The property covers 2.1 hectares of woods, clearings and lawns. The house towers in the middle of the plot. A 1.6-hectare wood takes up the higher part of the land. Lower down, a long driveway edged with a meadow is currently used for horses. It leads up to the house. A section that provides a beautiful vista could be bought as an optional extra. From some spots on the grounds, you can admire a clear view of the Château de Coucy, which underlines the site’s historical character.

The house

The house was built in 1920. Its design is a combination of an art deco style and a neo-Norman style. The elevations have a base course of dressed stone with pale pointing and are structured with timber beams painted bluish green. Some of the small-paned windows are underlined with geometric decor with symmetrical lines that add a stylish touch that is characteristic of the house’s time. The overall architecture brings out protrusions, pediments, recesses and roof overhangs. A flat-tiled roof with steep slopes, typical of the neo-Norman style, crowns the edifice. A front flight of stone steps beneath a timber canopy leads up to the main entrance door. Two small balconies punctuate the first floor. A curved bow window, typical of early-20th-century homes, forms a protrusion that looks out at the garden from the ground floor. The rear elevation has the same architectural design, with successive recesses more visible here. Different levels follow the shape of the land. An extension built in the 1950s forms a plainer section with a flat roof and large picture windows that look out at the garden.

The ground floor
A front flight of stone steps leads up to a double door of solid wood with wrought-iron touches and a glazed fanlight. This main door leads into an entrance hall with pale floor tiles patterned with black square inserts. This hallway connects to the different rooms on the ground floor. The hallway is extended with a vast storage space with doors that hide access to the back of the ground floor. On the left, a first door takes you into a spacious office with a triple-window alcove. This alcove window offers a sweeping view of the grounds. Extensive in-built bookshelves take up a wall. The room features an art deco fireplace too. Opposite this room, there is a small lounge in a rounded room. Three tall garden-facing windows fill this lounge with natural light. A double door then leads into a dining room with wood strip flooring. This dining room is bathed in natural light from a large window that looks out at the garden. From the small lounge, a second passageway leads to a large lounge – a huge reception room that looks out at the garden and terrace through big picture windows on one side and French windows on the other. A fireplace with a wooden mantelpiece and brick firebox adorns the room. Back in the hallway, the main staircase leads up to the first floor. And a lavatory with a washbasin lies nearby. Behind a mirror, a door leads to a small dining room, beyond which there is a large kitchen with two art deco windows that fill it with soft natural light. A door takes you to a flight of outdoor steps that lead down to the garden. Beneath these steps there is a door to a cellar and a basement that extends underneath the entire house.

The first floor
The staircase leads up to a central landing that connects to the bedrooms. On the right, there is a spacious first bedroom with a high ceiling. French windows lead out onto a balcony that looks down at the garden. The inner doors and their finely crafted handles with an art deco style bear witness to the attention given to the original finishes. Next to the first bedroom, there is a second bedroom. It also has French windows that lead out onto a balcony. This bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom and offers a clear view of the medieval fortress of Coucy-le-Château, the imposing shape of which stands out through the trees. On the other side of the landing, there is a third bedroom, filled with natural light from French windows that look out at the small wood and terrace below. The landing also connects to a bathroom with three windows. This bathroom adjoins the master bedroom, the fourth bedroom on this first floor. This master bedroom is bathed in natural light from two art deco windows. In-built storage spaces complete this first floor. Wood strip flooring extends across the whole level.

The second floor
The stairs carry on up to an intermediate landing filled with natural light from an art deco stained-glass window with geometric motifs that cast subtle light into the stairwell. At the top, the second-floor landing connects to the rooms in the roof space and to extra bedrooms. On the right, there is a first bedroom. It is a dual-aspect room with clear views of the grounds. Opposite it, there is a second bedroom, which is large. Its double-leaf window looks straight out at Coucy-le-Château church and, in the background, the monumental vestiges of the medieval fortress. There is a bathroom, filled with natural light from a large window, and a separate lavatory. A little further on, there is a room with sloping attic ceilings, then a vast space right under the roof ridge. This latter space could be used as an extra loft space or converted according to your wishes. This top floor also has two other small bedrooms, offering extra sleeping space.

The basement
The basement has a scullery with a garden door, a boiler room, a pantry, a wine cellar, a games room and a workshop that looks out at the garden.