manors for sale The Loire Area, France (page 2)

A 15th-century country house with annexe dwellings and outbuildings in 2 3 hectares of grounds with vines, nestled in France’s Anjou area. Just outside the hamlet, a long tree-lined lane leads from a road to an arched carriage entrance that takes you into the property. This entrance has kept a trace of the coat of arms of former owners. Beyond this archway there is a vast courtyard. The grand country house and a storage building stand around it. A barn and the first annexe dwelling lie on the opposite side of this court. The other annexe dwelling lies on another side of the court. Behind the house, there is another storage building, an old bread oven and a cellar. You can also enter the courtyard from the road via an entrance gate next to the first annexe dwelling. The grounds extend all around this central court and the different buildings.

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.

A sixteenth-century mansion, remodelled in the nineteenth century, waiting to be restored in grounds that cover two hectares beside the River Erdre. A track leads up to the mansion from a small local road. It goes past a line of former service outhouses that used to belong to the property. A gate fitted in a round-arch stone passage forms an impressive entrance that takes you into a vast front court with a lawn in the middle. On one side stands the mansion. On the other side stands a warden’s lodge and a long building of annexes that includes a garage and storerooms. The gently sloping grounds cover about two hectares and extend around the mansion and behind it, dotted with trees that are over a hundred years old. These grounds lead down to the River Erdre where they offer private access to the water via a stone quay. The property cannot be seen from the river.

A listed, 15th &17th century house, with an outbuilding and a garden, in the undulating, wooded countryside of the Anjou region. This house stands on the edge of a little country lane, going through the forest, and in a hamlet composed of several houses, including another historic manor house. A small planted garden enhances the house facade. A rear courtyard, also planted, is bordered on one of its sides by an outbuilding and a low wall. Further away, reached by steps, a garden and the forest, part of which could be purchased.

Ref. 4095: Lovely Manor for sale in the Sarthe. Built in the Sarthe countryside, but close to the motorway which reminds us of the existence of civilisation, it benefits from the proximity of Le Mans, a dynamic university town 20 km away, notably known for its old medieval quarter and its famous 24-hour car race. This place is extraordinarily easy to access thanks to the TGV (55 minutes from Paris) and the motorway star at 10 minutes, which constitute the A28 (Rouen-Bordeaux), A11 (Paris-Nantes), A81 (Paris-Rennes) motorways, offering prospects of escape or of family and friendly gatherings. This manor house was built on the remains of an old 15th century building by a passionate and enlightened architect. With a floor surface area of approx. 220 sqm (excluding the mezzanine) it comprises: - living room 67.6 sqm, height under ceiling 2.72 mwith oak staircase and mezzanine 24.7 sqm, height under ridge 8.75 m, paved stone floor. - kitchen open to the living room 19 sqm - wc - Shower room - Gallery 37 sqm - 5 bedrooms, (14.84 sqm, 14.5 sqm, 15.11 sqm, 21.65 sqm, 12.41 sqm), height under ceiling 2.75 m - bathroom 9.87 sqm - wc Possibility of extension (attic). The outbuildings are composed of : - An elegant dovecote (17 sqm) which gives the property a lot of character. - A large courtyard (122 sqm) with a solar panel on its southern side not visible from the inner courtyard. - A beautiful stone barn under tiles (51 sqm) with adjoining shed (34.7 sqm) - A former kennel. - A shed (former horse shelter) - Adjoining the manor house, a garage/workshop 6.33x9.05 , i.e. 58.37 sqm, height under ceiling 2.44 m. With a total surface area of 5,30 acres, the ground is a beautiful space laid out on the outskirts of the manor house with a well-kept courtyard, an orchard planted with cherry, quince, plum, walnut, apple, pear and hazelnut trees, and a meadow (approx. 2,47 acres that could be used for horses).