A 6-hectare, 19th-century estate with a manor house, architect-designed villa and many outbuildings in the town centre of Richelieu - ref 676981
A 6-hectare, 19th-century estate with a manor house, architect-designed villa and many outbuildings in the town centre of Richelieu.
The property is located between the former Touraine and Poitou provinces in the south of the Indre-et-Loire area, in the foot of Richelieu town centre and its 475-hectare park in which the mansion belonging to the Cardinal of the same name stood in the 17th century. Although the property is away from any hustle and bustle, the town's shops and services can be reached on foot by two private bridges over the surrounding moats. The 'ideal city', renowned for its architecture and history, is surrounded by ramparts as well as monumental gates and serves as a testimony to the classic urbanism of the 17th century. Its squares, streets and townhouses often buzz to the rhythm of cultural events. The cities of Tours and Poitiers are respectively 50 minutes and 1 hour away by car. Châtellerault is 25 minutes away, from where high-speed TGV trains put Paris-Montparnasse station with in 1 hour and 40 minutes,
The estate was built in 1860 and can be reached from the north via a cul-de-sac, at the very end of which sands an automatic and secure gate. For pedestrian access, two private bridges also link the property to the town centre, located to the east. Between them, the town's moats form a natural border, while to the west and south, the plot is bordered by Richelieu Park. The three-storey, T-shaped manor house is made of stone and brick. The edifice is topped by gabled slate roofs, underlined by lambrequins running all around them. The façades covered in climbing plants blend harmoniously into the surrounding grounds. Behind the house, to the north, a double garage can be found opposite a building in which a vast Turkish bath has been installed. To the southwest, a large, partially renovated set of buildings houses an approximately 350-m² architect-designed villa on which finishing work needs to be completed. Other outbuildings are dotted around the 6-hectare estate: an estate keeper's house used as an office, a covered area, two washhouses, two studios, a former cold room and a tree house. There is also a swimming pool in the grounds.
The manor house
The ground floor
From the grounds, two east and west facing patios can be reached by small flights of steps and lead to the entrance doors, which open into an L-shaped hall paved with stone slabs. The hall leads on one side to a lounge with straight stripped oakwood flooring, custom-made bookshelves, windows on three sides and direct access to the west facing patio. On the other side, a modern dining room opens out onto the grounds. Opposite, a hallway leads to the kitchen and a lavatory. Wide windows allow the quarter turn staircase leading to the upper floors to be bathed in light.
The first floor
All the rooms boast pitch pinewood flooring and enjoy views over the grounds. A corridor leads to a first bedroom with an en suite shower room. This followed by two other bedrooms that share a shower room.
The attic
The approximately 69-m² attic space has been converted into a bedroom, bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.
The basement
There are three cellars below the house. They can be reached from the outside and house the boiler room, utility room and a wine cellar.The architect-designed villaThis edifice is made of tuffeau stone with a tiled roof and is located in the southwest corner of the estate. Its resolutely modern architecture and vast open volumes combine polished concrete, wood, steel and glass. From the open-plan ground floor and the walkway on the upper floor, the view of the surrounding grounds is uninterrupted. The upper floor includes three bedrooms, each of which has an en suite bathroom. To ensure it is fully habitable, ...
