manors with pool for sale Seine-Maritime, France

A listed 17th-century house with guesthouses and a garden designed by the famous landscape architect Jacques Wirtz, 10 minutes from Normandy's Côte d'Albâtre coastline. Just outside the village, a broad wooden gate and paved drive lead to a vast space. Two guesthouses and a garage stand on one side. The main dwelling and its extension stand on the other side. The grand house is typical of noble Norman dwellings from the mid-17th century. South-facing and rectangular in shape, it has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the tall roof space. The building is crowned with a hipped slate roof with six dormers. The elevations are made of brick. Red brickwork forms the quoins, cornices and window and door surrounds. The facade has five bays. On one side, there is a 19th-century brickwork extension. It has a two-level section with a three-slope roof, followed by a single-storey wing with a roof space. This wing houses a swimming pool. The garden was designed by the famous Belgian landscape architect Jacques Wirtz in the early 2000s. Wirtz is known for his work on two Parisian gardens: the Jardin du Carrousel garden in front of the Louvre Museum and the garden of the Élysée Palace. The property’s garden extends beyond the buildings, which it links together with paved paths, some of which are shaded. This magnificent outdoor space offers striking views.

Two hours from Paris, 10 minutes from the sea, 20 minutes from Étretat, 50 minutes from Deauville, and 20 minutes from Le Havre, the Manoir de Rolleville was renovated and decorated by a renowned architect. The Manoir des Abbesses, built in the 16th century in white stone and black flint, offers all the modern comforts for family living. Set on 2.3 hectares of landscaped grounds with a swimming pool, the property retains traces of its history, such as stained-glass windows depicting the coat of arms of Abbess Guillemette de la Platière. Listed as an ISMH historic monument, the manor is laid out as follows: Ground floor: An entrance hall leading to a reception room, a main living room, and a sitting room. A fully equipped modern kitchen opens onto a heated 60 m² veranda. First floor: A landing room leading on one side to a spacious office (which could serve as an additional bedroom) and on the other side to the manor’s main suite, comprising a bedroom, a boudoir (which could become an independent bedroom), and a bathroom. An additional shower room.