Just a few hundred metres from the village, an unpaved track winds its way up through fields and hedgerows to reach this prominent property, immersed in the heart of unspoilt nature. Overlooking the Loire Valley, the estate extends over around 6 hectares of woodland and meadows. There are two separate blocks of outbuildings: a dovecote, a henhouse, a rabbit hutch and former latrines. A driveway surrounds the manor house, which has a total floor area of roughly 250 m² and features a variety of architectural styles. The driveway also leads to the former gardener's house, built in the "Clissonnais" style, which has been converted into an independent dwelling with a generous floor area of almost 120 m².
Beautifully constructed, the complex now requires renovation work to bring it up to standard and modernise the interiors.

The manor house

The residence has four storeys, including a basement and an attic, topped by a slate roof. It was built in 1894 in a Louis XIII Revival style. The tuffeau limestone facades contrast with the red brick window surrounds. But the triumphant eclecticism of the late 19th century also provided an outlet for the designer's imagination, including a Gothic Revival moulding.
Far from any attempt to achieve symmetry, the facades feature different sections: a south-facing protruding section with a jerkinhead roof and eaves, and a square tower topped by a pavilion roof with broached eaves. Towering above, there is a tall chimney stack with wrought ironwork bearing the initials of the family who built the residence. The manor house has a total floor area of around 250 m² and seven bedrooms.

The ground floor
Slightly raised on the east facade, the main entrance door opens from a covered perron with granite approach steps onto a large hallway with an impressive ceiling height. There is a staircase with wide wooden steps, a patinated handrail and sober banisters. It serves the upper floors as well giving access to the basement. The hallway, with its original cement tile floor, leads to a bedroom, a study, a kitchen, a sitting room and a dining room. The sitting room and dining room are separated by two large wooden double doors with mouldings. When they are open, the perspective is truly impressive, reinforced by the strong lines of the straight strip parquet flooring.
Light floods through tall windows into the living and dining rooms. There are marble fireplaces topped with ornamental overmantel mirrors set against the walls. The dining room features French-style beamed ceilings, while the sitting room boasts a decor typical of ceremonial rooms, including roses and cornices. Finally, the kitchen is located at the back of the house. Two windows illuminate the tiled floor, and a glazed door provides direct access to the garden.
The first floor
A landing serves four bedrooms on either side. With a size of almost 28 m², the first spacious bedroom contains a marble fireplace. It adjoins a bathroom. Tall windows to the south and west offer views over the park and countryside.
A second bedroom with sloping ceilings and a four-pane picture window has its own private bathroom. To the east, a French window opens onto a balcony with a stone balustrade, which lightens up a third bedroom containing a red-edged grey marble fireplace and a shower room. Finally, a smaller fourth bedroom on the north gable completes this night time storey.
The second floor
The main staircase leads to the next level, which is partly in the roofspace. The high, uninsulated attic spaces under the roof have potential for conversion. The upper part of the tower reveals a bedroom of perfectly cubic proportions, featuring a French-style beamed ceiling with cross timbers. A triple window offers magnificent views of the countryside reaching to the horizon. Finally, a small room with sloping ceilings affords a view of the rooftops below and a surprising evergreen Araucaria conifer.
The basement
Half underground, this underpins most of the ground floor area. The technical areas, containing the boiler and oil tanks, as well as a 25 m² workshop with outdoor access have good ceiling heights. A wine cellar could be created in the other part of the cellar that has been dug into the rock.