In the former Anjou province, a 19th century manor house with 18-hectare grounds,
a second house with a swimming pool and an estate keeper’s house
a second house with a swimming pool and an estate keeper’s house
Baugé,
MAINE-ET-LOIRE
pays-de-loire
49150
FR
Location
This estate is located in the Pays de la Loire region, in the Maine-et-Loire area, in rolling, wooded countryside. Paris is less than 3 hours away, it takes 45 minutes to reach Angers and Saumur, whilst Le Mans and Tours are approximately 1 hour away. There are high-speed TGV trains from Angers, Le Mans and Tours to the French capital. Two nearby very architecturally interesting towns, just ten minutes away, play host to the main shops and services you will require. It takes 25 minutes by car to reach the nearest motorway junction on the A11.
Description
From a quite country road, a long drive leads up to the estate, made up of a series of buildings and grounds spread over 18 hectares in total. It includes a manor house, an estate keeper’s house, a converted orangery with a swimming pool and outbuildings. The structural works, finishings and interior fittings have been restored in all the buildings. Consequently, today the property is in a fine condition. The same degree of care is regularly lavished on the upkeep of the grounds and gardens around the buildings.
The manor house
This manor house boasting four levels, including a basement and an attic, dates back to the 19th century and was built with rubble stone coated with lime rendering. A set of outside steps leads up to the central bay on the front façade, which protrudes slightly from the rest of the building. On the rear façade, the central bay protrudes even further, with three faces, also leading to a set of outside steps. The slate hip roof, intersecting at right angles in a cross shape, is interspersed with dormer windows and boasts a pinnacle at the front. The central bays, dormer windows, cornices, quoins and window frames are all made of tuffeau stone.
The basement
It is made up of a service kitchen, utility room, storage room, laundry room, boiler room and two cellars each measuring approximately 10 m². The kitchen and laundry room open directly to the outside into the garden.
The ground floor
From the outside steps at the front, French windows open into an entrance hall that leads into a lounge, dining room and kitchen with a scullery. All the rooms have large windows, bathing them in light, which look out over the surrounding garden and grounds. Terra cotta tiles adorn the floor in the entrance hall whilst the other rooms boast wood stripped flooring, as well as marble fireplaces. Two French windows lead out from the dining room to the rear outside steps at the top of which there is a patio. From the kitchen, the dining room and the scullery can be reached via a small hallway, from which in turn a set of stairs leads down into the basement. A single-flight quarter-turn staircase leads to the upper floors from the entrance hall. The staircase boasts finely sculpted wooden decorative features in the form of a scroll and foliage. Underneath the staircase there is a toilet.
The first floor
The landing leads to two bedrooms and an office. Both of the rooms have an en suite bathroom and toilet. One of them boasts a walk-in wardrobe. Each of the three rooms is adorned by a marble fireplace and the entire level has wood stripped flooring.
The second floor
A landing leads to three bedrooms, two of which have their own toilets. There is also a bathroom and an upstairs lounge with a cathedral ceiling and exposed roof frame beams.
The orangery
This building is located in front of the manor house’s south-facing main façade and is made up of a central section with two wings on either side. With an attic level on the first floor, it has two storeys and a slate gabled roof. A central dormer window sits atop the roof of the central section. The window frames, dormer window, quoins and cornices are all made of tuffeau stone. The rear façade overlooks a completely walled area in which there is a 14 metre by 5 metre swimming pool with a large patio. The orangery’s former press room has been converted into two games rooms measuring approximately 30 and 45 m². The premises also include the swimming pool’s technical installations in an 18-m² room, two garden sheds and a cold room which is today used as a cellar.
The ground floor
The entrance leads into a lounge which is adjacent on one side to the dining room and on the other to the kitchen. In all the rooms in the main body of the building, French windows lead directly outside. A hallway leads out of the kitchen into a shower room with a toilet. A staircase climbs up from the lounge to the upper floor. All the ceilings boast exposed beams and the flooring is made up of terracotta tiles. Lastly, one of the side wings has been converted into a scullery. The other wing plays host to a cold store as well as storage space for the swimming pool furniture.
The upstairs
An attic level is made up of an upstairs lounge, two spare bedrooms, a sauna with a shower room and a loft space of approximately 10 m². The lounge boasts exposed roof frame beams and flooring made up of terra cotta tiles or seagrass matting.
The estate keeper’s house
This building is located in front of the manor house’s main façade to the west and boasts approximately 150 m² of living space. There are two barns adjacent to it one after the other with parking space for four vehicles. This two-storey house, the upper one of which is an attic floor, was built with rubble stone coated with lime rendering. As with the barns, it has a tiled gabled roof with dormer windows on the front façade. A former bread oven adjoins the western gable end. All the window and door frames are made of tuffeau stone.
The ground floor
The kitchen opens into the lounge, which in turn leads to a hallway, from which a toilet, a bedroom with en suite shower room and toilet and a second shower room with a toilet can be reached. There is also a utility room followed by a large cloakroom with a washbasin. The heating in the lounge is provided by a wood-burning insert. A staircase leads from the hallway to the upper floor.
The upstairs
Two bedrooms situated one after the other, a bathroom and a toilet can be reached from the landing. Finally, there are two attic rooms which can only be reached from the adjoining barn.
The outbuildings
Near to the estate keeper’s house as well as the vegetable garden and hen coop, a hangar and workshop have been built for storing the equipment required for the estate’s upkeep.
The grounds
The grounds are made up of a landscaped park with many flower beds and century old trees, such as bald cypress, oaks, sequoias and beech, as well as a pond, pleasure ground meadows, a vegetable garden and an orchard boasting, cherry, peach, plum and apple trees. A rainwater collection system has been installed to automatically water the gardens and vegetable patch near the main house. The property also boasts several wells.
Our opinion
This is an emblematic 19th century estate located not far from the French capital. The property and its elegant manor house overlook the peaceful, green Anjou countryside, tucked away from prying eyes. Its various buildings have all been tastefully and demurely restored. A contrast of stone and tuffeau, plus slate and terra cotta, runs through the property, from the manor house to the orangery, creating a timeless, bucolic and sophisticated décor. The property is well-maintained, has a harmonious atmosphere and guarantees rest and comfort for both its occupants and their visitors. If that was not enough, the property belongs to an even bigger estate which can be purchased in its entirety (see property advertisement No. 688882).
1 595 000 €
Fees at the Vendor’s expense
Reference 627545
| Land registry surface area | 18 ha |
| Main building surface area | 330 m2 |
| Number of bedrooms | 6 |
| Outbuilding surface area | 400 m2 |
| including refurbished area | 350 m2 |
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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.
