An authentic country house with a lush garden boasting a variety of plants and trees, 2 hours from Paris, in Burgundy, in the Yonne area - ref 681812
An authentic country house with a lush garden boasting a variety of plants and trees, 2 hours from Paris, in Burgundy, in the Yonne area.
The property is located in the southwest of the Bourgogne-Franche Comté region, in the northwest of the Yonne area, in Puisaye-Forterre, in a hamlet outside the village. From the house, shops can be reached by road in a few minutes, in saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye and Toucy, where there is a market each week. Near to the house, to the delight of the village's inhabitants, there is also an organic market gardener. In Auxerre, the nearest large town, trains from its station take 2 hours to reach Paris-Bercy.
The small village of which the hamlet is part dates from the era of Gaulish chief Vercingetorix, who passed through in 52 BC on the way to the siege of Alésia. In the centre of the village, there is a flamboyant Gothic style church of which the inhabitants are intensely proud. Lastly, not far from the home, there is also an impressive peace of heritage: a centuries-old wash house.
A small road that winds through the slightly undulating countryside as far as the eye can see leads to the hamlet made up of stone houses and former farmyard buildings. At the end of the road, there is a former wash house surrounded by meadows. High stone walls lined with honeysuckle and vines, a reminder of the region's origins, flank the house. There are two entrances to the property: the first is through a white fence leading to a patio sheltered by large trees, while the second is through a small white door that leads directly into the garden.
Instead of a doorbell, there is a bell fixed high up on the wall, adding character to the dwelling. Japanese paving leads up to the entrance door through a lush, green lawn.
There is also a barn next to this north-south facing three-storey house with a gabled roof made of Burgundy flat tiles. Purple wisteria adorns the limewash rendered façades of the buildings, including the one to the rear of the house facing north, from which a dry-stone wall extends, enclosing a patio with wooden decking, recently installed for use during the summer.
The outbuildingAn old barn adjoins the main house. It is made up of two large rooms, both with a surface of approximately 30 m². The first, located next to the dining room, could be easily included in the rest of the house by knocking down the wall separating the two spaces. It is also possible to convert the loft space, which boasts a period oakwood roof frame. As a result, the barn could provide considerable extra space for the main house.The gardenThe garden is divided into two parts. It includes a wooden-decked patio shaded from the sun in the northern part, where many lilac bushes combine with other fragrant varieties. The vines, which stamp their presence on this space, are very old, climb up the walls and produce much fruit. The white and black Noah grapes they produce sometimes have a taste akin to blackcurrant. An old walnut tree also graces the premises. As for the southern part, it boasts a wooden gazebo and there is also a lawned part for enjoying strolls through the lush greenery. It combines peonies with climbing roses, gooseberry plants and hydrangeas to form a natural spectacle. Many aromatic plants, such as thyme, mint, oregano or lemon balm, contribute to the scents and colours of the shimmering garden.The main houseThe house has a roof made of local tiles dotted with skylights, while its sober, ochre-coloured rendered façade highlights the door and window frames as well as quoins made of white limestone. Above the entrance door made of wood and glass there is an awning. Unlike the front façade, the rear boasts solid wood shutters, painted in ...
