A 17th-century dwelling with its convertible outbuildings and grounds of 1.7 hectares, on the outskirts of a village near Angers and the banks of the
A 17th-century dwelling with its convertible outbuildings and grounds of 1.7 hectares, on the outskirts of a village near Angers and the banks of the Loire.
In the middle of the Pays de la Loire region and the Maine-et-Loire department, the property, and former vineyard, is located on the outskirts of a hamlet and near a village with all essential shops and services as well as several weekly green markets, while the surrounding rolling countryside is planted with grapevines. As for the dwelling, perched on top of a hill, it is approximately 20 minutes away from the city of Angers and its high-speed rail station, which provide a dozen daily round-trip trains to and from Paris in less than 1.5 hours, whereas the Unesco-protected banks of the Loire are also nearby as is the A87 motorway.
A country road provides access to the property's entrance gate, which opens onto a lane that traverses a portion of the grounds, passes in front of the dwelling's façade, before ending in the outbuildings' courtyard, facing west. As for the grounds, they extend behind the dwelling towards the east, while the current edifice, built over older foundations, dates mainly from the 17th and 19th centuries. Facing east-west, it is made up of a central three-storey pavilion, including one level under the eaves, and two single-storey side pavilions. With mostly dual-aspect rooms, its slate hipped roofs are punctuated by dormer windows, whereas its wooden front doors, each decorated with a carved saltire, date from the 17th century and are topped with a curvilinear cornice and highlighted by rusticated stonework that reaches all the way to the roofline. In addition, on the first floor, pilasters support a triangular pediment adorned with a count's coat of arms, more understated rusticated stonework was used to draw attention to the back door and all of the dwelling's exterior architectural details - rusticated stonework, cornices, quoins, dormers and window/door surrounds - were constructed out of tuffeau stone.
Last, but not least, the property features two outbuildings, built later during the 19th century, the larger one of which could be easily converted, while the grounds also include a swimming pool as well as a small pavilion, nestled within the grounds and partially enclosed by a wall, which has been transformed into a guest cottage.
The Dwelling
The ground floor
The dual-aspect entrance hall provides access, on one side, to a drawing room, extended by a winter garden with three immense atelier windows located in one of the lateral pavilions, while, on the other side there is a kitchen-dining room and a utility room, which communicates with a laundry room with a lavatory as well as a storeroom. With a floor-to-ceiling height of 3.2 metres in the central building, terracotta floor tiles (except for the tile floor in the kitchen-dining room), exposed ceiling beams and fireplaces in all the rooms - marble for the drawing room and tuffeau stone in the kitchen-dining room - the entrance hall contains a tuffeau, brick and slate staircase to the upstairs levels, the base of which contains a lavatory.
The first floor
A landing provides access to two bedrooms, with a floor-to-ceiling height of approximately 3.2 metres, each with their own shower room and lavatory, while one of the two bedrooms abuts a wardrobe and includes a marble fireplace.
The attic
Under an exposed beam ceiling, this level includes two bedrooms, a study, a shower room and a lavatory.The Guest CottageSurrounded by trees, it was converted into a dwelling, with, on the ground floor, a living room, lavatory and a shower room, while a bedroom was created on a mezzanine.The OutbuildingsThese ...
