Ref.2484. French castle for sale in Normandy.

Located 150 km west of Paris and 20 km from Rouen (110,000 inhabitants), this property enjoys a privileged location in its park surrounded by woods. A small town 10 km away offers all the shops, 3 km away is a village with all the shops and a train station for Rouen, this very comfortable property is situated away from the village. It enjoys a privileged location, without any nuisance and benefits from a very bucolic setting with the surrounding meadows and woods.

With 200 sqm of living space on each level, the chateau comprises :
Ground floor: Magnificent entrance hall with limestone and cabochons and a majestic staircase with a richly decorated wrought iron banister. Study with its library. Oak parquet floors with herringbone pattern. Living room with its beautiful white marble fireplace. Herringbone oak floors. Billiard/reception room opening onto the outside, decorated with a flueless fireplace, the floors are small mosaic squares dating from the 1926 renovation.
The dining room is decorated with its wall decoration and is very cosy thanks to its Desvres stove which has been placed in the imposing fireplace. The kitchen is fully equipped with high and low cupboards, 2 double sinks and a large cooker and is an inspiring place for cooking lovers. It has direct access to the outside and access to the cellar (laundry room, workshop, boiler room, magnificent wine cellar) and is extended by a pantry fitted out identically with, again, a double sink. Two toilets with washbasin
On the first floor: a landing overlooking the staircase leads to a master suite with its bathroom and access to a vast terrace, a vast dressing room perfectly fitted out, 2 beautiful communicating bedrooms and a large bathroom with access to the second terrace.
The whole (except for the shower rooms) has parquet flooring and the bedrooms are upholstered in designer fabrics (Braquenié, Frey, etc.) in the 18th century style.
On the second floor, a large corridor with parquet flooring leads to 5 bedrooms, with parquet flooring and decorated with pretty papers, 2 bathrooms, a shower room and a separate toilet.
Large attic with parquet floor, insulated and painted above

A lovely consecrated chapel, completely renovated inside and out and furnished, it has some lovely old stained glass windows and a starry dome. It houses the graves of some former owners.
A Mansard-style brick and slate outbuilding (roof redone) awaits interior renovation (approx. 25 sqm on 2 levels). It is situated near to the former vegetable garden where the structures of the old greenhouses remain.
A large garage of approx. 200 sqm on 2 levels. The roof was redone in 2020. 
A small disused caretaker's cottage (approx. 20 sqm on 2 levels) requires interior renovation to be usable.

This property, of more than 37 hectares, has about 30 hectares of woods and 7 hectares of meadows and parkland. Part of the woods is located on a steep slope but the whole is pleasant. No management plan has been signed. No hunting lease has been granted. The English-style parklands are pleasantly planted with century-old trees and have beautiful bridle paths. Some enclosed meadows can be used for horse grazing. 
A small lake, with a peninsula accessed by a pretty romantic bridge, is home to majestic peacocks that live here in complete peace. 

Cabinet Le Nail Upper Normandy Mrs. Perrine Collas :