Luxury mills for sale Compiegne, France

A 19th-century watermill tucked away in the middle of countryside, 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris. The property comes into view at the end of a lane, at the foot of a hill from where you can admire sweeping views of the valleys that form France’s beautiful Aisne department. Indeed, the village lies upon a hill, at the top of which an art deco church towers, forming a landmark in the local region. This spot, reaching up to the heavens, was a sacred site in the Middle Ages. Joan of Arc and Saint Louis engaged in private prayer here. And more recently, the site was a strategic lookout post, coveted and occupied by the German army in the First World War. Later, in occupied France in the Second World War, the Germans settled into the village again and in this mill. The old mill was built in 1840. An engraved stone in the facade indicates this. The mill carried on grinding grains up to 1958. The edifice, made of dressed stone, towers above a millrace, which is filled with water from the river. This building housed both the miller and his milling mechanism. The building’s impressive facade is almost 25 metres long. It is punctuated with eight bays of small-paned windows. A half-hipped slate roof crowns the edifice. The elevations are rather plain, except for three stringcourses that mark the different floors. Yet the feature that makes the building stand out is its bay of four vertically aligned doors with a wall dormer opening at the top. The mill towers in the middle of a vista that you look at from the entrance gate, between two long outbuildings that include a stable, a storehouse and a garage. At the back, the property stretches into a beautiful bucolic backdrop. Pasture, a vegetable patch, an orchard and tall trees line the river. The water is clear. And the four hectares of grounds form a vast, delightful natural haven.

This vast, beautiful 19th-century mill has been renovated to a very high standard, offering two levels of comfortable, light-filled living space. It offers approx. 320sqm of living space and the possibility of converting the second floor and large attic. Ground floor: two entrances, lounge and library, living room and kitchen, single-storey PMR bedroom with bathroom. First floor: landing to large suite comprising bedroom and cathedral study, shower room; bedroom and shower room; second landing to two bedrooms with shower rooms. Second floor: 160sqm room suitable for conversion. Attic suitable for conversion. Basement under half the mill with its mechanism. Two outbuildings surround the courtyard: The north building houses 5 boxes, a shed and a former dwelling to be renovated. The south building houses an awning, two garages and a workshop. The river meanders through the parklands, which include grasslands and an orchard, covering 4.2 hectares. Paris 1h35, Roissy 1h15, Reims 30mn, shops 10mn away. Energy class : D Climate class : B Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: between 4090 euros and 5630 euros per year. Prices indexed to January 1, 2021. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr

This vast, beautiful 19th-century mill has been renovated to a very high standard, offering two levels of comfortable, light-filled living space. It offers approx. 320sqm of living space and the possibility of converting the second floor and large attic. Ground floor: two entrances, lounge and library, living room and kitchen, single-storey PMR bedroom with bathroom. First floor: landing to large suite comprising bedroom and cathedral study, shower room; bedroom and shower room; second landing to two bedrooms with shower rooms. Second floor: 160sqm room suitable for conversion. Attic suitable for conversion. Basement under half the mill with its mechanism. Two outbuildings surround the courtyard: The north building houses 5 boxes, a shed and a former dwelling to be renovated. The south building houses an awning, two garages and a workshop. The river meanders through the parklands, which include grasslands and an orchard, covering 4.2 hectares. Paris 1h35, Roissy 1h15, Reims 30mn, shops 10mn away. Energy class : D Climate class : B Estimated annual energy costs for standard use: between 4090 euros and 5630 euros per year. Prices indexed to January 1, 2021. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr