered stone, with straight or arched openings, and roofs made of flat or mechanical tiles, with two, three, or four slopes. The ponds are scattered throughout the property and the cultivated fields are grouped in the same area.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Just 20 minutes from Tours and a few kilometers from a sought-after town, a longère from the 18th century and its outbuildings, set on nearly 5 hectares of land. A path leads to the property between meadows and wooded areas, away from other homes but close to two lively towns. A long tree-lined driveway crosses a meadow to the porch of the barn. The longère then reveals itself behind a large landscaped courtyard serving three buildings. A typical construction of the Touraine region, the main house, built of rubble under a tiled roof with dormers, has two levels. The spacious reception rooms on the ground floor have retained their original features, while four bedrooms and two bathrooms occupy the attic. A guest house comprises two rooms and a washroom. A barn is divided into two spaces.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A city dwelling with four bedrooms and a separate studio flat, surrounded by a landscaped garden, within a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Tours. From a quiet street in a residential neighbourhood, a long drive leads to the gate, which then continues on to the dwelling, whose gable end features two garage doors, before finally terminating with a wide car park, extended by a carport. As for the dwelling, sheltered from view, it faces east-west and is surrounded by a garden with a variety of landscaped areas, planted with flowers, shrubs and many different trees, which were chosen in order to provide its exterior with a riot of colourful blossoms throughout the year. On the ground floor, a large sunny living area, primarily illuminated by glass double doors giving on to the patio, is divided into a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and a dining room, which is then extended by an open kitchen, while a bedroom with a wardrobe next to a shower room can also be found on this level. Lastly, on the first floor, under the eaves, a landing communicates with three bedrooms, a bathroom and a wardrobe, whereas a separate studio flat was created on the first floor of the garage.

A château and outbuildings with potential for 50 bedrooms, in the heart of the châteaux of the Loire Valley, 2 hours from Paris. Close to the surrounding walls, the property begins with its imposing 17th and 18th century château, which is extended by a 16th century wing with a chapel attached to it. The outbuildings, grouped around a vast shaded courtyard, consist of a large number of buildings which were either renovated or rebuilt in 1968. From the château, the view stretches first down into the grounds and then, beyond the surrounding wall, to the River Loire. To the side of the château, a vast grassy area extends into the woods, towards the ancient castle mound. There is a vast vegetable garden below. The grounds cover a total of 17 hectares.

To the east of Sologne, a long farmhouse on 4 hectares, with dwellings, outbuildings, garages, storage rooms, and an agricultural hangar. In a quiet area, the property is surrounded by woods and hedges without any overlooking views, invisible from the road, accessible via a forest path. The approximately 4 hectares of land are wooded and mainly grassy around the inhabited areas. The brick and half-timbered buildings, erected at the end of the 19th century, form a U-shape consisting of a main house and, on either side, two symmetrical buildings. One is a dwelling to be renovated and the other consists of storage rooms and garages. The whole forms a coherent estate, open to the forest. At the entrance of the property, a large agricultural hangar with an apartment would allow for the establishment of a professional activity or the residence of caretaker(s). The roofs are made of old flat tiles.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A 15th-century house listed as a historical monument with a timber-framed facade of masterfully carved beams, nestled in the historical heart of Blois, opposite the city’s cathedral. The centuries-old house – “La Maison des Acrobates” – is listed as a historical monument. It is doubtless the oldest civil dwelling that still stands in the heart of Blois. It combines timber-framed architecture with expressive sculptures and subtle symbolism. Its remarkable facade of wooden beams with cob filler and brick is typical of the 15th century. There is a ground floor, two upstairs floors with corbelling and a third floor in the roof space. A spiral staircase links the levels together. Apart from the top floor, each level is taken up by a single room. On the ground floor, there is, on one side, a large front window – the token of a former shop here. And on the other side, there are two studded wooden entrance doors: one leads straight to the house and the other one leads to a corridor that takes you to the neighbouring house at the back. Small-paned casement windows, probably enlarged in the 18th or 19th century, bring natural light into the upstairs floors. On the third floor, two gabled dormers frame a hipped dormer, which is bigger, upon a slate roof. The back windows look out at the court of a neighbouring townhouse.

A house with a garden and two garages in Tours, in France's Loire Valley, not far from the city centre. Set back from a calm street, the house is partly hidden by a magnolia. A gate in a rendered stone wall encloses a front court. An iron pedestrian gate framed between two brick pillars leads into the property. The house has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. Stone balusters run across the top of the facade. The rendered facade is punctuated with rectangular windows. A front flight of steps leads up to the entrance door. At the back, a garden stretches to a cul-de-sac that leads to two garages. Today, the house is divided into a ground-floor apartment, a first floor with two bedrooms, one of which has a bathroom and a lavatory and the other one of which has an adjoining office or walk-in wardrobe, and a second floor with two studio apartments. A basement extends beneath the building. The whole edifice could be turned back into a family home. Depending on your plans, a certain amount of renovation work would be required.

