luxury properties with reception room for sale Verneuil-sur-Avre, France

Ref.4650 : Noble Dwelling for sale in Normandy, 15 acres of Parkland and equestrian facilities At the gateway to Normandy, bordering the Perche and the Pays d'Ouche, guarding the protected banks of the Iton valley, sits this strange dwelling with mill origins, of which today only the name.... and the history remain. Out of sight, away from civilisation, in the heart of an untamed and soothing natural environment, this property exudes all the well-being sought by true naturalists. Daily needs are just a league (4km) away, with the towns of L'Aigle and Verneuil/Avre offering all the services and shops of a medium-sized town. Road and rail links are within easy reach, with the capital just 1 hour 45 minutes away. This property is ideal for a large family, and is also ideal for occasional use as a bed & breakfast. Other prospects will not leave horse lovers indifferent, as they will find the space and facilities they need for their passion. This property exudes an undeniable charm and is ideal for family life, offering a range of activities to suit the most diverse requirements of its future guests. Whether you're a city dweller longing for the countryside, a semi-country dweller looking for a new home......animal lovers.... or simply concerned about your family's well-being, why not make this property yours? The property comprises an imposing main building of rendered stone, spanning 4 stories and topped with a slate roof. A lower, possibly more recent, addition breaks with the massive appearance of the building, creating a more conventional, harmonious whole. Raised to a single storey, this part has a flat tile roof that matches the brick surrounds that predominate on the main dwelling. The windows are in typical eighteenth-century bays, in perfect symmetry with the traditional style of local housing. Elegant ‘oeil de boeuf’ windows enliven the pediments on the gables. The property spans approx. 520 sqm of living space, distributed as follows: Ground floor: main entrance to the north, opening on to a 50 sqm bright, unobstructed space with a beautiful wooden stairway with railings leading to a mezzanine. Travertine flooring - Exposed joists - Ceiling height 5.70 m. Extending to the left, elegant 42 sqm dining room with built-in alcoves - Travertine floor - Plastered ceiling at 2.71m. Access to a tiled 19.87 sqm fitted kitchen. Exposed beams - External access. Access to a large lounge of 49.91 sqm with a stone fireplace. Travertine floor - Exposed joists. External access. Ceiling height of 2.85 m. Central part of the dwelling, accessed internally via the entrance hall, or via the outside terrace, vestibule, WC, wash-hand basin. Travertine. Downstairs to the machine room containing the boiler room and electricity meter. First floor: 15 sqm mezzanine landing used as an office. Staircase leading to level 2. Parqueted hallway (10.87 sqm) with wardrobe, leading to a carpeted bedroom (32.86 sqm) - Cupboards - Exposed joists. HSP 2.42m. Bathroom with shower and WC - Double washbasin -Towel dryer. From the landing, access to a separate flat comprising a living room (8.60 sqm) with parquet flooring under the eaves. Exposed crossbeam. En-suite bathroom with WC. Walk-in wardrobe. Carpeted bedroom (21.88 sqm) under eaves. Bookcase. Access to an outside staircase, giving this flat complete independence. Second floor: Landing / corridor with parquet flooring giving access on the left to 1 bedroom (17.22 sqm) with parquet flooring; another large adjoining bedroom (32.19 sqm) with carpet flooring. Tiled bathroom with shower. WC. Opposite, 2 other carpeted bedrooms of identical size. One has a wardrobe. Average ceiling height of 2.45 m. Shower room with double washbasin. Third floor: access via a straight wooden staircase. Landing opening on the right into a large under-roof space of 78.93 sqm. Wooden floor. Recent insulation. Painting to be planned. Small mezzanine/sleeping area. To the left, another large space under plastered ceiling, 52.62 sqm, insulated. Wooden floor. There is a sauna and a tanning booth. Outbuildings : The dwelling has two outbuildings facing it, forming a sort of inner courtyard. The larger of the two, located opposite the main entrance, is built of pointed stone with a flat tile roof. These were the estate's stables, as evidenced by the feeding troughs that are still there. The space is divided into three rooms (24 sqm - 19 sqm - 20 sqm), each used as a workshop and for storage. On the gable end of the outbuilding is a 1-car garage under sheet metal. There is a single access from the rear of the property. A smaller outbuilding, built of rendered brick and stone with a flat tile roof, is set back at right angles. It contains a 2-car garage (5.17 m x 5.86 m), a former wash-house (2.75 m x 2.37 m) and a machine room (4 