An 18th-century residence in a landscaped garden, between vineyards and forests, 30 minutes from Troyes - ref 607092
An 18th-century residence in a landscaped garden, between vineyards and forests, 30 minutes from Troyes.
The property is located in the southeast part of the Aube area, at the gateway to the CĂ´te de Bar vineyards, in the small town of Bar-sur-Seine, on the slope of a densely wooded hill. For a long time, the town was shunted between the remits of the County of Champagne and the Duchy of Burgundy. It has managed to keep its historical centre intact, which pays witness to its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries. Along the banks of the River Seine, distinctive 'cadole' buildings surrounded by small gardens can be admired from the Croc Ferrand promenade. A lane running along the hillside leads to the Tour d l'Horloge clocktower, a vestige of the medieval castle. Nearby, the town has also managed to preserve a templar-period preceptory whose 12th-century chapel has been conserved in excellent condition. As for the neo-Gothic Notre-Dame-du-ChĂŞne chapel, it stands on a very ancient pilgrimage site. The Troyes national forest park and town of the same name are both 35 minutes away, while the ForĂŞt d'Orient regional natural park is 10 minutes away.
This entirely walled property, bordered by two communal roads, can be found in the medieval centre of Bar-sur-Seine. From the street to the southwest, the main entrance to the plot is through a wooden gate framed by stone pilasters, followed to the left by a winter garden and a hen coop. The lawned, tree-filled and flowery garden stretches out to the main facade of the residence, which faces southwest. It is made of rendered rubble stone, has two storeys above a cellar and beneath a converted attic, which is topped by a sprocketed hipped roof made of flat tiles, punctuated with gable dormers. The soberly built facade includes a moulded stringcourse between its two main levels and rectangular openings organised into regular vertical rows, with wooden window frames and finely crafted ironwork guard-rails. Four of the openings are fitted with doors and French windows.
On the other side of the property, from the street running in front of it, there is an entrance via stone porch with a double-leaf wooden gate opening onto a cobbled drive, on which three vehicles can be parked. To the left of the drive, there are several outbuildings, most of which are made of stone: a barn, a summer kitchen, a former stables and a woodstore. To the right, the main building, extending perpendicularly at the back of the courtyard, stands opposite these annexes.
The residenceThe main facade overlooks the garden and is punctuated by a number of regular rectangular openings fitted with louvred shutters and underscored on the first floor by a moulded stone stringcourse. The double-leaf, blue-painted, oakwood entrance door is lightly offset to the left and boasts finely crafted wrought-iron decorations. It is partially glazed and topped by a fanlight window protected by ironwork. It is framed by pilasters and topped by an entablature, both of which are soberly moulded.
The ground floor
The hall, which is paved with Burgundy stone slabs as well as slate taco tiling and has cornices all around the edges of the ceiling, houses the main staircase, a lavatory and an office space. To the left, a lounge with English bond oakwood parquet flooring boasts a black marble fireplace adorned with sculpted acanthus leaves and diamond point decorations. To the right of the entrance, there is a dining room paved with stone slabs and including a black marble fireplace topped with a sculpted wooden overmantel.
Following on from and perpendicular to the dining room, a pantry paved with irregular and weathered Burgundy stone slabs leads to the kitchen, which opens onto a cobbled patio extending off the drive and enclosed by wrought-iron railings. Parallel to the pantry, a utility room with a ...
