An 18th-century manor house and its outbuildings set in 4,000 m² of wooded grounds, just a few minutes from the beaches of the Opal Coast - ref 367899
An 18th-century manor house and its outbuildings set in 4,000 m² of wooded grounds, just a few minutes from the beaches of the Opal Coast.
25 km from Le Touquet, the property is situated in Samer, a rural market town in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region, part of the Campagnes du Boulonnais federation of municipalities in the Artois-Picardy basin. Consequently, it forms part of the Boulogne-sur-Mer catchment area, which is a 20-minute drive away.
The property lies at the heart of the Regional Nature Park Caps et Marais d'Opale, close to the beaches of the Côte d'Opale - Neuchâtel-Hardelot, Wimereux, Le Touquet - and also benefits from the proximity of the Eurotunnel linking France to England, 45 km away.
Samer is a small town typical of the Boulogne landscape part of the Natura 2000 network of nature protection areas: 47% of its landscape is made up of woodlands and 31% of pastures, with three large forests to the south and east (Boulogne, Hardelot and Desvres) and a quarry basin to the north. The quarries here have produced Marquise stone since the Middle Ages and marbled stone since it became more popular in the 19th century.
The property forms a haven of peace in the centre of a small town with all local amenities - including a supermarket, pharmacy and medical centre - and is close to a number of motorway junctions: A16 and A25.
The town boasts a rich architectural heritage and several museums, including one dedicated to the French landscape painter and ceramist Jean-Charles Cazin, a figurehead in the local coastal region and greatly appreciated by Odilon Redon. An exceptional golf course nestling between pine forests and dunes, the Hardelot Golf Club, with its two 18-hole courses and typically British, European award-winning layouts, is a 15-minute drive away.
The city of Lille, at the heart of the Paris-London-Brussels triangle, can be reached by car in just 1 hour 30 minutes. The TGV high-speed train service from Boulogne-sur-Mer station connects to Paris in only 2 hours 20 minutes.
A notable mention of this noble house can be found in the French Mérimée database. The manor is depicted on the 1813 land registry. A succession of different families have lived here right up to the present day. They have all endeavoured to preserve the authenticity of the manor house, which stands out for its extremely harmonious classical style.
The entrance is through a white wooden gate revealing the main body of the dwelling, which stands proudly in the middle of the central lawn. The property is surrounded by greenery and the garden is laid out on either side of the residence and the outbuildings to the right of the main facade. Rectangular in plan and classical in style, the main two-storey building has a floor area of approx. 250 m² excluding the basement. The slate roof, with its broached eaves, features three hip dormers on each side and three brick chimney stacks. The main facade, rendered in white and punctuated by nine symmetrically arranged, small-paned windows with white shutters, creates a particularly harmonious appearance.
The manor house
The ground floor
Numerous doors provide access to the residence, but the main entrance is through a white wooden double door in the centre of the original dwelling.
The central part of the dwelling comprises a series of light-filled living rooms facing south and north onto the garden. The front door opens onto a small hallway with a colourful, distinctive wooden staircase leading to the upper floors. This is one of the outstanding architectural features of the house. Next follows a comfortable sitting room with straight strip oak flooring, illuminated by a double French window opening onto the conservatory. The adjoining conservatory is modern in style, providing a 360-degree view of the garden, offering protection in winter ...
