This Dreamy 18th Century Estate Backs Onto the River Loire

This property is on the market with Gautier Dumontet of Patrice Besse for €1,300,000.

This dreamy French château is set on Burgundy’s southern border, just one hour from Lyon. 

The property was converted in the 19th century, constructed on top of its existing vaulted cellars and galleries. A 17th century rural building was also converted in the 19th century, and is used as a 3-bedroom guest house adjoining the main residence. 

In the grand entry, a stone wall fountain is set opposite an elegant ochre-coloured stone stairway with wrought iron railings. On the first floor, several reception rooms can be found, laid with Comblanchien stone and enhanced with stone or marble fireplaces and wainscoting.

There are a total of 4 bedroom suites, with 3 on the second level featuring French painted ceilings. The elegant manor home is in excellent condition, with over 4300 square feet of living space, with large, bright rooms and a focus on classical architecture and perfect symmetry in its design.

Set at the end of a long drive flanked with majestic three-hundred-year-old oak trees, the property’s landscape includes a hedge of lime trees, shaped into a screen, and several other species planted in the 19th century, including a cypress, several ginkgo-biloba, a cedar and purple beech trees.

There is a pool discreetly placed near the home, as well as various outbuildings and barns on the property, which boasts peaceful and unobstructed view over the plain and the edge of the foothills of the Madeleine Mountains.

Extending over 14 acres, the château property backs directly onto 113 acres of parkland, providing total privacy within a 5 minutes drive to the lively local village with shops, as well as a weekly market in the village (which features a listed Benedictine abbey).

Located on Burgundy’s southern border, you can easily day trip from the château to explore vineyards and indulge in Michelin 3-star fine dining to create an idyllic lifestyle in the French countryside. 

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