x 2.25 m). All the car approaches and footpaths are tarmac and/or tiled. Equestrian facilities : At the southern end of the property, there are good pastures that could not fail to provide the family's four horses with a home in the best possible conditions. On almost 10 acres, enclosed by wooden lices, a small equestrian complex has been built, as follows : - A breeze-block building with tiled roof, comprising a suite of 7 boxes, 1 for a broodmare. (dimensions: 3.5x3.5m) concrete floor - interior wooden cladding - water - electricity) - Wooden hangar, under steel sheeting (dimensions: 20x12m) - concrete floor - electricity; very good condition) - Awning adjoining the hangar, providing shelter for several horses. Land : The area around the dwelling is a tangle of flowerbeds delimiting espaliered spaces dedicated to the four points of the compass. Each aspect offers a different view....the view looking down on the river.....or looking up at the outbuildings.....the view looking towards the tall poplars....or the more intimate, sheltered view in the shade of the buildings. Water is also omnipresent, either in the immediate vicinity or further back, calmly flowing towards a beautiful pond! The constant is the lush, unspoilt scenery, where the rare purity of the water is home to a host of trout and crayfish... validating the river's coveted first category status. Roe deer do not shy away from this island of unspoilt (human) predators, not hesitating to come and complete the picture. Poplars, oaks, plane trees, beeches and weeping willows provide shade and coolness in the undergrowth and pastures. A few goats have taken up residence on the higher ground, ensuring that the grounds are kept well-mown. Further to the north of the property, an area has been given over to fruit trees, as well as a vegetable garden that the owners' green thumb has made very prosperous. Cabinet LE NAIL - Lower-Normandy - Mr Eric DOSSEUR : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Eric DOSSEUR, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 409 867 512 . We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

Réf. 4847: charming property in the Orne department (Lower Normandy) On the edge of Normandy, bordering the Perche and the Pays d’Ouche regions, in the far south of the Eure department, stands an elegant late 19th-century residence, a fine example of Second Empire architecture, set apart from a small village of 1,200 inhabitants. Two leagues from civilisation, at the heart of a hundred-acre wooded park, this property emerges from a neighbouring forest, ensuring peace and tranquillity, the perfect setting for writing beautiful family stories…. The nearby roads provide easy access to shops and everyday amenities, and bring the capital within a two-hour drive. The neighbouring town provides for most daily needs; Verneuil-sur-Avre, meanwhile, with its renowned and vibrant energy, offers an exemplary range of cultural, tourist and sporting activities, set in a medieval setting described as an ‘open-air museum’… This property exudes undeniable charm, is perfect for family life, and will fulfil the deepest rural dreams of its future owners, who are seeking authenticity… The property was built around 1850 and passed from one owner to another until 1938, when it was purchased by the grandparents of the current owners. The ravages of war soon forced them to allow German troops to occupy their property, as evidenced by the names of the officers inscribed on the bedroom doors. Once the war was over, the new owners embarked on a systematic renovation programme to ensure their future main residence offered the necessary comforts. Through direct inheritance, the family managed to keep the property for nearly 90 years. The vagaries and constraints of life now mean, quite rightly, that the torch must be passed on… taking only the memories with us… In the purest 19th-century tradition, this property features an ‘H’-shaped layout, comprising a main building flanked by two wings, topped by a slate roof with dormer windows and bull’s-eye windows. Tall chimneys rise above the hipped roof with gables. Rising over three storeys in elegant proportions, the main building is enlivened by numerous windows arranged in bays, creating perfect symmetry reminiscent of the ‘Grand Siècle’. The whole is a coherent, human-scale ensemble, displaying a certain simplicity. With an internal floor area of 377 sqm, the property is laid out as follows: Cellar: partial, beneath the kitchen (4.50 x 4) – external access – boiler room and utility area; Ground floor: Central entrance leading into a spacious through hall (6.30 x 3.95), with cement tiles; Dining room with herringbone parquet flooring (6.30 x 4.50) – marble fireplace (insert); Kitchen with terracotta-style tiling (4.50 x 4.15) – external access via the north-east gable; Adjoining utility