A chateau from the 18th and 20th centuries with outbuildings, horse-riding facilities
and 25 hectares of woods and meadows, north-west of the city of Tours
Tours, INDRE-ET-LOIRE center-val-de-loire 37000 FR

Location

In the north of France’s Indre-et-Loire department, in the beautiful Gâtine tourangelle province, there are vast woods punctuated with fields and meadows in an area that is perfect for pleasant strolls and hikes. Here you can quickly reach the majestic chateaux that have given the region its renown. And you can enjoy many leisure activities too. Indeed, a golf course lies only around 15 minutes away. The estate is less than two kilometres from the centre of a town with shops and amenities, including a school and a doctor. The city of Tours is around 20 minutes away. And from several nearby high-speed train stations, you can get to Paris in 55 minutes and Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Description

On a plot of unbroken land that covers over 25 hectares, the estate is made up of meadows and woods with bridlepaths and clearings. From a road, a long driveway lined with tall trees leads to the chateau and its outbuildings. The chateau was built in the 18th century, then redesigned in the early 20th century by the local architect Marcel Meffre. The edifice faces east and west. It has a garden-level floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. On the garden-level floor, several reception lounges frame a vast entrance hallway that is extended with an elegant glazed gallery at the back. The north wing houses a self-contained studio apartment. On the first floor, a long corridor connects to eight bedrooms with shower rooms. The roof space needs to be renovated. The outbuildings, some of which are devoted to horse-riding, include a saddle room and a stable. Seven looseboxes are currently used. Two more could easily be created. A building that could be turned into a garage stands opposite a long dwelling to be restored. Behind the outbuildings, a drive leads to a former dovecote and a horse-riding arena. The grounds are dotted with remarkable trees and groves.

The chateau

The estate’s history goes back to the 15th century. Today’s edifice, which was built in the 18th century and redesigned in the 20th century, has a central section with two wings. The western elevation is rendered. Its quoins and its window and door surrounds are made of exposed tuffeau stone. The elevation is punctuated with large windows and a stringcourse cornice between the garden-level floor and the first floor. The doorway lintel bears a finely sculpted family crest. The slate roofs have dormers with slightly arched pediments and scrolled ailerons, as well as bull’s-eye dormers. On the west side, there is a gallery with three large basket-handle-arched openings with broad glazing and French windows. This gallery links the central section to the two wings. The wings look outside through windows set in tuffeau stone surrounds.


The garden-level floor
A few stone steps lead up to the main entrance door. This door leads into a spacious hallway with a terrazzo floor that features a floral motif in the middle. Straight ahead, there is a large gallery with a floor of tiles laid in a checked pattern. This gallery looks out at the grounds. On either side of the hall, two lounges connect to each other. The reception rooms have wood strip flooring. The walls have dado panelling and stone fireplaces. The ceilings reveal their old timber beams. A first lounge, which needs to be restored, has kept its wood strip flooring, wooden panelling and fireplace. A second lounge, which is a dual-aspect space, has painted walls and a floor of tiles laid in a checked pattern. A side door leads to a hallway that takes you to a flight of backstairs, the kitchen and the gallery. The kitchen, which has a scullery, takes up half of the south wing. There, a corridor also leads to a lavatory and a utility room. At the other end of the gallery, in the north wing, there is a room with a wooden staircase. This room connects to a bedroom with a shower room and lavatory, designed as a self-contained studio apartment.

The first floor
The main staircase leads up to a landing that connects to a bedroom with a shower room and a lavatory in the north wing. A long corridor then connects to five bedrooms in the central section. These bedrooms have fireplaces that are made of stone or wood. Some of them have an en-suite shower room and lavatory. They face east and are filled with natural light from large windows that look out at the grounds. In the south wing, beyond a hallway where the backstairs are, a corridor leads to a bathroom, a lavatory and two bedrooms with marble fireplaces. Wood strip flooring extends across all the rooms.

The attic
In the south wing, a corridor connects to a bathroom, a lavatory and two bedrooms with sloping attic ceilings. The rest of the roof space is taken up by a series of rooms that need to be renovated. These rooms have wood strip flooring and a corridor connects to them.

The outbuildings

A series of buildings, spread out on either side of a central court, is separated from the chateau by tall trees. Four of them bring together a stable, a saddle room, a garage, workshops and storage rooms. A long building stands opposite them. And on one side, there is a shelter with several looseboxes. The buildings have two levels. They are made of rubble stone coated with rendering. Their quoins and their window and door surrounds are made of exposed brick and tuffeau stone. Their slate roofs are punctuated with gabled dormers and wall dormers. From the court, a drive leads to the estate’s entrance gate. Another one runs alongside the meadows to a former dovecote and a horse-riding arena with a sandy surface that is 60 metres long and 40 metres wide. An 18th-century greenhouse in a former walled kitchen garden completes the series of outbuildings.

The grounds

The grounds cover over 25 hectares of meadows and woods with bridlepaths running through them. The woods have several remarkable trees, including oaks and sequoias. In front of the chateau, there is a grassy expanse demarcated by a circular drive.

Our opinion

This characterful estate is a vast haven of greenery with touches of classical elegance and built heritage. It is a promise of revival and exciting prospects. Surrounded by majestic trees, the noble chateau stands with well-balanced proportions and perfect symmetry. You can see traces of its rich past in every detail, from its wooden panelling to its fireplaces and spacious rooms bathed in natural light. At the back of the central section, you could turn the gallery into a winter garden or, for an original, expressive touch, an artist’s studio that gazes out at the grounds. The property is currently designed for horse-riding activities. Yet its practical facilities could easily be tailored to other projects, whether for accommodating tourists or hosting cultural events. And the many outbuildings to be restored here open up development possibilities even further.

1 664 000 € Including negotiation fees
1 600 000 € Excluding negotiation fees
4% incl. VAT to be paid by the buyer


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Reference 415749

Land registry surface area 25 ha 49 a 40 ca
Main building floor area 1070 m²
Number of bedrooms 11
Outbuildings floor area 500 m²

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Stéphanie Lecomte +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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