An 18th-century mansion renovated as a hotel, with outbuildings, in 11-hectare wooded grounds boasting a pond, 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris - ref 9371
An 18th-century mansion renovated as a hotel, with outbuildings, in 11-hectare wooded grounds boasting a pond, 1 hour 30 minutes from Paris.
This property is located in the ĂŽle-de-France region, approximately 50 km southwest of Paris, in the Essonne area. It is ideally situated near to major road networks, such as the A10 motorway and N20, at the gateway to the Beauce plains in a peaceful municipality. It is surrounded by plains and possesses all the essential services. Two TER trains, in the morning and evening, make it possible to reach Paris in 35 minutes from a station less than 15 minutes away. As for Orly airport, it is located 40 minutes away.
The estate comes into view at the end of one of the three avenues lined with hundred-year-old elm trees that lead to the grounds and main residence. In the inner courtyard, the property is demarcated by the historic perimeter as already indicated in 1708: "on one side, there is a canal of running water and on the other, five to six acres or so of thickets making up the grounds of the said mansion, which is enclosed by walls, except for the part running along the length of the said canal which serves to delimit the edge of the property at this point". The residence is made up of a main dwelling flanked by two pavilions and an annex extending forward from one of them. The façades are covered in beige rendering and enhanced by quoins as well as a number of belt courses and moulded cornices that underline each level. The main elevation boasts six vertical rows of openings. The central avant-corps features a large amount of rusticated masonry topped by a triangular pediment with a blocked bullseye window.
The steep sloped slate roofs are punctuated with dormer windows. A stoop with a rounded double staircase leads up to the entrance.
Lastly, visually aligned with the residence, there are modern outbuildings at the edge of the property, as well as a pond in a wooded area, all within the uninterrupted land of the estate.
The mansionRecords of the estate date back to 1472, when a fiefdom was confiscated by King Louis XI and donated to Baugeois de Vuicardel. He was succeeded by several illustrious owners in its first few centuries of existence, particularly Jean Le Verrier in 1544 and Jacques de Fleury in 1683. On 12th March 1708, it was again sold to Vincent Maynon, adviser to the King in parliament, as recounted thus: "The land of the seigniory [...], is made up of an old castle comprising a main building including pavilions with tiled roofs and towers with slate roofs, in which there is a chapel, a farmyard with barns, stables, byres, sheep barn, dovecote as well as other edifices and buildings with tiled roofs, and a garden currently in fallow behind the aforementioned castle".
Today, in spite of the many transformations over the centuries, its 18th-century appearance is still visible. It is mainly used for event organisation.
The ground floor
The main entrance to the mansion is via a small flight of steps leading to the current reception, which has a wooden desk and a floor paved with artificial stone slabs. The reception leads to several rooms, including a vast dining room of more than 100 m² boasting a ceiling bordered by a cornice, walls with wainscotting, a tiled fireplace, a second fireplace with jambs, lintel and mantelpiece in moulded marble, and wood stripped flooring. A door at the end of the dining rooms leads to two connecting meeting rooms with wood stripped flooring and fireplaces. Next to these rooms, there is a hallway leading to an exit and a staircase.
Opposite the dining room, near to the entrance, there is a corridor, then the dish-washing room, followed by a professional-grade kitchen with all the necessary equipment and a terracotta tiled floor. A door provides inside access to the basement.
The entrance also leads to a ...