Located 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris, at the edge of a village in the small Sologne region, there is a family château, surrounded by its outbuildings and a park of about 14 hectares. For 300 years, the château was part of the former fief of a family that built the current building in 1828. In 1855, the mayor undertook excavations on the site and uncovered Gallo-Roman remains, pottery, and a large quantity of coins dating from the 1st to the 4th centuries.At the entrance of the village, a small country road opens onto a long avenue of plane trees, which leads to a path covered by a forest canopy that gradually leads to the park planted with tall trees, at the center of which stands the château. A circular gravelled area allows vehicles to park.The building rises three levels high, with a main body flanked by two lateral pavilions. Facing east, the façade is animated by small-paned windows, equipped with solid wood shutters on the ground floor and wooden blinds on the first floor. The entrance door is distinguished by a glazed transom window. The roof is slate, and each pavilion, topped with a quadrilobate dormer, highlights the corner chain work through its projection. The château was built with stones that come from Burgundy. The façade and the gutters were restored in 1998.On the side, the outbuildings and the inner courtyard appear. A little away, a few beehives are visible. The park is mainly planted with multi-centennial trees, complemented by an orchard and vast meadows filled with wildflowers, bordered by a first-category river. The château overlooks the entire estate.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In Blois, at the top of a wooded park of nearly 7 hectares, a bourgeois house from the 18th century and its flowering garden. Set back from a little-used road, the property is sheltered behind a low wall and a white fence. Dated from the 18th century, flanked by its small wings of dependencies, the house evokes country cottages. It has a ground floor and an attic floor. The doors, windows, and dormers on the upper floor are framed with tuff-stone. The rest of the façade is plastered, and the slate roof was redone 10 years ago. On either side, the two wings include a press to the south and a cellar to the north. Their facades in stone are adorned with virgin vine while their roofs are covered with local flat tiles, contrasting with the house in the center. As is often the case in the region, the building has suffered from clay-related ground movements following the drought of 2018. In 2024, major structural work was therefore carried out, including the strengthening of the foundations by resin injection under the bearing walls and the installation of compression rods under the first-floor joists. A flower garden occupies the front of the lot. Two outbuildings are located at the back, including a garage facing the gate created for vehicle access. After the house, meadows descend to a winter stream and a country path. A large wooded parcel extends beyond.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In a village 30 minutes from Tours, a master house, its garden, and its numerous outbuildings. Located on one of the village's main streets, the residence made of tuffeau is built over two levels plus an attic. On each side, an iron gate gives access to a grassy space on one side, and to a passage under a stone balustrade terrace leading to a courtyard lined with many workshops; then to the garden on the other side. Facing north-south, the street-facing façade is pierced with tall windows that illuminate the reception rooms on the ground floor and the bedrooms on the first floor. Marble fireplaces, ceilings adorned with rosettes, woodwork, and parquet floors have been preserved. Extending from the building in an L-shape, a building raised to one floor in the attic divides into a room to be restored with a room on the upper floor and a large workshop with three tiled rooms, accessible from the courtyard. The garden then extends, bordered on one side by three other outbuildings housing two workshops and an open garage, and on the other by a stone wall against which a tuffeau shed is built.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A 68-hectare hunting ground with a comfortable house, a gîte, outbuildings and 23 hectares of lakes, tucked away in France’s Sologne province. You reach the property via a quiet road. An electric gate leads onto a forest driveway that takes you to the house. On the right, there is a gîte. From the road, you cannot see the house, which is hidden behind a heather brushwood hedge and broad-leaved trees. The specially designed house is an original construction with a ground floor and first floor. It was built in the 1970s with materials that are typical of France’s Sologne province. The dwelling faces west, looking out at a 17-hectare lake – an outdoor space that creates a unique atmosphere and provides soothing natural light. The roof is covered with old tiles. There is a third dwelling too – a long building that needs to be renovated and is set back on the hunting ground. The hunting ground is made up of moorland, lakes and forests. A 34-hectare wooded section of this hunting ground has a special French legal document for forestry (“Plan simple de gestion”) that describes, maps and schedules work on it. A tennis court completes the property. This tennis court has not been used for a long time and needs to be renovated.

In the center of Tours, between courtyard and garden, a 19th-century townhouse and its converted annexes. The building dates from 1850. Located on a one-way street, it is built over three levels, including a converted attic, on a cellar. To the west, on the street side, the facade made of light brick and tuffeau decorations features six rectangular openings. At the first level, they frame a double arched wooden carriage door and an opening with a triangular pediment supported by sculpted consoles. At the second level, protruding from the carriage door, a corbelled balcony with a wrought iron railing adds rhythm to the facade. It is complemented by a cornice with dentils and corbels, beneath a slate roof. At the third level, two dormer windows with curved arches punctuate the roof. On the garden side, the annexes are covered with wooden cladding, and the roofs are made of zinc and slate. The interior spaces are bright, with light wooden floors and white walls. The house at the back opens onto a landscaped courtyard with converted annex buildings and a small garden. A boiler room and two cellars occupy the basement.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Located 2.5 hours from Paris, in the land of Talleyrand, an entirely restored manor, its heated pool, and its garden. A poplar-lined driveway leads to the manor, surrounded by meadows and woods. Dated from the 15th century, it showcases the characteristic silhouette of typical Berry houses. The building rises over two levels, under a high roof of flat tiles. On one side, a square tower with a four-sloped roof has been recently erected, in keeping with the spirit of the main structure. On the opposite corner, a round tower topped with a pepper pot is original. A veranda connects the main body to a lower returning wing. The courtyard facade, plastered, is pierced with small window panes. A bay window with angled panes precedes the central door. The whole, currently operated as guest rooms, has been carefully restored. The pool adjoins a pavilion with a living room and kitchen, as well as a summer dining room. The park of about 1.3 hectares opens up to the surrounding countryside.This description has been automatically translated from French.

A manor with holiday cottages, reception rooms, all fully renovated, in landscaped grounds, 15 minutes from Blois, in the middle of the countryside. This vast complex of buildings, set in an enclosed park covering 8 hectares, has recently undergone a complete and high-quality restoration. The Renaissance manor, which is dominated by its staircase tower, has retained its original character. Set perpendicularly, there is a long series of outbuildings housing three holiday cottages. A barn has been converted into a reception room, as has a nearby modern, glazed greenhouse with a roof. Two other holiday cottages complete the considerable accommodation capacity of this property. The swimming pool to the rear is set in a fenced in area. Slightly further away, exhibition spaces have been created in glazed metal modules. They form a modern cloister, which could easily be repurposed, particularly for receptions. The grounds are partially enclosed behind high walls and towers, of which the walls are listed as a historical monument. The wooded grounds include shaded trails.

One hour west of Paris, on the border of Eure and Yvelines, there is an impressive contemporary manor and its garden spanning over 1 hectare. Built at the center of the park, at the end of a path lined with apple trees, the residence consists of a main body and two asymmetrical wings returning at right angles. Raised over two levels and flanked by two square towers, the dwelling is punctuated by numerous windows and dormer windows. The building is organized around a courtyard paved with large slabs, where a heated swimming pool has been set up. The roofs are made of flat tiles, topped with glazed ceramic finials representing animals. These ornaments come from the potteries of Mesnil-de-Bavent, a renowned Norman factory. The façades are made of fieldstone, enhanced with Vosges sandstone around the window frames and at the corners, while the gutters and downspouts are made of copper. Some of the construction materials come from the old farmhouse that once occupied this land: the stones, tiles, and framework have been salvaged, sorted, and reused. The north wing includes a barn of about 100 m², with an automatic door. In the garden, near the bank, a brick house of about 50 m², raised over two levels, currently serves as a storage place.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris, in the small Sologne region, an old wine estate has been redeveloped within an 1.8-hectare park overlooking the vineyards. The access to the property is preceded by vast expanses of forests, ponds, and vineyard plots. The estate, located on a gentle hill, overlooks the vineyards. Three distinct entrances marked by double gates lead to the main house, the park, and the outbuildings. A driveable path gradually ascends towards the houses through the well-kept park, planted with tall stems of various and colorful species, revealing some resting areas with seating and ornaments, vases, and stone statues. The main house is bordered by a stone terrace on its north façade. Small brick walls delineate floral flowerbeds. Close to the wine cellar, there stands an old icehouse buried under vegetation. A delicate place that offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. Several outdoor locations, covered with stone paving, allow for full enjoyment of the site.This description has been automatically translated from French.

In the Berry countryside, a 16th-century manor surrounded by moats and its 22-hectare estate. From a small country road, a private driveway leads to the property, which is set away from any immediate neighbors. The house gradually reveals itself amidst meadows and ancient trees, including a towering hundred-year-old cedar. Dated from the 16th century and rising two levels topped with attics, the manor is built of coated masonry, reinforced at the corners and around the openings by frames made of barite stone, extracted from nearby quarries. The building is flanked by two towers. The entire structure is crowned with a steep roof covered with flat tiles for the main house and slate for the four-sided tower. The other tower, circular, rises two levels and is topped with a conical slate roof. Many openings are protected by painted wooden shutters. To the south and west of the manor, four outbuildings with simple volumes and two-pitched tile roofs recall the estate's former agricultural vocation. Two of them are converted into housing and a guesthouse, while the other two are used as storage or workshops. The entire manor is surrounded by moats, some of which still hold water. The estate covers approximately 22 hectares in one piece, consisting mainly of meadows, a nearly 6-hectare wood, and a pond.This description has been automatically translated from French.

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.

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.