This property is on the market for €990,000, listed with Sifex Chateaux. 

Set in a bucolic 17 acre estate lush with ornamental trees, the château offers commanding views over the surrounding countryside with a barn.

The equestrian property includes 4 box stables and 11 acres of grazing meadows for horses, and there is a pool on the property.

The main château offers 9 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, with nearly 7000 square feet of interior space, flanked by 4 towers which have been converted for use (kitchen, office, laundry, WC).

Fine period details throughout the château include oak parquet floors, marble fireplaces and intricately moulded ceilings.

The formal dining room features white and black flagstone floors, and in the large double salon there is a lovely depiction of  La Fontaine's fables painted on stretched canvas on the oak paneling.

French windows open out onto the south terrace. 

A unique opportunity under €1M, just 30 minutes from Le Mans.

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