A riverside family house with a beautiful view of the River Seine and its banks, nestled near the historical town of Provins, 100 kilometres east of P
A riverside family house with a beautiful view of the River Seine and its banks, nestled near the historical town of Provins, 100 kilometres east of Paris.
The property is tucked away in the south-east corner of the Île-de-France region that surrounds Paris. It also lies in the south-east of France's Seine-et-Marne department. It is located in the heart of the La Bassée nature reserve. The home is around 100 kilometres from Paris and only a dozen kilometres from Provins, a charming town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Similarly, it is just a dozen kilometres from Nogent-sur-Seine, a town known for its fine restaurants that draws gourmets for riverside lunches and dinners. Both towns offer shops and amenities for everyday needs, as well as train stations with regular rail links taking you into the French capital. From a bus stop 100 metres from the property, buses take you to Longueville train station in only 15 minutes. This station is on the Paris-Provins train line. From here, you can get into the French capital in just one hour. Even though this property lies on the River Seine, it has never undergone any flooding in living memory thanks to the Lac d'Orient reservoir lake, which regulates the flow of the River Seine. In 2024, not even Storm Kirk caused any flooding on this property. Lastly, another hamlet, only four kilometres away, offers a minimarket, a newsagent and a bakery.
On the street side, a wrought-iron gate framed between a hedge leads into a small court edged with a paved path. This paved path extends alongside the house on one side to reach the garden, which lies behind the house. This lush outdoor space stretches from the dwelling down to a municipal towpath that runs alongside the River Seine. You reach this towpath via a wooden gate in a fence at the bottom of the garden. The property is enclosed with hedges, a fence and a wall. In the street-side court, there is a small woodstore. And an extension on one side of the dwelling connects to the home and is used as a greenhouse. On the garden side, behind the house, there is a paved terrace with a barbecue area and a large stone bench. With a few cushions on this bench, you can enjoy a nap in the shade. A little lower down, there is a swimming pool with neat stone edging and an outdoor shower beside it. A stone outhouse stands beyond the pool. And in line with this outhouse, on the river side, there is a wooden shed with a roof of sheet metal. Lastly, beyond the municipal towpath that runs alongside the River Seine, there is a private wooden jetty.
The houseThe house has a ground floor and a first floor. Its elevations are coated with white rendering and punctuated with small-paned windows. The dwelling is crowned with a roof of local flat tiles. Its architecture is typical of elegant 1960s homes that stand along the River Seine. A section that protrudes slightly from the rear elevation features a delightful arched window. The roof has two asymmetrical slopes dotted with skylights. And there is a tall gabled dormer on the roof's garden side. Many rectangular windows, including French windows, face the garden. Lastly, a stone terrace extends at the foot of the rear elevation, edging the lush lawn.
The ground floor
The main entrance door is on the street side. You reach it via a small court that separates the house from the road. You step straight into a lounge with a floor adorned with beautiful slabs of Burgundy stone. From here, a splendid spiral staircase, made of wrought iron and painted, leads up to the bedrooms on the first floor. The dual-aspect lounge is bathed in natural light that floods in through the garden-facing French windows. From autumn, or just on cool evenings, the fireplace with its insert gives off a gentle, comforting heat. The lounge connects to a dining room, which also has a fireplace with ...
