An almost 300 m² bourgeois residence, close to a small town in the south of the Manche department and the Mortainais region - ref 908565
An almost 300 m² bourgeois residence, close to a small town in the south of the Manche department and the Mortainais region.
In the south of the Manche, in Normandy, Sourdeval is set in the rolling Mortainais countryside, at the source of the La Sée coastal river. This rural village benefits from a mild oceanic climate in an environment that is ideal for walking and fishing. The surrounding area has a rich heritage, including an eco-museum, hiking trails, Ger potters and rural landscapes. The cutlery industry started here, and it was here that Guy Degrenne came up with the idea of recycling wartime steel to create his iconic cutlery. With a wealth of shops, public services and facilities, the town can be reached in 3 hours and 15 minutes from Paris, via Vire station, which is 13 km away. Granville is 1 hour away, and Mont Saint-Michel and the beaches are less than 1 hour away too.
The late 19th century house stands behind a low granite wall, crowned by a wrought iron gate. The property is accessed via a double gate with three towering granite pillars. The masonry is high quality, in yellow granite cut into regular rubble stone courses, as well as Vire blue granite for the quoins, window surrounds, string courses and balconies on the south façade. The other façades feature the same yellow granite, but the surrounds and quoins are brick. All of the joinery is recent. Behind the front garden, the house is rectangular shaped and flanked by a half-timbered tower. The gable roof is made of slate, topped with two tall chimneys and adorned with a dormer window to the south. The tower has a four sloped roof, with a dormer window to the south. The house has four levels: a basement, a raised garden level, a first floor and an attic. The tower has an extra floor. To the north, a veranda opens onto the garden and outbuildings. A jacuzzi is hidden behind it. Set back on the garden side, but visible from the gate, a single-storey conservatory features the same combination of granite and brick as the house's side and back façades. Opposite the veranda there is a summer kitchen with a slate roof, a pizza oven and a bar. There are four covered parking spaces behind the outbuildings, two of which are covered, and a garden shed.
The houseA staircase and a wide porch lead up to the entrance. This vast space leads to the main rooms on the garden level as well as the basement and upper floors via a staircase with a sculpted banister. The ground floor of the house is very spacious. A large double living room occupies the entire western part of the house. It is open to the front, south and rear. On the other side of the entrance hall, there is a dining room, a kitchen and, at the back, the conservatory that opens onto the garden. The first floor comprises four bedrooms and three bathrooms, off a vast landing. The second floor has three bedrooms, two of which are under sloping ceilings.
The garden-level floor
The garden level has high ceilings. Past the tiled entrance, the living room is made up of two large rooms with parquet flooring, separated by a double glass door. The room to the south-east is open and bathed in light from two windows to the south and east. The large south-facing window is in line with the two rooms. A granite fireplace is set against one of the walls. The north-facing room has two windows that open onto the rear of the house. Mouldings and handrails add an elegant touch. On the other side of the entrance hall, the dining room, with parquet flooring, has light from the south from three high windows. A white marble fireplace supports a trumeau. At the back, there is a fitted and tiled that opens onto the veranda. This is followed by a corridor and toilets.
The first floor
A large landing, lit by a north-facing window, provides access to a first hallway on one side, leading to a ...
