An imposing modern manor in a more than 1-hectare garden,
1 hour from west Paris, on the edge of the Eure and Yvelines areas
1 hour from west Paris, on the edge of the Eure and Yvelines areas
Anet,
EURE
upper-normandy
28260
FR
Location
Ivry-la-Bataille is a picturesque rural municipality surrounded by meadows and wooded slopes, 75 kilometres west of Paris, in the Eure Valley in the region of Normandy. The property is located in the centre of a private community on the banks of the River Eure, several minutes by car or bicycle from the town-centre and its shops The Robert Hersant golf course is 3 kilometres away, Château d’Anet is 4 kilometres away and the gardens at Giverny are 22 kilometres away. Trains from the station in Bueil, which is 8 minutes away, take 1 hour to reach Paris-Saint-Lazare, while trains from Houdan, 20 minutes away, terminate at Paris Montparnasse.
Description
The residence stands in the centre of the grounds at the end of a drive lined with apple trees and is made up of a central section and two perpendicular wings. The two-storey edifice is flanked by two square towers and has many windows and hipped dormers. The building has been erected around a courtyard paved with large slabs in which a heated swimming pool has been installed. The roofs are made of flat tiles, topped by enamelled ceramic finials depicting animals, which come from the renowned Normandy pottery factory in Mesnil-de-Bavent. The facades are made of field stones with Vosges sandstone door and window surrounds plus quoins, while the guttering and downpipes are made of copper. Part of the construction materials originate from the former farm that previously occupied the land: the stones, tiles and roof frame were recovered, sorted and re-purposed. The northern wing includes an approximately 100-m² barn with an automatic door. In the garden near to the riverbanks, an around 50-m² two-storey brick house is currently used as storage space.
The manor
The garden-level floor
The entrance, which is framed by walls with exposed rubble stone, is paved with hexagonal terracotta tiles. An oakwood staircase with finely crafted balusters climbs to the upper floors. On the south side, a 55-m² lounge bathed in light stretches out beneath the exposed roof frame and ceiling height of more than 8 metres, while a brick and white stone fireplace stands against one of walls. A mezzanine overlooks the room without blocking any of the light that streams in. Near to the entrance hall, there are two bedrooms, one of which is adjacent to a bathroom. In the central section, after a double kitchen, an around 65-m² dining room opens onto the patio and swimming pool through wide, sliding patio doors. The rest of this level is made up of a vast office, a shower room, a linen room, a games room and a boiler room.
The first floor
The landing leads to a wardrobe, two bedrooms - one of which has an en suite bathroom, the other an en suite shower room - and the approximately 32-m² mezzanine overlooking the lounge. A staircase leads to a storage room on the second floor of the south tower, then a long corridor leads to a bathroom, two bedrooms, a large reading room and a final, around 60-m² bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom. Another staircase leads to an upper level made up of a single, approximately 30-m² room beneath the cathedral roof of the eastern tower. It is currently used as a television room.
The grounds
The enclosed, almost 13,000-m², primarily lawned grounds are not overlooked and spread out around the manor, dotted with pine, apple, lime, magnolias and cypress trees as well as a unique araucaria, also known as a monkey puzzle tree. The entirety of the land can be built upon.
The outbuildings
The barn in the north wing boasts a height to the roof ridge of 10 metres and it contains an approximately 25-m² workshop. It can be reached through an imposing automatic door and there are two charging stations for electric vehicles. To the northwest of the garden, the brick edifice referred to as ‘the dovecote’ by the current occupants is in good condition but has not been converted and could be transformed into accommodation for guests. It stands next to a garden hut that was the former hen coop and is currently used for storing garden equipment.
Our opinion
This unique edifice exists thanks to a daring approach: to build something new using old stones. The property combines the robustness of a lordly manor with the comfort of a large modern home, under the watchful eye of a remarkable collection of animal sculptures perched on the rooftops. Each detail pays witness to the care lavished upon the materials and how they have been re-purposed. The result is a modern and elegant one, yet without being ostentatious. Thanks to its swimming pool and vast grounds, it is a property like no other: insular yet accessible, ample yet cosy and open yet secure.
1 790 000 €
Fees at the Vendor’s expense
Reference 647335
| Land registry surface area | 1 ha 31 a 37 ca |
| Number of bedrooms | 6 |
| Outbuildings floor area | 150 m² |
French Energy Performance Diagnosis
Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the website: www.georisques.gouv.fr
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NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.
