A 16th century farmhouse, 3 carefully restored outbuildings with almost 9 hectares of land planted with apple trees between Lisieux and Pont-l'Evêque
A 16th century farmhouse, 3 carefully restored outbuildings with almost 9 hectares of land planted with apple trees between Lisieux and Pont-l'Evêque.
The property is in the east of Calvados, 200 km from Paris on the A13 and 30 km from the towns on the Côte Fleurie. Lisieux, one of the gateway towns to the Pays d'Auge is 6 km away. It has a train station, from which Paris can be reached in 1 hour 45 minutes. Located 12 km from Pont-l'Évêque, the property is set in the Touques valley, whose river flows towards Trouville and Deauville. The hedged farmland, with few crops but plenty of pastures filled with cows and apple trees, is surrounded by hillsides.
The gate and driveway are hidden behind tall trees at the beginning of the village. The driveway lead straight to the buildings. There is a bread oven on one side and a caretaker's cottage on the other, as well as a parking area and the two main houses in clear view and swimming pool. A small driveway leads to a partly converted barn. The grounds stretch across the entire valley. The houses are surrounded by vast areas of lawn separated from the cows and apple trees by light fences.
The main houseBuilt in the 16th century and extended in the 17th century, it is accessed via several doors leading into an entrance hall, the dining room and the living room. The doors are wooden and either solid wood or with small window panes, like the windows. They vary in size and are protected by wooden shutters. The walls are timber-framed and rest on a rubble stone base. Due to the slope of the land, the cellar access door is on the same level as the garden. The roof has two flat tile slopes and hipped dormers. The difference between the levels is marked by sandpits.
The ground floor
The floor is paved throughout with square terracotta tiles. There is wood throughout, with half-timbering, beams and joists, as well as an imposing fireplace lintel. The walls are built of exposed rubble and some are rendered, mostly in a soft colour. The entrance leads into the dining room with its monumental ashlar fireplace and light coming in from windows on both sides. It leads on to the kitchen, access to the cellar (a straight staircase hidden behind a door), and a small hallway. This leads to the start of the wooden staircase leading to the upper floors, a study, a bathroom with toilet and the living room. The centrepiece of the house, the kitchen, is very well lit by windows on three sides and warmed by a sober ashlar fireplace.
The first floor
Here too, the floor is paved with old square terracotta tiles, and timber framing sits alongside rubble stone and rendered walls. The ceiling slopes slightly, and the rooms have hipped dormer windows. On one side of the landing there is a vast bedroom, with the imposing ashlar base of the dining room fireplace against one wall. The study and a bathroom with shower and toilet are in a row, one after the other. On the other side, there are toilets and two bedrooms, the larger of which has the same sober, elegant fireplace as the one in the living room.
The attic
This is under the eaves and comprises a bedroom with straight strip parquet flooring and two adjoining rooms currently used for storage. It has light from two windows in the gables and hipped dormers.
The basement
This can be accessed from the dining room as well as from outside. In very good condition, it houses the boiler room, a laundry area, a wine cellar, storage areas and, in a small nook, an eau de vie cellar. The house with swimming pool It is built in the same way as the main house. The only difference is that it has a four-sloped roof. It is flanked by a vast, fully-glazed veranda. The pool, which is close by is topped by a sliding cover. It measures ...
