An 18th-century manor with a swimming pool, outhouses and 6.5 hectares of grounds with a river, nestled in Burgundy - ref 678227
An 18th-century manor with a swimming pool, outhouses and 6.5 hectares of grounds with a river, nestled in Burgundy.
The property is tucked away in south-western Burgundy, virtually equidistant from the Atlantic Ocean and the Alps. It lies near a town by the River Loire that is recognised for its built heritage. This town offers shops and amenities for everyday needs. It is also close to two forests managed by France's governmental agency for public forests. One of these forests covers 10,000 hectares. It is reserved for hunting with hounds and its oaks are used for timber. The other forest is a nature reserve where wild deer and flora are protected. The manor is nestled just outside a hamlet. The region enjoys a mild climate with westerlies. Paris is only two and a half hours away by car and just two hours away by rail. Indeed, there are eight daily train journeys from Paris.
You reach the manor via a tree-lined driveway. There is a white gate decorated with volutes, then a stone bridge that stretches over a river. Next, the collection of buildings comes into view. They are nestled on 6.5 hectares of grounds. A gravelled drive runs alongside a lawn dotted with neatly pruned yews. This drive stretches to an area where many trees grow beside an orchard, a vegetable patch and a garden at a slightly lower level. A swimming pool that is nine metres long and four metres wide is hidden behind lush vegetation, next to an open-sided shelter with a terrace. A long rectangular annexe stands beside the manor, at an angle to it. Many windows and doors punctuate its elevations and there is a terrace on either side of the building. There is also a pétanque court in the shade of trees. And a barn, set back, offers a total floor area of 247m². At one end of it, there is a dwelling that needs to be renovated. The edifice includes a saddle room that adjoins a stable, which has four looseboxes and a 63m² floor area. Next, there is a woodstore, an open-sided shelter and a garage with sliding wooden doors and a 46m² floor area that is used to store agricultural equipment and vehicles. Its upper section serves as a hayloft. All the buildings offer clear views of the garden, the meadows and the surrounding woods.
The manorThe manor offers a total floor area of 285m². The edifice was built in the 18th century. Its elevations still bear traces of the distant past with old architectural features, such as a spot where a sundial would have been and parts where Gothic windows - now replaced with mullioned windows - would have been. The manor has an adjoining square tower with ashlar quoins and a pyramidal roof capped with a small slate protrusion that points upwards with a crowning weathervane upon it. The roof frames are made of oak and the roofs are covered with flat tiles. The square tower houses a staircase that links the floors together. The elevations are made of exposed rubble stone and are punctuated with stone-mullioned and stone-transomed windows. The main entrance door is in the square tower. Double doors lead out into the grounds. An extension with a slate roof has been added to the edifice and is used as a technical installations room for the swimming pool.
The ground floor
The main entrance door is at the bottom of the square tower. The ground floor includes the reception rooms, which are filled with natural light from mullioned windows. The 46m² lounge features a stone fireplace with a chimney breast of sculpted wooden panelling and a recently installed wood-burning stove. A double door of solid oak leads into a dining room with bookshelves and a stone fireplace. Beyond it, there is a storeroom and a lavatory. The kitchen adjoins a scullery in a conservatory. The room is filled with a natural light from windows and a door leads outside. At the back of the edifice, there is a cellar, a boiler room ...