room (3.30 x 2); Rear hallway leading to service staircase. Small sitting room or study with carpeted floor (4.96 x 3.50) – marble fireplace; Large living room with herringbone parquet flooring (4.40 x 8.60) – wood-burning fireplace with trumeau (working). Rear hallway with WC and main wooden staircase (4 x 2.75). High ceilings (3.50m). Skylight windows. Moulded ceilings. Painted wood panelling (living room). First floor: accessible via the two staircases at either end, at the gable ends. Large corridor running the length of the floor (8.60 x 1.20 m) leading to 5 bedrooms: Bedroom 1 with carpeted floor (4.20 x 4.30 m), adjoining a shower room (3.30 x 2 m) – marble fireplace; Bedroom 2 with carpeted floor (4.60 x 4 m), with en-suite shower room; Bedroom 3 with carpeted floor (4 x 4), with a washbasin; Bedroom 4 with carpeted floor (3.50 x 4.60) – fitted wardrobes; Bedroom 5 with carpeted floor (4.30 x 4.20); Tiled bathroom with shower (3.70 x 3.30). Second floor: accessible only via the service staircase. Large corridor running the length of the floor, leading to 3 bedrooms and 2 convertible attics: Attic in the north-east gable (6 x 4.50 m) in need of renovation – wooden floorboards – access to the roof structure. Bedroom 6 with carpeted floor (4.10 x 4.50 m), with fitted wardrobe; Bedroom 7 with carpeted floor (4.20 x 4 m); Bedroom 8 with carpeted floor (4.15 x 4.60), with fitted wardrobe – Features a bull’s-eye window; Attic in the south-east gable (4.45 x 4.70) in need of renovation – Wooden floorboards. Outbuildings : The property also includes a caretaker’s house and a suite of outbuildings: Caretaker’s house: built of rendered rubble stone and brick, on one level with an attic; slate roof: It comprises on the ground floor a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace; 2 bedrooms; a hallway; a shower room with a toilet. Electric heating – Individual meter – Septic tank. The caretaker’s house is currently unoccupied. Its location and potential make it suitable for conversion into a holiday cottage or guest accommodation for friends. Please note the presence of an EDF transformer, adjacent to the caretaker’s house, constituting a minor easement. Outbuildings: these are situated away from the main house, with no neighbours opposite. Built of rubble stone and brick, with a slate or tile roof: Workshop: Concrete floor – Electricity – Slate roof – 4.70 x 5.50 m; Fruit store: Concrete floor – 3.20 x 5.50 m; Storage room: with access to the loft via a wooden staircase; Storage loft covering the entire property (11.50 m); Brick garage, laid in a herringbone pattern (one car); height 2.94m; Old earthen cider house (6.80 x 7.20); electricity; Old horse stalls. Storage loft covering the whole property. Pigsty at the gable end; Wood store at the rear, under a canopy; The Kennel: remains of a former kennel or henhouse; existing low walls; no fencing; The Shed: wooden structure used to store maintenance equipment. Beautifully laid out in the English style, the park provides a lush green setting that enhances the building. Standing proudly amidst vast lawns, the building derives its majesty from the rhythm of the ancient trees that flank it on either side, their diversity adding colour to the distant view it commands. Amongst others, one notices numerous lime trees, maples, yews, sequoias, acacias and chestnut trees… The grounds can nevertheless be divided into three distinct sections. The first features a beautiful front entrance via two circular paths, one of which runs alongside a pleasant still-water pond. The other leads to the caretaker’s house and the outbuildings, extending all the way to the kitchen garden. This former kitchen garden was of a good size, as it should be, surrounded by high protective walls. An old outbuilding still stands there; as for the greenhouse, time has taken its toll on it……. A pond remains… pear trees, apple trees, strawberry plants, raspberry bushes, redcurrant bushes, mirabelle plum trees and hazelnut bushes are a reminder that the soil is of high quality, and that a green thumb will be able to restore this large vegetable garden to its former glory. Finally, to the north, the eye cannot help but notice the clay tennis court, refurbished in 2004–2005. This court features an innovative design, aimed at providing an efficient drainage system. It was intended to be tested for its permeability, with a view to possible implementation at Roland Garros. The tennis maintenance equipment will be housed in a charming little cottage adjoining the court. Everything contributes to making this a desirable place… to write a new chapter in the family’s history… Cabinet LE NAIL - Lower-Normandy - Mr Eric DOSSEUR : +33 (0)2.43.98.20.20 Eric DOSSEUR, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 409 867 512 . We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.