Luxury mills for sale Fontaine-le-Port, France

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A former mill and its outbuildings in the middle of woods and grounds crossed by a river, 1 5 hours from Paris. The property is accessed via a private driveway that runs through woods to a gravelled courtyard used as a car park. After going round the outbuildings we come to the main courtyard, where the old mill and outbuildings form a harmonious L-shaped group. The history of the flour mill is attested to by notarial deeds dating back to the 16th century. It has full French ownership rights and a drop height of around 1.50 metres. The paddle wheel was dismantled in the 1950s when the building was converted into a family residence. Built on two levels, the mill has a gabled tiled roof. Its facades are rendered and enhanced with corner quoins and brick bay surrounds. The roofs of the outbuildings, also with tiled gables, are pierced with hanging dormers and dormer windows. Covered in Virginia creeper and adorned with climbing roses, the facades have several varying sized windows, fitted with patio doors and large French-style windows protected by shutters.

A spacious family residence with swimming pool and mill set in 9 ha of meadows and woods in the Orge valley, 1 hour from Paris. Situated on the banks of the River Orge, the unoverlooked property is accessed via a small road only used by local residents. At the front, the first gate opens onto a vast gravel area with parking space for several vehicles. A cobblestone path leads to the building's main entrance. Originally part of an old farmhouse, it has been sympathetically restored. A little further on, behind the residence, the impressive silhouette of the mill can be made out, now devoid of its paddle wheel, which was once powered by the River Orge. Vast and partly inhabited, it still offers considerable potential for development. At the end of the cul-de-sac, a second gate in line with the mill serves the property from the rear.

A 16th and 17th century former mill, surrounded by 6 hectares of meadows, in the Puisaye region, 2 hours from Paris. A double entrance gate opens onto a large lawned area dotted with some ten tall trees, and a gravel parking area. The complex comprises several adjoining buildings facing the main structure, the mill. The mill faces north-south, while the outbuildings face south and west. A pedestrian entrance provides access to the premises, protected by a canopy of local tiles. The mill stands in the middle of the reach. The wheel with a diameter of around 4m abuts the building. A small wooden bridge crosses the river. There is a spring close to the mill, from which blue water gushes into the headrace. The residence overlooks a number of authentic features, including a well built of local Puisaye brick, which can still be used and is between 3 and 6 metres deep. The presence of alluvial groundwater, which is always cool, means that a water-to-water heat pump could be installed. A number of outbuildings, each topped with an old country-style roof, complete the complex: a barn, a traditional oven, an old sheepfold and a large workshop for drying wood. Finally, at the back of the house, there is a vast hangar hidden behind a hedge. A dedicated gate provides access to this hangar for the estate's farm vehicles and also links via the ford over the millstream to the meadows.

1h30 from Paris, in the Loiret region, on nearly 7 ha of meadows and woodlands, a restored water mill with its 17th century mechanism and a former miller's house. Set back from the village, a gate gives a glimpse of the old miller's house with blue shutters. On one side of the entrance, an outbuilding stands in front of a large terrain with old trees and an orchard. The house is surrounded by lawns. A well defined path leads down to the mill and its outbuildings. Two bridges, one of which overhangs the mill wheel and its reach, are equipped with two guard stones. One is made of stone, the other of wood. The river meanders around the grounds. The fields in the distance are bordered by a forest of mainly oak trees.

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A historical property and events venue that includes an old watermill, nestled in a bucolic landscape, two hours south-east of Paris. A hard-surfaced lane surrounded by a millrace and meadows leads to a central court around which three fine constructions stand: a watermill, a miller’s house and a recently built barn. The river runs across the whole property, beneath willows, alders and ashes that grow here and there. Secondary branches of the river provide water for a series of pools. The mill enjoys the right to use the river water. A pond further underlines the strong presence of water on this eight-hectare property mainly made up of meadows.