listed manors for sale Avranches, France

Ref. 3835: beautiful listed property for sale in upper Loire Valley. Located in the east of the Mayenne, this exceptional manor house benefits from a pleasant situation. Access is by a path planted with lime trees, which crosses the woods. The small town, 2 km away, has all the main shops and services (bakery, butcher's shop, supermarket, hairdresser, pharmacy...) as well as an elementary school. A TGV station 25 km away connects Paris in 1h15. The highway is 4 km away. This manor house, entirety listed, dates from the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century and has about 380 sqm of living space. It has preserved many decorative elements and has benefited from a restoration of a rare quality almost completed. It includes : -On the ground floor: entrance by the granite spiral staircase, as in the original, living room with a monumental fireplace, kitchen, bathroom with toilet, storeroom. -On the mezzanine floor: landing giving access to a bedroom tiled with small terracotta tiles, fireplace and exposed beams, comfortable shower room. -On the first floor: corridor leading to two magnificent bedrooms with double exposure, beautiful monumental fireplaces, a bathroom with functional fireplace, laundry space, separate toilet. -On the second floor: a large cathedral room in terracotta tiles under the immense attic discovering a magnificent exposed framework, panelled in chestnut and an office/library in its extension. -Above: a small room, also panelled, with access by a narrow staircase cut into the masonry, formerly used as a watchtower. It is simply rare to see such research, such a result, such a personal and material investment to accomplish a restoration of this quality. The outbuildings include: To the east of the manor house: a lovely, completely restored lodge of 370 sqm with a waxed concrete floor, large glass opening, used as a workshop and office and easily convertible into a dwelling. It includes: a large main room with a ceiling, crowned by a gallery, with a large Louis XV marble fireplace, two workrooms with a sink, a shower room with toilet, a storeroom and garages. On the first floor: glazed office with view on the main room below, living room, landing, laundry room, room used as showroom. Underfloor heating. Recent roof on hook. Stone shed opened on oak posts used as a material shed, and housing the boiler room and the storage of combustible wood. To the west: former pigsty, in front of a paved courtyard, converted into a workshop. And large building housing a garage (2 cars), large sheds. The building offers a beautiful potential of development. Plans, door frames, chimney blocks, septic tanks and miscellaneous are ready. Structural work in good condition. The property is essentially made up of a park and surrounding woods for an area of 46,27 acres. You will discover a pleasant vegetable garden, walks around the pond of 8,65 acres, an orchard, a parking lot built in a bower, places to stand outside pleasantly. All this is well maintained, simply, and gives a certain charm to the buildings which are not as austere as one might imagine without approaching them. It is possible to acquire a further 29,65 acres.

Ref.46030 : French listed manor house for sale in Pays de la Loire. This manor house is located in the Haut Anjou region of southern Mayenne. The historic town of Craon is 6 km away, with most shops and services. Château-Gontier is 25 km away, with all amenities. The TGV train station in Laval takes you to Paris (320 km away) in 1h15. Nantes Atlantique international airport is 1h25 away. Craon is a town of 4,500 souls located in the southern and western part of the Mayenne department. It was originally a medieval fortress, protecting the Breton border with its 1,600 m of walls. The last remnants of the ramparts disappeared in 1820. Today, you can still admire Craon's Halles, built in 1850 (listed as a Monument Historique), which bear witness to the town's rich economic past, as well as its castle. Numerous other sites offering a wide range of activities are less than 20 minutes away, including the Robert Tatin museum, the Refuge de l'Arche, the Mayenne valley... Built in the 14th century and enlarged during the Renaissance, this authentic manor house has remained unchanged since Henry IV. Acquired as an endangered historic monument some twenty years ago by the current passionate owners, it has since benefited from extensive restoration work respecting its architecture, with the assistance of recognized professionals. The manor house comprises a 14th-century wing, extended by a 16th-century main building set at right-angles. The walls are built of shale and sandstone rubble, rendered in sand and lime. Bays are framed in sandstone or tufa stone. The building has an Angers slate roof. Facing North/South, it spans 470 Ssqm, served by a spiral staircase in the corner tower, and a second service staircase. It comprises : First floor: large living room (70 sqm) with access to the spiral staircase, dining room (40 sqm), kitchen (31 sqm), small living room (32 sqm), bakehouse with staircase leading to 1st floor (27.5 sqm), laundry room (8 sqm), bathroom with shower (10 sqm), separate toilet. 1st floor: 5 bedrooms (44, 40, 34, 18, 13 sqm), landing (26.5 sqm), 1 bathroom with shower and toilet, 1 shower room with toilet. 2nd floor: 1 large attic bedroom (46 sqm floor area), 1 bathroom with shower, 1 separate toilet, attic. The architectural quality of the interior is faithful to the exterior: travertine floors, sand and lime rendered walls, exposed beam ceilings, windows with interior wooden shutters, monumental fireplaces, etc. Distributed around the dwelling, the outbuildings form a courtyard and comprise : A/ A large L-shaped, stone-built, slate-roofed outbuilding comprising: barn (88 sqm), 2 workshops (54 and 29 sqm), former stable (69 sqm) with attic above (69 sqm). B/ Former stone pigsties with slate roofs, including boiler room. C/ In the 14th-century wing, accessible from the outside, a storeroom with electric water heater and buffer tank. The property is accessed via an avenue of lime trees, which opens onto a monumental wooden gate framed by a bower. The courtyard is adorned with potted shrubs and boxwood. Beyond are box hedges and grassy flowerbeds, from which ancient hedgerows branch off. The manor house stands in the center of its parkland (3.21 acres / 1.3 ha), which includes an ancient moat (500 sqm) and meadows (44.47 acres / 18 ha). The ancient bocage layout is echoed by century-old oak trees. The total surface area is 48.27 acres (19 ha 53 a 50 ca). The following parts are classified as Historic Monument : the dwelling with its outbuildings and moat (cad. ZD 6, 34, 35): classified by decree on March 3, 1997. This property is a historic monument (allowing fiscal tax cuts if you pay taxes in France).