An elegant manor with traditional local traits, nestled close to the sea, among hedge-lined meadows in Normandy's Pays d'Auge province - ref 388792
An elegant manor with traditional local traits, nestled close to the sea, among hedge-lined meadows in Normandy's Pays d'Auge province.
The village of Tourgéville is set in a bucolic backd-rop between the sea and hedge-lined meadows in Normandy's Pays d'Auge province. This village with its quaint timber-framed houses and thatched roofs is surrounded by undulating meadows with rural hedges. The local built heritage is rich in renowned manors and stud farms that bear witness to a long-standing tradition in horse-riding and agriculture. In the belle époque period, villas with eclectic styles were built in contrast to the old, traditional architecture here. There are shops and amenities in the villages of Tourgéville and Pont-l'Évêque, which you can quickly drive to. From Deauville-Trouville train station nearby, you can get to Paris in two hours by rail. And Deauville-Normandie Airport offers flights to several European destinations.
You reach the property from a calm road that runs alongside the plot on its eastern side. The enclosing wall is interrupted with a gate that is set back from the road and that leads into a 5,000m² property between the village and the countryside. On one side, there is a small outhouse that stands like a sentry, followed by an outbuilding that houses a press room and a workshop. Opposite, there is a small guesthouse made of timber framing and brickwork, crowned with slate roof with a dormer. These buildings herald the manor, which, beyond, towers as the property's centrepiece. The manor faces south. It has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. Its four elevations are clad with slate and punctuated with evenly spaced windows with small panes and white shutters. The edifice is crowned with a hipped roof with three dormers, including a central one adorned with an elegant roof structure. There is a secondary entrance on the north side, where you go through a gate and then a backdoor. In front of the entrance, on one side of the garden, there is a series of buildings: a cart shelter, a second small guesthouse and various annexes. They close the court on its east side. The two small guesthouses reflect the same style as the manor, though they are more modestly sized: they have stone bases, timber framing, slate roofs and dormers. The two cosy dwellings have been designed to host friends and family and give them privacy. The cart shelter, which leads out into the court, serves as a garage. Stables face a small paddock. The site plan reveals a fluid arrangement with a hierarchy, the manor positioned centrally and the annexes placed around the edge - all within a tree-dotted plot that has been very well maintained.
The manor
The garden-level floor
From the courtyard, a south-facing entrance door leads into a lounge with a floor of terracotta tiles, a ceiling of exposed beams and a fireplace of white stone. On one side, this lounge takes you to a vast office. It has a white-stone fireplace and looks southwards and westwards. On the other side, beyond two steps, the lounge takes you to another lounge. This other lounge has a floor of cement tiles and pale wooden panelling. At the back, it connects to a dining room with whitened beams and a floor of terracotta tiles. This dining room lies beside a kitchen. A hallway leads to a utility room, a lavatory and a staircase that climbs upstairs.
The first floor
Five bedrooms follow one after the one along a central corridor. The first one, which faces south, has a fireplace of white stone beside tall wardrobes with finely crafted doors. Next, there are two other bedrooms on the south side. And at the back there are two small bedrooms, one of which has an alcove. There is also a bathroom and a shower room on the first floor.
The second floor
Up on the second floor, in the roof space, there is ...
