A dwelling and outbuildings, with Historical Monument status, on nearly 35 ha of woods and meadows, in the Indre-et-Loire department - ref 551729
A dwelling and outbuildings, with Historical Monument status, on nearly 35 ha of woods and meadows, in the Indre-et-Loire department.
Located in the middle of the Indre-et-Loire department and t the north of the Loire River, the valley of which has been named a Unesco World Heritage Site, the village, sought out for its vibrancy and quality of life, is located a couple of kilometres from the city of Tours. In addition, all shops and services can be found in the vicinity as can doctor's surgeries, primary schools, a lower secondary school and athletic facilities, while the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park is also nearby as well as the forests of Larçay and Amboise.
As for the property, it is set back from the village, perched up on a hillside and sheltered from all disturbances, whereas the high-speed rail station, approximately 15 kilometres away, provides service to Paris in 55 minutes, as does the Tours-Val de Loire airport.
The property, undetectable from a street along the edge of the village, is accessible from an iron gate that opens on to a lane that ascends gradually through the woods and leads to a second gate that gives on to an immense gravel courtyard, planted with flowerbeds, which communicates with all of the buildings, as well as vestiges from the 13th and 16th centuries, all recognised with either national or regional Historical Monument status.
As for the largest of the two inhabitable buildings, with approximately 330 m² and completely restored, it today features a sunny living environment, whose many ancient details, such as a spiral stone staircase, fireplaces and pointed stone walls, have been preserved. Flanked on either side by outbuildings and a tower, the dwelling faces a large tithe barn, whereas and an impressive dovecote stands in the middle of the courtyard. Lastly, the estate, which extends over nearly 35 contiguous hectares, are crisscrossed by pathways and a stream.
The PrioryEstablished around 1100, it was bequeathed to the Abbey of Marmoutier in the 14th century. Once fortified, all that remains of that original building is a tower, more than 20 metres tall, erected to the north in the 13th century, as well as a segment of the enclosure wall and vestiges of an ancient building, both listed as regional Historical Monuments, just like the prior's dwelling and dovecote, built in the 16th century. As for the large tithe barn, constructed in the 13th century and expanded in the 14th, it features a forepart with a triangular pediment and a semi-circular door, three arches deep, while its exteriors, wooden rafters and roof, supported by 24 oak pillars, are all listed as national Historical Monuments.The Prior's DwellingComposed of a central building with a right-angle wing and a lean-to abutting its northern exterior, on its eastern side, a small staircase turret is nestled within the angle formed by the two buildings. Featuring pointed stone exteriors, slate roofs punctuated by gable dormers, wide rectangular windows that cadence its eastern and western exteriors, it also features a stained glass ogival window on its southern side, which indicates the location of a former chapel, dedicated to Saint Barbara and Saint Vincent.
The ground floor
Double doors, partially glazed on their upper half, open on to an immense entrance hall, which communicates with a kitchen, directly opposite, a lavatory and a utility room, on one side, and, on the other, a small corridor providing access to a study, while a spiral stone staircase is located in the round tower.
As for the kitchen, large enough to accommodate an eating area, it is bathed in light thanks to glass double doors that look out on to the courtyard's flowering plants. Featuring pointed stone walls, a tuffeau stone fireplace ...
