30 minutes from Mulhouse and Belfort, in a village in the pays of Sundgau A restored 18th-century Alsatian farmstead converted into residential units
30 minutes from Mulhouse and Belfort, in a village in the pays of Sundgau A restored 18th-century Alsatian farmstead converted into residential units.
In southern Alsace, at the crossroads of Germany and Switzerland, the historic pays of Sundgau is known for its timber-framed houses, rolling countryside and signature dish, fried carp. The property stands in the village of Manspach, 2 km from Dannemarie, a market town with schools, a railway station and everyday shops. Mulhouse and Belfort are within 30 minutes by car or train, and from both towns TGV services reach Paris in under 3 hours and Strasbourg in under 1 hour. Basel and its international airport are within 45 minutes by road.
Running along one of the village streets, the property is bounded to the east by a low stone wall, to the north by a neighbouring house, to the west by a private wood and to the south by a stream, a tributary of the River Largue. A gap in the wall gives access to the central courtyard, from which the entrance to the traditional Alsatian timber-framed house is reached; the former barn stands at the courtyard's far end. Three groups of garages are distributed to the south and north of the property. The main house rises over three levels, the uppermost within converted roof space, and has been divided into five self-contained apartments, all currently let. The principal facade, facing south, is organised in four bays. The windows are two-leaved, timber-framed and double-glazed. The house is crowned by a gabled roof with hipped ends. The traditional Alsatian Biberschwanz tiles shaped, as the name suggests, after a beaver's tail. Four shed dormers admit natural light to the roof space. The former barn contains ten apartments, all equally let. It rises over four levels, two of which are within the roof space. The gabled roof, covered with interlocking tiles, is pierced by dormers and roof windows.
The traditional house
The ground floor
A single large apartment occupies this level, comprising a dining room, a sitting room, four bedrooms, a kitchen and two bathrooms, with a private terrace.
The first floor
At the head of the timber staircase, the landing serves two self-contained apartments, each with an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a balcony.
The second floor
Reached by a straight staircase, this level holds two mansard apartments. The east-facing one comprises an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. The apartment opposite has an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, a shower room and one bedroom.The converted barn
The ground floor
Accessed directly from the courtyard, the three apartments each comprise an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. Two have private terraces extending onto a lawned area that adjoins the neighbouring woodland.
The first floor
This level holds three apartments. To the north, one comprises an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom; to the south, two apartments each offer an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.
The second floor
The four apartments on this level each comprise an open-plan sitting room and kitchen, a bathroom and one, two or three bedrooms. Three are two-floor apartments with exposed beams.The garagesEleven in total, they are distributed across the property in three distinct groups.
