manors for sale Craon, France

16th-Century Manor with Outbuildings – Haut-Anjou / Mayenne Set amid the rolling countryside of Haut-Anjou, this 1531 manor—beautifully restored—offers around 230 m² of living space plus an additional 120 m² to convert. South-facing, it enjoys open, far-reaching views over the surrounding landscape. The ground floor features a spacious reception room with a monumental fireplace, a kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. The first floor includes two large bedrooms with fireplaces and access to a 65 m² attic suitable for conversion. The top floor offers two further bedrooms and a shower room. The property extends over 9,300 m², with landscaped gardens, orchard, vegetable garden, pasture and mature hedgerows. Several outbuildings complement the estate: a large stone barn, an old agricultural lodge, a building with pigsties and loft, and a boiler room attached to the manor. Close to Château-Gontier and Laval (TGV to Paris in 1h10), this manor combines historical charm, tranquillity and exceptional potential.

Ref.4264 : French property for sale in Pays de la Loire (Mayenne department). This charming manor house is located in the heart of its magnificent grounds, on the banks of a navigable river in a splendid, unspoilt setting. The property is located south of Laval, close to a town with all amenities. It's a wonderful place, where nature and architecture blend perfectly. This charming manor house was built on a hillside, in a location chosen for the quality of the site, in the 17th century. It has recently been restored and extended and now offers approx. 480sqm of living space. It comprises Ground floor: an entrance hall with tiled floor and exposed beams, a lounge with tiled floor, exposed beams and a beautiful monumental stone fireplace with brick mantle, a large living room (recreation room) of approx. 95sqm equipped with a wood-fired hob with spit. This room opens widely through picture windows onto a terrace, the swimming pool, the pond and beautiful rolling countryside. From here, you have access to the 14 m x 4 m swimming pool, which is half indoors and half outdoors. Then there is a large dining room/lounge of approx. 50sqm, a bedroom with its own shower room, wc and study, a carefully fitted kitchen and utility rooms (scullery, linen room, service entrance, utility room, wc/wash-hand basin). 1st floor: 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms/showers or toilets, wc. 2nd floor: a very beautiful room occupying the entire level of the central manor house, representing a single volume revealing the roofing framework, with: bedroom, bath, shower, dressing room, study, wc. Two staircases facilitate the distribution of the property. These rooms are luminous, almost all of them are lantern windows (double aspect), well served and warmly decorated. The outbuildings : Following on from the house, there is a first building comprising : - A double garage ; - The wood chip store and boiler; - A storage area; - The heating/dehydration system for the swimming pool living area. A little further away, a technical area has been carefully laid out around a paved courtyard: - An equipment shed (where several vehicles and maintenance equipment are stored); - Several horse stalls; - A canopy; - Compartments for storing materials and silos; - A large tank to collect rainwater from the shed. Once again, the space has been laid out rationally, without forgetting to blend in with the environment. Each meadow has a water-supplied shelter for horses or cattle. Although the lower part of some meadows near the river is in flood zones, all buildings are located outside the flood risk area. The manor house is set in the middle of its grounds. It is reached via a long tree-lined driveway that runs alongside the hillside and the river, with the manor house visible in the distance. When you arrive, it's a feast for the eyes: it's all there: the rolling hills, the river, formal gardens, ponds, fine architecture, paddocks fenced in with railway sleepers... It's all a pleasure to behold. Nature is tamed here, but as you walk up to the ponds, wild ducks appear and take flight as you approach. The 4 cascading ponds cover a total cadastral area of around 9.71 acres (3.93 hectares). The land is made up of woods (approx. 14.82 acres / 6 hectares) and meadows all fenced in with railway sleepers (approx. 29.65 acres / 12 hectares). In front of the house, you will find a pretty formal vegetable garden and a formal ornamental garden surrounded by low walls and featuring fountains. The owner has developed a large number of facilities for the enjoyment of his family and friends: horse riding arena, petanque area, sandy beach on the edge of one of the ponds, an island with an aviary and animals, a large heated overflowing swimming pool (stainless steel tank) juxtaposed with two other overflowing pools of natural, cascading water, two large wooden terraces. Automatic watering and outside lighting. The property spans approximately 62.56 acres (25 hectares 32 ares 56 centiares) and has everything you need for quality of life and enjoyment, for an authentic and comfortable country lifestyle.

Ref.4540 : Authentic 16th Century Manor House and its outbuildings in Mayenne department Set in the Haut-Anjou region, in undulating, wooded countryside, this charming property is located in Mayenne, not far from the river of the same name. A small town with basic amenities is just 5 km away. The ancient medieval city of Château-Gontier, 16 km away, is also crossed by the Mayenne and boasts a rich architectural heritage. These include the former Ursuline Convent (dating from the 17th century), which now houses a national theatre, the Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dating from the 11th century) with its mural frescoes, and the timber-framed houses and concentration of private mansions that symbolise the wealth of this town. Laval, 19 km away, is a dynamic town with all the shops and services you need: supermarkets, campus, hospital, TGV high-speed train station with links to Paris in 1 hour 10 minutes, etc. The manor house, built in 1531, spans approx. 230 sqm. It was converted into a farm in the 19th century and was restored by the previous and current owners. Built on rock, in schist stone (there is an old quarry in the commune), additions in tufa stone, typical of the Anjou region, were made in particular to the cross and transom windows on the upper floor. The manor house has been extended by a building, probably dating from the 18th century, which could be converted (120 sqm, not included in the 230 sqm). It faces south and comprises Ground floor (terracotta tiled floor): a 43 sqm lounge with 3.5 m high ceilings and a monumental fireplace, two bedrooms of 19 and 11 sqm, a 20 sqm kitchen, a stairway leading to a bathroom and shower room and a separate toilet. Access from the kitchen to a large 60 sqm cellar for conversion. First floor (terracotta tiled floor): a landing leading to: two bedrooms, each with monumental fireplace, measuring 44 and 33 sqm, a shower room with toilet. Access to a 65 sqm attic for conversion, situated above the large ground floor storeroom. Above (parquet flooring, insulated attic): two bedrooms of 15 sqm each, a shower room and toilet. Outbuildings : A/ A large stone barn of approx. 100 sqm with an old fibre cement slate roof. A 25 sqm lean-to at the rear. B/ A former stone farm lodge spanning approx. 50 sqm with a slate roof (2000s). C/ A pigsty building (x6), attic upstairs, built of breezeblock, concrete roofing; door and window frames recently repainted the colour of oxblood; D/ A stone, slate-roofed lean-to building attached to the manor house, used as a boiler room (approx. 15 sqm). With a total surface area of 2,3 acres, it has an outbuilding courtyard, a pleasure garden, a vegetable garden, an orchard and a meadow, all bordered by hedgerows. Situated in a dominant position on the southern horizon, the manor house enjoys far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside.

A 17th century manor house and its 25 ha estate on the banks of the Mayenne . From a small road leading along the picturesque banks of the river to Château-Gontier, a gate provides access to the stately almost 400 m long driveway of the property, bordered by a double row of tulip trees. A courtyard and two formal rectangular gardens face the manor house to the south. To the east flows the river Mayenne. To the west, the wooded hillside gently slopes down. To the north, there are a technical building and a garage, farm buildings, a stream, woodlands and ponds. The property is unoverlooked.