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17 Rooms
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420 m²
Château-Gontier
1 385 000 €
Réf. 4814 : A beautiful property with outbuildings in Mayenne.<BR><BR>This property is situated in Haut-Anjou, on the border between Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire, set in wooded countryside and 3 km from a village. A small town of 3,000 inhabitants, about 10 km away, offers all the amenities you need for daily life. The pretty town of Château-Gontier is 14 km away, Angers 40 km, and Paris 280 km. The TGV station at Sablé-sur-Sarthe is 25 km away, and the Etriché-Châteauneuf station (TER) is 15 km away.<BR><BR>The ancient medieval town of Château-Gontier boasts a rich architectural heritage. Among other things, the former Ursuline Convent (dating from the 17th century) now houses a national theatre, the Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (dating from the 11th century) with its wall frescoes, and the half-timbered houses and concentration of mansions symbolising the wealth of this town.<BR><BR>The house was built in the 18th century as an extension of a 17th-century building, and a small annexe from that period still stands today. Built in the classical style, it is a plastered stone building with a slate roof. The exhibition runs through the building, as it opens to the west onto a courtyard enclosed by low walls and flanked by two outbuildings, and to the east onto the garden. <BR><BR>This country house offers approximately 420 sqm of living space spread over three floors, accessed via a central staircase, and comprises:<BR>On the ground floor: an entrance hall (17.6 sqm), with a staircase featuring balusters and a toilet beneath it.<BR><BR> To the right: living room with a monumental tuffeau stone fireplace (42.6 sqm, ceiling height 3.08 m), 1 ground-floor bedroom (17.1 sqm) and 1 bathroom (9.4 sqm).<BR> To the left: In a row: living room with panelling and a tuffeau stone fireplace (35 sqm, ceiling height 3.23 m), dining room with a monumental tuffeau stone fireplace (26.5 sqm) opening onto a small living room on a split level (18.6 sqm, ceiling height 2.61 m), service entrance (16.9 sqm), kitchen (23.4 sqm), utility room (10.6 sqm), laundry room (5.2 sqm), and boiler room (7.5 sqm).<BR>Upstairs: A hallway leads to 5 bedrooms (24, 21, 12, 11 and 10 sqm), 4 bathrooms (one with a toilet) and 1 shower room.<BR>Upstairs: 3 bedrooms (31, 25 and 8 sqm) and 2 bathrooms with toilets.<BR>The interior of this country house features décor typical of the fine residences of the Haut-Anjou region. The decorative features (terracotta floor tiles, wood panelling, tuffeau stone fireplaces, French-style ceilings, quarter-turn staircase, etc.) have been preserved and display a lovely patina that only time can bestow.<BR><BR>Outbuildings : <BR><BR>The property comprises a group of outbuildings, attractively arranged around the manor house:<BR><BR>A/ A service building (South), comprising former stables comprising three rooms (101, 88 and 38 m²), with two sheds extending from either side;<BR>B/ A service building (North), comprising a small private reception room (67 m²), and an annexe: on the ground floor, a living room/kitchen (39 m²), a bedroom and a shower room (18 m²); upstairs, a bedroom (13.4 m²), bathroom with WC (5.4 m²), converted attic;<BR>C/ A barn;<BR>D/ Former pigsties extending from the manor house;<BR>E/ A woodshed;<BR>F/ A cellar accessible from the outside (beneath the manor house's mezzanine office);<BR>G/ A garden lounge with summer kitchen (former barn);<BR>H/ A swimming pool (11 x 5 m), heated by a heat pump with a semi-inground filtration system; the pool was dug in the 1990s, with work carried out since then, notably the liner replaced in 2021.<BR>I/ A quick-play tennis court, in need of restoration.<BR><BR>The property is accessed via a beautiful 300-metre-long driveway lined with chestnut trees. The view gradually opens up onto the country house, situated slightly below, after a succession of small terraces that create a lovely impression upon arrival. The outbuildings are reached via grassed parterres, themselves bordered by boxwood, forming a half-moon shape in front of the courtyard and the main façade. On the garden side, a series of topiary hedges define the grounds, skilfully incorporating the swimming pool. A total area of 35 acres.
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