On the lands of an ancient convent founded in 1609, this pleasure house of the July Monarchy watches over the Yonne from its terrace. Surrounding it is a completely walled English-style garden, where century-old trees guard the secrets of the place. Faux marble, woodwork, parquet floors, stained glass windows, and painted ceilings: the original spirit has been preserved and restored with care to offer today a contemporary art of living.

An exceptional tree
In the garden, a Chinese thuja, "tree of life," received the Remarkable Tree of France label from the A.R.B.R.E.S. association in September 2026. It is said to have been offered to the clergy around 1770, unless it was planted in 1838. At the entrance, two Japanese pines with seven trunks spread a canopy of 14 meters, a true miniature canopy.

Rare architecture
The slope of the Saint-Jacques hill inspired the architect with an uncommon design: the house has two ground floors. On the river side, a double-ramped stone staircase, backed by the old convent wall, opens onto the terraced garden. On the hillside side, the noble floor opens level with the upper part of the park, allowing for receptions without being seen. The facades made of brick and cut stone are of classic rigor and crowned with four sculpted fire pots. The walls, approximately 60 cm thick, are double-skinned.

Those who shaped it
The original convent owes its existence to Pierre de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz and Count of Joigny, who founded it in 1609. In 1838, the house was built for a wealthy Parisian bourgeois, according to the architectural principles in vogue in the capital, and its design is attributable to a major Parisian workshop of the July Monarchy. The works were led by Louis Roblot (1811-1877), a graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts, who became the architect of the town of Joigny in 1839. The garden was entrusted to horticulturist-landscaper P. Montarlot, and the ironwork bears the signature of Rémy Garnier.

The art of hospitality
One enters through a gallery with faux marbles (veined carrara, faux Henriette, and Vert Campan) and original cement tiles. The grand staircase, with its wrought iron railing of scrolls and rosettes and walnut handrail, displays its decorations all the way up.

On the noble floor, the first salon is topped with an oval ceiling painted with a sky of loves, highlighted with rocaille stucco golden clasps. Its Carrara marble fireplace features a sculpted scallop shell, and the parquet floor is in herringbone pattern. A second salon allows for parallel receptions. In the dining room, two original stained glass windows, with cobalt blue and ruby red cabochons, cast a carpet of colors on the parquet at sunset.

On the garden level, the office-library retains its Carrara arabescato marble fireplace. The former billiard room, now a salon, opens its French doors onto the garden.

The night space.
On the second floor, the master suite combines a salon, bedroom, dressing room, and bathroom. Two other bedrooms, each with its own shower room, and an additional room or office overlook the Yonne valley. In the attic, an independent apartment and a loft under an exposed chestnut beam accommodate guests or family.

In total: 5 bedrooms, an independent apartment, a loft, and 7 bathrooms and shower rooms.

Discrete comfort
The restoration was carried through to the end: DPE B, new double heat pumps, an elevator serving all levels, fiber optics, VMC, and Italian showers. The slate roof is subject to annual monitoring.

An exceptional park
Classified as a protected natural area and integrated into the secured sector, the garden is surrounded by walls. It includes 32 isolated yews, a fastigiate yew over 8 meters tall, 21 century-old boxwoods, large linden trees, and Indian chestnuts. Anemones, Naples cyclamens, and wild strawberries carpet the ground throughout the seasons. Squirrels, hedgehogs, and green woodpeckers have made their home here, and the old well of the convent, equipped with a pump, remains. A constructible plot of 160 m² is adjoining.

Outbuildings
An automated garage for two cars, an old dog kennel, a medieval cellar, and gates from 1875 complete the ensemble.

Location
Joigny, a medieval town of the Yonne. The house is a few steps from the river, the old town center, the train station, and an airfield. Paris is 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours away by train.

This description has been automatically translated from French.

Property with gardenJoigny (89)
Price :
$1,404,800
($3,193 / m²)
Surface440 m²bedrooms4 bathroom1 land7,274 m²

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