Property summary
Château for sale
30 Minutes to Laval with Tgv train direct to Paris 75 minutes
Double Glazed
Central heating
Wood Burners
Garage
Part under floor heating
Good roof
Good Electrics
Good Internet
Excellent Condition throughout
Fully Renovated Family Home
Good sized 7/8 bedroom impressive Château situated in a small commune. 8Km distance from Mayenne Town centre. Built over 200 years ago this beautiful property sits in gardens and grounds extending to about 2.5 acres approx. This includes lawned areas, gardens and parking plus a small wood and some grazing land. Situated just off the main route between Mayenne town and Ambrieres Les Vallees. Used as a family home since it was first built in the mid 17th Century.
The main house has 5 bedrooms plus a further 2/3 bedrooms in the west wing plus further scope for internal expansion. Lounge with feature stonework, formal dining room with panelled walls and stone fireplace dated 1808, Drawing room, Hall toilet, Library/study, Modern fitted kitchen, Large walk in butlers pantry, Boiler room, Wet room. 4 Toilets, Bathroom, 3 showers.
Outside; Brick and stone purpose built Italian Pizzeria oven, 2 stables used as wine store and small gymnasium. Large double fronted workshop, art studio, garage, huge storage barn suitable for conversion to other uses. Original gate house with 2 bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, dining room (part renovated). Walled and gated vegetable garden. Private pedestrian foot bridge over River Colmont with good fishing leading to adjoining grazing land. Parking for dozens of vehicles.
Nearest village 3 Kms with all amenities (Ambrieres Les Vallees). 2 minutes drive. Nearest big town is Mayenne 8 Kms and about 6 minutes drive with 2 major supermarket chains plus main Diy stores, numerous banks, postal services, garages, restaurants, and every convenience associated with a large town.
The Château is approached off the main road down a small side road that serves just 2 properties. 2 Main entrance gates and a pedestrian side gate open onto a 90 metre driveway past a range of outbuildings to the front of the property with views over the front gardens and the river Colmont.
Double doors into hall with oak floor, radiator and stairs to upper floors. Doors off to toilet with basin, Drawing room and Dining room. Small wine keep under stairs.
Drawing Room ; Grand Salon;
Dimensions; 4.85 metres x 5.63 metres.
Panelled room with original Louis Pompadour Napoleonic marble fire surround measuring 2 metres wide and 1.4 metres height and professionally fitted with cream Invicta enamelled wood burner. High ceilings. 2 Cast iron feature radiators. Double French doors with external shutters. Windows and doors to 3 aspects. Double glazed. Oak floor.
Toilet;
Door to toilet and wash room;
Measures; 1.08 metres x 1.35 metres.
Under stairs cupboard with light and shelving;
Ideal for storing wine and champagne.
Hall;
Oak floor. Oak staircase. Cast iron radiator. Double entrance doors. Measures; 2.30 metres x 3.09 metres.
Stairs to upper floors featuring original oak cantilevered staircase.
Dining room; Salle a manger;
Door to Dining room;
A huge impressive formal dining room with wood panelled walls. Stone fireplace dated 1808 engraved with the initials of the owner whose family built the château – Jean Armand De Herce, a French aristocrat, politician, and military leader from the 1700s. Double glazed windows to two aspects and twin pairs of double glazed French doors with external shutters. 2 feature cast iron radiators. Shutters external. Professionally fitted Jotel cream enamel wood burner in as new condition. Parquet oak floor. Measures; 7.5 metres x 4.65 metres.
Sitting Room; Salon;
Door to sitting room;
A very comfortable sitting room with a different theme to the rest of the property having attractive stone walling with a feature ceiling of French dressed beams. Tiled floor. Door to exterior. Original oak shutters. Double glazed window to rear aspect. Under floor heating is an added feature. Professionally fitted Red enamel Invicta wood burner with oak beam over. Original features. Bookcase. Doors to Library and Kitchen. Measures; 5.2 metres x 6.06 metres.
Kitchen; Cuisine;
Feature door leading to;
Large kitchen; Modern fitted quality kitchen. Tiled non slip safety floor. Professional 6 ring range cooker with gas hob and electric fan oven. Double glazed windows to two aspects. Oak shutters. Doors to pantry, storage room, boiler room, shower room and rear garden. Attractive oak window seat over looking one of the gardens. Measures; 6.02 metres x 5.80 metres.
Butlers Pantry; Cuisine Arriere;
Door off kitchen to;
Good sized walk in Butlers Pantry with original window and views over river. Fitted with shelves. Power sockets. Very attractive cool room ideal for intended use. Original features with oak beams and stone walls. Measures; 3.48 metres x 3.00 metres.
Lobby
Door off kitchen to; Small lobby with door to rear garden. Long feature oak cupboard with electrics housed. Measures; 1.00 metres x 1.55 metres.
Cloaks Cupboard
Further door off kitchen to; Cloaks cupboard with lighting, rails and hooks and shelving. Measures; 1.10 metres x 2.50 metres.
Wet Room
Further door to; Walk in wet room with shower, basin, and toilet. Non slip tiled floor in shower area. Measures; 1.17 metres x 1.82 metres.
Boiler room
Further door off kitchen Butlers Pantry leading to; Boiler room with central heating boiler, tanks and sink unit with washing machine connections power and lighting etc. Measures; 2.38 metres x 3.06 metres.
Small lobby with door to rear garden.
