A 16th-century manor house surrounded by moats, and its 22-hectare estate, in the Berry countryside - ref 994876
A 16th-century manor house surrounded by moats, and its 22-hectare estate, in the Berry countryside.
This property is located in a rural setting far from any hustle and bustle, thirty minutes by car from Argenton-sur-Creuse in the south of the Indre area, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The village is situated on the edge of the Brenne regional natural park and is surrounded by lakes, meadows and woods. Essential everyday shops can be found in a neighbouring village, while the town of Le Blanc around 30 minutes away possesses all other necessary services. Further north, Chateauroux, which is the local administrative hub, can be reached in a little more than one hour. Trains from its station take 2 hours 20 minutes to reach Paris.
From a small country road, a private drive leads to the property, which stands away from any neighbours in the vicinity. The residence gradually looms into view in the midst of meadows and old trees, including a hundred-year-old cedar. The two-storey, 16th-century manor house topped by an attic level is made of rendered stone, with quoins plus window and door surrounds made of barite stone quarried locally. The edifice is flanked by two towers and is topped by a steeply sloped roof made of flat tiles on the main section and slate for the hipped roof of the square tower. The other two-level, circular tower is topped by a conical slate roof. Many of the windows and doors are fitted with painted hinged shutters. To the south as well as the west of the manor, four outbuildings with simple volumes and gabled roofs made of tiles are a reminder of the estate's former farming activity. Two of them have been transformed into a house and a holiday cottage, while the two others are used for storage or as a workshop. All the manor's buildings are surrounded by moats, some of which are still filled with water. The estate spreads out over approximately 22 uninterrupted hectares, mainly made up of meadows, an almost 6-hectare wood and a pond.
The manor
The ground floor
An entrance via the tower leads to a lounge, dining room and a utility room. The dining room in turn leads into a games room, while the lounge leads to a kitchen dominated by a monumental stone fireplace. The two reception rooms boast English bond parquet flooring, wainscotting and marble fireplaces beneath a French-style beamed ceiling. The games room is paved with terracotta tiles and slate taco tiling, while there are exposed beams on the ceiling. All the rooms on the ground floor boast French windows that open onto the manor's various patios. The circular tower houses a wooden spiral staircase.
The first floor
The landing, followed by a hallway, leads to five bedrooms, one of which is in the north tower, as well as two shower rooms with walk-in showers and lavatories. All the bedrooms boast wood stripped flooring, French-style beamed ceilings and marble fireplaces standing against their walls. The ceiling height is in the region of 3.70 metres throughout this level.
The second floor
A landing leads to a vast dormitory with exposed beams. It is followed by a bedroom bathed in light with a view over the grounds, next to a shower room.
The basement
Beneath the manor, the premises are vaulted and could be ideal for storage space or use as a wine cellar.The outbuildings
The cowshed
In addition to buildings previously used for livestock, there is a garage and two woodstores.
Le gîte
The cottage
It is located opposite the cowshed and possesses parking space for vehicles. The cottage includes a lounge, shower room, kitchen, separate lavatory and two bedrooms. Next to it, an open-sided barn is topped by a roof made of locally produced tiles.
The stable
It is situated on the other side of the water-filled moats. ...
