A grand house with a garden court, outbuilding and floor area of around 340m², nestled
in Meung-sur-Loire, a quaint town by the River Loire, between Orléans and Blois
Orléans, LOIRET center-val-de-loire 45000 FR

Location

The property lies in the heart of France’s Centre Val de Loire region, in a charming, well-known town on the River Loire that is famous for its old monuments and many mills. Indeed, this grand house is one of the town’s ten most remarkable edifices. This small town is 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris by car. The dwelling is ideally located. It can be easily reached via the A10 motorway with a road exit just two kilometres away. And you can reach it by rail too: there is a train station only 500 metres away. Moreover, you can go shopping on foot from the property. You can also enjoy riverside walks straight from this home: the River Loire is only around 500 metres away. The town offers shops and amenities for everyday needs. The cities of Orléans and Paris are 18 and 150 kilometres away respectively.

Description

This grand house is crowned with a slate roof. The fine edifice was built at the end of the 18th century. Its interior was developed at the start of the 19th century. It has a ground floor and a first floor, each offering a floor area of around 120m², and a loft that could be converted. Its elevations display the characteristic symmetry of classical architecture. Its facade has five bays of large windows with a central axis formed by the entrance door and the first floor’s central window. The windows have large panes and are fitted with louvred shutters on the first floor and partly louvred shutters on the ground floor. The quoins and door and window surrounds are made of exposed local dressed stone. Wrought-iron balustrades bring out the rendered elevations, which mostly face west and south. A garden court links the grand house to an outbuilding with two levels. This annexe offers a total floor area of around 100m². It could be converted. The whole property is walled. Only a large gate with stone pillars forms an opening in its enclosing walls. The plot covers around 480m².

The grand house


The ground floor
A few front steps take you up to the entrance door, which stands beneath an elegant canopy. This entrance door leads into a hallway. The ground floor is raised. The entrance hall has a floor of limestone tiles patterned with square slate inserts. On both sides, this hallway connects to reception rooms with oak strip flooring and ceilings embellished with cornices and ceiling roses. The hall leads to a spiral staircase with a rosewood handrail inlaid with brass. A skylight fills the stairwell and hallway with natural light. The stairwell has stucco walls. The walls of the lounge, dining room and library are adorned with wooden dado panelling. The upper sections of these walls are covered in high-quality fabric from Pierre Frey and Braquenié. The corner lounge, which is generously sized, features a Louis XIV style red marble fireplace. The library, which is cosy and convivial, lies beyond it. This library has kept its 19th-century fireplace. The corner dining room, which has a stucco alcove where a ceramic stove probably once stood, looks out at the garden court. Beyond a small hallway that connects to a guest lavatory and a scullery, there is an old kitchen with a floor of terracotta tiles. This kitchen needs to be fitted. It leads outside onto a small terrace at the same level as it and to the garden court.

The upstairs
The first floor’s layout mirrors that of the ground floor, with four large rooms arranged around a central gallery with stucco walls. Oak floors adorn the rooms and the ceilings are embellished with cornices and ceiling roses. Two bedrooms up here have each kept their fireplace. The other two, which are larger, lie at the house’s corners, above the lounge and dining room. One of them has two wardrobes and walls covered in a fabric designed by the famous French interior designer Jacques Grange. Another room, which is smaller, could easily be turned into a bathroom with a lavatory.

The attic
The loft offers a floor area of around 100m². It is divided into four rooms and an attic space, which are arranged around a spacious landing. This floor has a comfortable ceiling height up to the roof ridge and windows that look out at the garden court.

The outbuilding

The outbuilding looks out at the grand house. It has a ground floor and a first floor in the roof space. This annexe could easily be converted into a studio apartment or an artist’s studio. It is north-facing. There is a lavatory in it.

The garden court

The garden court offers an outdoor area of around 240m². It includes a sandy gravelled space adorned with topiary box shrubs and laurels, an old well and a raised path that edges the elevations of the grand house. A stone terrace lies beside the kitchen. Lastly, a shelter that has been turned into an outdoor eating area runs along the west side of the garden, which is enclosed with tall stone walls.

Our opinion

This delightful dwelling has authentic charm and character. It is nestled in a backdrop that is remarkable both for its built heritage and bucolic surroundings. The home is ideally located, close to shops and amenities and beside the majestic River Loire and the countless chateaux and splendid gardens that dot its valley. Over the course of history, well-known artists and poets have lived in the quaint town where this grand house stands. These artists and poets have included Jean de Meung, François Villon and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Some renovation work would fulfil the property’s true potential, especially in the bathrooms and kitchen.

Exclusive sale

530 000 €
Fees at the Vendor’s expense


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Reference 631699

Land registry surface area 477 m2
Main building surface area 340 m2
Number of bedrooms 5
Outbuilding surface area 100 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.