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Former 18th century dwelling, 80 km (50 miles) from Paris in the French department of Eure
Location
In the centre of a village with access via a narrow street. Paris is 1 hour away by road.
The nearest village is 5 km (3 miles) away. The nearest provincial town with an SNCF train station, schools and administrative infrastructures is 13 km (8 miles) away. The train line takes an hour to reach the Paris-Saint-Lazare station. Rouen is approx. 70 km (44 miles) away and is reached by motorway in 45 minutes.
Description
The property
A narrow street leads from the village to the property which has walls on three sides. It spans a surface area of approx. 1,500 m² (0.4 acres). The wooden entrance gates open into a square garden with a gravel driveway. The property comprises three buildings; the main dwelling on the left, standing at right angles to the first of the outbuildings, the second outbuilding adjoining the guest house stands opposite the dwelling. On the right, a low stone wall leads to the orchard planted not only with a variety of fruit trees (plum, quetsch, raspberry, gooseberry, apple, apricot and blood peach), but also with white roses. There is an unobstructed view over the fields. The outbuildings include a small garage, a bread store, a former bread oven, a small dwelling awaiting conversion and a cellar.
Electricity and water are already laid on, and compacted duck feathers have been used for insulation. A well is used for everyday watering of the garden which features a lime tree of over one hundred years old that provides shade from the sun during the summer, and every year it is filled with the scent of purple, pink and white lilac.
The dwelling
This south-facing dwelling most probably dates from the 18th century and was redesigned in the 19th century. Spanning approx. 200 m² (2,153 sq ft), it was fully restored using natural materials. Its gable roof features old Normandy tiles as do the roofs of the outbuildings. Facing south, it is highly luminous inside. Its stone facades feature openings protected by slatted shutters, with the windows having small panes, and are topped by roof dormers with overhanging eaves. An armoured glass canopy shelters the main entrance with its Flemish-style door.
The internal restoration and conversion works on both floors were carefully and cleverly thought out: Burgundy floor tiles on the ground floor. The solid oak wood beams are all exposed. The floors are covered with Burgundy stone. The lounge walls are rendered with floated lime.
The dwelling has three bedrooms, a mezzanine that could be used as a bedroom, and two bathrooms. The first floor enables residents to be independent since it is accessed by means of two stairways. The decoration throughout is classical and sober. There are numerous cupboards.
The ground floor comprises an entrance hall with, on the left, a kitchen, a living room-lounge with a fireplace and a first stairway; on the right, a linen room, a dressing room, a bathroom and a second stairway; both stairways are made of wood. The first floor has a mezzanine featuring a vast bedroom with a cathedral ceiling; one of its sides faces the garden and lets in copious amounts of light. A dressing room, a bathroom with a double bath, a guest bedroom with sloping ceilings, a dressing room, a small lounge on a mezzanine floor, with a right-turning, open, spiral stairway leading to the lounge on the ground floor. A third bedroom. There is parquet flooring.
The outbuildings
The cellar and the boiler room are in the first outbuilding, set at right angles to the dwelling, on its left.
The garage and the bread oven are opposite the dwelling on the other side of the garden in the second outbuilding.
The already insulated guest house, at the end, awaits renovation. The entrance door and windows feature small panes. The entrances to the outbuildings feature rounded, wooden doors.
Our opinion
This classic example of a holiday home is near to Paris, and is completely unoverlooked despite neighbouring a village. Its soberly decorated, restored dwelling is cosy and luminous and has a good amount of bedrooms. The night area is laid out in two sections, enabling two families to be independent. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and restful. The garden is full of promise for those precious moments of relaxation come springtime.
449 000 €
Our fees are included in the stated sale price.
Reference 3374MM
| Land registry surface area | 1,500 m² (0.4 acres) |
| Main building surface area | 200 m² (2,153 sq ft) |
| Outbuilding surface area | 80m² (861 sq ft) |
Regional representative
Marie Merien +33 (0)6 08 80 21 01
NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.
