30 minutes from Paris, an 1893 villa on the banks of the Seine with open with open river views - ref 497369
30 minutes from Paris, an 1893 villa on the banks of the Seine with open with open river views.
The 19th-century property stands in Ablon-sur-Seine, a residential village south of Paris in the Seine valley, directly on the riverbank. The immediate neighbourhood offers all daily amenities: schools, a secondary school, and shops. State schools are approximately 15 minutes on foot; private schools are within 8 minutes by car.
Ablon-sur-Seine station, served by the RER C and 20 minutes on foot, puts central Paris within 30 minutes. Villeneuve-Saint-Georges station - served by the RER D and 6 minutes by car - reaches Gare de Lyon in 15 minutes. Road access is straightforward, with the RN6 and the A86 motorway both close at hand. Paris-Orly airport is approximately 15 minutes by car.
The villa du pont tournant owes its name to the elegant wooden swing bridge that once crossed the former canal flowing into the river Seine alongside the property. The residence is typical of the houses built along these embankments at the turn of the last century. Facing it, the Île Brune forms a wooded natural stretch.
A short drive from the RER train station that connects Paris in 15 min, the house stands set back from the street within a verdant garden of approximately 350 m². Its two-tone rendered façade, in shades of white and cream, is enlivened by horizontal brick bands.
The openings are regular and symmetrical, framed by mouldings and quoins. Decorative lintels crown certain windows, and wrought-iron railings add an ornamental note typical of the period. Stylised dormers pierce the slate roof. On the street side, a triangular gable accentuates the verticality of the main elevation. The house, largely restored with great care, is raised on an entresol to keep the living areas above flood level. It extends across three principal levels and comprises eight rooms, including five bedrooms, with considerable potential for expanding the habitable floor area.
The garden-level floor comprises an entrance hall, a large drawing and dining room, a small sitting room or study, a kitchen opening onto the garden, and a storeroom with linen room and lavatory. The first level has three bedrooms, two of which overlook the Seine, along with two shower rooms. The second level, requiring renovation, offers scope for three further bedrooms and a self-contained shower room. Convertible roof space and a full semi-basement of approximately 95 m² complete the picture.
The house opens widely onto the Seine and the unspoilt banks of the Essonne, with their verdant landscape. Facing south, it enjoys abundant natural light, deepened by the sunlight reflected off the river and carried through the rooms.
The houseSeen from the street, a garden fronts the property. A white stone staircase, flanked by a substantial stone balustrade, climbs to a south-facing perron that doubles as a terrace and opens into the house. Raised over a semi-basement, the house unfolds across three levels organised around a central hallway.
The garden-level floor
The entrance hall is laid with encaustic tiles in an arched pattern, setting the tone for the interior. To the left, a door opens onto a drawing and dining room with original mouldings on the ceilings. The glazed bays flood the room with light without direct exposure to the street. To the right, a room fitted as a study provides added privacy.
Beyond the hall lie a kitchen and a cellar. The kitchen windows look out onto the garden. A French window gives onto a perron sheltered by an entrance canopy, opening onto the garden. The recently renovated cellar includes a linen room and a lavatory, completing the level's amenities.
The upper level is reached by an oak staircase with painted risers and cast-iron balusters.
The first floor
This level comprises three bedrooms. Two look directly over the ...
