A cosy 18th-century house with an old farm complex and over a hectare of grounds near the River Erdre and Nantes, France.
The property lies in France's beautiful Pays de la Loire region. It is nestled in a town in the country's Loire-Atlantique department, a few kilometres north of the city of Nantes with its high-speed train station and international airport. The local town offers the best of both worlds: the advantages of a city with its universities, cultural venues, road network and public transport with the advantages of the countryside - seven kilometres of riverbanks, lush valleys and a wealth of built heritage.
A tram and train stop and town-centre shops and amenities are only five minutes from the property. The delightful beaches of the Atlantic coast lie just 70 kilometres from the dwelling. And Paris is 380 kilometres away.
A white Norman-style fence runs alongside a quiet road on both sides of an electric gate: the property's entrance. Beyond this gate lies a grassy court separated by walls and two pillars covered with Virginia creeper. This court forms a transitional area leading from the road to the buildings. It takes you into the main courtyard, which enclosed by the outbuildings, an old farm complex and the house. Around the sides and rear of the buildings, vast grounds extend, dotted with age-old trees. These extensive grounds cover more than a hectare. A bridle path runs around the edge of them, marking the boundary with the neighbouring property.
The buildings and grounds once formed a farm complex belonging to a nearby chateau that towers on the bank of the River Erdre. The chateau's historical estate was carved up: today's property was born of this division. The main dwelling is rectangular with a central section extended on both sides with two wings in the same style. The central section is built of rubble stone rendered with a coating of Loire sand. It has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. The wings are single-storey sections. The windows in the facade are set in tuffeau-stone surrounds with segmental arch tops. They are arranged asymmetrically. Their timber frames recall old mullioned windows. The hipped slate roof has a dormer on each side. Two chimney stacks rise up from it. One of the wings houses a reception space and looks out at the lush grounds through broad picture windows. The other wing houses a space dedicated to the swimming pool.
A complex of old farm buildings around the courtyard flanks the house on both sides. These structures are made of rubble schist and crowned with slate roofs. They form a comprehensive collection of buildings: a barn, garages, workshops, storerooms and open-sided shelters.
The houseThe dwelling is made up of a central section, extended with two side wings that are lower in height. It offers a total floor area of around 240m² and requires some refurbishing inside.
The ground floor
From the main courtyard, the entrance door leads into a hallway with a floor of terracotta tiles. From this hall, an oak staircase leads upstairs. The hall connects to a large lounge with a floor of terracotta tiles and a French-style beamed ceiling. The lounge features a fireplace of tuffeau stone adorned with a shell of sculpted stone and oak bookshelves with fine mouldings. This living room is filled with natural light from a court-facing window, a garden-facing window and a glazed door leading out into the lush grounds. Indeed, this vast lounge is a dual-aspect room. All the windows are fitted with solid timber indoor shutters that you fasten shut with latches. An outside door leads into a space in one wing dedicated to the swimming pool. On the other side of the entrance hallway, there is a shower room with a lavatory and an extensive reception room that takes up the other wing. This vast space has a floor ...
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Anzahl der Schlafzimmer: 5, Anzahl der Badezimmer: 2, Bundesland: Pays de la Loire
