The Main Dwelling

With three storeys, the house is topped with a hipped tile roof, which is cadenced by two hayloft dormer windows crowned with pediments on its eastern and western sides as well as four round hayloft dormer windows on its northern side.
With an inhabitable floor area of approximately 550 m² and completely restored, it gracefully combines recent authentic materials with the house’s carefully conserved original elements, such as: terracotta tiles, hardwood floors, stone sinks, 17th-century ashlar stone or brick fireplaces, 18th-century wooden double doors, cross-windows, as well as its exposed wooden beams and rafters.
Well-maintained, with ample, but still human-sized volumes, the house’s living areas are all located on the ground floor: kitchen, dining room, living room, office, a nuptial suite and lavatory, while the first floor includes four bedrooms, bathrooms as well as spaces for relaxation.

The Guesthouse

With direct access to the swimming pool, the guesthouse’s central room is currently used as a living room and includes a rustic bread oven door, the vaulted ceiling and floor of which are located in the next room, not far from a shower room and lavatory, while, next to the living room, is a bedroom with mezzanine.
Throughout, there are terracotta tile floors and plaster-coated walls, except for the bedroom, which has preserved its stone walls. Lastly, the adjacent garage is only accessible from the outside.

The Caretaker's Cottage and Adjacent Outbuildings

The outbuildings extend along a north-south axis, demarcating the portion of the grounds located to the east of the main dwelling. One of them is topped with a fibre cement roof, partially placed over a metal framework, while a carriage entrance in the middle, which most likely was once the property’s main entryway, separates a barn, still in its original state with a beaten earth floor, from a large covered area where the farm equipment is stored, open to the east and supported by three wooden pillars. Following on from here, a high porch roof protects a patio and the entrance to the caretaker’s cottage from the elements.
With one storey and recently renovated, this building’s living room contains both the living areas and kitchen, all grouped around a central brick fireplace. A hallway leads to an initial bedroom, while another corridor provides access to a lavatory, shower room as well as two other bedrooms. In addition, a convertible attic accessible from the porch roof spans the entire building, the latter of which is heated by an individual gas furnace. Lastly, in the southern portion of the outbuildings at a right angle, an outdoor bread oven is extended by a chapel with a hipped roof, wood ceiling, stained glass windows, beige plaster walls and a hardwood floor, all of which contribute to this sanctuary’s overall peaceful ambiance.

The Miller's House

Thickets of vegetation partially conceal this annexe dwelling from the drive, and only a patio, visible on one side, indicates that there is a building here. Made up of two dwellings, one is reserved for private use while the second is currently operated as a holiday cottage.
The first dwelling is made up of a southward-facing living room with hardwood floors as well as an open kitchen, extending along the entire length of one of the room’s walls, fitted with low cupboards and embellished with a cement tile floor. Extending on from here is a corridor that contains a lavatory and wardrobe, the latter of which is intended to provide access to the room on the lower level during future renovations. Lastly, in the back, there is a bedroom with its own bathroom located at a right angle.

The second dwelling is accessible from the outside, after walking along a wall covered in Virginia creeper and turning the corner of the building, which at this point is bordered by a large north-facing patio, particularly enjoyable in the summer months with an incredible view of the surrounding countryside.
A kitchen, without upper wall cabinets, has been created in a room separated from the living room by an open passageway. A nearby bedroom has painted walls, like most of the other rooms in this building, except for one wall clad in dressed stone. With tile floors from the kitchen to the bathroom, the latter is quite spacious and facilitates circulation between its different elements, while a lavatory, partially concealed behind a partition, is separated from the rest of the room by a glass door. Via a wooden door, this room communicates with the living room-dining room, the separation of which is denoted by their different types of floors: hardwood for the living room and terrazzo tiles for the dining area. In addition, two dressed stone walls keep the room cool come summer, while a woodstove provides heat during the winter months.
As for the upstairs level, it is accessible via a quarter-turn wooden staircase located in a corner of the living room. On this floor, the rooms are crowned with wooden battens and a partially visible wood beam framework, while hardwood floors and painted walls can be found throughout. Two bedrooms, one of which could be used for a child, are located on this floor and adjacent to a shower room as well as a separate lavatory.
Underneath the ground floor, the basement contains all the rooms whose renovations await completion. However, not only has the framework for the conversion of the two rooms been marked out, but they have also been fitted out with cement floor slabs, wood-framed windows and toothing stones on the ceiling. As for the buildings’ foundations, they were built directly on the plateau’s outcropping rock, which made it possible to save on major foundation work in the early 19th century.
Lastly, in the garden, a hot tub provides an additional touch of luxury for this dwelling.

The Windmill

Located towards the back of the property and facing a 360° panoramic view overlooking the Lot River Valley, is a one-of-a-kind mill from the 18th century with a cedar shingle pepperpot turret.
After passing through a small wooden door, a narrow stone staircase, followed by one made out of wood, provides access to each of its floors. On the ground floor there is a fitted kitchen with dining nook, the first floor contains a recently converted shower room with a lavatory and hot water tank, the second floor is home to the living room, while the last level includes a secret bedroom underneath the mill’s wooden rafters.
With pointed stone walls throughout, the kitchen has a terracotta tile floor, while the rest of the building’s hardwood floors act as the ceilings for its lower levels. In addition, each level has a floor-to-ceiling height ranging from 2.1 to 2.65 metres and an approximate floor area of 11 m².

The Woodshed and Dovecote

Still containing the stone trough that was once used to feed the animals, this former pigsty is built out of stone, topped with a barrel tile gable roof and also includes an open shed used to store wood. Further on, near the low stone wall that connects it to a corner of the main dwelling, a small dovecote is topped with a flat tile roof crowned with a finial. With half-timbered brick walls, it contains an incredible vaulted room on its lower level.

The Grounds

Well-tended lawns surround the immediate outskirts of each building as well as the swimming pool located near the guesthouse, before gradually melding with the plateau’s meadows scattered with downy oak, hazelnut and walnut trees.
The outdoor areas are peppered with trees and shrubs, as well as hedges or thickets, which seem to seamlessly integrate with the surrounding countryside. In addition, a rather remarkable horse chestnut tree, located near the main dwelling, provides much needed coolness and shade in the summer, once comfortably seated under its foliage on the patio, near the well.
Below the property’s buildings, uncultivated land and woods, which include oaks, junipers, dogwoods and black locusts, form a considerable screen that safeguards the property. As for water for the grounds, it is supplied naturally by rainwater or the property’s irrigation system already in place.