5 minutes from Touquet-Paris-Plage, a contemporary house, its stables, equestrian centre and swimming pool in the middle of 2-hectare grounds.
In the Hauts-de-France region, within the Pas-de-Calais department, the property is located in the centre of a rural village of 5,000 inhabitants, once called Cucq-Trépied-Stella Beach, and now classified as a tourist village. With its fourteen natural spaces listed in the National inventory of natural heritage, Cucq has the largest number of natural spaces in the department. Besides the little village, with its eastward-facing church, the village's territory is composed of the hamlet of Trépied as well as the seaside resort of Stella-Plage and once included the village of Paris-Plage up until 28 March 1912, the date when the hamlet was turned into a village now called Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. During the Merovingian period, the land where Cucq, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Merlimont and Berck-sur-Mer are now located were only marshes submerged by the sea. Little by little, the sea withdrew and the marshes were gradually covered in sand and dunes. The warrens of Cucq and Trépied result from the sea's slow withdrawal over the centuries, while the sand of the foreshore, broken down by the wind at low tide, accumulated on the coast and formed the dunes of the coastal bar. Faithful to the etymology of its name - "height, hill" in pre-Celtic or "fortified place" in Latin - the village was first located on a dune, an ordinary mound a little higher than the surrounding area.
In 1837, Alphonse Daloz, a Parisian solicitor, bought the warrens of Cucq and Trépied and in 1855, with his son-in-law Rigaux, planted the first maritime pine trees in order to stabilise the dune: a tree chosen for its rapid growth and tolerance to dry environments. In 1858, Daloz and Rigaux split the estate: the former acquiring 1,250 hectares, e.g. the current territory of the village of Touquet, while the latter represented the Stella sector.
The property is thus located along the edge of an immense 11-kilometre natural space of fine sand and dunes, which extend as far as the eye can see.
This represents the link between the Canche bay to the north, a national natural reserve, and the neighbouring seaside resort of Stella-Plage to the south.
All shops, services and structures are located nearby.
A paradise for golfers, the Touquet Golf Resort is 6 minutes away, while the Golf des Dunes in Hardelot is 25 minutes away by car.
Right next door, Touquet-Paris-Plage, known for its seaside resort and architecture typical of the 1930s, which shaped its identity, has conserved its finesse and a certain taste for the French art de vivre: markets with local products, art galleries, Michelin-star restaurants, hotels and luxury boutiques, while the Festival des Pianos Folies in the month of May attracts internationally renowned artists.
The property is ideally located 30 kilometres to the south of Boulogne-sur-Mer and 240 kilometres to the north of Paris with the A16 exit to Paris only 5 minutes away. The capital can also be reached in 2 hours via the high-speed rail train station in Etaples-Le Touquet and the Touquet-Côte Opale airport is 4 kilometres away.
With a contemporary appearance, although inspired by traditional farmhouses, the house is easily accessible via the road that leads to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage and Stella-Plage. The discreet property is located at the end of the small, particularly quiet no-through road, near the Cucq church with its typical belfry. A secure iron gate leads to a large lawn-covered courtyard, around which the main U-shaped building is organised. The latter allows you to quickly understand its interior layout, divided between the part dedicated to the main residence and the west wing on the right, which includes holiday cottages.
The grounds with a surface area of nearly 2 hectares extends all around the building, surrounded by woods and enlivened ...
