A mill with full ownership rights, a mill race and mill ponds, in 9.8 hectares of greenery, near to Chenonceau, in the Cher Valley - ref 716893
A mill with full ownership rights, a mill race and mill ponds, in 9.8 hectares of greenery, near to Chenonceau, in the Cher Valley.
The property is located in the Loir et Cher area and the Loire Valley tourist region, 4 km from the Château de Chenonceau and 25 km from Beauval Zoo. The water mill is near to a dynamic village, in a winegrowing area, with shops, services and a school. Via the A10 motorway, Paris is 220 km away. The French capital can also be reached in 1 hour from the high-speed TGV station at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, 36 km away.
A tree-lined drive runs past a pond up to a vast courtyard in front of the building. The 700-metre-long mill race runs through the property and underneath the building, though the water wheel and its machinery have been removed. It was purchased in the 18th century by the owners of Château de Chenonceau and was rebuilt in 1810 in the same place as the former mill that featured on Cassini's famous map. A part of the mill, which ceased milling activity in 1967, is devoted to living space, with approximately 130 m² spread over three storeys. In the other part that measures around 400 m², all the flour milling machinery is still visible: grinders, converters, sieves and sizing rolls are spread over four storeys.
A house adjoins the mill and then in turn a garage, while a guest's house has been created in the dwelling at a right angle to these buildings. To the rear, there is an ornamental garden, a 1.5-hectare pond and woods, which all make up an uninterrupted estate of 6 hectares. Separate plots of meadows and woodland totalling approximately 4 hectares can be found nearby.
The millThis five-storey building including an attic is made of tuffeau stone. The gable roofs are made of flat terracotta and slate tiles and there are many windows on the façades.
The ground floor
The entrance hall leads into all the rooms. All the flooring is paved with Burgundy and Touraine stone slabs. Opposite the entrance, the wooden staircase stands near to a lavatory in a hallway. On one side, the hall leads to a kitchen with a door to the outside, a lounge with a stone fireplace as well as exposed beams on the ceiling and a door leading into the flour mill. On the other side, an opening leads into the house.
The first floor
A landing with straight wood stripped flooring leads on one side to a vast dual aspect bedroom with a carpeted floor and a bathroom with a lavatory. On the other side, light pours in through skylights into a workshop that is in the process of being restored.
The second floor
A landing with storage space leads to two bedrooms and a shower room with a lavatory. The bedrooms have wood stripped flooring throughout, while the shower room has tiled flooring.The houseThis two-storey edifice dates back to the 18th century and has a surface of approximately 125 m². The gabled roof is made of flat tiles and features three wall dormers. The walls are rendered with lime and the frames of the openings are made of tuffeau stone. Two doors on the façade open into a living room and a half-underground cellar, which includes a boiler room, wood store and workshop. A third double-leaf door opens into the around 37-m² garage.
The ground floor
The dual aspect living room boasts flooring paved with Burgundy and Touraine stone slabs, beneath a ceiling with exposed beams painted in white. The monumental fireplace, with a mantelpiece rising up to the ceiling, is made of tuffeau stone with straight jambs. On one side, the room leads into the entrance hall of the mill and on another it opens into the iron-framed, zinc-roofed conservatory that overlooks the grounds. A second hall can be reached from the lounge. A staircase leads to the first floor and the cellar.
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