This south-facing house was constructed from shale quarry blocks. Its origin dates back to the 13th century, to the time of the first Harcourts, one of Normandy’s most prestigious families. The estate’s entrance gates open on to a driveway that leads to a wide terrace, paved with sandstone quarry blocks. Three large buildings on either side of the house comprise a garage, storage space, a workshop and a henhouse. There is also a vegetable garden bordering a bakery and its bread oven. Behind the house, wide relaxation areas laid to grass and their terraces dominate the valley.

The large, luxurious home

Visitors are immediately struck by the perfect symmetry of this elegant facade. Constructed from the shale quarry blocks so typical of the region, it reflects a beautifully sober air. The surrounds framing the openings are made of dressed stone. The roof, gable in one section and featuring the Mansard style in another, is covered with slate. An ornamental pond in the shape of a mythical animal’s mouth is next to a gable wall. Major renovation works have been carried out in the aim of restoring all of its authenticity. This property is meticulously kept throughout.

Ground floor
Double entrance doors open into a vast, impressively-sized hall, its ceiling going up to a height of 7 m. The floor is paved with wide flagstones, whilst the stone walls, the beams and the joists have all been left exposed. A very wide, dressed stone stairway, its steps worn by centuries of use, goes up to the first floor. Two openings lead, on one side, to a lounge and, on the other, to a dining room. The lounge boasts strip pattern parquet flooring. Its beams and joists are exposed and a marble fireplace decorates one of its walls. It precedes a vast kitchen, with wide flagstones, notably illuminated via double French windows that open on to the garden. It is followed by a room in use as a laundry room. A back wooden stairway goes to a staff bedroom and a shower room. A fireplace in the dining room is topped with a mirror. It is flanked by painted, wooden cupboards, built-into the walls. A glazed partition wall delimits a small, adjoining, ladies’ sitting room. The floor is covered with cement tiles, featuring a fleur-de-lis pattern. A door opens into a corridor that leads, on one hand, to a cellar and, on the other, to a second cosier kitchen. It is adjoined by a staff bedroom and its shower room and an opening provides access to a terrace.
First floor
The stairway goes up to a landing. A door opens into a corridor that separates two bedrooms with their bathrooms. A second door opens into a third bedroom.
Second floor
The second floor is reached via an interior stairway. A corridor leads to a bedroom, a bathroom and a separate toilet. Another door opens into a flat, comprising a lounge, a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom and a separate toilet. Roof dormers illuminate these rooms.
Attic
The floor surface area of this level is approx. 150 m². This vast area, awaiting conversion, is illuminated by three south-facing windows, looking out over the garden.