Library; Bibliotheque;
From main sitting room door off to Library with two doors. Double doors to outside front garden and another door to metal balcony over the river Colmont. Also a picture arched window to side aspect. All double glazed units. Original oak external shutters. Fitted stationers cupboard and another staircase leading to what was the old servants quarters and stairs continue to 2/3 further bedrooms comprising the west wing. Measures; 5.90 metres x 3.46 metres
Former Servants Quarters
Second oak stairs to;
Old servants quarters; Windows to three aspects. Wood floor. Two double glazed windows and original arched feature window. There is a massive space here and is easily large enough to create further en suite bedrooms and a bathroom or shower room or would convert to a games room or other use so the option exists to extend the internal property much more if required. Measures; 9.40 metres x 6.00 metres.
Stairs continue to feature glazed door at top leading to;
Room at top of stairs;
Room 6
Double glazed window to front aspect, wood floor, radiator. Measures 2.50 metres x 3.50 metres. Currently used as office space. Doors off to;
Bedroom 7
Small bedroom/ further office currently used as a music room with pine shelving. Measures; 2.60 metres x 3.26 metres.
Bedroom 8
Large bedroom with velux on one side and double glazed window to front. Cast iron radiator. Wood floor. Measures 5.85 metres x 4.98 metres.
From main hall by the Drawing room the main stairs go to 1st floor landing measuring 2.35 metres x 2.35 metres with oak floor and door to;
Master bedroom.
Bedroom with small closet room for clothes with hanging rail and wash basin. 2 cast iron radiators. Double glazed windows to three aspects. Original oak shutters. Feature original Louis fire surround in pink marble with inset oil painting from latter part of the 18th century. Fire surround measuring 1.90 metres wide and 1.13 height. Room Measures; 510 metres x 5.00 metres.
Toilet.
Toilet measures .80 metres x 1.60 metres
Family bathroom. Fully fitted with quality bathroom and shower fittings with double sinks. Wall radiator. Oak floor. Original oak shutters Period antique cast iron roll top bath. Oak window seat. Half wood panelling. Measures 3.50 metres x 2.85 metres.
Hallway;
Hall with two double glazed windows overlooking front aspect with original oak shutters. Leads to second master bedroom. Measures 1.20 metres x 4.10 metres.
Bedroom 2;
2nd bedroom with double glazed windows on 2 sides and cast iron radiator. Original oak shutters. Oak floor. Original grey marble Louis fire surround with a further 18th century inset painting and mirror over. Measures; 4.95 metres x 4.50 metres.
Stairs to 2nd floor landing; Measures; 2.30 metres x 2.65 metres.
Bedroom 3
Bedroom with shower cubicle, wash basin, and 2 radiators. Double glazed windows to front and rear. Wood floor. Marble fire surround with further inset original oil painting and mirror fitted. Measures 5.40 metres x 5.00 metres.
Hallway
Hall with 2 double glazed units to the front aspect and hall measuring; 1.20 metres x 7.30 metres.
Bedroom 4
Bedroom with radiator. Wood floor. Velux window to rear. Measures 3.20 metres x 3.50 metres.
Bedroom 5
Bedroom with wood floor. Cast iron radiator. Grey marble fire surround. Double glazed windows to front and rear aspects. Measures; 4.40 metres x 4.90 metres.
Toilet with ceiling hatch door to roof and loft area. This is a large loft space that is not measured but roughly covers the area of the main footprint. It has been insulated completely.
Outside;
The property is divided into several gardens. The rear garden has a fenced area beside the river which is laid to grass with several fruit trees. There is also a further grass area with septic tank inspection lids and place for washing. There is a good sized exterior outbuilding here with a tiled roof ideal for storage.
From the rear garden leads to a walled garden where there is a storage shed and a poly tunnel. Area for vegetables and fruit trees. Grape vines and assorted fruits. This was the original garden that supplied food for the house. The walled garden is gated.
There is another grassed area where the tank for heating oil is housed.
To the front of the property through the main gates is a large gravel driveway and parking area for numerous vehicles. There is a purpose built pizza oven.
There is also a private pedestrian bridge over the river Colmont which leads to an area of grazing land with several large trees. This bridge was recently reconstructed in 2008 with new oak. A bridge over the river has existed since the house was originally built.
The front garden has a large lawn with borders and a path leading to a small wood which has many species of mature trees.
In the grounds there is an old gate house which can be easily renovated to provide a large 2 bedroom home. This has already been partly renovated and has a very good roof and requires internal work only.
Outside are 2 good sized stables which are currently used as a gymnasium and a wine store. The wine store has stairs leading to a loft used for further storage. Power and light.
There is also a very large workshop adjacent to the stables. Power and light.
Next to the workshop is a large artists studio. Power and light.
Joining the artists studio is a very large storage barn used to store wood etc. Again with power and light.
All the main external buildings have lighting and electrical sockets.
The property is surrounded by fencing and double gates with a side gate for pedestrian access.
Heating comprises several options; Main heating system is oil fired central heating to most rooms in main house. There is also under floor heating in the kitchen and sitting room. There are individual electric radiators for occasional use in some rooms and the house benefits from three large wood burning fires so every heating option has covered over the years.
The wood for the wood burning fires is all obtained from the gardens which have a large amount of good wood and many trees which is unlikely to ever expire.
The gardens and grounds extend to approx 1 hectare which is roughly 2.5 acres and is a mix of grass, a small woodland, plus some grazing over the pedestrian bridge. All low maintenance which is mainly just grass cutting and tidying.
Viewings at weekends only due to work commitments.
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Price 550,000 €
Not including notarial fees, registration and land registration fees.
Price / sq metre: €/m² 1,375.00
other currency
Reference:
88627
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