Luxurious 19th C. Château restored, 6 reception rooms, 10 suites with en-suite bedrooms, indoor pool, caretaker’s apartment, Gite, orangerie, outbuildings, beautiful park with driveway lane and river, 80ha of grounds, quiet with nice views, possibility to buy constructible land and more buildings to convert!
At the end of a majestic driveway through a plane tree lane and crossing bridges, over a suddenly the imposing Château appears set in a beautiful screen of park, fields and wood. This luxurious Château dating from1870 is located on the outskirts of a big village with all amenities in the greater Montpellier area. The Château has been recently renovated whilst preserving the ancient features like high moulding ceilings with roses, floors in wooden, beautiful mosaic or terracotta, marble fireplaces in the 6 reception rooms and in some bedrooms. The bright and good size rooms are very elegant and give a harmonious feeling. All suites offer a sitting room, separate bedroom and a shower or bath room. Further there is a former farm with buildings in a U-shape and a large south facing courtyard, it could be restore and partly rebuild. Just one building with 4 bedrooms has been restored and needs some minor finishing. A caretaker’s apartment is in the basement of the château with independent access and daylight thanks to the slight slope.
The location is very quiet; where ever you stand, you enjoy the surrounding nature and the sound of water is omnipresent!
Description of the buildings
The castle offers about 1200m² living area on 3 levels.
Ground floor: all the formal rooms have a ceiling height between 3.2m and 3.4m
- Entrance hall with beautiful mosaic floor 48m² leading to a monumental marble staircase
- Drawing room 50m² with parquet floor, moulding ceiling, marble fireplace, 3 French windows opening on the 300m² terrace
- music room 43m² with vaulted ceilings, mosaic floor & marble fireplaces
- sitting room 35m² with vaulted ceilings, mosaic floor & marble fireplaces
- Cloakroom
- breakfast room with fitted & equipped kitchen, total 40m², with access to courtyard
- charming courtyard 75m², the château is built around this courtyard
- dining room with open stone chimney 80m², access to the courtyard
- Corridor with access to the indoor solar heated swimming pool, with its lounge 50m², shower room
- TV-room 45m², bedroom 26m² and bathroom 8m²
- study 28m² with wooden panelling and parquet floor (we are back to the entrance in a circle around the courtyard, the study is next to the drawing room with which we started the tour)
First floor:
- 2 libraries consecutive 80m²
- sitting room 27m² with Bathroom & WC
- Chinese suite 63m² with lounge with beautiful blue fireplace, bedroom and bathroom
- large bal room lounge 88m² with French windows to a large terrace with fountain
- WC with basin 3m²
- Terrace with water basin and fountain 300m²
- suite 62m² with sitting room, bedroom and bathroom
- suite 55m² with lounge and marble fireplace, bedroom and bathroom
Second floor:
- Master suite with lounge 29m², bedroom and marble fireplace 39m², dressing 23m², bathroom 13m², fabulous views
- suite 60m² with sitting room, bedroom with marble fireplace, bathroom
- suite 58m² with sitting room, bedroom and bathroom, with Mansard roof
- suite 33m² with sitting room, bedroom and bathroom, with Mansard roof
- suite 32m² with sitting room, bedroom and bathroom, with Mansard roof
- suite 40m² with sitting room, bedroom and bathroom, with Mansard roof
Basement :
- Caretaker’s apartment entirely renovated 110m² : Living room with stone fireplace 42m², fitted & equipped kitchen/dining room 35m², bedroom 25m², bathroom : tub, hydro jet shower, 1 bain, WC 8m².
- terrace
- Garage 80m² entirely tiled, 5 cellar rooms of 12, 12, 12 15 & 18m² (3 are vaulted), wine cellar vaulted 15m², workshop 15m²
Outbuildings / Former Farm
Gite approximately 110m² on 3 levels.
Ground Floor: Kitchen 16m², living room with marble chimney 17m², bedroom 10m², bathroom & WC 6m².
1st floor: landing 2m², bedroom 8m², bathroom & WC 5m², bedroom 12m², shower room & WC 3m². 2nd floor : bedroom 25m², shower room 3m², WC 2m².
The gîte has been for a large part renovated and need only some finishing works.
The farm is built in a U-shape and the 2 Courtyards of 250 & 100m² are enclosed by high stone walls. About 200m² in 4 other buildings onver 2 levels could be entirely refurbished
2 Orangeries with rooms of 34m² and twice 15m².
Grounds
The 80ha of grounds comprise a beautiful park with a garden
"à la Française" , long driveway with 2 arched stone bridges, plane trees alleys, fields and meadows, woods with pine and chestnut trees, many stone bridges, a source, 2 rivers.
There is a possibility to buy a further 3 ha of constructible land and further old buildings to convert.
General condition
The Château is in perfect condition since it has been recently entirely and luxuriously renovated. It offers all modern comforts like oil central heating (3 boilers), alarm system, the joineries are wooden simple glazing and wooden shutters. The property is very well maintained.
Comments
This charming Château could be either a prestigious family home or it could be ideal for a high standard luxurious B&B as well as a small hotel.
Further 3 ha of constructible land are available and/or large buildings to convert.
Only a visit does justice to this unique property!Price AFI: 3 670 000€ - £3 070 689 - $4 796 323
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