private mansions for sale Mayenne, France

Exclusively in a sought-after district in the center of Mayenne, a fully renovated 19th-century town house with approx. 500m2 of living space on a 650m2 plot. On 4 levels, ground floor: 2 reception rooms in the first wing and kitchen, dining room and winter garden in the second wing. 1st floor: 1 suite with bathroom and shower, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, library lounge and study. 2nd floor: fitted kitchen opening onto living-dining room, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, artist's studio. Large vaulted cellars, 2-car garage, all shops within walking distance.

Ref. 4357: 17th C. Private mansion for sale, to be restored, in the Mayenne departement This former mansion is located in the heart of the historic town of Mayenne, on an emblematic square. With a population of 12,000 and boasting an 11th-century château, the town has been awarded the 'Pays d'art et d'histoire' label and offers a full range of shops and services (hospital, doctors, chemists, supermarkets, secondary schools, etc.). Laval (TGV and motorway) is around thirty kilometres away. The area around the town boasts beautiful rolling countryside, with the Alpes Mancelles not far away and the department's highest peak, Mont des Avaloirs. Many tourist attractions are within easy reach in Nord Mayenne, including the Notre Dame de Pontmain basilica, the village of Lassay-les-Châteaux, which has been awarded the 'Petite cité de caractère' label, and the Gallo-Roman town of Jublains. We enter the property through a large porch located beneath a building, shielding the square from prying eyes. A small courtyard runs in front of the hotel, followed by a garden: courtyard and garden. The hotel has a U-shaped floor plan with a round turret in the inner left-hand corner, overlooking the courtyard. Most of the living rooms face north-east-south-west. The building dates from the 17th century and was remodelled in the 18th and 19th centuries. The walls are of rendered stone, covered with slate. Grey stone is used for the plinths, architraves, cornices and quoins. On the roof, two charming zinc bull's-eyes face the entrance porch. Like eyes, they gaze out at guests as they arrive. They head for the entrance door, framed by two Ionic pilasters. Pushing open the door, they discover a building of around 400 sqm comprising : -Ground floor: the tiled entrance hall with stairway (18 sqm) leads to the right to a wood-panelled, partitioned lounge (48 sqm) and a room at right-angles, to the left to a large lounge (56 sqm) with parquet flooring and marble fireplace, and at right-angles to the kitchen, scullery and toilet. -1st floor: 3 bedrooms with alcoves, one with a dressing room and bathroom, the other two with toilets. -2nd floor: 3 bedrooms with washbasins, one bedroom with bathroom and a separate shower room. Vaulted cellars under the central body of the building. A second staircase in the turret serves the floors from top to bottom. The hotel is complete and has all the architectural quality typical of this type of building: fireplaces, wood panelling, parquet floors, high ceilings. The reception rooms feature large windows that bathe the interiors in light. This was a place for entertaining, as you can see from the rooms... The outbuildings include : -The porch building through which the hotel is accessed, which is a local. This building does not overlook the hotel's inner courtyard. It has 2 rooms on the ground floor, another on the first floor and an attic; it will be available for sale; -A pretty covered stairway with a wrought iron banister, between the hotel and the premises; a charming mantling adorns the bottom of the roof, protecting it; -A stone garage building with a slate mansard roof, accessible from the street. Passing through the hotel, the stoop overlooks a 130 sqm garden enclosed by high stone walls. It has an entrance leading to the lane. A few ornamental trees and an old, dishevelled greenhouse enhance the 530 sqm of grounds.

Ref.4340 : French townhouse for sale in Pays de la Loire. At the crossroads of the ancient historical provinces of Brittany, Anjou and Maine, this mansion house is built ‘between courtyard and garden’, a theatrical expression that makes sense for this type of noble building. We are in the old quarter of Château-Gontier, in the heart of this beautiful town in the Haut-Anjou region, among the winding, charming streets where activity was concentrated in the Middle Ages. The hotel is sheltered from prying eyes, yet just a stone's throw from all the town's essential shops. This ancient medieval town, on the banks of the River Mayenne, boasts a rich heritage of buildings. These include the former ursulines convent (dating from the 17th century), which now houses a national theatre, the Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dating from the 11th century) with its interior frescoes, and the timber-framed houses and concentration of town houses that symbolise the wealth of this ancient city. The residence has two entrances: one on the paved entrance courtyard side, which can be used for pedestrian exits; and another on the garden side, for easy access by car on a daily basis. The hotel itself is built of stone and finished in ochre render. It has a slate roof. The window frames and ornamentation are in tufa stone, typical of the Anjou region. The L-shaped building, with a total floor surface area of approx. 480 sqm, faces east-west and comprises : Ground floor: entrance hall with stairway, kitchen (18 sqm) and veranda (16 sqm), dining room (34 sqm), lounge (53 sqm), two rooms (16 and 9 sqm), boiler room (8.6 sqm), stairway and toilet. 1st floor: bedroom with dressing room, shower room and toilet (36 sqm), 4 bedrooms (39, 27.5, 18 and 18 sqm), shower room and toilet. 2nd floor: 2 bedrooms, a bathroom with toilet; an attic to be finished (insulated, with electricity and lighting). Cellar under part of the house. The house is of good architectural quality. It has retained its terracotta floors, sumptuous two-tone parquet flooring and marble fireplaces. When it was built, most of the region's noble families had both a country estate and a town house for entertaining. The generous volumes of the living rooms give an idea of the standard of living in days gone by and the splendour of the families who lived there. There is a coach house in the courtyard. Upstairs is a vaulted oratory with stained glass windows bearing the coats of arms of the former owner families. The garden features a stone outbuilding covered in tiles, forming the porch through which we enter the hotel. It is used as a garage (2 spaces) and has a small shed overlooking the garden. Heading towards the hotel, we come across a charming brick and stone corner pavilion with a slate roof. We then go down a few steps to the terrace, which leads to the west facade of the building, and see the old brick and stone stables on the left, covered in zinc and slate. The grounds include a paved courtyard that opens onto the street and a pleasant, undulating garden that leads down to the house. It provides a pleasant, peaceful, green space. The total surface area is 977 sqm.