A characterful 18th-century house to be restored
with a 1,500m² garden, an hour away from Paris
Étampes, ESSONNE ile-de-france 91150 FR

Location

The property lies around 60 kilometres south of Paris, in France’s Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. It is a stone’s throw from a train station on the Paris regional rail network. The historical town, once a major seigneurial fief, is a gateway to the beautiful Gâtinais français regional nature park. It offers a range of shops and amenities. The property is nestled in the town centre, not far from the A6 and A10 motorways. A nearby trunk road takes you onto the Paris region’s outer ring road. Two regional trains take you into Paris in 35 minutes in the morning and evening.

Description

The property is hidden behind a large covered entrance made of wood and framed in stone rectangles in relief. The house adjoins another one on one side. The edifice was built at the end of the 17th century and the start of the 18th century. It faces a closed courtyard on its west side. Its three sections form a U shape with a double-size central section set back with a raised ground floor. At the end of its two wings, there are two separate pavilions, one of which extends the edifice with a shelter. A ground floor and a first floor can clearly be seen in the court-facing facade, which is being restored and is made of rubble stone with rendering. A mansard roof, partly covered in slate tiles, crowns the edifice. Second-floor dormers dot this roof on both sides: one dormer faces the court and three face the garden. At each level, the elevations are punctuated with evenly spaced windows with large panes in old frames. At the foot of the garden-facing elevation, there is a raised paved terrace via which you enter the house on this side. Lastly, at one edge of the plot, there is a stone lean-to that has been turned into an outbuilding. It is a remnant of a former wash house beside a false river running through the property.

The house


The ground floor
When you enter the house, you step into the main entrance hall, which has a floor of tiling patterned with small black square inserts. This hall leads to a corridor. From there, a quarter-turn staircase, the house’s main flight of stairs, takes you upstairs. The hallway connects to several rooms. First, there is an old kitchen with original terracotta floor tiles and a fireplace. This room leads to a second entrance. Then there is a series of three living rooms in the house’s main section. The smallest one has been renovated and turned into a spacious bedroom with wood-strip flooring and an old fireplace with ceramic features that have been preserved. The second room has also been restored. It has a floor of tiling patterned with small black square inserts, a fireplace with a classical style and a ceramic back, and a cast-iron radiator. The last room is the biggest one. It has been converted into a vast modern kitchen with a central island unit that is partly made of solid wood. Further on, a hallway connects to a lavatory, then, in the south wing, to another secondary entrance hall, which connects to a utility room and a second quarter-turn staircase.

The upstairs
On the first floor in the north wing, you first reach a room that could be converted. Next, there is a bathroom to be renovated and a bedroom. In the building’s main section, a long corridor leads to the south wing. This corridor connects to a first bedroom, then to a second one and an adjoining landing. Lastly, there is a third bedroom, which connects to a future shower room. At the end of the corridor there is an old lavatory. In the south wing, a landing leads to a staircase, which takes you down to the ground floor and up to the second floor via an intermediate landing. At the end of the wing, there is another shower room. It needs to be entirely renovated.

The attic
The second floor is entirely taken up by vast lofts. You reach them via a staircase of terracotta tiles with a balustrade of sculpted wood. These lofts extend above the whole of the main section and north wing and part of the south wing. The exposed roof frame rests upon eight vertical posts that hold up the wall plates, which correspond to the mansard roof’s joint lines. Between the ridge beams and the wall plates, you can see the rafters. And sloping braces highlight the mansard roof’s angle. The high ceiling that makes these lofts remarkably spacious and the architectural quality of this impressive roof frame bear witness to the house’s past splendour.

The basement
You reach the basement at the end of the north wing, via a secondary entrance. Down here there are two successive vaulted cellars made of rubble stone.

The outbuildings

Two small separate pavilions stand in line with the wings and frame the inner court. They are made of rubble stone and are rendered. These two outbuildings could be converted. There is also a shelter with a sheet-metal roof. It could be used to park vehicles. And in the garden, at the end of the plot, there is a little stone lean-to with a slate roof. It provides extra space.

The garden

To the east of the property, behind the building’s main section, there is a large garden that covers around 1,200m². It is dotted with fruit trees.

Our opinion

This old house has authentic charm. The dwelling is set in a calm, bucolic backdrop. The property’s environment is a precious asset: here you can live in a town centre yet in the countryside at the same time. From this spot, you are just a stone’s throw from shops, amenities and a train station. This elegant, characterful house would be a perfect home for a large family. And it lends itself to business projects too. By continuing renovation work on this edifice, you would be preserving the built heritage of a historical fief.

Exclusive sale

1 200 000 €
Fees at the Vendor’s expense


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Reference 942354

Land registry surface area 1758 m2
Main building surface area 495 m2
Number of bedrooms 4
Outbuilding surface area 66 m2

French Energy Performance Diagnosis

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Clément Candon-Schirm +33 1 42 84 80 85

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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.

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