Charming 1920s French Manor on 25 Acres Near the Swiss Border
At the edge of eastern France, in a quiet village between Belfort and Montbéliard, sits a manor with roots in the region's noble hunting tradition—but the story it tells is architectural. Designed in 1920 by Albert Doll and Paul Marozeau, the property blends a softened Art Nouveau style with traditional Alsatian forms: steep-pitched roofs, tall chimneys, hand-cut oak detailing. There are nods to the Arts and Crafts movement too, in the intimate volumes, finely crafted windows, and the choice of raw, honest materials.
The manor has remained startlingly intact. Herringbone parquet. Monumental fireplaces. A sculptural staircase carved from solid oak. You won’t find open-concept floorplans or imported updates. What you will find: 657 square metres of preserved detail across 20 rooms, including 13 bedrooms and six baths. Plus two outbuildings, former stables, a tennis court, and a 12-metre pool tucked inside a ten-hectare private woodland.
The nearest TGV is less than 20 minutes away, offering direct access to Paris, Zurich, Luxembourg, and Marseille. But you don’t come here for convenience. You come to disconnect. For the forest air, the architecture, the silence. For the kind of solitude that can't be staged.
Belfort is a small historic city in eastern France, just west of the Swiss border, where the regions of Franche-Comté, Alsace, and the Vosges quietly converge. Known for its monumental stone lion by Bartholdi (the sculptor behind the Statue of Liberty), the city was a strategic fortress town for centuries.
Today, Belfort is a key transport hub—home to a TGV station with direct lines to Paris, Zurich, Luxembourg, and Marseille—yet remains tucked away from the tourist track. Its location offers a rare blend: rural stillness with true international reach.
The manor sits just 15 minutes from the city, near the village of Chagey, surrounded by forest and farmland. It’s the kind of place you pass through on purpose, not by accident.
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