An elegant, listed, 17th century chateau awaiting restoration, with a chapel and outbuildings in almost 8 ha of parklands, in the Loire-Atlantique dep
An elegant, listed, 17th century chateau awaiting restoration, with a chapel and outbuildings in almost 8 ha of parklands, in the Loire-Atlantique department.
Some 50 km from Nantes and Angers and 15 km from a train station with 2½-hour links to Paris. The banks of the river Loire, an ideal starting point from which to explore the surrounding area, as well as those of the river Erdre, which François 1st deemed France's "most beautiful river", are just 15 minutes away. Essential shops and amenities are less than 10 minutes away in two equidistant towns.
The east facade of this chateau comes into view at the end of a road, 1½ km long, bordered by lakes and woods.
The end of this road splits into two driveways that lead to the chateau. One runs alongside a former caretaker's dwelling, followed by the stables, a vegetable garden and a chapel, whilst the other borders the outbuildings.
Parklands, a lake, meadows and several wooded plots extend around the chateau.
The chateauThis chateau is composed of a main building, flanked by two slightly protruding pavilions. Constructed from rendered shale quarry blocks, with raised, exposed freestone quoins, lintel-to-sill spans and surrounds framing the openings, the main dwelling has three levels, one of which is in the roof space. The gable and hip roofs are covered with slate. Each of the elevations features nine bays, all topped with roof dormers, their broken pediments crowned with decoration. The main facade is adorned with a wide triangular pediment, bearing the family's coat-of-arms and set above the central bay. The ground floor of the central building comprises a succession of reception rooms that do not run the full depth of the building. The pavilions house the staff kitchen and dining room. The two upper floors could be converted into some fifteen bedrooms.
The chateau spans a floor surface area of approx. 1,000 m².
Its elevations, roofs and chapel have had French Historic Monument listing since 1982.
The ground floor
The main entrance, set in the main facade, is reached via a flight of granite steps. The double French windows are flanked by two freestone pilasters, topped with a triangular pediment, featuring a mascaron surrounded by acanthus leaf motifs.
A vast entrance hall provides access, on one side, to a lounge and, on the other, to a dining room. Cement floor tiles, a French ceiling, freestone surrounds framing the windows and indoor oak wood shutters.
Double doors open into a large lounge, with herringbone pattern parquet flooring and a monumental, sculpted granite fireplace, enhanced with birds with human heads and knots of flowers. A French ceiling, 17th-century-style wall panelling added in the 20th century and indoor shutters. An opening leads to a vestibule, housing a half-pace, oak wood stairway, with turned balusters and an intermediary landing, which goes to the chateau's two upper floors. Said vestibule provides access to a room, with a freestone fireplace and large slate floor tiles, a kitchen and a bathroom. These three rooms are housed in the south pavilion.
On the other side of the entrance hall, double doors open into a dining room, the walls of which are lined with floor-to-ceiling panelling under a coffered ceiling. Its monumental dressed stone fireplace has a chimney breast going up to the ceiling and featuring a crowned coat-of-arms, flanked by two pilasters.
A door opens into the vestibule in the north pavilion, with cement floor tiles depicting geometric patterns. A single-flight, quarter-turning stairway only goes up to the first floor. The vestibule provides access to an old kitchen, with terracotta floor tiles, a small room, a toilet, a pantry as well as the stairway that goes down to the cellars, composed of three small, perfectly sound rooms.
The first floor
The landing provides access, on one ...
