An authentic 16th-century manor with outbuildings, in 6 hectares of grounds in the south of the Mayenne area, in wooded countryside - ref 362238
An authentic 16th-century manor with outbuildings, in 6 hectares of grounds in the south of the Mayenne area, in wooded countryside.
This property is located on the outskirts of a village in the Mayenne area, in wooded and undulating countryside. The address is situated less than 10 kilometres from a town with all essential shops and services, from which Paris can be reached in 1 hour 15 minutes by high-speed TGV train. Junctions on the A11 and A81 motorways are also nearby. Le Mans and Angers can be reached in 45 minutes, Paris is 2 hours 30 minutes away and Nantes' international airport is less than 2 hours away.
A drive lined by trees and copses winds through the grounds of the estate to a courtyard. After several steps, the manor stands 30 metres below, on the hillside. It is built with lime rendered rubble stone and made up of two sections slightly offset from one another but linked by a staircase tower standing outside the main structures and topped by a pepper-pot roof. The edifice includes a garden level to the south, a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the attic level, beneath slate, gabled roofs. There are two mullion windows on the north facade, while the southern one boasts two buttresses as well as a roof punctuated by two mullioned dormer windows framed by pilasters and topped by triangular pediments. The window, door and dormer frames are made of tuffeau stone. On each gable end, there is a lean-to style section. The entrance to the manor is situated on a cobbled patio. To the east side of the residence, a small building houses a summer kitchen that opens onto a second, slate paved patio, covered by a pergola. Several steps lead to the rear of the manor, where there are a flowery garden and a wide flight of steps climbing up to a swimming pool, which is surrounded by two walls and decking.
A former byre stands on one side of the courtyard. The drive continues towards a parking space near to a second outbuilding used as a garage and for storage space. The landscaped grounds stretch out on either side of the pool and notably include a vast orchard, a lawned area surrounded by tall trees, a swimming pool and a tennis court.
The manor
The ground floor
Like all the rooms in the manor, the entrance is paved with terracotta tiles beneath a ceiling with exposed beams. A large stone and brick fireplace stands against one of the walls, while a stone sink can be found beneath one of the windows. It leads to a fully fitted kitchen via a vaulted stone archway as well as a snug that can be reached at the top of several steps. Next to the kitchen, there is a lavatory. The entrance also leads to the tower, in which there is a wooden spiral staircase. After a few steps, there is a large lounge boasting a remarkable stone fireplace housing a small alcove framed by pilasters in its centre.
The garden-level floor
From the tower, a stone staircase leads to a lounge, where a patio door opens directly into the flowery garden. Next to the lounge, there is a large walk-in wardrobe and a shower room.
The first floor
From the staircase tower, a first landing leads to a bedroom with a stone fireplace and an en suite bathroom with a lavatory. A second landing leads to a large bedroom boasting a tuffeau stone fireplace, an en suite bathroom and a lavatory.
The second floor
On this level, there are two bedrooms with exposed roof frames, one of which has sloping ceilings up to ridge cap. Both of them have an en suite bathroom and lavatory.The outbuildingsNear to the manor, a former byre is used as a garage and cellar. There is also an annexe room on the ground floor on the courtyard side. To the rear, on the garden side, an entrance leads via a wooden staircase to two bedrooms, each with an en suite ...
